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by Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
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Problem:
24.
If, from the vertices of a triangle
ABC
, the lines
AD
,
BE
,
CF
be drawn, intersecting at
O
; find the ratio
DO
DA
in terms of the two ratios
EO
EB
,
FO
FC
.
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Answer:
24.
DO
DA
+
EO
EB
+
FO
FC
= 1; whence any one can be found in terms of the other two.
Solution:
24.
Because
DO
OA
=
△
DOC
△
OAC
=
△
DOB
△
OAB
=
△
OBC
△
OCA
+ △
OAB
; ∴
DO
DA
=
△
OBC
△
ABC
.
Similarly,
EO
EB
=
△
OCA
△
ABC
, and
FO
FC
=
△
OAB
△
ABC
.
Hence
DO
DA
+
EO
EB
+
FO
FC
= 1
Q.E.F.