Rangpur Secondary 2011/8
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:49 pm
Problem 8:
Four points are chosen in the order $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ on a line such that there is a point $X$, not on that line, so that triangles $XAB$ and $XCD$ have the same area. If $AB = 8$ and $BC = 5$, find the length $AD$.
Four points are chosen in the order $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ on a line such that there is a point $X$, not on that line, so that triangles $XAB$ and $XCD$ have the same area. If $AB = 8$ and $BC = 5$, find the length $AD$.