The trapezoid has a height of 24. E is a point where the trapezoid touches the inner circle, so that BE:EA = 9:16. Find the medsegment of the trapezoid.
What inner circle ?
Is there an outer circle?
Where is the Trapezoid?
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To find the medsegment of the trapezoid, we first need to determine the lengths of the bases.
Let's assume the length of the shorter base is x.
Since BE:EA = 9:16, we can express the lengths as follows:
BE = 9a
EA = 16a
Since E is a point where the trapezoid touches the inner circle, we can consider the perpendicular distance from E to the longer base as the radius of the inner circle.
The longer base of the trapezoid is the sum of the distances BE and EA, given by:
Longer base = BE + EA = 9a + 16a = 25a
We know that the height of the trapezoid is 24, and the medsegment is the arithmetic mean (average) of the lengths of the bases. Therefore, the medsegment is given by:
Medsegment = (Shorter base + Longer base)/2 = (x + 25a)/2
To find the value of a, we can use similar triangles. The height of the trapezoid forms a right-angled triangle with the line segment joining the two bases. The ratio of the height to BE is 24:9. Therefore, we can write the following proportion:
24/9 = 24/(9a + x)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
24(9a + x) = 24 * 9
216a + 24x = 216
Dividing both sides by 24, we obtain:
9a + x = 9
Now, we have a system of two equations:
a + x = 9
25a = 24
Solving this system of equations, we find:
a = 24/25
x = 9 - 24/25 = (225 - 24)/25 = 201/25
Substituting these values into the expression for the medsegment, we get:
Medsegment = (201/25 + 25 * 24/25) / 2
= (201 + 600) / 50
= 801/50
Therefore, the medsegment of the trapezoid is 801/50.