Problem: Inside square (See figure) with sides of length inches, segment is drawn where is the point on which is inches from . The perpendicular bisector of is drawn and intersects , and at points , and respectively. The ratio of segment to is
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Solution:
Let and be the intersections with sides and of the line through parallel to (See figure). Then inches and hence has length inches. Since and are similar right triangles .
