Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Angles, Degrees, and Special Triangles - 1.1 Problem Set - Page 14: 74

Answer

a. $\sqrt{5} $ b. $\sqrt{5} $ c. $1+\sqrt{5} $ d. $1.61803398875$

Work Step by Step

Let $a$ denote the length of the sides of the square $ABCD$ $\therefore AB = BD = CD = AC = a = 2$ From the rectangle $ACEF:\,AC = EF = a$ Let $b$ denote the length of $DE$ The golden rectangle $ACEF$ must satisfy the relationship: $$\frac{a+b}{a} = \frac{a}{b}$$ a. $OB$ can be found from the triangle $ODB$ $$OB = \sqrt{(OD)^2+(DB)^2}$$ $$OB = \sqrt{(1)^2+(2)^2}=\sqrt{5}$$ b. To find the length of $OE$, we need to find the length of $DE$ ($b$) which can be obtained from the golden ratio equation. $$b^2+ab-a^2=0$$ $$b^2+2b-4=0$$ $b$ can be obtained by using the quadratic formula $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$ $$\frac{-2\pm\sqrt{2^2-4\times1\times-4}}{2\times1} = \frac{-2\pm\sqrt{20}}{2}=\frac{-2\pm2\sqrt{5}}{2} $$ $$\therefore b = -1+\sqrt{5}$$ The other solution is rejected as it would yield a negative length. $$OE = OD +DE = \frac{a}{2}+b = 1 -1 +\sqrt{5} = \sqrt{5} $$ c. $$CE = CD+DE = a+b = 1+\sqrt{5}$$ d. $$\frac{CE}{CF} = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} = 1.61803398875 \, (Golden \, Ratio)$$
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