Question

Can anyone tell me the answer of the question attached below??

Answer 1

Answer: AE = 5

Explanation:

I sketched the triangle based on the information provided.

since ∠A = 90° and is divided into three equal angles, then ∠BAD, ∠DAE, and ∠CAE = 30°

Since AB = 5 and BC = 10, then ΔCAB is a 30°-60°-90° triangle which implies that ∠B = 60° and ∠C = 30°

Using the Triangle Sum Theorem, we can conclude that ∠ADB = 90°, ∠ADE = 90°, ∠ AED = 60°, AND ∠ AEC = 120°

We can see that ΔAEC is an isosceles triangle. Draw a perpendicular to divide it into two congruent right triangles. Label the intersection as Z. ΔAEZ and ΔCEZ are 30°-60°-90° triangles.

Using the 30°-60°-90° rules for ΔABC we can calculate that AC = 5√3.

Since we divided ΔAEC into two congruent triangles, then AZ =
`(5\sqrt 3)/(2)`

Now use the 30°-60°-90° rules to calculate AE = 5