
Keith M.
asked 08/05/24intersecting line between triangle base and leg
If a line originates from center base of a triangle at 45 degrees and terminates into one of the legs of the triangle, will the intersection be at a 45 degree angle independent of the angle of the triangle leg? Or is the angle of the triangle leg necessary to determine the angle of intersection? If the latter is true, then what is the formula for determining the intersection angle, given the angle of the intersecting line and the angle of the line intersected. If my pasted picture posts and if the corner angle marked in black is 45 degrees, then will the corner angle marked in red be 45 degrees? If not, what is the formula for determining the angle marked in red? Thank you
Pictures will not post, no matter how small I resize. Hopefully, my description makes sense
See if this works: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/44fgwxjvsq
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3 hours in and I found the answer, for those curious, my "feeling" (thanks to some former math instructor) was correct, my terminology was flawed. When I drew intersecting lines through my triangle, I should have treated it as two smaller congruent triangles, all the lines on a single plane must equal 180 degrees, if four smaller triangles intersect on the same point, then the angle for each is 45 degrees. Four points intersect in the center of the base and four points intersect in the middle of each leg, both the origination angle and destination angle for the lines in question, are 45 degrees.
1 Expert Answer
Hello Keith,
I tried but could not see your image at https://www.desmos.com/calculator/44fgwxjvsq
However, the answer appears to be simple, unless I am missing something. Please advise.
Assuming the triangle is ABC, and the center of AC base is O, then OD intersects BC at D.
We have the angle DOC = 45 degree, and we need the angle ODC = ?
The simple answer is angle ODC = 135 degree - angle C.
Thank you,
Dan
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Doug C.
Your pasted picture did not post. Here is an alternative. Use the "Image" menu option on Desmos. Visit this graph to get the idea: desmos.com/calculator/44fgwxjvsq If you open a new graph and click the + sign upper left and select "Image" you can browse to your image, copy it it, then post a link to your graph here.08/05/24