Isosceles Triangle and Ratio of Altitudes
CAT 2023 Slot 3 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Geometry
This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2023 Slot 3 paper. It tests Geometry. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Let be an isosceles triangle such that and are of equal length. is the altitude from on and is the altitude from on . If and intersect at such that , then equals
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Answer
C
Explanation
In , , , and . bisects and .
In , . In right triangle (with ):
So base angle . Then .
Comparing area representations of :
By Sine Rule in :
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