Isosceles Triangle and Ratio of Altitudes
CAT 2023 Slot 3 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Geometry
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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