WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

A Lemma of Archimedes about a Bisected Segment

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DF
≈
0.49
FE
≈
0.49
Let AB be the diameter of a semicircle. Let CB and CD be tangents. If DE is perpendicular to AB and DE intersects AC at F then DF = FE.
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