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In the regular hexagon ABCDEF, shown in the diagram below, has side length 1, AB=u and BC=v. The point X lies along FC such that XC=3FX.

AABBCCDDEEFFXXvvuu

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  1. Show that A, X and E are colinear.

    [4]
  2. Using a vector method, find the exact value of cos(BXA).

    [7]

The point M is drawn inside the hexagon along FC.

  1. Given that BM2+MD2=BD2, find the distance between M and X.

    [9]

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Let's solve this hexagon problem step by step. One way to show that A, X and E are colinear, is to find AX and AE. What can we say about AE in terms of u and v?
Well, AE=AD+DE. Since it's a regular hexagon, AD=2v and DE=u, so AE=2vu?
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Perfect! Now, we know that X divides FC in the ratio 3:1. Can you express FX in terms of FC?

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Solution to (a)

We are given that in the regular hexagon with side length 1:

AB=uandBC=v.
AABBCCDDEEFFXXvvuuvvvvuu12u12u12u12u12u12u12u12u

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AE=AD+DE=2vu


and

AX=AF+FX

Now we know that X lies along CF such that XC=3FX, and FC=FX+XC. Therefore:

FC=4FX

And hence FX=41FC=21u . Therefore:

AX=AF+FX=(vu)+21u=v21u


Since we want to show that the points A, X, and E are colinear, it suffices to show that AX is parallel to AE (or to XE). Notice that:

AX=v21u=21(2vu)=21AE


Since multiplying AE by the scalar 21 simply scales the vector, we conclude that AX and AE have the same direction. Therefore, the points A, X, and E are colinear.

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