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The diagram shows a triangle ABC with sides BC a and AC b The points D,E and F lie on the sides AC,AB and BC, respectively, so that CDEF is a rhombus with sides of length x.

Find a expression for x in terms of a and b enter image description here

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Whatever $\angle BCA$ is, by similarity of $\triangle BFE$ and $\triangle BCA$ we must have $$\frac{a-x}x=\frac ab$$ $$b(a-x)=ba-bx=ax$$ $$ab=(a+b)x$$ $$x=\frac{ab}{a+b}$$

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