두 삼각형 E A D {\mathrm{EAD}} EAD , C E D {\mathrm{CED}} CED 의 밑변을 각각 A E ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} AE , E C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} EC 라 할 때, 두 삼각형 E A D {\mathrm{EAD}} EAD , C E D {\mathrm{CED}} CED 의 높이가 서로 같으므로
A E ‾ : E C ‾ = △ E A D : △ C E D = 4 : 1 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} : {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} = \triangle {\mathrm{EAD}} : \triangle {\mathrm{CED}} = 4 : 1 AE : EC = △ EAD : △ CED = 4 : 1
4 × E C ‾ = A E ‾ \displaystyle 4 \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} 4 × EC = AE
A C ‾ = A E ‾ + E C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} AC = AE + EC 이므로
A C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} AC = 4 × E C ‾ + E C ‾ \displaystyle = 4 \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} = 4 × EC + EC = 5 × E C ‾ \displaystyle = 5 \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} = 5 × EC ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ㉠
삼각형 B C D {\mathrm{BCD}} BCD 는 B C ‾ = B D ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{BD}}} BC = BD 인 직각이등변삼각형이므로
∠ B D C = 45 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{BDC}} = 45 ^\circ ∠ BDC = 4 5 ∘ , ∠ C D A = 135 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{CDA}} = 135 ^\circ ∠ CDA = 13 5 ∘
삼각형 B C E {\mathrm{BCE}} BCE 는 B C ‾ = B E ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{BE}}} BC = BE 인 이등변삼각형이므로
∠ E C B = ∠ B E C \angle {\mathrm{ECB}} = \angle {\mathrm{BEC}} ∠ ECB = ∠ BEC
삼각형 B E D {\mathrm{BED}} BED 는 B E ‾ = B D ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BE}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{BD}}} BE = BD 인 이등변삼각형이므로
∠ B D E = ∠ D E B \angle {\mathrm{BDE}} = \angle {\mathrm{DEB}} ∠ BDE = ∠ DEB
사각형 B C E D {\mathrm{BCED}} BCED 의 내각의 크기의 합은 360 ∘ 360 ^\circ 36 0 ∘ 이므로
360 ∘ 360 ^{\circ} 36 0 ∘ = ∠ C B D + ∠ B D E + ∠ D E C + ∠ E C B = \angle {\mathrm{CBD}} + \angle {\mathrm{BDE}} + \angle {\mathrm{DEC}} + \angle {\mathrm{ECB}} = ∠ CBD + ∠ BDE + ∠ DEC + ∠ ECB
= ∠ C B D + ∠ B D E + ( ∠ D E B + ∠ B E C ) + ∠ E C B = \angle {\mathrm{CBD}} + \angle {\mathrm{BDE}} + \left( \angle {\mathrm{DEB}} + \angle {\mathrm{BEC}} \right) + \angle {\mathrm{ECB}} = ∠ CBD + ∠ BDE + ( ∠ DEB + ∠ BEC ) + ∠ ECB
= 90 ∘ + 2 × ( ∠ D E B + ∠ B E C ) = 90 ^\circ + 2 \times \left( \angle {\mathrm{DEB}} + \angle {\mathrm{BEC}} \right) = 9 0 ∘ + 2 × ( ∠ DEB + ∠ BEC )
= 90 ∘ + 2 ∠ D E C = 90 ^\circ + 2 \angle {\mathrm{DEC}} = 9 0 ∘ + 2∠ DEC
∠ D E C = 135 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{DEC}} = 135 ^\circ ∠ DEC = 13 5 ∘
두 삼각형 A D C {\mathrm{ADC}} ADC , D E C {\mathrm{DEC}} DEC 에서 ∠ A C D \angle {\mathrm{ACD}} ∠ ACD 가 공통이고 ∠ C D A = ∠ C E D = 135 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{CDA}} = \angle {\mathrm{CED}} = 135 ^\circ ∠ CDA = ∠ CED = 13 5 ∘ 이므로 두 삼각형 A D C {\mathrm{ADC}} ADC , D E C {\mathrm{DEC}} DEC 는 서로 닮은 도형이다.
A C ‾ : D C ‾ = D C ‾ : E C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} : {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} : {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} AC : DC = DC : EC , D C ‾ 2 = A C ‾ × E C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} ^{2} = {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} DC 2 = AC × EC
B C ‾ = x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} = x BC = x 라 하면 삼각형 D B C {\mathrm{DBC}} DBC 에서 피타고라스 정리에 의하여
D C ‾ 2 = B D ‾ 2 + B C ‾ 2 = x 2 + x 2 = 2 x 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} ^{2} = {\overline{\mathrm{BD}}} ^{2} + {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} ^{2} = x ^{2} + x ^{2} = 2 x ^{2} DC 2 = BD 2 + BC 2 = x 2 + x 2 = 2 x 2
D C ‾ = 2 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} = \sqrt{2} x DC = 2 x ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ㉡
㉠, ㉡에 의하여
D C ‾ 2 = A C ‾ × E C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} ^{2} = {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} DC 2 = AC × EC
( 2 x ) 2 = ( 5 × E C ‾ ) × E C ‾ \displaystyle \left( \sqrt{2} x \right) ^{2} = \left( 5 \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} \right) \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} ( 2 x ) 2 = ( 5 × EC ) × EC
2 x 2 = 5 × E C ‾ 2 \displaystyle 2 x ^{2} = 5 \times {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} ^{2} 2 x 2 = 5 × EC 2
E C ‾ = 10 5 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} = \frac{\sqrt{10}}{5} x EC = 5 10 x , A C ‾ = 10 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} = \sqrt{10} x AC = 10 x
직각삼각형 A B C {\mathrm{ABC}} ABC 에서 피타고라스 정리에 의하여
A B ‾ 2 = A C ‾ 2 − B C ‾ 2 = ( 10 x ) 2 − x 2 = 9 x 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} ^{2} = {\overline{\mathrm{AC}}} ^{2} - {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} ^{2} = \left( \sqrt{10} x \right) ^{2} - x ^{2} = 9 x ^{2} AB 2 = AC 2 − BC 2 = ( 10 x ) 2 − x 2 = 9 x 2
A B ‾ = 3 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} = 3 x AB = 3 x
A D ‾ = A B ‾ − B D ‾ = 3 x − x = 2 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AD}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} - {\overline{\mathrm{BD}}} = 3 x - x = 2 x AD = AB − BD = 3 x − x = 2 x
△ A D C = △ E A D + △ C E D = 16 + 4 = 20 \triangle {\mathrm{ADC}} = \triangle {\mathrm{EAD}} + \triangle {\mathrm{CED}} = 16 + 4 = 20 △ ADC = △ EAD + △ CED = 16 + 4 = 20 이고
△ A D C = 1 2 × A D ‾ × B C ‾ = 1 2 × 2 x × x = x 2 \displaystyle \triangle {\mathrm{ADC}} = \frac{1}{2} \times {\overline{\mathrm{AD}}} \times {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} = \frac{1}{2} \times 2 x \times x = x ^{2} △ ADC = 2 1 × AD × BC = 2 1 × 2 x × x = x 2
이므로 x 2 = 20 x ^{2} = 20 x 2 = 20 , x = 2 5 ( x > 0 ) \displaystyle x = 2 \sqrt{5} \left( x > 0 \right) x = 2 5 ( x > 0 )
따라서 삼각형 C E B {\mathrm{CEB}} CEB 의 둘레의 길이는
C E ‾ + E B ‾ + B C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{CE}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{EB}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} CE + EB + BC = 10 5 x + x + x \displaystyle = \frac{\sqrt{10}}{5} x + x + x = 5 10 x + x + x
= 2 2 + 2 5 + 2 5 \displaystyle = 2 \sqrt{2} + 2 \sqrt{5} + 2 \sqrt{5} = 2 2 + 2 5 + 2 5
= 2 2 + 4 5 \displaystyle = 2 \sqrt{2} + 4 \sqrt{5} = 2 2 + 4 5