如圖,在直角梯形ABCD中,AB‖CD,AD⊥DC,AB=BC,且AE⊥BC.(1)求證:AD=AE;(2)若AD=8,DC=4,求AB的長.

如圖,在直角梯形ABCD中,AB‖CD,AD⊥DC,AB=BC,且AE⊥BC.(1)求證:AD=AE;(2)若AD=8,DC=4,求AB的長.

(1)證明:連接AC,∵AB‖CD,∴∠ACD=∠BAC,∵AB=BC,∴∠ACB=∠BAC,∴∠ACD=∠ACB,∵AD⊥DC,AE⊥BC,∴∠D=∠AEC=90°,∵AC=AC,∴∠D=∠AEC∠DCA=∠ACBAC=AC,∴△ADC≌△AEC,(AAS)∴AD=AE;(2)由(1)知:AD=AE,DC=EC,設AB=x,則BE=x-4,AE=8,在Rt△ABE中∠AEB=90°,由勾股定理得:82+(x-4)2=x2,解得:x=10,∴AB=10.說明:依據此評分標準,其它方法如:過點C作CF⊥AB用來證明和計算均可得分.