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Complete Problem 486
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Problem 486: Tangent circles, Chord, Arc, Midpoint, Collinearity, Congruence
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Denote (XYZ) angle XYZ
ReplyDeleteConnect BF,AB, BC . Extend GA to intersect DE at M
Note that A, B and C are collinear ( Circle A tangent to circle B at C)
BF perpen. To DE
GM perpen. To DE ( G is the midpoint of arc DE and Tri. DGE isosceles)
So GM // BF and
(GAC)=(FBC) ( corresponding angles)
Both triangles GAC and FBC are isosceles
(BCF)=(ACG) (both angles =1/2*(180- (GAC))
So G, F, C are collinear
We have (GFE)=(GCE) (face 2 equal arcs DG & GE)
Triangle GFE will congruent to Triangle GEC ( case AA)
And we have GE/GC=GF/GE and GE^2=GF.GC
Consider circle B , secant GFC and tangent GH , we have GH^2=GF.GC
So GD=GE=GH
Different method:
Consider geometric inversion transformation with inversion center t G and inversion radius GE= GD
1. Inversion transformation as defined above, line DE will become circle C1 . Circle C1 will become line DE
2. Circle C2 tangent to circle C1 and line DE ( before inversion) will become a circle with center located on line GB and tangent to both circle C1 and line DE . So circle C1 will stay at the same location
3. Point C (tangent point of C1 and C2) will become F (tangent to DE and C2) . C and F are 2 corresponding points of inversion .So G, C, F are collinear
4. In this inversion with inversion radius GE we have GE^2= GC.GF = GH^2 . So GE=GH=GD
Peter Tran
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ang(GFD + DFH + HFC) = 1/2 arc(FC + FH + HC)=1/2∙2π
ReplyDelete= π
To c.t.e.o
ReplyDeleteYou state that ang(GFD + DFH + HFC) = 1/2 arc(FC + FH + HC)=1/2∙2π
Note that Ang(GFD) = 1/2 arc(FC) only if G, F and C are collinear . We try to prove that G,F,C collinear !!!
Peter Tran
To Peter
ReplyDeleteOk, thanks
Tangent at G is // to DE
from P475, G, F, C are collinear