Saturday, June 8, 2013

Problem 886: Right Triangle, Incenter, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular, 45 Degrees, Concyclic Points, Isosceles Right Triangle

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Geometry Problem 886: Right Triangle, Incenter, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular, 45 Degrees, Concyclic Points, Isosceles Right Triangle

2 comments:

  1. ∵ ΔAEB≡ΔAEG and ΔCDB≡ΔCDF
    ∴ AB=AG and CB=CF
    i.e. ΔABG and ΔCBF are isosceles.

    That means the figure is essentially equivalent to that in Problem 792.

    That is, if we draw BM⊥AC at M,
    then H and L are the incenters of ΔABM and ΔCBM, respectively.

    ⇒ BF bisects ∠ABM and BG bisects ∠CBM
    ⇒ ∠FBG=45°

    ∵ ΔABG and ΔCBF are isosceles
    ∴ AJ⊥BG and CK⊥BF
    ∴ BJIK concyclic with diameter BI.

    Also, it follows from Problem 792,
    that FHILG concyclic, with diameter FG.

    ∵ FG is the diameter of circle FHILG
    ∴ FI⊥IG

    From Problem 790, IB=IF=IG.
    Thus, ΔFIG is isosceles right triangle.

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  2. Draw altitude BP
    1. We have FP/FA=DB/DA=BC/AC = cos(C)=cos(∠ABP)=BP/AB ( property of angle bisector)
    So BF is angle bisector of ∠ (ABP) .
    Similarly BG is angle bisector of ∠ (CBP) .
    So ∠ (FBG)=1/2*(∠ABC)= 45 degrees
    2. ∠ (IAC)+ ∠ (ICA)= ½(∠BAC+ ∠ BCA)= 45 so ∠ (AIC)=135 => B, K, I, J is concyclic
    3. Note that DC is a perpendicular of BF => BF ⊥DC and LB=LF
    Triangles BKl, FKL are isosceles => ∠BLK=∠KLF= 45
    So ∠FLG= 90 .
    Similarly FH is perpendicular to BH.
    4. Since I is the intersection of perpendicular bisector of BF and BG so I is circumcenter of triangle FBG
    So IF= IG and % FIG= 90 and F, H, I, L, G is concyclic and FIG is right isosceles triangle

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