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Right Triangle, Hypotenuse, Inradius, Exradius relative to the hypotenuse. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Elearn Geometry Problem 207: Right Triangle, Inradius, Exradius, Hypotenuse
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let s be the semi perimeter and r be the in radius and ra be the exradii of excircle relative to the side BC and let a,b,c be lenghths of sides BC,CA,AB we have some known relations AE=AD=s-a and AF=AG=s so EF=AF-AE=a and DG=AG-AD=a hence EF=DG=BC=a. we know that ra=Ar of TrABC/(s-a) and r=Ar of TrABC/s . so ra-r=Ar of TrABC.a/s(s-a)= Tan A/2 .a = Tan 45.a = a (Angle A = 90) HENCE ra-r=a1=a2=a. that means BC=EF=DG=ra-r
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ReplyDelete(1) AF=ra=r+EB+BF=r+a2
(2) AG=ra=r+DC+CG=r+a1
(1-2) a1=a2
(1+2) ra=r+a1=r+a2 => a1=a2=ra-r
Define X as the intersection of BC and circle ra
Define Y as the intersection of BC and circle r
CD and CY tangents to circle r => CD=CY
BE and BY tangents to circle r => BE=BY
a=CY+BY=> (3) a=CD+BE
CG and CX tangents to circle ra => CG=CX
BF and BX tangents to circle ra => BF=BX
a=BX+CX=> (4) a=BF+CG
(3+4) 2a= CD+BE+ BF+CG=CD+CG+BE+ BF=a1+a2
=> a=a1=a2
Therefore a=a1=a2=ra-r