Sunday, July 26, 2009

Problem 327. Right triangle Area, Incircle, Circumcircle, Square

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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

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  1. Let ID = r and AC = b = 2R, AB = c & BC = a following the usual triangle notation.
    Now, DE^2 = AD * DC since ADC is also a rt. triangle where AD = R - OD & DC = R + OD.
    Hence, DE^2 = (R - OD)(R + OD) = R^2 - OD^2
    But OD^2 = OI^2 - ID^2 = (R^2 - 2rR) - r^2 using Euler distance formula for OI. Hence we've: DE^2 = R^2 - (R^2- 2rR)+r^2= r^2+2rR=r^2+br=r(r+b).
    In rt. triangle ABC, the in-radius r=(a+c-b)/2 & hence, DE^2 = [(a + c - b)/2]*[(a + c - b)/2 + b]
    = [(a + c - b)/2]*[(a + c + b)/2]
    = (1/4)*[(a + c)^2 - b^2]
    = (1/4)*[a^2 + c^2 + 2ac - b^2]
    = (1/4)*(2ac) since a^2 + c^2 = b^2
    or DE^2 = ac/2 = Area of Tr. ABC. QED.
    Ajit: ajitathle@gmail.com

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  2. DE^2=ADxDC;
    AD=AB-r;
    DC=BC-r;
    (AB-r)x(BC-r) = ABxBC - rx(AB+BC) -r^2 = ABxBC - [(1/2 rxAB +1/2 rx AD + 1/2 r^2) + (1/2 rxBC + 1/2 x rxDC + 1/2 r^2) - r^2 =Area ABC;


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  3. AC is a diameter so AD. DC = DE^2 = (c-r).(a-r) = ( b+c-a)(a+b-c)/4 since r = (a+c-b)/2

    This is = to { b^2 - (a-c)^2}/4 = ac/2 = Area of ABC (I used b^2 = a^2 + c^2 to simplify the algebra)

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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