Monday, May 10, 2010

Problem 449: Congruent Tangent Circles, Diameter, Sagitta, Arc, Perpendicular, Chord

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Problem 449: Congruent Tangent Circles, Diameter, Sagitta, Arc, Perpendicular, Chord.
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

3 comments:

  1. Let O,I,R,r be center and radius of circumcircle and incircle of ABC respectively
    2[(R-a)+(R-b)]=2(OF+OD)=2(DB+FB)=AB+BC ⇒
    r=(AB+BC-AC)/2={2[(R-a)+(R-b)]-2R}/2=R-a-b ...(1)
    (R-a)²+(R-b)²=OF²+OD²=FD²=(AC/2)²=R² ⇒
    (r+a)²+(r+b)²=(r+a+b)² ⇔
    r=√(2ab) ...(2)
    consider similar triangles about incenter
    4x/(2R)=4x/AC=(r-x)/r ⇔
    x=rR/(R+2r)
    =r(a+b+r)/(a+b+3r) (by (1))
    =√(2ab)(a+b+√(2ab))/(a+b+3√(2ab)) (by (2))

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  2. Refer problems # 275 and 435 -- We've r^2=2ab, BC + 2a = AC, AB + 2b = AC & AC + 2r = AB + BC which leads to AC = 2(a+b+r). Further, 4x/AC = (r-x)/r or x = (r*AC)/(AC+4r)= 2r(a++b+r)/(2a+2b+6r) =(√(2ab)(a+b+√(2ab))/(a+b+3√(2ab)) QED.
    Ajit

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