Saturday, May 22, 2010

Problem 461: Three Circles, Tangent, Right Angle, Center, Distance, Measurement

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Problem 461: Three Circles, Tangent, Right Angle, Center, Distance, Measurement
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

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  1. From C draw a perpendicular to OF and from B draw a perpendicular to OG, Let the two intersect in P. Now CP = GM + OM - b. GM is the common tangent between A & C and hence = 2√(ac)while OM=a and thus, CP=(2√(ac)+a-b). Similarly, BP = HF + OH – c = (2√(ab)+a-c) while x^2 = BP^2 + CP^2. Hence etc.
    Vihaan

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  2. BC = x; proof:

    x²=CN²+BC²=(2√(ac)+a-b)²+(2√(ab)+a-c)²

    Draw a line from B to OG and a line from C to OF.

    The intersection of these two lines is N.

    Draw a line from A to OG, the intersection with CN is P. Draw a line from A to OF, the intersection with BN is Q.

    Now BN = BQ + NQ and CN = CP + NP.

    BQ²=AB²-AQ²=(a+b)²-(a-b)²=a²+2ab+b²-(a²-2ab+b²)=4ab
    BQ=2√(ab)

    CP²=AC²-AP²=(a+c)²-(a-c)²=a²+2ac+c²-(a²-2ac+c²)=4ac
    CP=2√(ac)

    NQ=a-c

    NP=a-b

    BN=2√(ab)+a-c

    CN=2√(ac)+a-b

    x²=CN²+BC²=(2√(ac)+a-b)²+(2√(ab)+a-c)²

    QED

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