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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Problem 482: Triangle, Circumcircle, Incenter, Excenter, Midpoint, Cyclic Points
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Note that Angle DCE= Angle DBE=90
ReplyDeleteQuadrilateral DBEC is cyclic with DE is the diameter of circle DBEC
Since F is the midpoint of arc BC , F will locate on the perpendicular bisector of chord BC.
F is the intersecting point of diameter DE and perpen. bisector of chord BC so F must be the center of circle DBEC
Peter Tran
Peter: Why DCE = 90
ReplyDeleteA,D,F,E lie on the line AE (D & E on bisector,F midpo)
BF = FC = FE (1)
( arc BF = arc FC & BF = FE from P156 )
▲DFC isoceles, ang FCD = C/2 + A/2 = 90 - B/2
ang DFC = ang B (arc AC)
=> ang FDC =180-B-(90-B/2)=90 - B/2
=> ang FDC = ang FCD
=>FD = FC (2)
from (1) & (2)
BF = FC = FE = FD
CD is angle bisector of (ACB)
ReplyDeleteCE is angle bisector of (BCx)
(ACB)+(BCx)=180
so (DCE)=90
Peter Tran
A,D,F,E are collinear points
ReplyDelete< FDB = < FBD = (A+B)/2 hence FB = FD = FC
But < AFB = C and < FBE = 90-B/2 - A/2 = C/2 so < FEB also = C/2 hence FE = FB
SoFD = FB = FE = FC and the result follows
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Here is an GeoGebra applete on it: http://www.xente.mundo-r.com/ilarrosa/GeoGebra/Circ_Inc_Exinc.html
ReplyDeleteABFC are concyclic => m(BFC)=180-A ----(1)
ReplyDeleteDBEC are concyclic since m(DBE)=m(DCE)=90 and DE is the diameter ------(2)
We know m(DEC)=90-A/2 = 1/2m(BFC) => F is the center of DBEC