Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Problem 523: Tangent Circles, Diameter Perpendicular, Collinearity

Geometry Problem
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry.
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Problem 523: Tangent Circles, Diameter Perpendicular, Collinearity

4 comments:

  1. BGD = ADG ( alternate ang )
    BGC = BCG, ADC = ACD
    =>
    ACD = BCG
    it happen when "they" are verticales angles
    or D, C, G are collinear

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  2. Note that points A, C and B are collinear ( Circle C1 tangent to C2 at C)
    BG perpendicular to GF ( FG tangent to C2 at G)
    So DF // BG and angle DAC=angle CBG ( alternate angles)
    And angle ACD= angle BCG ( Isosceles triangles DAC and CBG are similar)
    So Points D, C G are collinear

    Peter Tran

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  3. (Proof of Contradiction)
    Connect CE and draw common tangent at E (intersect the tangent at EF and call the intersection H).
    Suppose if DCG are noncollinear, then there's Quadrilateral CDFG. Angle DCE is right angle (inscribed angle on diameter), Angle ECH=Angle CDE (tangent angle equal to inscribed angle corresponding to its intercepted arc), Angle GCH=Angle CGF (transveral connecting two tangent points have equal consecutive interior angles).
    Add up the angles in Quadrilateral CDFG, Angles (ECH+DCE+CDE+GCH+CGF+DFG)=360 Degrees.
    But since DFG (given) and DCE are both right angles, Angle ECH=Angle CDE, and Angle GCH=Angle CGF, this time Angles 2(DCE+ECH+GCH)=2 Angle DCG=360 Degrees, so Angle DCG=180 Degrees, supposing a quadrilateral--contradiction!
    Therefore, DCG are collinear.

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  4. Let the tangents at C and G to circle B meet at H. Now HC is perpendicular to ACB. Hence HCBG & ACFH are both cyclic. So < DCA = 1/2 < CAE = 1/2 < CHF = supplementary of B / 2 = < BCG.

    Hence DBG are collinear

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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