Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Problem 893: Triangle, Circumcircle, Incenter, Circle, Tangent, Collinear Points

Geometry Problem. GeoGebra, HTML5 Animation for iPad and Nexus.
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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Geometry Problem 892: Triangle, 60 degrees, Orthocenter, Circumcenter. GeoGebra, HTML5 Animation for iPad and more tablets

4 comments:

  1. Consider the line DE and try to prove that I lies on DE.
    Let P be a point on CE on the other side of E.
    Let ∠BAC be 2A and ∠DEC = X.
    ∠IBC = (1/2)∠ABC = (1/2)∠DCP = (1/2)*2*∠DEC = ∠DEC, so I,B,E,C concylic.
    Therefore ∠BIE = ∠BCE = 2A.

    Now consider ∠BDE = (1/2)∠BCE = (1/2)*2A = A.
    Hence,
    ∠DBI = ∠DBC - ∠IBC
    = ∠BDC - X
    = ∠BDE + ∠EDC - X
    = A + ∠DEC - X
    = A + X - X
    = A

    Combining all the results, we have ∠DBI = A, ∠BDE = A, and ∠BIE = 2A
    By the idea of exterior angle of triangle, D,I,E is collinear.

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    1. To William

      Your statement " ∠IBC = (1/2)∠ABC = (1/2)∠DCP = (1/2)*2*∠DEC = ∠DEC, so I,B,E,C concylic." may not correct.
      ∠IBC =∠DEC doesn't imply I,B,E,C concylic .I,B,E,C concylic only if D, I, E are collinear .
      Peter Tran

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  2. https://goo.gl/photos/Kmxu4USsFCZZEZXG8

    Connect IC and IB
    Triangle DIC congruent to BIC ..( case SAS)
    So ∠ (IDC)= ∠ (IBC)= ∠ (B/2)
    Triangle DCE is isosceles and ∠ (DCE)= ∠ (DCB)+ ∠ (BCE)= ∠ ( C) +∠ (A)= 180- ∠ (B)
    So ∠ (CDE)=90-1/2. ∠ (DCE)= 90-(90-∠ (B)/2))= ∠ (B/2)
    So ∠ (CDE)= ∠ (IDC) => D, I, E are collinear

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  3. Problem 893
    Let DE intersects the bisector the angle ACB at point C.Is <BEK=<BED=<BAD/2=<KCB so KBEC is cyclic.But <KBC=<KEC=<DEC=90-<ECD/2=90-(<ECB+<BCA)/2=90-(<CAB+<BCA)/2=<ABC/2=<IBC.So the points K,I conside .Therefore the points D,I and E are
    collinear.
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SHCOOL OF KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE

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