Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Geometry Problem 1326: Triangle, Cevian, Incenters, Sum of Angles, 270 Degrees

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Geometry Problem 1326: Triangle, Cevian, Incenters, Sum of Angles, 270 Degrees.

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  1. Problem 1326
    Is <AFB+<BFC=(90+<BDA/2)+(90+<BDC/2)=180+(<BDA/2+<BDC/2)=180+90=270.
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SHCOOL OF KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE

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  2. https://goo.gl/photos/uQbYvyPmU8Kd2Bad6

    Since E is the incenter of triangle ABD so we have
    ∠ (BEx)= ½ ∠ (D1)+1/2. ∠ (B1)
    ∠ (AEx)= ½. ∠ (D1)+ ½.∠ (A)
    Add above side by side we have
    ∠ (E )= ∠ (D1)+ ½.∠ (A)+ ½.∠ (B1)
    Replace ½.∠ (A)+ ½.∠ (B1)= 90- ½.∠ (D1) we will get ∠ (E )= 90+ ½.∠ (D1)
    Similarly with incenter F we have ∠ (F)= 90+1/2. ∠ (D2)
    D1 supplement to D2 so ∠ (E )+ ∠ (F)= 180+ ½.∠ (D1)+ 1/2. ∠ (D2) = 270

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  3. ANGLE AEB= 90+ 1/2 ANGLE ADB
    ANGLE CFB= 90+ 1/2 ANGLE CDB
    ANGLE ADB+ ANGLE CDB = 180 DEG

    THEREFORE ANGLE AEB+ANGLE CFB = 270DEG

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  4. Easy, can do without pen and paper.

    In ∆s AEB and BFC the sum of the angles,

    <A/2 + <B/2 + <C/2 + <AEB + < BFC = 360
    from which the result follows.

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  5. 3 angles of the of the concave pentagon AEBFC are A/2, B/2 and C/2 which sum up to 90

    Hence (360 - <AEB) + (360 - < BFC) + 90 = 540 and the result follows

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  6. From this equation we may infer that < AEB and < BFC are both necessarily obtuse.

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  7. E+F=EBO+EOB+FBO+FOB=(EBO+FBO)+360-AEC=B/2+180+A/2+C/2=270

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