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Saturday, August 4, 2018
Geometry Problem 1373: Isosceles Triangle, Exterior Cevian, Inradius, Exradius, Altitude to the Base
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Denote center of small circle as P and large circle as Q
ReplyDeleteDrop a perpendicular from P to BE,denote it as X and form a right-triangle BPX
From Q, drop perpendicular to BC,denote it as Y and form a right-trianlge BQY
We will prove that these two triangles are congruent and the result follows
Let the foot of perpendicular from P to DA be G and similarly from Q to DC be H
Similarly the foot of Perpendicular from P to DB be U and Q to DB be V
Let AB=BC=a , AE=EC=b, GA=x, CH=y
We know BV=BY=GE=PX=x+b ---------------(1)
let m(BPA)=@ and m(BAC)=$
=>m(XBP)=90-$+@ and m(BPX)=$-@ ------------(2)
Similarly m(QBY)=$-@ and m(BQY)=90-$+@-------------(3)
From (1),(2) and (3), BPX and QBY are congruent and BX=QY=r2
Since XE=r1
=>h=BX+XE=r2+r1 Q.E.D
Correction :
Deletelet m(ABP)=@ instead of m(BPA)=@
How do we know BY=GE?
DeleteLet BA=BC=a, UB=a1 and BV=a2 and r1 touch AB at Z
Deletethen UB=BZ=a1 => AG=a-a1, ||ly BV=BY=a2 => CH=a-a2 -------(1)
But UV=GH (since DV=DH)
=> a1+a2=GA+AE+EC+CH
=> a1+a2=a-a1+b+b+a-a2
=> a1+a2 = a+b
=> GH = a+b--------(2)
Now GE= GH-EH
=> GE=(a+b)-(b+a-a2)
=> GE=a2=BY
Is the reverse true? I mean, if the height of the triangle is the sum of radii of the circles; is it always an isosceles triangle? I couldn't prove this.
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