The sides a,b,c of a Δ ABC are in Geometric Progression whose common ratio is 3 2 and the circumradius of the triangle is 6 × 2 0 9 7 .
Find the longest side of the triangle .
The answer is of the form n m where m and n are co-prime numbers ;
Find m n .
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Actually this the way I did it .
Happy to see that there is someone who thinks like me !!!!
Hi, its been a long time since I solved a question of yours what happened , can you post one sooner?
I'll be waiting !!!
Let the longest side length be a , b = 3 2 a , c = 9 4 a , the center of the circumcircle be O , its radius r = 6 × 2 0 9 7 , ∠ A B O = α and ∠ O B C = β .
Using Cosine Rule, we have:
⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ b 2 = a 2 + c 2 − 2 a c cos ( α + β ) r 2 = c 2 + r 2 − 2 c r cos α r 2 = a 2 + r 2 − 2 a r cos β ⇒ cos ( α + β ) = 7 2 6 1 ⇒ cos α = 9 r 2 a ⇒ cos β = 2 r a . . . ( 1 ) . . . ( 2 ) . . . ( 3 )
We know that:
cos ( α + β ) = cos α cos β − sin α sin β
⇒ 7 2 6 1 = 9 r 2 a × 2 r a − ( 1 − 8 1 r 2 4 a 2 ) ( 1 − 4 r 2 a 2 )
⇒ 7 2 6 1 − 9 r 2 a 2 = − ( 1 − 8 1 r 2 4 a 2 ) ( 1 − 4 r 2 a 2 )
⇒ 5 1 8 4 3 7 2 1 − 3 2 4 r 2 6 1 a 2 + 8 1 r 4 a 4 = 1 − 3 2 4 r 2 9 7 a 2 + 8 1 r 4 a 4
⇒ 9 r 2 a 2 = 5 1 8 4 1 4 6 3 ⇒ a 2 = 5 1 8 4 ˙ 2 0 9 1 4 6 3 ˙ 9 ˙ 3 6 ˙ 7 = 1 6 4 9
⇒ a = 4 7 ⇒ m n = 7 4 = 2 4 0 1
Nice solution but there was an easy way R=(abc)/(4*Area),where you apply Heron's formula for the area of the triangle
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Nice question, actually.
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Thanks sir.
Sir, from where did you practice Geometry since it's almost as if it's your strong point ,right ?
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@A Former Brilliant Member – I am a retired person and I have a lot of time practicing math on Brilliant.org. Just digging through what I have learned 30 years ago and start practicing. Geometry hasn't changed much over the years. In fact, I didn't learn about incircle, circumcircle, centroid back then. I just picked up through the internet. Work hard and you will be as good if not better.
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We have a triangle of sides a , 3 2 a and 9 4 a , inscribed within a circle of radius 2 0 9 2 5 2 .
By the Cosine Rule, a 2 = ( 3 2 a ) 2 + ( 9 4 a ) 2 − 2 × 3 2 a × 9 4 a × cos θ , where θ is the angle opposite a ,
⟹ 8 1 2 9 a 2 = − 2 7 1 6 a 2 cos θ ,
⟹ c o s θ = − 4 8 2 9 .
Using the identity cos 2 θ = 2 cos 2 θ − 1 , we have that cos 2 θ = − 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 (a calculator could have been used here instead).
Knowing that the angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference, we can form a triangle of lengths a , 2 0 9 2 5 2 and 2 0 9 2 5 2 , where the angle opposite to a is 2 θ .
By using the Cosine Rule a second time, we have that a 2 = 2 0 9 5 0 4 − 2 0 9 5 0 4 cos 2 θ ,
⟹ a 2 = 1 6 4 9 (by substituting cos 2 θ = − 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 ),
⟹ a = 4 7
The longest side of the triangle is a , which implies that m = 7 and n = 4 ,
∴ m n = 7 4 = 2 4 0 1
The diagram below, in which x = θ , r = 2 0 9 2 5 2 , and C is the center of the circumcircle may also aid my explanation (or not!)
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Let the sides be a = 2 3 x , b = x and c = 3 2 x . Now use the formula for the circumradius:
R = ( a + b + c ) ( a + b − c ) ( a − b + c ) ( − a + b + c ) a b c
6 2 0 9 7 = 3 6 1 4 6 3 x 2 x 3
2 0 9 7 = 7 2 0 9 6 x
x = 6 7
Finally, the longest side is a :
a = 2 3 ⋅ 6 7 = 4 7 ⟹ m = 7 ⟹ n = 4
So, the final answer is 7 4 = 2 4 0 1 .