△ A B C with incentre I and circumcentre O is such that ∠ A I O = 9 0 ∘ and ∠ C I O = 4 5 ∘ . Find B C A B
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Observe that ∠ A I C = 9 0 ∘ + 2 ∠ B ⇒ 1 3 5 = 9 0 + 2 ∠ B ⇒ ∠ B = 9 0 ∘ .
Then draw the circumcircle of △ A B C . Because ∠ B = 9 0 ∘ , AC will be the diameter.
And in a right angled triangle The circumcentre will be the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
Extend AI to meet the circumcircle at D. Then ID=DC. Moreover, △ A D C is similar to △ A I O (Common angle and 9 0 ∘ )
Thus by similarity we find that
D C = 2 I O and A D = 2 A I
A D = 2 A I ⇒ D I = A I .
D C = D I = A I
t a n 2 ∠ A = A D D C = 2 A I A I = 2 1
t a n ∠ A = 1 − t a n 2 ∠ A / 2 2 t a n ∠ A / 2 = 1 − 4 1 2 . 2 1 = 3 4
So, B C A B = t a n ∠ A 1 = 4 3 = 0 . 7 5
Nice Problem! I got another useful fact that the ratio r R = 2 5 .
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Yeah R=5x/2 and r=(3x+4x-5x)/2= x which implies R/r = 5/2.
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First observe that ∠ B = 9 0 ∘ because ∠ C I A = 9 0 + 2 ∠ B ⇒ 1 3 5 = 9 0 + 2 ∠ B ⇒ ∠ B = 9 0 ∘ .
Let D be a point on A C such that I D is ⊥ to A C . Let R be the circum-radius and r be the in-radius.
A O = R , I O = R 2 − 2 R r (Well known fact), I D = r , A I = 2 R r .
Now △ A D I is similar △ A I O .
So, I O I D = A O A I ⇒ R 2 − 2 R r r = R 2 R r . After some algebraic manipulation, we get r = 5 2 R .
Now let E be a point on A B such that I E is ⊥ to A .
We get A I = 5 2 R , I E = r , so A E = 5 4 R by applying Pythagoras Theorem in △ A I E . Then B E = r = 5 2 R . So, A B = 5 6 R .
We also know that A C = 2 R . So we get B C = 5 8 R by again applying Pythagoras Theorem in △ A B C .
Therefore B C A B = 4 3 .