In the diagram above, △ B C D and △ E F G are equilateral and B , C , D , F and G are concyclic. Let R 1 and R 2 be the circumradii of △ B C D and △ E F G respectively. Find R 1 R 2 .
Note: This is a variation of a Sangaku problem from the early 1800s.
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Thanks:), great solution. (+1)
Let R 1 = 1 and R 2 = r . Then R 1 R 2 = r . Let the centroid of △ B C D be A and the median of △ E F G be E H . Then we note that A E and E H are colinear and is perpendicular to F G . By Pythagorean theorem , we have:
A H 2 + F H 2 ( A E + E H ) 2 + F H 2 ( 2 1 + 2 3 r ) 2 + ( 2 3 r ) 2 9 r 2 + 6 r + 1 + 3 r 2 1 2 r 2 + 6 r − 3 4 r 2 + 2 r − 1 = A F 2 = A F 2 = 1 = 4 = 0 = 0
⟹ r = 8 2 2 − 4 ( − 1 ) ( 4 ) − 2 = 4 5 − 1 ≈ 0 . 3 0 9
@Chew-Seong Cheong I think you meant A H 2 + F H 2 = A F 2 ?
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It's clear that A E = 2 R 1 because ∠ A C E = 3 0 o .
The triangle Δ A H F has sides A H = 2 R 1 + R 2 , H F = R 2 and A F = R 1 . Furthermore angle ∠ A H F = 1 2 0 o . Using cosine law:
R 1 2 = ( 2 R 1 + R 2 ) 2 + R 2 2 − 2 ( 2 R 1 + R 2 ) R 2 cos ( 1 2 0 o )
R 1 2 = 4 R 1 2 + 4 R 1 R 2 + 4 R 2 2 + R 2 2 + 4 2 R 2 R 1 + 4 R 2 2
1 2 R 2 2 + 6 R 1 R 2 − 3 R 1 2 = 0
4 R 2 2 + 2 R 1 R 2 − R 1 2 = 0
R 2 = 8 − 2 R 1 + 2 0 R 1 2
R 2 = R 1 ( 4 − 1 + 5 )
Thus:
R 1 R 2 ≈ 0 . 3 0 9 0 1 7