The △ A B P , △ B C Q and △ A Q R satisfy the following:
⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ ∠ B A P = ∠ C A R = 1 5 ∘ ∠ A B P = ∠ C P Q = 3 0 ∘ ∠ A C R = ∠ B C Q = 4 5 ∘
Find the largest angle of △ P Q R in degrees.
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Is there a purely pure geometric way to solve this problem.
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There might be, but I couldn't find one.
Actually, I found the fact, that those points R,Q,P are the centres of inscribed circles if we build up a 90-60-30 triangles properly on sides of triangle ABC. Therefore, maybe Napoleon theorem could be used for inspiration to prove some facts related to problem.
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in this case AQ, BR and CP are concurrent. this can be proved by using very little trigonometry. but this fact is of no use. we need some creative constructions.
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@Srikanth Tupurani – another option is to draw angle bisectors of angles A,B and C. they intersect at H. from H draw perpendiculars to AR and AP. let them intersect at X,Y. also draw perpendiculars from H to BP and BQ. let them intersect at W and T. we get two cyclic quadrilaterals. Now we can draw the circumcirlces of the two cyclic quadrilaterals. we have two intersecting circles. and a point C outside. we can can convert this problem in to a totally different problem about circles. this may not lead to anything. i am not sure this will lead to solution.
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@Srikanth Tupurani – here another observation is perpendicular distance from H to AR=perpendicular distance from H to AP. similarly perpendicular distance from H to BP=perpendicular distance from H to BQ.
ok i got it. but still we need to work hard.
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Since the angle sum of a triangle is 1 8 0 ° , ∠ A P B = 1 3 5 ° , ∠ A R C = 1 2 0 ° , and ∠ B Q C = 1 0 5 ° .
By the law of sines on △ A P B , △ A R C , and △ B Q C , A P = sin 1 3 5 ° sin 3 0 ° A B = 2 2 A B , B P = sin 1 3 5 ° sin 1 5 ° A B = 2 3 − 1 A B , A R = sin 1 2 0 ° sin 4 5 ° A C = 3 6 A C , C R = sin 1 2 0 ° sin 1 5 ° A C = 6 3 2 − 6 A C , B Q = sin 1 0 5 ° sin 4 5 ° B C = 2 3 − 1 B C , and C Q = sin 1 0 5 ° sin 3 0 ° B C = 2 6 − 2 B C .
By the law of cosines on △ A P R , △ B P Q , and △ C R Q ,
P R 2 = A P 2 + A R 2 − 2 ⋅ A P ⋅ A R ⋅ cos ( ∠ B A C + 3 0 ° )
P Q 2 = B P 2 + B Q 2 − 2 ⋅ B P ⋅ B Q ⋅ cos ( ∠ A B C + 6 0 ° )
Q R 2 = C Q 2 + C R 2 − 2 ⋅ C Q ⋅ C R ⋅ cos ( ∠ A C B + 9 0 ° )
Substituting the above values of A R , A P , B P , B Q , C Q , and C R , using the the identity cos ( a + b ) = cos a cos b − sin a sin b , the law of cosine formulas from △ A B C ( cos ∠ B A C = 2 ⋅ A C ⋅ A B A C 2 + A B 2 − B C 2 , cos ∠ A B C = 2 ⋅ A B ⋅ B C A B 2 + B C 2 − A C 2 , and cos ∠ A C B = 2 ⋅ A C ⋅ B C A C 2 + B C 2 − A B 2 ), and the area K formula from △ A B C ( K = 2 1 A C ⋅ B C sin ∠ A C B = 2 1 A B ⋅ A C sin ∠ B A C = 2 1 A B ⋅ B C sin ∠ A B C ), P R 2 , P Q 2 , and Q R 2 simplify to:
P R 2 = 2 1 B C 2 + 6 1 A C 2 + 3 2 3 K
P Q 2 = ( 3 − 2 3 3 ) B C 2 + ( 1 − 2 3 ) A C 2 + ( 4 3 − 6 ) K
Q R 2 = ( 2 − 3 ) B C 2 + ( 3 2 − 3 3 ) A C 2 + ( 3 8 3 − 4 ) K
Then by the law of cosines on △ P Q R , cos ∠ P R Q = 2 ⋅ P R ⋅ Q R P R 2 + Q R 2 − P Q 2 which simplifies to cos ∠ P R Q = 2 ( 2 1 + 2 3 ) B C 2 + ( − 6 1 − 3 3 + 2 3 ) A C 2 + ( 2 − 3 2 3 ) K 2 ( 2 1 + 2 3 ) B C 2 + ( − 6 1 − 3 3 + 2 3 ) A C 2 + ( 2 − 3 2 3 ) K , which reduces further to cos ∠ P R Q = 2 1 , meaning ∠ P R Q = 6 0 ° (regardless of △ A B C !)
Similarly, cos ∠ Q P R = 2 ⋅ P R ⋅ P Q P R 2 + P Q 2 − Q R 2 which simplifies to cos ∠ Q P R = 2 ( 4 3 2 + 4 6 ) B C 2 + ( 4 2 − 1 2 6 ) A C 2 + ( 6 − 2 ) K 2 2 ( ( 4 3 2 + 4 6 ) B C 2 + ( 4 2 − 1 2 6 ) A C 2 + ( 6 − 2 ) K ) , which reduces further to cos ∠ P R Q = 2 2 , meaning ∠ P R Q = 4 5 ° (also regardless of △ A B C ).
Finally, since the angle sum of a triangle is 1 8 0 ° , and since ∠ P R Q = 4 5 ° and ∠ P R Q = 6 0 ° , ∠ P R Q = 1 8 0 ° − 4 5 ° − 6 0 ° = 7 5 ° .
So regardless of △ A B C , the three angles in △ P Q R are always ∠ P R Q = 4 5 ° , ∠ P R Q = 6 0 ° , and ∠ P R Q = 7 5 ° , and the largest of these angles is 7 5 .