Center-Mark the Spot

Geometry Level 4

The equilateral triangle has a circumradius of 1 1 . As shown above, the smaller isosceles triangle, sharing one common vertex with the larger triangle, is drawn, such that:

  • Its two vertices lie exactly on the incircle of the equilateral triangle;
  • And that its incenter occurs exactly at the position of the circumcenter of the equilateral triangle.

If the inradius of the smaller triangle can be expressed as

A B ( C D E ) \dfrac{A}{B}(C\sqrt{D} - E)

where

  • A , B , C , D , E A,B,C,D,E are positive integers;
  • gcd ( A , B ) = gcd ( C , E ) = 1 \gcd(A,B) = \gcd(C,E) = 1 ;
  • D D is square-free;

Input A + B + C + D + E A + B + C + D + E as your answer.


The answer is 52.

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2 solutions

Saya Suka
Apr 7, 2021

The radial length of that isosceles triangle from the incenter = circumcenter are 1, 0.5 and 0.5.

By applying Pythagoras, we have

(Half base)² = 0.5² – r²
and
(Longer part of slant side)² = 1² – r²

Taking one right triangle half of the isosceles into account, we have

[(Longer part of slant side) + (Shorter part of slant side)]²
= [(Longer part of slant side) + (Half base)]²
= [√(1 – r²) + √(0.25 – r²)]²
= (Half base)² + (Height)²
= (0.25 – r²) + (1 + r)²
= (0.25 – r²) + 1 + 2r + r²
= 2r + 1.25
= 1.25 – 2r² + 2√[(1 – r²)(0.25 – r²)]

Rearranging, dividing by a factor of 2 and squaring, we have
(r² + r)² = (1 – r²)(0.25 – r²)
r⁴ + 2r³ + r² = r⁴ – 1.25r² + 0.25
8r³ + 9r² = 1
0 = (r + 1)(8r² + r – 1)
r > 0, so r = (√33 – 1) / 16

Answer = 1 + 16 + 1 + 33 + 1 = 52

Let O O be the center of the three circles, A B C \triangle ABC , A E F \triangle AEF the equilateral and the isosceles triangle respectively, N N , K K the contact points of the smaller circle with the sides of A E F \triangle AEF as seen in the figure. If we denote by r r the inradius of A E F \triangle AEF , then on A O N \triangle ΑΟΝ we have O N = O A sin θ r = 1 sin θ cos θ = 1 r 2 ON=OA\cdot \sin \theta \Rightarrow r=1\cdot \sin \theta \Rightarrow \cos \theta =\sqrt{1-{{r}^{2}}} O E OE is the inradius of the equilateral triangle, thus it half its circumradius, i.e. O E = 1 2 OE=\dfrac{1}{2} .

Since O E OE is also the angle bisector of A E K \angle AEK , O N O E = sin ( O E N ) = sin ( A E K 2 ) = sin ( 90 θ 2 ) = sin ( 45 θ 2 ) O N = O E sin ( 45 θ 2 ) r = 1 2 ( 2 2 cos θ 2 2 sin θ ) 2 2 r = cos θ 2 sin θ 2 2 2 r = 1 + cos θ 2 1 cos θ 2 4 r = 1 + cos θ 1 cos θ 4 r = 1 + 1 r 2 1 1 r 2 \begin{aligned} & \dfrac{ON}{OE}=\sin \left( \angle OEN \right)=\sin \left( \dfrac{\angle AEK}{2} \right)=\sin \left( \dfrac{90{}^\circ -\theta }{2} \right)=\sin \left( 45{}^\circ -\dfrac{\theta }{2} \right) \\ & \Rightarrow ON=OE\cdot \sin \left( 45{}^\circ -\dfrac{\theta }{2} \right) \\ & \Rightarrow r=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \left( \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\cos \theta -\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\sin \theta \right) \\ & \Rightarrow 2\sqrt{2}r=\cos \dfrac{\theta }{2}-\sin \dfrac{\theta }{2} \\ & \Rightarrow 2\sqrt{2}r=\sqrt{\dfrac{1+\cos \theta }{2}}-\sqrt{\dfrac{1-\cos \theta }{2}} \\ & \Rightarrow 4r=\sqrt{1+\cos \theta }-\sqrt{1-\cos \theta } \\ & \Rightarrow 4r=\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1-{{r}^{2}}}}-\sqrt{1-\sqrt{1-{{r}^{2}}}} \\ \end{aligned} After squaring and rearranging, the latter becomes 8 r 2 + r 1 = 0 8{{r}^{2}}+r-1=0 which gives one positive solution r = 1 16 ( 1 33 1 ) r=\dfrac{1}{16}\left( 1\sqrt{33}-1 \right) For the answer, A = 1 A=1 , B = 16 B=16 , C = 1 C=1 , D = 33 D=33 , E = 1 E=1 , thus, A + B + C + D + E = 52 A+B+C+D+E=\boxed{52} .

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