The equilateral triangle has a circumradius of 1 . As shown above, the smaller isosceles triangle, sharing one common vertex with the larger triangle, is drawn, such that:
If the inradius of the smaller triangle can be expressed as
B A ( C D − E )
where
Input A + B + C + D + E as your answer.
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O be the center of the three circles, △ A B C , △ A E F the equilateral and the isosceles triangle respectively, N , K the contact points of the smaller circle with the sides of △ A E F as seen in the figure. If we denote by r the inradius of △ A E F , then on △ A O N we have O N = O A ⋅ sin θ ⇒ r = 1 ⋅ sin θ ⇒ cos θ = 1 − r 2 O E is the inradius of the equilateral triangle, thus it half its circumradius, i.e. O E = 2 1 .
LetSince O E is also the angle bisector of ∠ A E K , O E O N = sin ( ∠ O E N ) = sin ( 2 ∠ A E K ) = sin ( 2 9 0 ∘ − θ ) = sin ( 4 5 ∘ − 2 θ ) ⇒ O N = O E ⋅ sin ( 4 5 ∘ − 2 θ ) ⇒ r = 2 1 ⋅ ( 2 2 cos θ − 2 2 sin θ ) ⇒ 2 2 r = cos 2 θ − sin 2 θ ⇒ 2 2 r = 2 1 + cos θ − 2 1 − cos θ ⇒ 4 r = 1 + cos θ − 1 − cos θ ⇒ 4 r = 1 + 1 − r 2 − 1 − 1 − r 2 After squaring and rearranging, the latter becomes 8 r 2 + r − 1 = 0 which gives one positive solution r = 1 6 1 ( 1 3 3 − 1 ) For the answer, A = 1 , B = 1 6 , C = 1 , D = 3 3 , E = 1 , thus, A + B + C + D + E = 5 2 .
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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