As shown above, an angle bisector, median, and altitude intersect at the same point in right triangle A B C .
cos 2 ∠ A B C = q + r p , where p and q are positive integers and r is a prime number . Find the value of p + q + r .
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Now the gradient of B C is − q p and the gradient of C E is − 2 q p . This means that the equation of A D is p y = q x and the equation of C E is y = − 2 q p x + p . Solving these equation, we get the intersect point G = ( p 2 + 2 q 2 2 p 2 q , p 2 + 2 q 2 2 p q 2 ) .
Next, since B F bisects ∠ A B C , 2 p 2 + q 2 2 p = 2 q − r r , which implies that r = p + p 2 + q 2 2 p q .
Since the points B , G and F collinear, the gradient of B F equals to the gradient of B G , which means that p + p 2 + q 2 2 p q − 2 p = p 2 + 2 q 2 2 p 2 q p 2 + 2 q 2 2 p q 2 − 2 p . After manipulation, we obtained q 2 = 2 1 + 5 p 2 .
Finally, cos 2 α = p 2 + q 2 p 2 = p 2 + 2 1 + 5 p 2 p 2 = 3 + 5 2 = b + c a . So a + b + c = 1 0 , as c is prime.
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We shall use Ceva's theorem to convert the concurrency condition into an equivalent condition involving ratio of side lengths.
Referring to the figure, Ceva's theorem gives us F C A F ⋅ D B C D ⋅ E A B E = 1
Using the angle bisector theorem we have that F C A F = cos α
Using the definition of a median , we have E A B E = 1
Now, using a little trigonometry, we get the folowing:
B C A B A B B D ⟹ B D ⟹ C D ⟹ D B C D = cos α = cos α = B C cos 2 α = B C sin 2 α = tan 2 α
So, plugging all these into the first equation, we have:
cos α tan 2 α ⟹ tan 2 α ⟹ sec 2 α ⟹ sec α = 1 = sec α = sec α + 1 = φ ( ∵ sec α ≥ 1 )
Where φ is the golden ratio .
Now, cos α ⟹ cos 2 α = φ 1 = φ 2 1 = 1 + φ 1 = 1 + 2 1 + 5 1 = 3 + 5 2
Therefore, a = 2 b = 3 c = 5 a + b + c = 1 0