Cimple Circumradius

Level 2

A triangle with sides 4, 9, and 10 is inscribed in a circle Γ \Gamma . The radius of Γ \Gamma can be written as m n \sqrt{\frac{m}{n}} , where m and n are positive coprime integers. Find m + n m+n .


The answer is 599.

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Meet Udeshi
Dec 19, 2013

Using cosine rule, we can find the cosine of the angle θ \theta opposite to the side of length 9 9 .

cos θ = 4 2 + 1 0 2 9 2 2 4 10 = 7 16 \cos\theta=\frac{4^2+10^2-9^2}{2*4*10}=\frac 7{16} Thus sin θ = 207 16 \sin\theta=\frac{\sqrt{207}}{16}

Now using sine rule, we can say that 9 sin θ = 2 R \frac 9{\sin\theta}=2R Where R R is the circumradius of the triangle.

Substuting the value of sin θ \sin\theta and simplifying, we get R = 576 23 R=\sqrt{\frac{576}{23}}

The formula for the circumradius of a triangle of sides a a , b b and c c is:

\begin{align} R = \frac{abc}{\sqrt{(a+b+c)(a+b-c)(a-b+c)(-a+b+c)}} \end{align}

Plugging the values into the formula, we get that R = 24 23 R = 576 23 R = \frac{24}{\sqrt{23}} \Rightarrow R = \sqrt{\frac{576}{23}} . Thus, m + n = 599. m+n = \boxed{599.}

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