Let triangle A B C be a right triangle such that its hypotenuse A C has length 1 0 and ∠ B A C = 1 5 ° . Let O be the center of the circumcircle of triangle A B C . Let E and F be the point of intersection of the lines tangent to the circumcircle at points A and B and points B and C , respectively. Find the area of triangle O E F .
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Since △ A B C is a right triangle, the circumcenter O is at the midpoint of C A , so that the radius is C O = O A = O B = 5 .
△ O B A is an isosceles triangle, so if ∠ B A C = 1 5 ° then ∠ O B A = 1 5 ° , which means ∠ B O A = 1 8 0 ° − 1 5 ° − 1 5 ° = 1 5 0 ° .
Since ∠ O B E = ∠ O A E = 9 0 ° , O B E A is a cyclical quadrilateral, which means ∠ B E A = 1 8 0 ° − ∠ B O A = 1 8 0 ° − 1 5 0 ° = 3 0 ° .
By alternate interior angles of parallel segments F C ∣ ∣ E A , ∠ G F C = ∠ B E A = 3 0 ° .
Since ∠ G F C = ∠ B E A = 3 0 ° , G F = 2 G C and G E = 2 G A .
Since G E = G F + F E and G A = G C + C A , by substitution, G E = 2 G C + F E = 2 G A = 2 G C + 2 C A , so that F E = 2 C A = 2 ⋅ 1 0 = 2 0 .
Therefore, △ O E F has a base of F E = 2 0 and a height of O B = 5 , so its area is 2 1 ⋅ 2 0 ⋅ 5 = 5 0 .
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By the alternate segment theorem , all the angles having the same color are equal to each other. Also,
A B = 1 0 cos ( 1 2 π ) , B C = 1 0 sin ( 1 2 π )
Using the law of sines we have -
B F = sin ( 6 5 π ) B C ⋅ sin ( 1 2 π ) , B E = sin ( 6 π ) A B ⋅ sin ( 1 2 5 π )
Since O B = 5 , substituting in values we get [ △ O E F ] = [ △ O F B ] + [ △ O E B ] = 2 5 ( B F + B E ) = 2 5 ( sin ( 6 5 π ) 1 0 sin 2 ( 1 2 π ) + sin ( 6 π ) 1 0 cos ( 1 2 π ) ⋅ sin ( 1 2 5 π ) ) = 5 0