Cyclics

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A cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in a circle has side lengths of 25 25 , 39 39 , 52 52 , and 60 60 , in that order. What is the diameter of the circle?


The answer is 65.

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Let A B = 25 , B C = 39 , C D = 52 , D A = 60 |\overline {AB}|=25,|\overline {BC}|=39,|\overline {CD}|=52,|\overline {DA}|=60 . We see that, since 3 9 2 + 5 2 2 = 6 5 2 , B C D 39^2+52^2=65^2,\triangle {BCD} is a right angled triangle, right angled at C C . Also, since 2 5 2 + 6 0 2 = 6 5 2 , A B D 25^2+60^2=65^2, \triangle {ABD} is a right-angled triangle with right angle at A A . So the common hypotenuse of the two triangles is the side B D \overline {BD} of length 65 65 . So B D \overline {BD} is the diameter of the circle with length 65 \boxed {65} .

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jun 26, 2020

The radius R R of the circumcircle of the cyclic quadrilateral is given by the Parameshvara's circumradius formula :

R = 1 4 ( a b + c d ) ( a c + b d ) ( a d + b c ) ( s a ) ( s b ) ( s c ) ( s d ) R = \frac 14 \sqrt{\frac {(ab+cd)(ac+bd)(ad+bc)}{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}}

where, a a , b b , c c , and d d are the side lengths of the cyclic quadrilateral, and s = a + b + c + d 2 s = \dfrac {a+b+c+d}2 , the semiperimeter. Putting in the values of 25 25 , 39 39 , 52 52 , and 60 60 for a a , b b , c c , and d d , we get R = 32.5 R=32.5 , hence the diameter of the circumcircle is 65 \boxed {65} .

Sir, you made a typo in your explanation. Instead of s = a + b + c + d 2 \displaystyle s = \frac{a+b+c+d}{2} , you wrote s = a + b + c + 2 2 \displaystyle s = \frac{a+b+c+2}{2} .

Elijah L - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Thanks, typed too fast.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi, is there a proof for the formula? Can you please share, thanks!

Mahdi Raza - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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