Dealing with centres

Geometry Level 4

In a triangle Δ ABC \Delta \text{ABC} , if b = 2 cm , c = 3 cm b=2\text{ cm}, c=\sqrt{3}\text{ cm} and A = π 6 \angle A = \dfrac{\pi}{6} , then the distance between its circumcenter and incenter could be represented as m n \sqrt{m - \sqrt{n}} .

Then find m + n m+n .


The answer is 5.

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2 solutions

Sam Bealing
Apr 6, 2016

By cosine rule: cos ( π 6 ) = 2 2 + ( 3 ) 2 a 2 2 × 2 × 3 a = 1 \cos{(\frac{\pi}{6})}=\frac{2^2+(\sqrt{3})^2-a^2}{2 \times 2 \times \sqrt{3}} \Rightarrow a=1

Area of triangle is 1 2 b c sin ( A ) = ( 3 ) 2 \frac{1}{2} b c \sin{(A)}=\frac{\sqrt{(3)}}{2}

The area of a triangle is also a b c 4 R = ( a + b + c 2 ) r = ( 3 ) 2 R = 1 , r = 3 3 + 3 \frac{abc}{4R}=(\frac{a+b+c}{2})r=\frac{\sqrt{(3)}}{2} \Rightarrow R=1,r=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3+\sqrt{3}}

By Euler's Formula: O I 2 = R ( R 2 R ) = 1 × ( 1 2 3 3 + 3 ) = 3 3 3 + 3 OI^2=R(R-2R)=1 \times (1-\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3+\sqrt{3}})=\frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{3+\sqrt{3}}

O I 2 = 12 6 3 6 = 2 3 O I = ( 2 3 ) OI^2=\frac{12-6 \sqrt{3}}{6}=2-\sqrt{3} \Rightarrow OI=\sqrt{(2-\sqrt{3})}

So a = 2 , b = 3 a + b = 5 a=2,b=3 \Rightarrow a+b=5

Note : 1 2 + ( 3 ) 2 = 2 2 1^2+(\sqrt{3})^2=2^2 so the triangle is right-angled. This means the circumcentre lies at the midpoint of one of the sides. I wonder if this could have a more elegant solution.

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A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 2 months ago

This is a 30-60-90 triangle, with legs a=1, c= 3 \sqrt3 , and the hypotenuse b=1. So circumradius, R = 1. Area = 3 2 \dfrac{\sqrt3} 2 . Semiperimeter, s = 1 + 2 + 3 2 . i n r a d i u s , r = 3 2 1 + 2 + 3 2 = 3 1 2 . \dfrac{1+2+\sqrt3} 2.~~\therefore ~ inradius, r= \dfrac{\frac{\sqrt3} 2}{\dfrac{1+2+\sqrt3} 2}=\dfrac{\sqrt3 - 1} 2.
By Euler's Formula: the distance between the centers, d = R ( R 2 r ) = 1 ( 1 2 r ) = 1 ( 3 1 ) 2 3 . S o a + b = 5 d=\sqrt{R(R - 2r)}=\sqrt{1(1 - 2r)}= \sqrt{1 - (\sqrt3 - 1)}\\ \sqrt{2 - \sqrt3}.~~So~~a+b=5

AMAZING. First time I've heard of euler's formula. Thanks!

Manuel Kahayon - 4 years, 10 months ago

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