Dynamic Geometry: P69

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The diagram shows a blue angle which measures tan 1 ( 336 527 ) \tan^{-1} \left(\dfrac{336}{527}\right) . Three circles (green, cyan and red) tangent to each other and internally tangent to the angle are moving freely inside the angle. Using the tangency points between them, we draw a black triangle. When the area of the black triangle is equal to 1813 16965 \dfrac{1813}{16965} , the sum of the radii of all three circles can be expressed as p q \dfrac{p}{q} , where p p and q q are coprime positive integers. Find p + q p+q .


The answer is 9869.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Mar 13, 2021

Let the angle measuring tan 1 336 527 \tan^{-1} \dfrac {336}{527} be P O Q = θ \angle POQ = \theta , the centers of the green, red, and cyan circles be A A , B B , and C C and their radii r 0 r_0 , r 1 r_1 , and r 2 r_2 respectively, and A M AM and B N BN be perpendicular to O Q OQ .

We note that B O N = θ 2 \angle BON = \dfrac \theta 2 and tan θ 2 = 1 cos θ sin θ = 7 24 \tan \dfrac \theta 2 = \dfrac {1-\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} = \dfrac 7{24} . This means that similar A O M \triangle AOM and B O N \triangle BON are 7 7 - 24 24 - 25 25 triangles. By similar triangles:

B N A M = O B O A = O A + A B O A r 1 r 0 = 25 7 r 0 + r 0 + r 1 25 7 r 0 25 r 1 = 32 r 0 + 7 r 1 r 1 = 16 9 r 0 \begin{aligned} \frac {BN}{AM} & = \frac {OB}{OA} = \frac {OA+AB}{OA} \\ \frac {r_1}{r_0} & = \frac {\frac {25}7r_0+r_0+r_1}{\frac {25}7r_0} \\ 25r_1 & = 32 r_0 + 7 r_1 \\ \implies r_1 & = \frac {16}9r_0 \end{aligned}

Using the equation, 1 r 2 = 1 r 0 + 1 r 1 = 1 r 0 + 3 4 r 0 r 2 = 16 49 r 0 \dfrac 1{\sqrt{r_2}} = \dfrac 1{\sqrt{r_0}} + \dfrac 1{\sqrt{r_1}} = \dfrac 1{\sqrt{r_0}} + \dfrac 3{4\sqrt{r_0}} \implies r_2 = \dfrac {16}{49} r_0 . By Heron's formula , the area of A B C \triangle ABC , Δ = ( r 0 + r 1 + r 2 ) r 0 r 1 r 2 = 592 441 r 0 2 \Delta = \sqrt{(r_0+r_1+r_2)r_0r_1r_2} = \dfrac {592}{441}r_0^2 . Let the area of the "black" triangle be Δ b \Delta_b . Then

Δ b = 2 r 0 r 1 r 2 ( r 0 + r 1 ) ( r 1 + r 2 ) ( r 2 + r 0 ) Δ = 7056 47125 Δ \Delta_b = \frac {2r_0r_1r_2}{(r_0+r_1)(r_1+r_2)(r_2+r_0)} \Delta = \dfrac {7056}{47125} \Delta

Putting δ = 1813 16965 \delta = \dfrac {1813}{16965} , we have

7056 47125 Δ = 1813 16965 7056 47125 592 441 r 0 2 = 1813 16965 r 0 = 35 48 r 0 + r 1 + r 2 = ( 1 + 16 9 + 16 49 ) r 0 = 6845 3024 p + q = 9869 \begin{aligned} \frac {7056}{47125} \Delta & = \frac {1813}{16965} \\ \frac {7056}{47125} \cdot \frac {592}{441}r_0^2 & = \frac {1813}{16965} \\ \implies r_0 & = \frac {35}{48} \\ r_0 + r_1 + r_2 & = \left(1 + \frac {16}9 + \frac {16}{49} \right)r_0 = \frac {6845}{3024} \\ \implies p+q & = \boxed{9869} \end{aligned}

Thank you, nice one not using coordinates.

Valentin Duringer - 3 months ago

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You are welcome. Just put a comment on P68 like "Hi". Then I can edit your comment and post my solution there. Being a moderator has its advantages.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 months ago

I have simplified the solution above. Found an formula combining the steps together.

Δ b = 2 r 0 r 1 r 2 ( r 0 + r 1 ) ( r 1 + r 2 ) ( r 2 + r 0 ) Δ \Delta_b = \frac {2r_0r_1r_2}{(r_0+r_1)(r_1+r_2)(r_2+r_0)} \Delta

It will easier for P71, P72, and P73.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 months ago

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