In an equilateral triangle ABC of side 8 units lines BEF, CFD, ADE are drawn making equal angles with AB, BC, CA, respectively, forming the triangle DEF, and so that the radius 'r' of the in-circle of triangle DEF is equal to the radii of the incircles of triangles ABE, BCF, and ACD.
Determine the value of 'r'.
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let r be the radius of the circle Δ D E F is equilateral ⇒ ∣ E F ∣ = 2 r 3 ∣ H F ∣ = ∣ J E ∣ = 3 r ∣ B J ∣ = ∣ C H ∣ = ∣ C G ∣ ∣ B G ∣ = ∣ B I ∣ = ∣ B J ∣ + ∣ J E ∣ + ∣ E F ∣ − ∣ I F ∣ ∣ B G ∣ = ∣ C G ∣ + 3 r + 2 r 3 − 3 r = ∣ C G ∣ + 2 r 3 ∣ B C ∣ = ∣ B G ∣ + ∣ G C ∣ 8 = ∣ C G ∣ + 2 r 3 + ∣ C G ∣ ⇒ ∣ C G ∣ = 4 − r 3 ∣ B G ∣ = 4 + r 3 β = ∠ G B O = ∠ I B O α = ∠ H C O = ∠ O C G α + β = 3 0 ° tan ( α ) = 4 − r 3 r tan ( β ) = 4 + r 3 r tan ( α + β ) = 1 − tan ( α ) tan ( β ) tan ( α ) + tan ( β ) tan ( 3 0 ° ) = 1 − 4 − r 3 r ⋅ 4 + r 3 r 4 − r 3 r + 4 + r 3 r 3 1 = 1 6 − 4 r 2 8 r ⇒ r 2 + 2 3 r − 4 = 0 r = − 3 ± 7 r = 7 − 3
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Let AD =x then DF=2(√3)r
8-x+r/√(3) = x+2 √(3) r - r/√(3)
Apply co-sine rule in triangle ADC (angle ADC=120°)
(x+2 √(3) r)²+x²+x (x+2√(3) r)=64
r= √7 –√3