△ A B C and △ A C E are right triangles. The extended B C and B D are tangent to the circle. Find
A C 1 + A E 1 A B 1 + A D 1
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Let AB, BC, CA be c, a, b respectively. Then we can find lenght AE using these lenghts (we write area of triangle ABC with lenghts b, c and then with lenghts a, AE): ∣ A E ∣ = a b c . And also we can write lenght AD using these lenghts: ∣ A D ∣ = 2 a + b − c . Now we just put these into the fraction we want to calculate: b 1 + b c a c 1 + a + b − c 2 and simplify to this: a 2 − c 2 + a b + b c a b + b 2 + b c now we can simplify this fruthermore using ( a 2 − c 2 = b 2 ) pythagorean theorem : b 2 + a b + b c a b + b 2 + b c = 1 .
r and 2 α is the angle as shown. These two parameters define this figure.
Let radius of circle beA D = r
C F = r tan α and A F = r ⇒ A C = r ( 1 + tan α )
Also O F ⊥ A C , O G ⊥ C E and ∠ G O F = 2 α ⇒ ∠ A C E = 2 α
So, A E = A C sin ( 2 α ) = r ( 1 + tan α ) sin ( 2 α ) and A B = A C tan ( 2 α ) = r ( 1 + tan α ) tan ( 2 α )
Writing numerator and denominator separately to avoid complexity in writing.
Numerator :
A B 1 + A D 1 = r ( 1 + tan α ) tan ( 2 α ) 1 + r 1
= r ( 1 + tan α ) 1 ( tan ( 2 α ) 1 + tan α + 1 )
= r ( 1 + t ) 1 ( 2 t 1 − t 2 + t + 1 ) [ t = tan α ]
= r ( 1 + t ) 1 ( 2 t t 2 + 2 t + 1 ) = 2 r t t + 1
Denominator :
A C 1 + A E 1 = r ( 1 + tan α ) 1 + r ( 1 + tan α ) sin ( 2 α ) 1
= r ( 1 + t ) 1 ( 1 + 2 t 1 + t 2 )
= r ( 1 + t ) 1 ( 2 t t 2 + 2 t + 1 )
= 2 r t t + 1
We get Numerator = Denominator which means Denominator Numerator = 1
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Let the center of the circle be O and its radius t ; and ∠ A B C = θ . Then ∠ A B O = ∠ C B O = 2 θ . Let A D = 1 . Then A D = t and A B = 1 − t . Note that tan 2 θ = t . By half-angle tangent substitution , we have
A C A E = A B ⋅ tan θ = ( 1 − t ) ⋅ 1 − t 2 2 t = 1 + t 2 t = A C ⋅ cos θ = 1 + t 2 t ⋅ 1 + t 2 1 − t 2 = 1 + t 2 2 t ( 1 − t )
And we have
A C 1 + A E 1 A B 1 + A D 1 = 2 t 1 + t + 2 t ( 1 − t ) 1 + t 2 1 − t 1 + t 1 = 2 t ( 1 − t ) 1 − t 2 + 1 + t 2 t ( 1 − t ) 1 − t + t = t ( 1 − t ) 1 t ( 1 − t ) 1 = 1