If the least perimeter of an isosceles triangle in which a circle of diameter can be inscribed is in the form for is a Square-free integer, what is ?
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d = 2 3 ⟹ r = 3
Now, let's say, you have a isosceles △ with sides a , a , b .
Denote P = a + a + b = 2 a + b
Then, A r e a △ = 3 ⋅ 2 P = 2 P ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − b )
⟹ 4 3 P 2 = 2 P ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − b )
By A.M. - G.M. ,
⟹ 4 2 P + ( 2 P − a ) + ( 2 P − a ) + ( 2 P − b ) = 4 2 P − P = 4 P ≥ 4 2 P ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − a ) ⋅ ( 2 P − b ) = 4 4 3 P 2
raising to fourth-power both sides, ⟹ 2 5 6 P 4 ≥ 4 3 P 2
multiply both sides by 2 5 6 ⋅ P 2 1 ⟹ P 2 ≥ 1 9 2
∴ P ≥ 8 3 ⟹ A = 8 , B = 3 ⟹ A + B = 1 1