A B C D is a square. D F is perpendicular to A E . If the blue circles are congruent, what is the ratio of the radius of the blue circle to the radius of the red circle? Express the ratio as c a + b where b is square-free. Submit a + b + c .
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That's how I did it and I think it's the most elegant solution.
Let the square be in a Coordinate plane with origin at point A and A D , A B lie on y axis and x axis respectively and ∣ A B ∣ = 1 and let ∣ B E ∣ = h
Let the coordinates of point F be x 1 , y 1
Now, we know that line A B coincides with line y = h x and D F coincide with line y = 1 − h x ∴ h x 1 = 1 − h x 1 ⇒ x 1 = h 2 + 1 h ⇒ y 1 = h 2 + 1 h 2 Now, Applying distance formula ∣ D F ∣ = ( h 2 + 1 ) 2 h 2 + ( h 2 + 1 ) 2 1 = h 2 + 1 1 ∣ D F ∣ = h 2 + 1 1 Similarly, ∣ F G ∣ = h 1 + h 2 1 ∣ D G ∣ = h 1
Now, let extended D C and extended A E intersect each other at point G with coordinates x 2 , y 2
As line A B coincides with line y = h x and D C coincies with line y = 1 ∴ x 2 = h 1 , y 2 = 1
Now, as we know that inradius of right triangle with side a , b , c where hypotenuse is c = 2 a + b − c
∴ inradius of △ D F G = 2 h 1 + h 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2
∴ inradius of △ A F E = 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2
As there inradius are equal according to the question ∴ 2 h 1 + h 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2 = 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2 ⇒ h 1 + h 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2 = 1 + h − 1 + h 2 ⇒ 1 + h − 1 + h 2 = ( h 2 + h ) 1 + h 2 − ( h + h 3 ) ⇒ ( h 2 + h + 1 ) 1 + h 2 = ( h 3 + 2 h + 1 ) Squaring both the sides ⇒ ( h 2 + h + 1 ) 2 ( h 2 + 1 ) = ( h 3 + 2 h + 1 ) 2 ⇒ ( h 4 + h 2 + 1 + 2 h 3 + 2 h 2 + 2 h ) ( h 2 + 1 ) = ( 4 h 2 + h 6 + 1 + 4 h + 4 h 4 + 2 h 3 ) h 4 + h 2 + 1 + 2 h 3 + 2 h 2 + 2 h + h 6 + h 4 + h 2 + 2 h 5 + 2 h 4 + 2 h 3 = 4 h 2 + h 6 + 1 + 4 h + 4 h 4 + 2 h 3 h 4 + 1 + 2 h 3 + 2 h + h 6 + h 4 + 2 h 5 + 2 h 4 + 2 h 3 = h 6 + 1 + 4 h + 4 h 4 + 2 h 3 1 + 2 h 3 + 2 h + h 6 + 2 h 5 + 2 h 3 = h 6 + 1 + 4 h + 2 h 3 ⇒ 2 h + 2 h 5 + 2 h 3 = 4 h Dividing both sides by 2 h 1 + h 4 + h 2 = 2 ( h 2 ) 2 + h 2 − 1 = 0 From quadratic formula h 2 = 2 − 1 − + 5 as h ∈ R ∴ h 2 = 2 5 − 1 h = 2 5 − 1 Now, inradius of △ A D F = 2 1 + h 2 h + 1 − 1 + h 2 R a t i o = i n r a d i u s o f △ A D F i n r a d i u s o f △ D F G = 2 1 + h 2 h + 1 − 1 + h 2 2 h 1 + h 2 1 + h − 1 + h 2 = h 1 = 2 5 − 1 1 = 5 − 1 2 = 2 5 + 1 A n s = 5 + 2 + 1 = 8
@Fletcher Mattox how you made the construction image?
Extend A E and D C , intersecting at G : △ E B A ∼ △ D F G
As the blue circles are congruent,so △ E B A ≅ △ D F G ⟹ D F = B E △ E B A ∼ △ A F D ∴ F D A F = B A E B = A D F D ∴ F D 2 = A F × A D A F 2 + F D 2 = A D 2 A F 2 + A F × A D = A D 2 ⟹ A F = 2 5 − 1 A D F D = A F × A D = 2 5 − 1 A D r r e d r b l u e = A F B E = A F F D = 2 5 − 1 2 5 − 1 = 2 5 + 1 ⟹ a + b + c = 1 + 5 + 2 = 8
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Extend D C and A E to meet at G . Then we note that △ D F G and △ A B E both have congruent incircles and same three vertex angles. The two triangles are congruent. Therefore D F = E B = x and let A B C D be a unit square. We also note that △ A D F and △ A B E are similar. Therefore,
D A D F 1 x x 2 x 4 + x 2 − 1 ⟹ x = A E A B = 1 + x 2 1 = 1 + x 2 1 = 0 = 2 5 − 1
The ratio of the radius of the blue circle to that of the red circle, r r e d r b l u e = D F A B = x 1 = 5 − 1 2 = 2 1 + 5 = φ , where φ denotes the golden ratio . Therefore a + b + c = 1 + 5 + 2 = 8 .