Incenter Circle

Geometry Level 5

Let A B C ABC be a triangle, with A B = 11 AB=11 and A C = 7 AC=7 , and let I , B 1 , C 1 I, B_1, C_1 respectively be the incenter, the intersection between the side A C AC and the internal bisector B I BI of A B C \angle ABC and the intersection between the side A B AB and the internal bisector C I CI of A C B \angle ACB . Knowing that A B 1 C 1 I AB_1C_1I are concyclic, and that B C = n BC=\sqrt{n} , find n n .

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The answer is 93.

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2 solutions

Nihar Mahajan
Feb 11, 2015

We can clearly notice from diagram that-

I C 1 B = 180 B C 2 \angle IC_1B = 180 - \angle B -\frac{\angle C}{2}

I B 1 A = 180 A B 2 \angle IB_1A = 180 - \angle A -\frac{\angle B}{2}

Since A B 1 I C 1 AB_1IC_1 is c y c l i c cyclic , m I C 1 B = m I B 1 A m\angle IC_1B = m\angle IB_1A

180 B C 2 = 180 A B 2 \Rightarrow 180 - \angle B -\frac{\angle C}{2} = 180 - \angle A -\frac{\angle B}{2}

A = B + C 2 \Rightarrow A = \frac{B + C}{2}

Also,

A + B + C = 180 B + C 2 + B + C = 180 A + B + C = 180 \Rightarrow \frac{B + C}{2} + B + C = 180

B + C = 120 A = 60 \Rightarrow B + C = 120 \Rightarrow A = 60

Using Extension of Pythagoras theorem for A = 60 ,

( B C ) 2 = ( 11 ) 2 + ( 7 ) 2 ( 11 ) ( 7 ) = 121 + 49 77 = 93 (BC)^2 = (11)^2 + (7)^2 - (11)(7) = 121 + 49 - 77 = 93

n = 93 \Rightarrow \huge \boxed{n = 93}

Ujjwal Rane
Feb 12, 2015

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In triangle CBI : α + β + γ = 180 = γ + θ \alpha + \beta + \gamma = 180 = \gamma + \theta

α + β = θ \rightarrow \alpha + \beta = \theta

In triangle ABC: 2 α + 2 β + θ = 3 α + 3 β = 180 2\alpha + 2\beta + \theta = 3\alpha + 3\beta = 180

α + β = θ = 60 \rightarrow \alpha + \beta = \theta = 60

cos θ = cos 60 = 1 2 = 1 1 2 + 7 2 n 2 × 11 × 7 \cos \theta = \cos 60 = \frac{1}{2} = \frac{11^2 + 7^2 - n}{2 \times 11 \times 7}

n = 93 \rightarrow n = 93

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