inscribed triangle

Geometry Level 2

Triangle A B C ABC is inscribed in circle O O as shown. One of its side is diameter of the circle. Given that area of the circle area of the triangle = 2 π \dfrac{\text{area of the circle}}{\text{area of the triangle}}=2\pi , find A B C \angle ABC in degrees.


The answer is 15.

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Since one of the side of the triangle is the diameter of the circle, it is a right triangle. Let A B = 2 r AB=2r and A B C = θ \angle ABC=\theta , then A C = 2 r sin θ AC=2r \sin \theta and B C = 2 r cos θ BC=2r \cos \theta .So the area of the triangle is 1 2 ( 2 r sin θ ) ( 2 r cos θ ) = 2 r 2 ( sin θ ) ( cos θ ) \dfrac{1}{2}(2r\sin \theta)(2r \cos \theta)=2r^2(\sin \theta)(\cos \theta) . Using the double angle identity, sin 2 x = 2 sin x cos x \sin~2x=2\sin~x\cos~x , we have

A T = r 2 sin 2 θ A_T=r^2 \sin 2\theta

Given in the problem that A C A T = 2 π \dfrac{A_C}{A_T}=2 \pi , so

π r 2 r 2 sin 2 θ = 2 π \dfrac{\pi r^2}{r^2 \sin~2\theta}=2 \pi

1 2 = sin 2 θ \dfrac{1}{2}=\sin 2\theta

2 θ = sin 1 ( 1 2 ) 2\theta=\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)

2 θ = 30 2 \theta = 30

θ = 15 \color{#D61F06}\boxed{\theta =15}

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