In a right-angled triangle ( ), are three angle bisectors. is the intersection point of and . lie on respectively such that .
Find the minimum value of .
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Let B C = a , C A = b , A B = c , then we have a , b , c > 0 , a 2 = b 2 + c 2 ≥ 2 ( b + c ) 2 (by applying Pythagorean theorem and AM-GM inequality).
⟹ a b + c ≤ 2 ( 1 ) .
By applying Angle bisector theorem,
B F A F = a b ⟹ A B A F = a + b b = c A F ⟹ A F = a + b b c .
Similarly, A E = a + c b c .
Also, we notice that
A r e a A B C = A r e a A B D + A r e a A D C ⟹ b c = A D ( c sin A B D + b sin C A D ) = A D × 2 1 ( b + c ) ⟹ A D = b + c 2 b c .
By similarly, A K = A E + A F 2 A E . A F = 2 a + b + c 2 b c .
So,
A D A K = 2 a + b + c b + c ⟹ a M N = 2 a + b + c b + c ⟹ M N = 2 a + b + c a ( b + c ) = 2 + a b + c b + c ≥ 2 + 2 b + c (from ( 1 ) )
⟹ M N ≥ 2 2 − 2 ( A B + A C ) ⟹ A B + A C M N ≥ 2 2 − 2 = 1 − 2 2
Hence, ( A B + A C M N ) m i n = 1 − 2 2 when b = c = 2 a 2