In the diagram above, the sides of △ A B C are tangent to the inscribed circle with radius c and center O at points E , D and F where B D = a and D C = b .
Let a b > c 2 and P be the perimeter of △ A B C . Find a b ( a + b ) ( a b − c 2 ) P .
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The circle center O is also the incenter of △ A B C . O A bisects ∠ A and leaving two congruent right triangles △ A E O and △ A F O , therefore A E = A F = d , similarly, O B and O C bisect ∠ B and ∠ C respectively. Therefore, the perimeter P = 2 ( a + b + d ) . To find P , we need only to find d .
d = tan 2 A c = tan ( 9 0 ∘ − 2 B − 2 C ) c = cot ( 2 B + 2 C ) c = c tan ( 2 B + 2 C ) = 1 − tan 2 B tan 2 C c ( tan 2 B + tan 2 C ) = 1 − a b c 2 c ( a c + b c ) = a b − c 2 c 2 ( a + b ) Note that tan 2 B = a c and tan 2 C = b c
Therefore,
P ⟹ a b ( a + b ) ( a b − c 2 ) P = 2 ( a + b + d ) = 2 ( a + b + a b − c 2 c 2 ( a + b ) ) = 2 ( a b − c 2 a b ( a + b ) ) = 2
Let ∣ A E ∣ = ∣ A F ∣ = d . Then P = 2 s = 2 ( a + b + d ) ⟹ s = a + b + d ⟹ area of △ A B C = △ = a b d ( a + b + d ) .
Therefore c = s △ = a + b + d a b d ⟹ a b − c 2 = a + b + d a b ( a + b ) .
Hence a b ( a + b ) a b − c 2 = a + b + d 1 = P 2 .
Therefore a b ( a + b ) ( a b − c 2 ) P = 2 .
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Let θ 1 = ∠ O B D and θ 2 = ∠ O B E ⟹ θ 1 + θ 2 = 2 θ 1 , where
cos ( θ 1 ) = a 2 + c 2 a ⟹ cos ( θ ) = cos ( 2 θ 1 ) = 2 ( a 2 + c 2 a 2 ) − 1 = a 2 + c 2 a 2 − c 2
Using law of cosines we obtain:
( b + x ) 2 = ( a + x ) 2 + ( a + b ) 2 − 2 ( a + x ) ( a + b ) ( a 2 + c 2 a 2 − c 2 ) ⟹
b 2 + 2 b x + x 2 = a 2 + 2 a x + x 2 + a 2 + 2 a b + b 2 − 2 ( a + x ) ( a + b ) ( a 2 + c 2 a 2 − c 2 ) ⟹
( a − b ) x + a ( a + b ) = a 2 + c 2 ( a + x ) ( a + b ) ( a 2 − c 2 )
Let j = a 2 − c 2 and m = a 2 + c 2 ⟹
m ( a − b ) x + m a ( a + b ) = j a ( a + b ) + j ( a + b ) x ⟹
( m ( a − b ) − j ( a + b ) ) x = a ( a + b ) ( j − m ) ⟹
( a b − c 2 ) x = ( a + b ) c 2 ⟹ x = a b − c 2 ( a + b ) c 2 ⟹
A C = x + b = a b − c 2 a ( b 2 + c 2 ) , A B = x + a = a b − c 2 b ( a 2 + c 2 )
and B C = a + b ⟹ P = B C + A C + A B = a b − c 2 2 a b ( a + b ) ⟹ a b ( a + b ) ( a b − c 2 ) P = 2 .