In acute
,
and
,
is the orthocentre,
is the incentre and
is the midpoint of
. The line passing through
and
intersects the straight line through
parallel to
at
. Suppose
and
.What is the numerical value of
?
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We produce A P to meet B C at X . Now △ A P I ∼ △ D I X . So,
D X A P = I X A I = C X A C = B X A B = C D + D X − B D + D X A C − A B = 2 A C − A B
Now, we know that sin ∠ B A C = sin ∠ C A B = 2 R , where R = circumradius of △ A B C
Therefore, A C = 2 R sin ∠ B and A B = 2 R sin ∠ C . So ,
A P = 2 R ( sin ∠ B − sin ∠ C ) × 2 1 = R × ( sin ∠ B − sin ∠ C )
We need to compute R . We take O , the circumcentre of △ A B C and drop O D ⊥ B C and join I and B . Using cos ∠ B O D = cos 6 0 ∘ = 2 1 and O D = 2 1 × A H = 5 , we have R = 1 0
Thus A P = R × ( sin ∠ B − sin ∠ C ) = 1 0 × 5 3 = 6