The above semicircle is inscribed in quadrilateral and is tangent to the semicircle at points and and and and as shown above.
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△ A E O ≅ △ O G D and 2 ( m + n + θ ) = 1 8 0 ∘ ⟹ m + n + θ = 9 0 ∘ or m + n = 9 0 − θ .
△ O A B ∼ △ O B C ⟹ O B a = a + b − 2 x O B ⟹ O B 2 = a ( a + b − 2 x )
and
△ O D C ∼ △ O B C ⟹ O C b = a + b − 2 x O C ⟹ O C 2 = b ( a + b − 2 x )
Using the law of cosines on △ O B C ⟹
( a + b − 2 x ) 2 = ( a + b − 2 x ) ( a + b − 2 a b cos ( m + n ) ) ⟹
a + b − 2 x = a + b − 2 a b cos ( m + n ) ⟹ x = a b cos ( m + n ) = a b sin ( θ )
= z sin ( θ ) ⟹ z = a b ⟹ A D = 2 a b ⟹ a b A D = 2 .