So Many Circles

Geometry Level 2

An isosceles right triangle A B C ABC where A B = B C = 5 AB = BC = 5 and A B C = 9 0 \angle ABC = 90 ^ \circ is divided into 25 25 congruent right triangles. Each right triangle has an incircle (as shown in the diagram). Find the sum of the radii of all 25 25 incircles. Report your answer to two decimal places.


The answer is 7.32.

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Consider one of the 25 congruent right triangle P Q R \triangle PQR , where P Q = Q R = 1 PQ=QR =1 and P Q R = 9 0 \angle PQR = 90^\circ . Let the center of the incircle be O O , the extension of the line Q O QO will meet the hypotenuse P R PR at a right angle at M M . The length of M Q = 1 2 MQ=\frac {1}{\sqrt{2}} . Let the radius of the incircle be r r , then we have:

M Q = 1 2 = 2 r + r = ( 2 + 1 ) r r = 1 2 ( 2 + 1 ) = 1 2 + 2 \quad MQ = \dfrac {1}{\sqrt{2}} = \sqrt{2}r+r = (\sqrt{2}+1)r\quad \Rightarrow r = \dfrac {1}{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{2}+1)} = \dfrac {1}{2 + \sqrt{2}}

The required answer is 25 r = 25 2 + 2 7.32 25r = \dfrac {25}{2 + \sqrt{2}} \approx \boxed {7.32}

r = (a+b-c)/2

r = (1+1-sqrt of 2)/2

r= 0.29 multiply by number of circles (25)

r= 7.32

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