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Geometry Level 4

If the equation of any two diagonals of a regular pentagon belongs to the family of lines ( 1 + 2 λ ) y ( 2 + λ ) x + ( 1 λ ) = 0 \left(1+2\lambda\right)y - \left(2+\lambda\right)x +\left(1-\lambda\right)=0 (where λ \lambda is an arbitrary constant) and their lengths are equal to sin 3 6 \sin 36^{\circ} , then find the locus of the centre of circle circumscribing the given pentagon.

Details:

  • The triangles formed by the two diagonals have no side common.
x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + sin 2 7 2 = 0 x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+\sin^{2}72^{\circ}=0 x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + cos 2 7 2 = 0 x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+\cos^{2}72^{\circ}=0 x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + 1 + sin 2 7 2 = 0 x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+1+\sin^{2}72^{\circ}=0 x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + 1 + cos 2 7 2 = 0 x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+1+\cos^{2}72^{\circ}=0

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1 solution

Tapas Mazumdar
Sep 13, 2016

From the equation of family of lines:

L ( 1 + 2 λ ) y ( 2 + λ ) x + ( 1 λ ) = 0 ( y 2 x + 1 ) + λ ( 2 y x 1 ) = 0 L \equiv \left(1+2\lambda\right)y - \left(2+\lambda\right)x +\left(1-\lambda\right)=0 \\ ~~~ \equiv \left(y-2x+1\right) + \lambda\left(2y-x-1\right)=0

The intersection point of this family of lines is ( 1 , 1 ) \left(1,1\right) .

The figure above (not to scale) shows the diagram for this problem. Here O ( x , y ) O\left(x,y\right) is the centre of circumcircle of pentagon and the two non-overlapping triangles having no common side are shown in yellow. The length of each of the diagonals is L = sin 3 6 L=\sin36^{\circ} and the radius of circumcircle is R R . The magnitude of angle subtended at the centre by each side of the pentagon is 36 0 5 = 7 2 \dfrac{360^{\circ}}{5}=72^{\circ} as shown above.

From the figure, we have:

L = 2 ( R sin 7 2 ) L=2\left(R\sin72^{\circ}\right) sin 3 6 = 2 R sin 7 2 \Longrightarrow \sin36^{\circ}=2R\sin72^{\circ} R = sin 3 6 2 sin 7 2 = 2 sin 1 8 cos 1 8 2 cos 1 8 = sin 1 8 = cos 7 2 \Longrightarrow R=\dfrac{\sin36^{\circ}}{2\sin72^{\circ}}=\dfrac{2\sin18^{\circ}\cos18^{\circ}}{2\cos18^{\circ}}=\sin18^{\circ}=\cos72^{\circ}

Using distance formula, we obtain the locus of centre of circumcircle O ( x , y ) O\left(x,y\right) as:

Locus ( x 1 ) 2 + ( y 1 ) 2 = R 2 x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + 2 = cos 2 7 2 x 2 + y 2 2 x 2 y + 1 + sin 2 7 2 = 0 As, 2 cos 2 7 2 = 1 + ( 1 cos 2 7 2 ) = 1 + sin 2 7 2 \text{Locus} \equiv {\left(x-1\right)}^{2} + {\left(y-1\right)}^{2} = R^{2} \\ \qquad \equiv x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+2=\cos^{2}72^{\circ} \\ \qquad \equiv \boxed {x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-2y+1+\sin^{2}72^{\circ}=0} ~~~~~~~~~~ \small \color{#3D99F6}{\text{As,} ~2-\cos^{2}72^{\circ} = 1+\left(1-\cos^{2}72^{\circ}\right) = 1+\sin^{2}72^{\circ}}

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