Consider a triangle . Drop a perpendicular from to . Now drop a perpendicular from to . Point of intersection of and is .
Given that lie on a circle of radius units and . Find the radius of circle which passes through the points and .
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In quadrilateral, A F O E ∠ F + ∠ E = 1 8 0 ∘ . So this quadrilateral is cyclic.
Also since ∠ O F A = 9 0 ∘ , O A will be the diameter of the cyclic quadrilateral. Hence we can claim that O A = 1 0 units.
Now in Δ F C A :- ∠ F C A = 9 0 ∘ − A sin ∠ F C A = b F A (Note that a,b,c and R have usual meanings). ⟹ F A = b cos A Now in Δ O F A :- ∠ F A O = 9 0 ∘ − B cos ∠ F A O = O A F A O A = sin B b cos A Now we will use the result that b = 2 R sin B . O A = 2 R cos A 1 0 = 2 R 2 1 R = 1 0 u n i t s Also R is the circumradius of Δ A B C so the radius of required circle is 1 0 .