If the incircle to a right triangle has a radius of
6
7
6
2
and a circle tangent to the incircle and the hypotenuse and one leg of the triangle has a radius of
3
4
5
0
, find the perimeter of the right triangle.
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Put an origin at the right-angle. Let the two vertices of the triangle on the x -axis be ( 0 , 0 ) and ( a , 0 ) , and the vertex on the y -axis be ( 0 , b ) , so the sides of the triangle are a , b and c = a 2 + b 2 .
The incircle has centre ( 6 7 6 2 , 6 7 6 2 ) ; the smaller circle has centre ( u , 3 4 5 0 ) . The distance between their centres is the sum of their radii; so ( u − 6 7 6 2 ) 2 + ( 6 7 6 2 − 3 4 5 0 ) 2 = ( 6 7 6 2 + 3 4 5 0 ) 2
Solving, u = 1 6 4 2 2 .
The centres and the point ( a , 0 ) form a straight line. Equating gradients (or rather, their reciprocals, to get a nicer equation), 3 4 5 0 a − 1 6 4 2 2 = 6 7 6 2 a − 6 7 6 2
Solving, a = 2 5 2 9 6 9
The inradius of a right-angled triangle is given by 2 1 ( a + b − c ) ; we also have a 2 + b 2 = c 2 . Putting these together and solving, we find b = 2 0 5 8 0 and c = 2 6 7 0 8 1 , so the perimeter of the triangle is 8 0 6 0 5 .
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Let
R
=
6
7
6
2
,
r
=
3
4
5
0
,
D
,
E
,
F
,
G
,
H
points of tangency of the sides of the triangle with the circles,
K
,
L
the centers of the circles,
C
E
=
C
F
=
x
,
B
G
=
B
H
=
y
(tangent lines to the circles),
L
M
⊥
K
D
.
By Pythagoras theorem on △ K L M , L M = ( R + r ) 2 − ( R − r ) 2 = 2 R r = 9 6 6 0 , hence, D E = F G = L M = 9 6 6 0 .
The points K and L lie on the angle bisector of ∠ A C B and by similarity of △ C L E and △ C K D , r x = R x + 9 6 6 0 which solves to x = 1 0 0 6 2 . 5 .
Again by Pythagoras theorem, this time on △ A B C , ( y + 9 6 6 0 + x ) 2 = ( y + R ) 2 + ( R + 9 6 6 0 + x ) 2 which solves to y = 1 3 8 1 8 .
Finally, for the perimeter P of △ A B C we have P = 2 ( x + y + R + 9 6 6 0 ) = 8 0 6 0 5 .
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The base of the triangle has length b = 6 7 6 2 + ( 6 7 6 2 + 3 4 5 0 ) 2 − ( 6 7 6 2 − 3 4 5 0 ) 2 ( 1 + 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 0 ) = 2 6 4 8 4 . 5 . Let the triangle be △ A B C right angled at C and base C A . Then sin ( 2 A ) = 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 . This gives tan A = 1 0 8 1 8 4 0 . So a = ∣ B C ∣ = b tan A = 2 0 5 8 0 and c = ∣ A B ∣ = a 2 + b 2 = 3 3 5 0 4 . 5 . Therefore the perimeter of the triangle is 2 6 4 8 4 . 5 + 2 0 5 8 0 + 3 3 5 0 4 . 5 = 8 0 6 0 5
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Let R = 6 7 6 2 , r = 3 4 5 0 , and the smallest angle of the right triangle be θ . Then the base of the triangle is b = tan 2 θ R + R , the height of the triangle is h = b tan θ , and the area of the triangle is A = 2 b h . Since R is the inradius of the triangle, A = 2 R p , where p is the perimeter of the triangle. Then we have:
2 R p ⟹ p = 2 1 ( tan 2 θ R + R ) 2 tan θ = R ( t 1 + 1 ) 2 × 1 − t 2 2 t = t ( 1 − t ) 2 R ( 1 + t ) Let t = tan 2 θ
To find t = tan 2 θ , we let the distance between the left vertex to the center of the small circle be x . Then by similar triangles we have:
r x R x ⟹ x ⟹ t = R x + r + R = r x + r 2 + r R = R − r r ( R + r ) = 1 0 6 3 7 . 5 = tan 2 θ = x 2 − r 2 r = 3 5 1 2
Therefore p = t ( 1 − t ) 2 R ( 1 + t ) = 8 0 6 0 5