Two Circles in a Triangle

Geometry Level 4

If the incircle to a right triangle has a radius of 6762 6762 and a circle tangent to the incircle and the hypotenuse and one leg of the triangle has a radius of 3450 3450 , find the perimeter of the right triangle.


The answer is 80605.

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Let R = 6762 R=6762 , r = 3450 r=3450 , and the smallest angle of the right triangle be θ \theta . Then the base of the triangle is b = R tan θ 2 + R b=\dfrac R{\tan \frac \theta 2} + R , the height of the triangle is h = b tan θ h = b \tan \theta , and the area of the triangle is A = b h 2 A = \dfrac {bh}2 . Since R R is the inradius of the triangle, A = R p 2 A= \frac {Rp}2 , where p p is the perimeter of the triangle. Then we have:

R p 2 = 1 2 ( R tan θ 2 + R ) 2 tan θ Let t = tan θ 2 p = R ( 1 t + 1 ) 2 × 2 t 1 t 2 = 2 R ( 1 + t ) t ( 1 t ) \begin{aligned} \frac {Rp}2 & = \frac 12 \left(\frac R{\tan \frac \theta 2}+R\right)^2 \tan \theta & \small \blue{\text{Let }t=\tan \frac \theta 2} \\ \implies p & = R \left(\frac 1t + 1\right)^2 \times \frac {2t}{1-t^2} = \frac {2R(1+t)}{t(1-t)} \end{aligned}

To find t = tan θ 2 t = \tan \frac \theta 2 , we let the distance between the left vertex to the center of the small circle be x x . Then by similar triangles we have:

x r = x + r + R R R x = r x + r 2 + r R x = r ( R + r ) R r = 10637.5 t = tan θ 2 = r x 2 r 2 = 12 35 \begin{aligned} \frac xr & = \frac {x+r+R}R \\ Rx & = rx + r^2 + rR \\ \implies x & = \frac {r(R+r)}{R-r} = 10637.5 \\ \implies t & = \tan \frac \theta 2 = \frac r{\sqrt{x^2-r^2}} = \frac {12}{35} \end{aligned}

Therefore p = 2 R ( 1 + t ) t ( 1 t ) = 80605 p = \dfrac {2R(1+t)}{t(1-t)} = \boxed{80605}

Chris Lewis
Mar 5, 2020

Put an origin at the right-angle. Let the two vertices of the triangle on the x x -axis be ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) and ( a , 0 ) (a,0) , and the vertex on the y y -axis be ( 0 , b ) (0,b) , so the sides of the triangle are a a , b b and c = a 2 + b 2 c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2} .

The incircle has centre ( 6762 , 6762 ) (6762,6762) ; the smaller circle has centre ( u , 3450 ) (u,3450) . The distance between their centres is the sum of their radii; so ( u 6762 ) 2 + ( 6762 3450 ) 2 = ( 6762 + 3450 ) 2 (u-6762)^2+(6762-3450)^2=(6762+3450)^2

Solving, u = 16422 u=16422 .

The centres and the point ( a , 0 ) (a,0) form a straight line. Equating gradients (or rather, their reciprocals, to get a nicer equation), a 16422 3450 = a 6762 6762 \frac{a-16422}{3450} = \frac{a-6762}{6762}

Solving, a = 52969 2 a=\frac{52969}{2}

The inradius of a right-angled triangle is given by 1 2 ( a + b c ) \frac12 (a+b-c) ; we also have a 2 + b 2 = c 2 a^2+b^2=c^2 . Putting these together and solving, we find b = 20580 b=20580 and c = 67081 2 c=\frac{67081}{2} , so the perimeter of the triangle is 80605 \boxed{80605} .

Nice solution!

David Vreken - 1 year, 3 months ago

Let R = 6762 R = 6762 , r = 3450 r = 3450 , D D , E E , F F , G G , H H points of tangency of the sides of the triangle with the circles, K K , L L the centers of the circles, C E = C F = x CE = CF = x ,
B G = B H = y BG = BH = y (tangent lines to the circles), L M K D LM \bot KD .

By Pythagoras theorem on K L M \vartriangle KLM , L M = ( R + r ) 2 ( R r ) 2 = 2 R r = 9660 , LM = \sqrt {{{\left( {R + r} \right)}^2} - {{\left( {R - r} \right)}^2}} = 2\sqrt {Rr} = 9660, hence, D E = F G = L M = 9660 DE = FG = LM = 9660 .

The points K K and L L lie on the angle bisector of A C B \angle ACB and by similarity of C L E \vartriangle CLE and C K D \vartriangle CKD , x r = x + 9660 R \frac{x}{r} = \frac{{x + 9660}}{R} which solves to x = 10062.5 x = 10062.5 .

Again by Pythagoras theorem, this time on A B C \vartriangle ABC , ( y + 9660 + x ) 2 = ( y + R ) 2 + ( R + 9660 + x ) 2 {\left( {y + 9660 + x} \right)^2} = {\left( {y + R} \right)^2} + {\left( {R + 9660 + x} \right)^2} which solves to y = 13818 y = 13818 .

Finally, for the perimeter P P of A B C \vartriangle ABC we have P = 2 ( x + y + R + 9660 ) = 80605 P = 2\left( {x + y + R + 9660} \right) =\boxed{80605} .

Great solution!

David Vreken - 1 year, 2 months ago

The base of the triangle has length b = 6762 + ( 6762 + 3450 ) 2 ( 6762 3450 ) 2 ( 1 + 3450 3312 ) = 26484.5 b=6762+\sqrt {(6762+3450)^2-(6762-3450)^2}(1+\dfrac{3450}{3312})=26484.5 . Let the triangle be A B C \triangle {ABC} right angled at C C and base C A \overline {CA} . Then sin ( A 2 ) = 3312 10212 \sin (\dfrac{A}{2})=\dfrac{3312}{10212} . This gives tan A = 840 1081 \tan A=\dfrac{840}{1081} . So a = B C = b tan A = 20580 a=|\overline {BC}|=b\tan A=20580 and c = A B = a 2 + b 2 = 33504.5 c=|\overline {AB}|=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=33504.5 . Therefore the perimeter of the triangle is 26484.5 + 20580 + 33504.5 = 80605 26484.5+20580+33504.5=\boxed {80605}

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