In the equilateral triangle , points and are selected, such that:
If the ratio of the radius of the orange circle to the radius of one cyan circle can be expressed as , where are positive integers, coprime and square free, input the product as your answer.
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Let the sides of the equilateral triangle be 1 , and let p = B D , q = C E , t = D E , and u = C D .
The area of △ B C D is T △ B C D = 2 1 ⋅ p ⋅ 1 ⋅ sin 6 0 ° = 4 3 p , and the semiperimeter of △ B C D is s △ B C D = 2 1 ( p + u + 1 ) .
The area of △ A D E is T △ A D E = 2 1 ⋅ ( 1 − p ) ⋅ ( 1 − q ) ⋅ sin 6 0 ° = 4 3 ( 1 − p ) ( 1 − q ) , and the semiperimeter of △ A D E is s △ A D E = 2 1 ( 2 − p − q + t ) .
The area of △ E D C is T △ E D C = T △ A B C − T △ B C D − T △ A D E = 4 3 − 4 3 p − 4 3 ( 1 − p ) ( 1 − q ) = 4 3 ( 1 − p ) q , and the semiperimeter of △ E D C is s △ E D C = 2 1 ( t + u + q ) .
Since the inradius is r = s T and each incircle is equal,
r = 2 1 ( p + s + 1 ) 4 3 p = 2 1 ( 2 − p − q + t ) 4 3 ( 1 − p ) ( 1 − q ) = 2 1 ( t + u + q ) 4 3 ( 1 − p ) q
By the law of cosines on △ B C D , u = p 2 + 1 2 − 2 ⋅ p ⋅ 1 cos 6 0 ° , or
u = p 2 − p − 1
and by the law of cosines on △ A D E , t = ( 1 − p ) 2 + ( 1 − q ) 2 − 2 ⋅ ( 1 − p ) ⋅ ( 1 − q ) cos 6 0 ° , or
t = p 2 + q 2 − p q − p − q + 1
Substituting u and t into the inradius equations 2 1 ( p + u + 1 ) 4 3 p = 2 1 ( 2 − p − q + t ) 4 3 ( 1 − p ) ( 1 − q ) and solving for q gives:
q = 7 p 2 − 2 p − 1 − 4 p 3 + 4 p 2 + p − 1 + ( 4 p 2 − 2 p ) p 2 − p + 1
and substituting u and t into the inradius equations 2 1 ( p + u + 1 ) 4 3 p = 2 1 ( t + u + q ) 4 3 ( 1 − p ) q and solving for q gives:
q = 3 ( 7 p 3 − 9 p 2 + p + 1 ) 8 p 4 − 2 1 p 3 + 1 6 p 2 − 1 1 p + 4 + ( − 8 p 3 − 4 p 2 + 1 2 p − 4 ) p 2 − p + 1
Therefore, q = 7 p 2 − 2 p − 1 − 4 p 3 + 4 p 2 + p − 1 + ( 4 p 2 − 2 p ) p 2 − p + 1 = 3 ( 7 p 3 − 9 p 2 + p + 1 ) 8 p 4 − 2 1 p 3 + 1 6 p 2 − 1 1 p + 4 + ( − 8 p 3 − 4 p 2 + 1 2 p − 4 ) p 2 − p + 1 , which solves to p = 5 1 ( 1 + 2 3 2 − 3 4 ) or p = 8 5 for 0 < p < 1 . However, p = 8 5 leads to q = 1 , so it must be that p = 5 1 ( 1 + 2 3 2 − 3 4 ) .
If p = 5 1 ( 1 + 2 3 2 − 3 4 ) , then u = p 2 − p − 1 = 5 1 ( − 1 + 3 3 2 + 3 4 ) .
The orange circle is an excircle to △ B C D , so the ratio of the radii of the orange and cyan circles is s △ B C D − p s △ B C D = 2 1 ( p + u + 1 ) − p 2 1 ( p + u + 1 ) = 3 2 4 − 1
Therefore, A = 2 , B = 4 , C = 3 , D = 1 , and A B C D = 2 4 .