A circle, centre O , has A B as a diameter. Let C be a point on the circle different from A and B , D be the point on A B such that ∠ C D B = 9 0 ∘ and M be the point on B C such that ∠ B M O = 9 0 ∘ . D M is 3 × O M . If ∠ A B C can be expressed as tan − 1 ( b a ) where a and b are co-prime positive integers, determine a + b .
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As O M ⊥ B C , so C M = B M , ∠ O C B = ∠ O B C .
Let radius O C = O B = O A = r and ∠ A B C = θ . Then, ∠ A O C = 2 θ
Let's draw a line M N perpendicular to A B .
C D = r sin 2 θ , O D = r cos 2 θ , O M = r sin θ , D M = 3 r sin θ .
As, △ B D C and △ B N M are similar triangles and B M = 2 1 B C , so M N = 2 1 C D = 2 1 r sin 2 θ = r sin θ cos θ
Again, O N 2 = O M 2 − M N 2 = r 2 sin 2 θ − r 2 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ = r 2 sin 2 θ ( 1 − cos 2 θ ) = r 2 sin 4 θ Hence, O N = r sin 2 θ
Again, D M 2 ( 3 r sin θ ) 2 t a n 2 θ t a n θ = D N 2 + M N 2 = ( r cos 2 θ + r sin 2 θ ) 2 + r 2 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ = r 2 ( 1 − 2 sin 2 θ + sin 2 θ ) 2 + r 2 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ = r 2 cos 4 θ + r 2 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ = r 2 c o s 2 θ ( c o s 2 θ + sin 2 θ ) = r 2 c o s 2 θ = r 2 c o s 2 θ = 9 1 = 3 1
The answer will be 1 + 3 = 4
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Let O be the origin and Q:(-a.b) and let the circle radius be R. Hence, B:(R,0), M:((R-a)/2,b/2) and D:(-a,0). We then have the following two equations: a²+b²=R² & 9OM²=DM² or(1/4)((R+a)²+b²)= (9/4)((R-a)²+b²). These can be easily solved to give, a=4R/5 & b=3R/5. Now tan(θ) = b/(a+R) =(3R/5)/((4R/5)+R)=1/3. Hence a+b=4
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We can see C M = B M . Now, the midpoint of hypotenuse is equidistant from all the 3 vertices of a right triangle. So D M = B M = 3 O M ⇒ t a n ∠ A B C = 3 O M O M = 3 1