Sunday, October 23, 2016

Geometry Problem 1276 Equilateral Triangle, Circumcircle, Internally Tangent Circles, Tangent Line, Measurement

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1276: Equilateral Triangle, Circumcircle, Internally Tangent Circles, Tangent Line, Measurement.

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  1. ABTC is cyclic quadrilateral, By Ptolemy's theorem AT*BC = BT*AC + CT*AB,
    Since AB=BC=AC, we have AT = BT + CT,
    Lets assume AT,BT and CT meets inner circle O1 at X,Y and Z. We can see that Angle XTY = Angle XTZ = 60 Deg, also Angle YTZ=120 Deg, hence Triangle XYZ is equilateral.

    Also Angle ATO = Angle XTO1, hence angle subtended by AT and XT on circle O and O1 are equal. We have XT/AT=YT/BT=ZT/CT=r/R (r is radius of inner circle O1, and R is radius of outer circle O).
    Subtracting each term from 1. We get AX/AT=BY/BT=CZ/CT=1-(r/R)=k
    AA1^2=AX.AT=k.AT^2 or AA1=sqrt(k).AT,similarly BB1=sqrt(k).BT,CC1=sqrt(k).CT
    Since AT=BT+CT we get sqrt(k).AT=sqrt(k).BT + sqrt(k).CT or AA1=BB1+CC1

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  2. Problem 1276
    We apply the Casey’s theorem for zero circles A, B, C, and the circle with center O_1.Then
    AC.AA_1=AC.BB_1+AB.CC_1 or AA1=BB1+CC1.(AB=BC=AC).
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SCHOOL KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE


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    1. Great!!!
      Very nice solution.

      -Pradyumna

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    2. Pradyumna thank you very much and your own solution is very good.

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