Question Number 39404 by ajfour last updated on 06/Jul/18
Commented by ajfour last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${Q}.\mathrm{39365}\:\:\:{solution}.. \\ $$
Commented by MrW3 last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${let}'{s}\:{say}\:{the}\:{angles}\:{of}\:{isosceles}\:{triangles} \\ $$$${are}\:\theta,\:{in}\:{our}\:{case}\:\theta=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{6}}. \\ $$$${Are}\:{there}\:{any}\:{other}\:{values}\:{for}\:\theta\:{such} \\ $$$${that}\:\Delta{GJN}\:{is}\:{equilateral}? \\ $$
Commented by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${AG}=\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}}{sec}\theta,{AN}=\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}}{sec}\theta \\ $$$${NG}^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{4}}{sec}^{\mathrm{2}} \theta+\frac{{c}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{4}}{sec}^{\mathrm{2}} \theta−\frac{{bc}}{\mathrm{2}}{sec}^{\mathrm{2}} \theta.{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right)= \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}{sec}^{\mathrm{2}} \theta\left[{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}.{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right)\right] \\ $$$${NJ}^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}{sec}^{\mathrm{2}} \theta\left[{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{ac}.{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right)\right] \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{ac}.{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right)={b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}.{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{a}^{\mathrm{2}} −{b}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{c}\left({a}−{b}\right){cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$\overset{{a}\neq{b}} {\Rightarrow}{cos}\left(\mathrm{60}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right)=\frac{{a}+{b}}{\mathrm{2}{c}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\theta=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}{cos}^{−\mathrm{1}} \left[\frac{{a}+{b}}{\mathrm{2}{c}}\right]−\mathrm{30}\:. \\ $$
Commented by MrW3 last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${AG}=\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta} \\ $$$${AN}=\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta} \\ $$$${NG}^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left(\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\left(\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}\right)\left(\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}\right)\:\mathrm{cos}\:\left({A}+\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$=\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}\:\left(\mathrm{cos}\:{A}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta−\mathrm{sin}\:{A}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right)}{\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta} \\ $$$$=\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}\:\mathrm{cos}\:{A}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\mathrm{2}{bc}\:\mathrm{sin}\:{A}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\mathrm{2}\theta}{\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta} \\ $$$$=\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\left({b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\mathrm{4}\Delta\:\mathrm{sin}\:\mathrm{2}\theta}{\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta} \\ $$$$=\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right)+\mathrm{4}\Delta\:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta}{\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta} \\ $$$$\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta=\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\theta=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{there}\:{is}\:{only}\:{one}\:{value}\:{for}\:\theta. \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${marvelous}\:{Sir}! \\ $$
Commented by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${dear}\:{master}!{for}\:{what}? \\ $$$${cos}\mathrm{2}\theta=\mathrm{1}−{cos}\mathrm{2}\theta \\ $$
Commented by MrW3 last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${the}\:{term}\:{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$${must}\:{be}\:{the}\:{same}\:{for}\:{all}\:{three}\:{sides} \\ $$$${including} \\ $$$${b}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({c}^{\mathrm{2}} +{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$${c}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$${but}\:{this}\:{is}\:{true}\:{only}\:{when} \\ $$$$\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta=\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta \\ $$$${then}\: \\ $$$${a}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$={b}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({c}^{\mathrm{2}} +{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$={c}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta+\left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta\right) \\ $$$$=\left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\theta \\ $$$${and}\:{it}'{s}\:{the}\:{same}\:{for}\:{all}\:{three}\:{sides}. \\ $$
Answered by ajfour last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${AG}=\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{sec}\:\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{6}}\:=\:\frac{{b}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}} \\ $$$${AN}=\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{sec}\:\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{6}}=\:\frac{{c}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}} \\ $$$${NG}^{\mathrm{2}} ={AG}^{\mathrm{2}} +{AN}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\left({AG}\right)\left({AN}\right)\mathrm{cos}\:\left({A}+\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{3}}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{3}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}{bc}}{\mathrm{3}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{cos}\:{A}−\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}}{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{sin}\:{A}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:=\frac{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −{bc}\mathrm{cos}\:{A}}{\mathrm{3}}\:+\:\frac{{bc}\mathrm{sin}\:{A}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}} \\ $$$$\:{Now}\:{since}\:\:\mathrm{sin}\:{A}\:=\:\frac{{a}}{\mathrm{2}{R}} \\ $$$$\left({R}\:{being}\:{circumradius}\:{of}\:\bigtriangleup{ABC}\right) \\ $$$${and}\:\:{a}^{\mathrm{2}} =\:{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}\mathrm{cos}\:{A} \\ $$$$\:\:{NG}^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{\mathrm{2}{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bc}\mathrm{cos}\:{A}}{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{{abc}}{\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}{R}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{{abc}}{\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}{R}} \\ $$$${similarly}\:\:{NJ}\:^{\mathrm{2}} \:{and}\:{GJ}^{\:\mathrm{2}} \:{result} \\ $$$${in}\:{the}\:{same}\:{expression}. \\ $$$${Hence}\:\:\bigtriangleup{NJG}\:{is}\:{equilateral}. \\ $$
Commented by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 06/Jul/18
$${nice}\:{proof}\:{sir}\:{Ajfour}.{thanks}\:{for}\: \\ $$$${drawing}\:{the}\:{perfect}\:{figure}. \\ $$