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Question Number 111926 by ajfour last updated on 05/Sep/20

Commented by ajfour last updated on 05/Sep/20

If △ABC is equilateral with side s,  find radii of the three circles in  terms of s.

IfABCisequilateralwithsides,findradiiofthethreecirclesintermsofs.

Answered by mr W last updated on 05/Sep/20

Commented by ajfour last updated on 05/Sep/20

from (ii):  (β+γ)^2 =β^2 +(1−γ)^2 −β(1−γ)   ...(ii)  2βγ=−2γ+1−β+βγ  𝛃=((1−2𝛄)/(1+𝛄))     ....(I)  &   from   γ(1−8β)=4β −1  4𝛃=((1+𝛄)/(1+2𝛄))    ...(II)  ⇒   ((4(1−2γ))/(1+γ))=((1+γ)/(1+2γ))  ⇒  4−16γ^2 =1+2γ+γ^2   ⇒   17γ^2 +2γ−3=0  ⇒  𝛄 = ((2(√(13))−1)/(17))        β=((1−2γ)/(1+γ)) = ((1−(((4(√(13))−2))/(17)))/(1+(((2(√(13))−1))/(17))))      =((19−4(√(13)))/(16+2(√(13))))=(((19−4(√(13)))(16−2(√(13))))/(204))     =((304+104−102(√(13)))/(204)) =((4−(√(13)))/2)     𝛃 =((4−(√(13)))/2)     𝛂=(1/2)−(((4−(√(13))))/2) =(((√(13))−3)/2)     𝛄 = ((2(√(13))−1)/(17))  Thank you very much, mrW Sir!  great solution!

from(ii):(β+γ)2=β2+(1γ)2β(1γ)...(ii)2βγ=2γ+1β+βγβ=12γ1+γ....(I)&fromγ(18β)=4β14β=1+γ1+2γ...(II)4(12γ)1+γ=1+γ1+2γ416γ2=1+2γ+γ217γ2+2γ3=0γ=213117β=12γ1+γ=1(4132)171+(2131)17=1941316+213=(19413)(16213)204=304+10410213204=4132β=4132α=12(413)2=1332γ=213117Thankyouverymuch,mrWSir!greatsolution!

Commented by mr W last updated on 06/Sep/20

wow! i didn′t expect that we can get  the exact solution. thanks sir!

wow!ididntexpectthatwecangettheexactsolution.thankssir!

Commented by mr W last updated on 05/Sep/20

a+b=(s/2)  α+β=(1/2)   ...(i)    BD=s−c  FD=b+c  FD^2 =BF^2 +BD^2 −2×BF×BD×cos ∠B  (b+c)^2 =b^2 +(s−c)^2 −b(s−c)  (β+γ)^2 =β^2 +(1−γ)^2 −β(1−γ)   ...(ii)    ED=a+c  (a+c)^2 =(a+2b)^2 +(s−c)^2 −(a+2b)(s−c)  ((s/2)−b+c)^2 =((s/2)+b)^2 +(s−c)^2 −((s/2)+b)(s−c)  ((1/2)−β+γ)^2 =((1/2)+β)^2 +(1−γ)^2 −((1/2)+β)(1−γ)   ...(iii)    (iii)−(ii):  γ(1−8β)=4β −1  ⇒γ=((4β−1)/(1−8β))    ⇒β≈0.19722=(b/s)  ⇒γ≈0.36541=(c/s)  ⇒α≈0.30378=(a/s)

a+b=s2α+β=12...(i)BD=scFD=b+cFD2=BF2+BD22×BF×BD×cosB(b+c)2=b2+(sc)2b(sc)(β+γ)2=β2+(1γ)2β(1γ)...(ii)ED=a+c(a+c)2=(a+2b)2+(sc)2(a+2b)(sc)(s2b+c)2=(s2+b)2+(sc)2(s2+b)(sc)(12β+γ)2=(12+β)2+(1γ)2(12+β)(1γ)...(iii)(iii)(ii):γ(18β)=4β1γ=4β118ββ0.19722=bsγ0.36541=csα0.30378=as

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