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Greg Markowsky
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Nov-08-07, 01:34 AM (EST)
 
"Geometry challenge"
 
   Here's another challenge for those so inclined.

https://www.geocities.com/gregm112358/Inscribed_circles.pdf


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alexbadmin
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Nov-09-07, 02:11 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Geometry challenge"
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   The circles in your problem are known as mixtilinear. There is a formula for their radius:

https://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Geometry/MixtilinearConstruction.shtml

Using that and

cos²(x/2) = (1 + cos x)/2

the proof is pretty easy, except that I ma geeting a factor of 2 on the right, like

2s²/(rabc)


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alexbadmin
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Nov-11-07, 06:44 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: Geometry challenge"
In response to message #1
 
   >except that I ma geeting a factor
>of 2 on the right, like
>
>2s²/(rabc)

Nope, my bad. This is really s²/(rabc).

The challenge is to prove that

1/aRA + 1/bRB + 1/cRC = s²/rabc.

From

https://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Geometry/MixtilinearConstruction.shtml

we know that, say,

1 / RA = cos²(A/2) / r

so that

1 / aRA = cos²(A/2) / ar.

Now, cos²(A/2) = (1 + cos A) / 2, thus

1/aRA + 1/bRB + 1/cRC =

1/2r · (1/a + 1/b + 1/c + cos(A)/a + cos(B)/b + cos(C)/c).

By the Law of Cosines,

bc·cos(A) = (b² + c² - a²)/2, etc. From which,

cos(A)/a + cos(B)/b + cos(C)/c = (a² + b² + c²)/2abc.

Further,

1/a + 1/b + 1/c + (a² + b² + c²)/2abc = (a + b + c)² / 2abc.

Combining all together,

1/aRA + 1/bRB + 1/cRC =

1/2r · (a + b + c)² / 2abc =

s² / rabc.


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