GeometryDifficulty 5.3AIME, harderProve itUnited States
Problem:
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with sides AB=10, BC=8, CD=25, and DA=12. A circle ω is tangent to segments DA, AB, and BC. Find the radius of ω.
Solution
Solution:
Denote E as the intersection point of AD and BC. Let x=EA and y=EB. Because ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, △EAB is similar to △ECD. Therefore, xy+8=1025andyx+12=1025. We get x=21128 and y=21152.
Note that ω is the E-excircle of △EAB, so we may finish by standard calculations.
Indeed, first we compute the semiperimeter s=2EA+AB+BE=2x+y+10=335. Now the radius of ω is (by Heron's formula for area) rE=s−AB[EAB]=s−10s(s−x)(s−y)=71209=78463.
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