Problem:
Triangle has , , and . Points , , are such that is tangent to the circumcircle of at , is tangent to the circumcircle at , and is tangent to the circumcircle at . Find the length .
Problem:
Triangle has , , and . Points , , are such that is tangent to the circumcircle of at , is tangent to the circumcircle at , and is tangent to the circumcircle at . Find the length .
Solution:
Answer:
Note that by equal tangents, , , and . Moreover, since the line segments , , and are tangent to the circumcircle of at , , and respectively, we have that , , and .
By drawing the altitudes of the isosceles triangles and , we therefore have that and .
Now, by the Law of Cosines, we have that
Therefore,