Given a triangle with and , is a point inside the triangle such that . Find .
Solution
We have .
Note that and . Since , the line is tangent to (). As , the centre of this circle must lie on . Thus, the centre is the midpoint of . This implies .
Since , the line is tangent to (). The centre of this circle must lie on the perpendicular line at to , and lie on the perpendicular
bisector of . Clearly, is the point such that is a square. Note that is the perpendicular bisector of . Thus, we have
Note that . It follows that
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