GeometryDifficulty 7.1National olympiad, round 2Prove it
Let ABCD be an tangential trapezoid, E is a point of its diagonals intersection, r1,r2,r3,r4 -- the radiuses of the circles inscribed in the triangles ABE,BCE,CDE,DAE respectively. Prove that 1/(r1)+1/(r3)=1/(r2)+1/(r4).
Solution
1. Define the given elements and recall known formulas: - Let S=S(ABCD) be the area of the tangential trapezoid ABCD. - Let S1=S(△ABE), S2=S(△BCE), S3=S(△CDE), and S4=S(△DAE) be the areas of the triangles formed by the diagonals and the vertices of the trapezoid. - Let s1=2Perimeter(△ABE), s2=2Perimeter(△BCE), s3=2Perimeter(△CDE), and s4=2Perimeter(△DAE) be the semiperimeters of these triangles. - Given that AD∥BC.
2. Recall the well-known formulas: - The area of a triangle with an inscribed circle is given by S=r⋅s, where r is the inradius and s is the semiperimeter. - For the tangential trapezoid, the sum of the lengths of the opposite sides is equal: AB+CD=AD+BC.
3. Use the similarity of triangles: - Since △DAE∼△BCE, we have: S(△BCE)S(△DAE)=(BCDA)2=(CEAE)2=(EBED)2
4. Express the given problem in terms of the inradii: - We need to prove that: r11+r31=r21+r41 - Using the formula S=r⋅s, we can write: r11=S1s1,r21=S2s2,r31=S3s3,r41=S4s4
5. Simplify the expressions: - Given that S1=S3=S2S4, we can write: r11+r31=S1s1+S3s3=S2S4s1+S2S4s3=S2S4s1+s3 - Similarly, we have: r21+r41=S2s2+S4s4=S2S4s2+S2S4s4=S2S4s2+s4
6. Use the property of the tangential trapezoid: - Since AB+CD=AD+BC, the semiperimeters satisfy: s1+s3=s2+s4
7. Conclude the proof: - Therefore, we have: r11+r31=S2S4s1+s3=S2S4s2+s4=r21+r41
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