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Geometry Difficulty 4.5 AIME Prove it

In acute triangle ABC\triangle ABC, the sides opposite to angles AA, BB, and CC are aa, bb, and cc respectively, and c2bcosA=bc-2b\cos A=b.
(1)(1) Prove that A=2BA=2B;
(2)(2) If the angle bisector of AA intersects BCBC at DD, and c=2c=2, find the range of values for the area of ABD\triangle ABD.

Solution

Proof:

Part (1): Given c2bcosA=bc-2b\cos A=b, we start by applying the Law of Sines to translate this into an equation involving sines:

c2bcosA=bc - 2b\cos A = b

Applying the Law of Sines and substituting for cc and bb in terms of sinC\sin C and sinB\sin B respectively, we get:

sinC2sinBcosA=sinB \sin C - 2\sin B\cos A = \sin B

Using the identity for sin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB\sin(A + B) = \sin A\cos B + \cos A\sin B, and knowing A+B+C=πA + B + C = \pi (sum of angles in a triangle), we have sinC=sin(A+B)\sin C = \sin (A + B). Plugging this into our equation:

sin(A+B)2sinBcosA=sinB\sin (A + B) - 2\sin B\cos A = \sin B

sinAcosB+cosAsinB2sinBcosA=sinB\Rightarrow \sin A\cos B + \cos A\sin B - 2\sin B\cos A = \sin B

Rearranging and simplifying gives us:

sin(AB)=sinB\sin(A - B) = \sin B

Given A,B(0,π2)A, B \in (0, \frac{\pi}{2}) (since ABC\triangle ABC is acute), we know AB(π2,π2)A - B \in (-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}). In this interval, sinx\sin x is monotonically increasing, therefore:

AB=BA=2BA - B = B \Rightarrow A = 2B

Hence, we have proved that A=2BA = 2B. A=2B\boxed{A = 2B}

Part (2): With A=2BA = 2B established, we now consider the angle bisector of AA intersecting BCBC at DD. Given ABC=BAD\angle ABC = \angle BAD and using the Law of Sines in ABD\triangle ABD, we can express ADAD in terms of BB:

ADsinB=ABsin(π2B)=2sin2B\frac{AD}{\sin B} = \frac{AB}{\sin(\pi - 2B)} = \frac{2}{\sin 2B}

This gives us AD=BD=1cosBAD = BD = \frac{1}{\cos B} (since AB=c=2AB = c = 2 and using the double angle formula for sine).

The area of ABD\triangle ABD is then calculated as:

SABD=12AB×AD×sinB=12×2×1cosB×sinB=tanBS_{\triangle ABD} = \frac{1}{2}AB \times AD \times \sin B = \frac{1}{2} \times 2 \times \frac{1}{\cos B} \times \sin B = \tan B

Given the acute nature of ABC\triangle ABC, we establish bounds for BB:

0<B<π20 < B < \frac{\pi}{2}, 0<2B<π20 < 2B < \frac{\pi}{2}, and 0<π3B<π20 < \pi - 3B < \frac{\pi}{2}

Solving these inequalities gives us π6<B<π4\frac{\pi}{6} < B < \frac{\pi}{4}. Hence, the range of tanB\tan B is (tanπ6,tanπ4)=(33,1)\left(\tan \frac{\pi}{6}, \tan \frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}, 1\right).

Therefore, the range of values for the area of ABD\triangle ABD is (33,1)\boxed{\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}, 1\right)}.

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