5 . In right triangle , is the altitude on the hypotenuse , and the line connecting the incenter of triangle with the incenter of triangle intersects sides and at points and , respectively. The areas of triangles and are denoted as and , respectively. Prove that: .
Solution
5. Let the incenter of be , and the incenter of be . Since , note that and are two external angle bisectors from , hence we have
and it is clear that . Therefore, is directly similar to . Thus, the corresponding angles of the two triangles are equal, for example, the angle between and should equal the angle between and , i.e.,
This makes an isosceles right triangle. Also, since , we have ,
thus,
Therefore,
which means . Proof complete.
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