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84. (USSR 1) On the side ACAC of ABC\triangle ABC, choose a point MM such that the incircles of triangles ABMABM and BMCBMC have equal radii. Prove:
BM2=ctg(B2), BM^{2}=\triangle \operatorname{ctg}\left(\frac{B}{2}\right),

where \triangle is the area of triangle ABCABC.

Solution

30. (Su Kuan 1)

Proof: Let 1\triangle_{1} be the area of ABM\triangle A B M, s1s_{1}, the semi-perimeter of ABM\triangle A B M, and r1r_{1} the radius of the incircle of ABM\triangle A B M: 2\triangle_{2} is the area of BMC\triangle B M C, s2s_{2} is the semi-perimeter of BMC\triangle B M C, and r2r_{2} is the radius of the incircle of BMC\triangle B M C. For ABC\triangle A B C, ,s,r\triangle, s, r represent the corresponding values. Let PP^{\prime} be the point where the incircle of ABM\triangle A B M touches side ABA B, QQ^{\prime} the point where the incircle of BMC\triangle B M C touches side BCB C; P,QP, Q are the points where the incircle of ABC\triangle A B C touches sides AB,BCA B, B C respectively.
Then 1=s1r1,2=s2r2,=sr\triangle_{1}=s_{1} r_{1}, \triangle_{2}=s_{2} r_{2}, \triangle=s r.
 Thus, sr=s1r1+s2r2=r(s1+2s) \text { Thus, } s r=s_{1} r_{1}+s_{2} r_{2}=r^{\prime}\left(s_{1}+{ }_{2} s\right) \text {, }

where γ=γ1=γ2\gamma^{\prime}=\gamma_{1}=\gamma_{2}.
On the other hand, by the similarity of the triangles, we get
APAP=rr,CQCQ=rr \frac{A P^{\prime}}{A P}=\frac{r^{\prime}}{r}, \frac{C Q^{\prime}}{C Q}=\frac{r^{\prime}}{r} \text {. }

Moreover, AP=sBC,CQ=sAB,APA P=s-B C, C Q=s-A B, A P^{\prime}
=s1BM,CQ=s2BM =s_{1}-B M, C Q^{\prime}=s_{2}-B M \text {. }

From (1) and (2), rr=s1BMsBC\frac{r^{\prime}}{r}=\frac{s_{1}-B M}{s-B C}.
=s2BMsAB. Also, rr=s1+s2BM2sABBC=sBMAC,rr=sBMAC=s+BM,s2BM2=sAC or BM2=s(s =\frac{s_{2}-B M}{s-A B} . \\ \text { Also, } \frac{r^{\prime}}{r}=\frac{s_{1}+s-2 B M}{2 s-A B-B C}=\frac{s-B M}{A C}, \\ \frac{r^{\prime}}{r}=\frac{s-B M}{A C}=\frac{s}{+B M}, \\ s^{2}-B M^{2}=s \cdot A C \text { or } B M^{2}=s(s-
ACA C ).
But sAC=BP,BPr=ctgB2\mathrm{s}-A C=B P, \frac{B P}{r}=\operatorname{ctg} \frac{B}{2},
so BP=rctgB2B P=r \operatorname{ctg} \frac{B}{2}.
Thus BM2=s(sAC)=sBPB M^{2}=s(s-A C)=s \cdot B P
=srctgB2=ΔctgB2. =s \cdot r \cdot \operatorname{ctg} \frac{B}{2}=\Delta \operatorname{ctg} \frac{B}{2} .

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