Let ABC be a triangle with AB=5,BC=8,CA=11. The incircle ω and A-excircle 1Γ are centered at I1 and I2, respectively, and are tangent to BC at D1 and D2, respectively. Find the ratio of the area of △AI1D1 to the area of △AI2D2.
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Solution
Let D1′ and D2′ be the points diametrically opposite D1 and D2 on the incircle and A-excircle, respectively. As Ix is the midpoint of Dx and Dx′, we have [AI2D2][AI1D1]=[AD2D2′][AD1D1′] Now, △AD1D1′ and △AD2D2′ are homothetic with ratio rAr=ss−a, where r is the inradius, rA is the A-exradius, and s is the semiperimeter. Our answer is thus (ss−a)2=(124)=91
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