Triangle , with and , is inscribed in circle . Compute the radius of the circle with center on which is tangent to both and .
Solution
Solution 1: Denote the second circle by . Let and be the center and radius of , respectively, and let and be the tangency points of with and , respectively. Let be the center of , and let be the midpoint of . Note that , so and are 3-4-5 triangles. Since and , we get . Then . By the extended law of sines, the circumradius of is , so . Also, we have . Therefore, by the Pythagorean theorem, This simplifies to , so .
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