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Geometry Difficulty 7.6 National olympiad, round 2 Find the answer

In the triangle ABC\triangle ABC, let GG be the centroid, and let II be the center of the inscribed circle. Let α\alpha and β\beta be the angles at the vertices AA and BB, respectively. Suppose that the segment IGIG is parallel to ABAB and that β=2tan1(1/3)\beta = 2 \tan^{-1} (1/3). Find α\alpha.

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Solution

Let MM and DD denote the midpoint of ABAB and the foot of the altitude from CC to ABAB, respectively, and let rr be the inradius of ABC\bigtriangleup ABC. Since C,G,MC,G,M are collinear with CM=3GMCM = 3GM, the distance from CC to line ABAB is 33 times the distance from GG to ABAB, and the latter is rr since IGABIG \parallel AB; hence the altitude CDCD has length 3r3r. By the double angle formula for tangent, CDDB=tanβ=34\frac{CD}{DB} = \tan\beta = \frac{3}{4}, and so DB=4rDB = 4r. Let EE be the point where the incircle meets ABAB; then EB=r/tan(β2)=3rEB = r/\tan(\frac{\beta}{2}) = 3r. It follows that ED=rED = r, whence the incircle is tangent to the altitude CDCD. This implies that D=AD=A, ABCABC is a right triangle, and α=π2\alpha = \frac{\pi}{2}.

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