In the triangle , let be the centroid, and let be the center of the inscribed circle. Let and be the angles at the vertices and , respectively. Suppose that the segment is parallel to and that . Find .
Solution
Let and denote the midpoint of and the foot of the altitude from to , respectively, and let be the inradius of . Since are collinear with , the distance from to line is times the distance from to , and the latter is since ; hence the altitude has length . By the double angle formula for tangent, , and so . Let be the point where the incircle meets ; then . It follows that , whence the incircle is tangent to the altitude . This implies that , is a right triangle, and .
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