ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with sides AB=10,BC=8,CD=25, and DA=12. A circle ω is tangent to segments DA,AB, and BC. Find the radius of ω.
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Solution
Denote E an intersection point of AD and BC. Let x=EA and y=EB. Because ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, △EAB is similar to △ECD. Therefore, xy+8=1025 and yx+12=1025. We get x=21128 and y=21152. Note that ω is the E-excircle of △EAB, so we may finish by standard calculations. Indeed, first we compute the semiperimeter s=2EA+AB+BE=2x+y+10=335. Now the radius of ω is (by Heron's formula for area) rE=s−AB[EAB]=s−10s(s−x)(s−y)=71209=78463
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