Determine the triangle with sides and circumradius for which .
Solution
Solution 1
Solving for yields . We can substitute into the area formula to get \begin{align*} A &= \frac{abc}{4 \cdot \tfrac{a\sqrt{bc}}{b+c} } \\ &= \frac{abc}{4a\sqrt{bc}} \cdot (b+c) \\ &= \frac{(b+c)\sqrt{bc}}{4}. \end{align*} We also know that , where is the angle between sides and Substituting this yields \begin{align*} \tfrac{1}{2}bc \sin(\theta) &= \frac{(b+c)\sqrt{bc}}{4} \\ 2\sqrt{bc} \cdot \sin(\theta) &= b+c \\ \sin(\theta) &= \frac{b+c}{2\sqrt{bc}} \end{align*} Since is inside a triangle, . Substitution yields Note that , so multiplying both sides by that value would not change the inequality sign. This means However, by the AM-GM Inequality , . Thus, the equality case must hold, so where . When plugging , the inequality holds, so the value truly satisfies all conditions.
That means so That means the only truangle that satisfies all the conditions is a 45-45-90 triangle where is the longest side. In other words, for all positive