Olympiad Maths Prep

Track / Stage 7 / 3 of 300 #1403 of 2000

Problem 1403

National olympiad second round; IMO P1/P4
Geometry Difficulty 7.0 Find the answer

Given triangle ABCABC, let MM be the midpoint of side ABAB and NN be the midpoint of side ACAC. A circle is inscribed inside quadrilateral NMBCNMBC, tangent to all four sides, and that circle touches MNMN at point X.X. The circle inscribed in triangle AMNAMN touches MNMN at point YY, with YY between XX and NN. If XY=1XY=1 and BC=12BC=12, find, with proof, the lengths of the sides ABAB and ACAC.

Official solution

1. Labeling Points of Tangency:
- Let P P and R R be the points of tangency of the incircle of AMN\triangle AMN with ANAN and AMAM respectively. Since AP=ARAP = AR, let AP=AR=aAP = AR = a.
- Let YY be the point where the incircle of AMN\triangle AMN touches MNMN. Since MR=MYMR = MY, let MR=MY=bMR = MY = b.
- Let NP=NYNP = NY. Since XY=1XY = 1, let NP=NY=c+1NP = NY = c + 1 and NL=cNL = c, where LL is the point of tangency of the larger circle on ACAC.

2. Tangency Points for Larger Circle:
- Let QQ be the point of tangency of the larger circle on BCBC. Since CL=CQCL = CQ, let CL=CQ=dCL = CQ = d.
- Let TT be the point of tangency of the larger circle on ABAB. Since MT=b+1MT = b + 1 and TB=QBTB = QB, let TB=QB=eTB = QB = e.

3. Equations from Tangency:
- Since AN=NCAN = NC, we have:
a+c+1=c+d    a+1=d a + c + 1 = c + d \implies a + 1 = d
Therefore, d=a+1d = a + 1.

- Since AM=MBAM = MB, we have:
a+b=b+1+e    e=a1 a + b = b + 1 + e \implies e = a - 1
Therefore, e=a1e = a - 1.

4. **Using BC=12BC = 12:**
- Since BC=12BC = 12, we have:
d+e=12    (a+1)+(a1)=12    2a=12    a=6 d + e = 12 \implies (a + 1) + (a - 1) = 12 \implies 2a = 12 \implies a = 6

5. **Substituting a=6a = 6:**
- Now, substituting a=6a = 6:
d=a+1=6+1=7 d = a + 1 = 6 + 1 = 7
e=a1=61=5 e = a - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5

6. **Finding cc and bb:**
- Since AL=ATAL = AT, we have b=cb = c.

7. Proportionality in Similar Triangles:
- Since ANM\triangle ANM is similar to ACB\triangle ACB, we have:
2c+112=6+c12+2c \frac{2c + 1}{12} = \frac{6 + c}{12 + 2c}

8. Solving the Proportion:
- Cross-multiplying the proportion:
(2c+1)(12+2c)=12(6+c) (2c + 1)(12 + 2c) = 12(6 + c)
24c+2c2+12+2c=72+12c 24c + 2c^2 + 12 + 2c = 72 + 12c
2c2+12c+12=72 2c^2 + 12c + 12 = 72
2c2+12c60=0 2c^2 + 12c - 60 = 0
c2+6c30=0 c^2 + 6c - 30 = 0

9. Solving the Quadratic Equation:
- Using the quadratic formula c=b±b24ac2ac = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}:
c=6±6241(30)21 c = \frac{-6 \pm \sqrt{6^2 - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot (-30)}}{2 \cdot 1}
c=6±36+1202 c = \frac{-6 \pm \sqrt{36 + 120}}{2}
c=6±1562 c = \frac{-6 \pm \sqrt{156}}{2}
c=6±2392 c = \frac{-6 \pm 2\sqrt{39}}{2}
c=3±39 c = -3 \pm \sqrt{39}

10. Selecting the Positive Root:
- Since cc must be positive:
c=3+39 c = -3 + \sqrt{39}

11. Calculating Side Lengths:
- AB=2a=2×6=12AB = 2a = 2 \times 6 = 12
- AC=2c+1=2(3+39)+1=6+239+1=5+239AC = 2c + 1 = 2(-3 + \sqrt{39}) + 1 = -6 + 2\sqrt{39} + 1 = -5 + 2\sqrt{39}

The final answer is AB=12 \boxed{ AB = 12 } and AC=5+239AC = -5 + 2\sqrt{39}

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