On the sides and of the triangle , points and are selected, respectively, so that the angle is right. Prove that the segment is longer than the diameter of the inscribed circle of the triangle .
(M. Volchkevich)
On the sides and of the triangle , points and are selected, respectively, so that the angle is right. Prove that the segment is longer than the diameter of the inscribed circle of the triangle .
(M. Volchkevich)
1. Identify the incenter and the incircle:
Let be the incenter of . The incenter is the point where the angle bisectors of the triangle intersect, and it is the center of the incircle of . The radius of the incircle is denoted by .
2. **Construct the circle with diameter :**
Let be the circle with diameter . Since , point lies on the circle by the property of the circle that states an angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
3. **Consider the case where coincides with the incircle:**
If coincides with the incircle of , then the diameter of is . In this case, the segment is exactly , which is the diameter of the incircle.
4. **Consider the case where and the incircle are different:**
Assume and the incircle of are different. Since has points on the sides of , it intersects at least one of the sides at two different points.
5. **Construct a tangential triangle to :**
Construct a tangential triangle to whose sides are parallel to the sides of . This tangential triangle is similar to with a similarity ratio greater than 1. This implies that the inradius of this tangential triangle is greater than the inradius of .
6. Compare the inradii:
Since the inradius of the tangential triangle to is greater than the inradius of , it follows that the diameter of (which is ) is greater than the diameter of the incircle of .
7. Conclusion:
Therefore, .