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− | As <math>\triangle ABC</math> is equilateral, we have <math>\angle BAC = \angle BCA = 60^\circ</math>, hence <math>\angle OAC = \angle OCA = 30^\circ</math>. Then <math>\ | + | As <math>\triangle ABC</math> is equilateral, we have <math>\angle BAC = \angle BCA = 60^\circ</math>, hence <math>\angle OAC = \angle OCA = 30^\circ</math>. Then <math>\angle AOC = 120^\circ</math>, and from symmetry we have <math>\angle AOB = \angle COB = 60^\circ</math>. Finally this gives us <math>\angle ABO = \angle CBO = 30^\circ</math>. |
We know that <math>DO = AO</math>, as <math>D</math> lies on the circle. From <math>\triangle ABO</math> we also have <math>AO = BO \sin 30^\circ = \frac{BO}2</math>, Hence <math>DO = \frac{BO}2</math>, therefore <math>BD = BO - DO = \frac{BO}2</math>, and <math>\frac{BD}{BO} = \boxed{\frac 12}</math>. | We know that <math>DO = AO</math>, as <math>D</math> lies on the circle. From <math>\triangle ABO</math> we also have <math>AO = BO \sin 30^\circ = \frac{BO}2</math>, Hence <math>DO = \frac{BO}2</math>, therefore <math>BD = BO - DO = \frac{BO}2</math>, and <math>\frac{BD}{BO} = \boxed{\frac 12}</math>. |
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Points and lie on a circle centered at , each of and are tangent to the circle, and is equilateral. The circle intersects at . What is ?
Solution
Solution 1
As is equilateral, we have , hence . Then , and from symmetry we have . Finally this gives us .
We know that , as lies on the circle. From we also have , Hence , therefore , and .
Solution 2
As in the previous solution, we find out that . Hence and are both equilateral.
We then have , hence is the incenter of , and as is equilateral, is also its centroid. Hence , and as , we have , therefore , and as before we conclude that .
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