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That implies that <math>\angle ABP\cong\angle A'PB'\cong\angle B'PA'</math>. Thus, <math>\triangle A'PB'</math> is an isosceles triangle and since <math>\triangle APB \sim\triangle A'PB'</math>, then<math>\triangle APB</math> must be an isosceles triangle too. | That implies that <math>\angle ABP\cong\angle A'PB'\cong\angle B'PA'</math>. Thus, <math>\triangle A'PB'</math> is an isosceles triangle and since <math>\triangle APB \sim\triangle A'PB'</math>, then<math>\triangle APB</math> must be an isosceles triangle too. | ||
− | ==Solution 2== | + | ===Solution 2=== |
− | Call the large sphere <math> O_1</math>, the one containing A <math> O_2</math>, and the one containing <math> A'</math> O_3. The centers are <math> c_1</math>, <math> c_2,</math> and <math> c_3</math>. | + | Call the large sphere <math> O_1</math>, the one containing <math>A</math> <math> O_2</math>, and the one containing <math> A'</math> <math>O_3</math>. The centers are <math> c_1</math>, <math> c_2,</math> and <math> c_3</math>. |
Latest revision as of 18:37, 25 June 2021
Problem
Chords ,
, and
of a sphere meet at an interior point
but are not contained in the same plane. The sphere through
,
,
, and
is tangent to the sphere through
,
,
, and
. Prove that
.
Solution
Solution 1
Consider the plane through . This plane, of course, also contains
. We can easily find the
is isosceles because the base angles are equal. Thus,
. Similarly,
. Thus,
. By symmetry,
and
, and hence
as desired.
Add-on
By another person ^v^
The person that came up with the solution did not prove that is isosceles nor the base angles are congruent. I will add on to the solution.
There is a common tangent plane that pass through for the
spheres that are tangent to each other.
Since any cross section of sphere is a circle. It implies that ,
,
,
be on the same circle (
),
,
,
be on the same circle (
), and
,
,
be on the same circle (
).
because they are vertical angles. By power of point,
By the SAS triangle simlarity theory, . That implies that
.
Let's call the interception of the common tangent plane and the plane containing ,
,
,
,
, line
.
must be the common tangent of
and
.
The acute angles form by and
are congruent to each other (vertical angles) and by the tangent-chord theorem, the central angle of chord
and
are equal.
Similarly the central angle of chord and
are equal.
The length of any chord with central angle and radius
is
, which can easily been seen if we drop the perpendicular from the center to the chord.
Thus, .
By the SAS triangle simlarity theory, . That implies that
.
That implies that . Thus,
is an isosceles triangle and since
, then
must be an isosceles triangle too.
Solution 2
Call the large sphere , the one containing
, and the one containing
. The centers are
,
and
.
Since two spheres always intersect in a circle , we know that A,B, and C must lie on a circle ()completely contained in
and
Similarly, A', B', and C' must lie on a circle () completely contained in
and
.
So, we know that 3 lines connecting a point on and P hit a point on
. This implies that
projects through P to
, which in turn means that
is in a plane parallel to that of
. Then, since
and
lie on the same sphere, we know that they must have the same central axis, which also must contain P (since the center projects through P to the other center).
So, all line from a point on to P are of the same length, as are all lines from a point on
to P. Since AA', BB', and CC' are all composed of one of each type of line, they must all be equal.
See Also
1992 USAMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 | ||
All USAMO Problems and Solutions |
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