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Revision as of 21:08, 19 February 2016
Problem 12
In ,
,
, and
. Point
lies on
, and
bisects
. Point
lies on
, and
bisects
. The bisectors intersect at
. What is the ratio
:
?
Solution 1
Applying the angle bisector theorem to with
being bisected by
, we have
Thus, we have
and cross multiplying and dividing by gives us
Since , we can substitute
into the former equation. Therefore, we get
, so
.
Apply the angle bisector theorem again to with
being bisected. This gives us
and since and
, we have
Cross multiplying and dividing by gives us
and dividing by gives us
Therefore,
Solution 2
By the angle bisector theorem,
so
Similarly, .
Now, we use mass points. Assign point a mass of
.
, so
Similarly, will have a mass of
So
Solution 3
Denote as the area of triangle ABC and let
be the inradius. Also, as above, use the angle bisector theorem to find that
. There are two ways to continue from here:
Note that
is the incenter. Then,
Apply the angle bisector theorem on
to get
Solution 4
INDUCTIVE REASONING IS STILL REASONING
Tear a piece of your scrap paper and mark the length of on it with your pencil. Do the same for
. Clearly
is twice
. Thus
See Also
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