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− | Let <math>E</math>, <math>F</math> and <math>G</math> be the points of tangency of the incircle with <math>BC</math>, <math>AC</math> and <math>AB</math>, respectively. Without loss of generality, let <math>AC < AB</math>, so that <math>E</math> is between <math>D</math> and <math>C</math>. Let the length of the median be <math>3m</math>. Then by two applications of the [[Power of a Point Theorem]], <math>DE^2 = 2m \cdot m = AF^2</math>, so <math>DE = AF</math>. Now, <math>CE</math> and <math>CF</math> are two tangents to a circle from the same point, so <math>CE = CF = c</math> and thus <math>AC = AF + CF = DE + CE = CD = 10</math>. Then <math>DE = AF = AG = 10 - c</math> so <math>BG = BE = BD + DE = 20 - c</math> and thus <math>AB = AG + BG = 30 - 2c</math>. | + | Let <math>E</math>, <math>F</math> and <math>G</math> be the points of tangency of the incircle with <math>BC</math>, <math>AC</math> and <math>AB</math>, respectively. Without loss of generality, let <math>AC < AB</math>, so that <math>E</math> is between <math>D</math> and <math>C</math>. Let the length of the median be <math>3m</math>. Then by two applications of the [[Power of a Point Theorem]], <math>DE^2 = 2m \cdot m = AF^2</math>, so <math>DE = AF</math>. Now, <math>CE</math> and <math>CF</math> are two tangents to a circle from the same point, so by the Two Tangent Theorem <math>CE = CF = c</math> and thus <math>AC = AF + CF = DE + CE = CD = 10</math>. Then <math>DE = AF = AG = 10 - c</math> so <math>BG = BE = BD + DE = 20 - c</math> and thus <math>AB = AG + BG = 30 - 2c</math>. |
Now, by [[Stewart's Theorem]] in triangle <math>\triangle ABC</math> with [[cevian]] <math>\overline{AD}</math>, we have | Now, by [[Stewart's Theorem]] in triangle <math>\triangle ABC</math> with [[cevian]] <math>\overline{AD}</math>, we have |
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Triangle has The incircle of the triangle evenly trisects the median If the area of the triangle is where and are integers and is not divisible by the square of a prime, find
Solution 1
Let , and be the points of tangency of the incircle with , and , respectively. Without loss of generality, let , so that is between and . Let the length of the median be . Then by two applications of the Power of a Point Theorem, , so . Now, and are two tangents to a circle from the same point, so by the Two Tangent Theorem and thus . Then so and thus .
Now, by Stewart's Theorem in triangle with cevian , we have
Our earlier result from Power of a Point was that , so we combine these two results to solve for and we get
Thus or . We discard the value as extraneous (it gives us an equilateral triangle) and are left with , so our triangle has area and so the answer is .
Solution 2
Use Power of a point similar to the first solution to find that and that the side , where is one third of the median's length. Then use systems of law of cosines, creating two triangles, with with angle , and with the same angle. Solving the system yields . Solving using Heron's Formula gets the answer , or .
Solution 3
WLOG let E be be between C & D (as in solution 1). Assume . We use power of a point to get that and
Since now we have , in triangle and cevian . Now, we can apply Stewart's Theorem.
or if , we get a degenerate triangle, so , and thus AB = 26. You can now use Heron's Formula to finish. The answer is , or .
-Alexlikemath
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