2018 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 21
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Problem
In with side lengths , , and , let and denote the circumcenter and incenter, respectively. A circle with center is tangent to the legs and and to the circumcircle of . What is the area of ?
Solution 1
Let the triangle have coordinates Then the coordinates of the incenter and circumcenter are and respectively. If we let then satisfies Now the area of our triangle can be calculated with the Shoelace Theorem. The answer turns out to be
Solution 2
Notice that we can let . If , then and . Using shoelace formula, we get .
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