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Find the area of rhombus <math>ABCD</math> given that the radii of the circles circumscribed around triangles <math>ABD</math> and <math>ACD</math> are <math>12.5</math> and <math>25</math>, respectively.
  
 
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The diagonals of the rhombus perpendicularly bisect each other. Call half of diagonal BD <math>a</math> and half of diagonal AC <math>b</math>. The length of the four sides of the rhombus is <math>\sqrt{a^2+b^2}</math>.
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The area of any triangle can be expressed as <math>\frac{a\cdot b\cdot c}{4R}</math>, where <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math> are the sides and <math>R</math> is the circumradius. Thus, the area of <math>\triangle ABD</math> is <math>ab=2a(a^2+b^2)/(4\cdot12.5)</math>. Also, the area of <math>\triangle ABC</math> is <math>ab=2b(a^2+b^2)/(4\cdot25)</math>. Setting these two expressions equal to each other and simplifying gives <math>b=2a</math>. Substitution yields <math>a=10</math> and <math>b=20</math>, so the area of the rhombus is <math>20\cdot40/2=\boxed{400}</math>.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:20, 17 April 2021

Problem

Find the area of rhombus $ABCD$ given that the radii of the circles circumscribed around triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ are $12.5$ and $25$, respectively.

Solution

The diagonals of the rhombus perpendicularly bisect each other. Call half of diagonal BD $a$ and half of diagonal AC $b$. The length of the four sides of the rhombus is $\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$.

The area of any triangle can be expressed as $\frac{a\cdot b\cdot c}{4R}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are the sides and $R$ is the circumradius. Thus, the area of $\triangle ABD$ is $ab=2a(a^2+b^2)/(4\cdot12.5)$. Also, the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $ab=2b(a^2+b^2)/(4\cdot25)$. Setting these two expressions equal to each other and simplifying gives $b=2a$. Substitution yields $a=10$ and $b=20$, so the area of the rhombus is $20\cdot40/2=\boxed{400}$.

See also

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