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Problem B. 4194. (September 2009)

B. 4194. The angle at vertex C of a triangle is a right angle. The angle bisector and altitude drawn from C intersect the circumscribed circle at D and E, respectively. The not shorter leg of the triangle is b. Show that the length of the broken line CDE is b\sqrt{2}.

(4 pont)

Deadline expired on October 12, 2009.


Sorry, the solution is available only in Hungarian. Google translation

Megoldás. Legyen a körülírt kör átmérője egységnyi, a \(\displaystyle b\) befogó melleti szög pedig \(\displaystyle \alpha\le 45^\circ\). Mivel az átfogó éppen a kör átmérője, \(\displaystyle b=\cos\alpha\).

Az ábra jelöléseit használva, a \(\displaystyle BCD\) és a \(\displaystyle BAD\) szög egyaránt \(\displaystyle 45^\circ\)-os, vagyis a \(\displaystyle CD\) húr az \(\displaystyle A\) pontból \(\displaystyle 45^\circ+\alpha\), az \(\displaystyle ED\) húr pedig a \(\displaystyle C\) pontból \(\displaystyle 45^\circ-\alpha\) szög alatt látszik. Ezért valóban

\(\displaystyle CD+DE=\sin(45^\circ+\alpha)+\sin(45^\circ-\alpha)=2\sin45^\circ\cos\alpha= \sqrt{2}\cos\alpha=b\sqrt{2}.\)


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Problems in Mathematics of KöMaL, September 2009