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Geometry problem: Semi-circle inside triangle: Triangle with known length sides a, b, c where a is the longest. Place inside the triangle a semi-circle with diameter on side a. What is radius of largest possible semi-circle in terms of side lengths? Position of diameter center along a?
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This is a challenging problem. I will try to help you by using some facts from geometry.
12, which says that if a triangle is inscribed inside a circle, where one side of the triangle is the diameter of the circle, then the angle opposite to that side is a right angle.
So, if we draw a semi-circle with diameter on side
a, then the angle opposite to
a is a right angle. Let’s call this angle
C.
Now, we can use the
Pythagorean theorem to find the length of
a in terms of
b and
c. We have:
a2=b2+c2
3 to find the radius of the semi-circle in terms of
a and
C. We have:
fracasinC=2R
where
R is the radius of the semi-circle.
Since we know that
C is a right angle, we have:
sinC=1
So, we get:
a=2R
Substituting this into the Pythagorean theorem, we get:
(2R)2=b2+c2
Solving for
R, we get:
R=fracsqrtb2+c22
This is the radius of the largest possible semi-circle in terms of side lengths.
To find the position of the diameter center along
a, we can use similar triangles. We have:
fracRb=fraca−Rc
Substituting
a = 2R, we get:
fracRb=fracRc
Cross-multiplying, we get:
cR=bR
Dividing by
R, we get:
c=b
This means that the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, and the diameter center is at the midpoint of
a.
I hope this helps you with your problem. "
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