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Question Number 19586 by ajfour last updated on 13/Aug/17

Given in an isosceles triangle a  lateral side b and the base angle α.  Compute the distance from the  centre of the inscribed circle to the  centre of the circumscribed circle.

$$\mathrm{Given}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{isosceles}\:\mathrm{triangle}\:\mathrm{a} \\ $$$$\mathrm{lateral}\:\mathrm{side}\:\mathrm{b}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{base}\:\mathrm{angle}\:\alpha. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Compute}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{distance}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{centre}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{inscribed}\:\mathrm{circle}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{centre}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{circumscribed}\:\mathrm{circle}. \\ $$

Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 13/Aug/17

R = (b/(2 sin α)) , r = ((b cos α)/(cos (α/2)))

$${R}\:=\:\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha}\:,\:{r}\:=\:\frac{{b}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha}{\mathrm{cos}\:\frac{\alpha}{\mathrm{2}}} \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 13/Aug/17

Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 13/Aug/17

I found this on Wikipedia by Euler′s  Theorem in Geometry.  ∣IO∣ = (√(R(R − 2r))). Proof is given on  the same page.

$$\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{found}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{Wikipedia}\:\mathrm{by}\:\mathrm{Euler}'\mathrm{s} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Theorem}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{Geometry}. \\ $$$$\mid{IO}\mid\:=\:\sqrt{{R}\left({R}\:−\:\mathrm{2}{r}\right)}.\:\mathrm{Proof}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{given}\:\mathrm{on} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{page}. \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 13/Aug/17

required to find answer in terms  of b, and α .

$$\mathrm{required}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{find}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{terms} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{b},\:\mathrm{and}\:\alpha\:. \\ $$

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