Consider an isosceles triangle. let $R$ be the radius of its circumscribed circle and $r$ be the radius of its inscribed circle. Prove that the distance $d$ between the centers of these two circle is \[ d=\sqrt{R(R-2r)} \]
Problem
Source: IMO 1962, Day 2, Problem 6
Tags: geometry, circumcircle, trigonometry, circles, isosceles, IMO, IMO 1962
29.10.2005 21:56
The triangle does not have to be isosceles. See Triangles with common Circumcircle, Incircle [Inversion?] for a proof of Euler's formula by inversion.
29.10.2005 23:11
$\triangle ABC,\ w=C(O,R),\ \{A,A'\}\subset AI\cap w.$ $IA=\frac{r}{\sin \frac A2},\ IA'=BA'=CA'=2R\sin \frac A2\Longrightarrow$ $R^2-OI^2=-p_w (I)=IA\cdot IA'=2Rr\Longrightarrow OI^2=R^2-2Rr.$ Remark. $p_w (I)$ is the power of point $I$ w.r.t. the circumcircle $w$.
09.04.2022 12:31
Check here for proof: https://www.cut-the-knot.org/triangle/EulerIO.shtml
09.04.2022 12:37
ZETA_in_olympiad wrote: Euler's formula holds for all triangle, so I'll just prove Euler's formula in the classical way: $\textbf{LEMMA: For all real } x, \textbf{ we have, } e^{ix}=\cos x+i\sin x.$ Proof. Consider the function $$f(\theta)= e^{-i\theta} (\cos \theta+ i\sin \theta).$$Differentiating $f$ yields $$e^{-i\theta} (i\cos \theta-\sin \theta)- ie^{-i\theta} (\cos \theta +i\sin \theta)=0.$$Therefore, $f$ is constant and our claim follows. $\blacksquare$ Ummm this isn't the euler's formula the problem is talking about, you might want to check the problem statement again.
09.04.2022 12:59
BVKRB- wrote: Ummm this isn't the euler's formula the problem is talking about, you might want to check the problem statement again. It's the special case of Euler's formula for isosceles triangles. Please see #2.
09.04.2022 13:02
ZETA_in_olympiad wrote: BVKRB- wrote: Ummm this isn't the euler's formula the problem is talking about, you might want to check the problem statement again. It's the special case of Euler's formula for isosceles triangles. Please see #2. The euler's formula #2 was talking about is that for any triangle $ABC$, the distance from incenter to circumcenter is $R(R-2r)$. (Or is this a troll?)
09.04.2022 14:28
Quidditch wrote: ZETA_in_olympiad wrote: BVKRB- wrote: Ummm this isn't the euler's formula the problem is talking about, you might want to check the problem statement again. It's the special case of Euler's formula for isosceles triangles. Please see #2. The euler's formula #2 was talking about is that for any triangle $ABC$, the distance from incenter to circumcenter is $R(R-2r)$. (Or is this a troll?) I apologize I quoted the wrong Euler's formula. No troll though.