Problem

Source: IMO 1962, Day 2, Problem 6

Tags: geometry, circumcircle, trigonometry, circles, isosceles, IMO, IMO 1962



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 \[ d=\sqrt{R(R-2r)} \]