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An equilateral triangle of side length 2 units is inscribed in a circle.

Find the length of a chord of this circle which passes through the midpoints of two sides of the triangle.

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \text{In $\triangle COD$ } \\ \mathbf{r=\ ?} \\ \hline 2^2 &=& r^2+r^2-2rr\cos(120^\circ) \\ 4 &=& 2r^2\Big(1-\cos(120^\circ)\Big) \\ 2 &=& r^2\Big(1-\cos(120^\circ)\Big) \quad | \quad \cos(120^\circ) = -\dfrac{1}{2}\\ 2 &=& r^2\left(1+\dfrac{1}{2}\right) \\ 2 &=& \dfrac{3}{2}r^2 \\\\ \mathbf{r^2} &=& \mathbf{\dfrac{4}{3}} \\ \hline \end{array} \begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \text{In $\triangle OED$ } \\ \mathbf{h=\ ?} \\ \hline 1+h^2 &=& r^2 \\ h^2 &=& r^2-1 \quad | \quad \mathbf{r^2=\dfrac{4}{3}} \\ h^2 &=& \dfrac{4}{3}-1 \\ h^2 &=& \dfrac{1}{3} \\\\ \mathbf{h^2} &=& \mathbf{\dfrac{1}{3}} \\ \mathbf{h} &=& \mathbf{\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} } \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

cos-rule:

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \text{In $\triangle OEB$ } \\ \mathbf{x=\ ?} \\ \hline r^2 &=& h^2+x^2-2hx\cos(90^\circ+60^\circ) \\\\ r^2 &=& h^2+x^2-2hx\cos(150^\circ) \quad | \quad \mathbf{r^2=\dfrac{4}{3}},\ \mathbf{h^2=\dfrac{1}{3} } \\\\ \dfrac{4}{3} &=& \dfrac{1}{3}+x^2-2hx\cos(150^\circ) \quad | \quad \mathbf{h=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} },\ \cos(150^\circ)=-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \\\\ 1 &=& x^2+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}x\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \\\\ 1 &=& x^2+x \\ \mathbf{x^2+x-1} &=& \mathbf{0} \\\\ x &=& \dfrac{-1\pm \sqrt{1^2-4(-1)} }{2} \\ x &=& \dfrac{-1\pm \sqrt{5} }{2} \\ x &=& \dfrac{-1 \mathbf{+} \sqrt{5} }{2} \\\\ \mathbf{x} &=& \mathbf{\dfrac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \text{length of chord $\mathbf{= 1+2x}$} \\ \hline && 1+2x \\\\ &=& 1+ \mathbf{\dfrac{2(\sqrt{5}-1)}{2}} \\\\ &=& 1+ \sqrt{5}-1 \\ &=& \mathbf{\sqrt{5}} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

The length of the chord is \(\mathbf{\sqrt{5}} \qquad (=2.23606797750)\)

 

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Simplify


\(\dfrac { { a }^{ 3 }(b+c) }{ (a-b)(a-c) } +\dfrac { { b }^{ 3 }(a+c) }{ (b-a)(b-c) } +\dfrac { { c }^{ 3 }(b+a) }{ (c-b)(c-a) }\)

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{\dfrac {a^3(b+c) }{ (a-b)(a-c) } +\dfrac {b^3(a+c)}{ (b-a)(b-c) } +\dfrac {c^3(b+a)}{ (c-b)(c-a) } } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3(b+c) }{ (a-b)(a-c) } -\dfrac {b^3(a+c)}{ (a-b)(b-c) } +\dfrac {c^3(a+b)}{ (b-c)(a-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3(b+c)(b-c)- b^3(a+c)(a-c)+c^3(a+b)(a-b)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3(b+c)(b-c)+c^3(a+b)(a-b)- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3(b^2-c^2)+c^3(a^2-b^2)- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3b^2-a^3c^2+c^3a^2-c^3b^2- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a^3b^2-c^3b^2-a^3c^2+c^3a^2- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {b^2(a^3-c^3)-a^2c^2(a-c)- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {b^2(a-c)(a^2+ac+c^2)-a^2c^2(a-c)- b^3(a+c)(a-c)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {(a-c)\left(b^2(a^2+ac+c^2)-a^2c^2- b^3(a+c)\right)}{ (a-b)(a-c)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac { b^2(a^2+ac+c^2)-a^2c^2- b^3(a+c) }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac { b^2a^2+b^2ac+b^2c^2 -a^2c^2- b^3a-b^3c }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac { b^2a^2- b^3a +b^2ac-b^3c +b^2c^2 -a^2c^2 }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac { ab^2(a- b) +b^2c(a-b) -c^2( a^2-b^2) }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac { (ab^2+b^2c)(a- b)-c^2(a+b)(a-b) }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {(a-b)\left( (ab^2+b^2c)-c^2(a+b)\right) }{ (a-b)(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {ab^2+b^2c -c^2(a+b)}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {ab^2+b^2c -c^2a-c^2b}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {ab^2 -c^2a +b^2c-c^2b}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a(b^2 -c^2) +bc(b-c)}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {a(b+c)(b-c) +bc(b-c)}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& \dfrac {(b-c)\Big(a(b+c) +bc\Big)}{(b-c) } \\\\ &=& a(b+c) +bc \\ &=& \mathbf{ab+ac+bc} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

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