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A circle C of radius 1 is inscribed in an equilateral triangle PQR. The points of contact of C with the sides PQ, QR, RP are D, E, F, respectively. The line PQ is given by the equation and the point D is . Further, it is given that the origin and the centre of C are on the same side of the line PQ.Equations of the sides QR, RP are
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: D
Step-by-step Derivation:
1. Find the Center of the Inscribed Circle
- Let the center of the circle C be
O'(h, k). The radius is given asr = 1. - The equation of the side PQ is . The slope of this line is .
- The radius from the center
O'to the point of contact D is perpendicular to the tangent line PQ. - The coordinates of D are given as .
- The slope of the line segment O'D is .
- The center
O'(h, k)must lie on the line passing through D with slope . The equation of this line is: So, the coordinates of the center satisfy . - The distance between the center
O'(h, k)and the point of contact D is equal to the radius,r=1. - Substitute into the distance formula:
- This gives two possible values for
k:k = 3/2 + 1/2 = 2. Then . Center is .k = 3/2 - 1/2 = 1. Then . Center is .
- We are given that the origin
(0, 0)and the center of C are on the same side of the line PQ. We check this by evaluating the line equation at the origin and the two possible centers.- (Negative).
- For : (Positive).
- For : (Negative).
- Since has the same sign as
L(0, 0), the center of the circle C is .
2. Find the Slopes of the Other Sides
- The triangle PQR is equilateral, so the angle between any two sides is
60°. - The slope of PQ is . Let the slope of another side be .
- The angle between two lines is given by .
- .
- This yields two equations:
- .
- .
- So, the slopes of the other two sides, QR and RP, are and
0.
3. Find the Equations of Sides QR and RP
- For an equilateral triangle, the incenter
O'is also the orthocenter. The line O'D is the altitude from vertex R to side PQ. Thus, vertex R lies on the line passing through O' and D, which we found to be . - The distance from a vertex to the incenter in an equilateral triangle is the circumradius
R. We knowR = 2r. Sincer = 1,R = 2. - Let the coordinates of vertex R be . The distance
O'R = 2. - Since R lies on , we substitute :
- This gives two possible locations for R: (so ) or (so ).
- The incenter
O'must lie between the vertex R and the side PQ (on which D lies). The y-coordinates on the altitude line are: and . The order of points on the altitude from R to PQ must be R, O', D. This implies or . Since1 < 3/2, we must have . The only solution is . - Therefore, the vertex R is at the origin
(0, 0). - The sides QR and RP pass through R
(0, 0)and have slopes and0.- Side with slope : .
- Side with slope
0: .
- The equations of the sides QR and RP are and
y = 0.
4. Conclusion
The equations of the other two sides are and y = 0. This matches option D.
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