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1. The student solved three geometry tasks involving circles, triangles, and tangents. 2. For the first task, the student found that the measure of angle CBD was 120° using properties of circles, radii, and equilateral triangles. 3. For the second task, the student used the Pythagorean theorem and properties of isosceles right triangles to find that the length of side AB of an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse length a is a/√2. 4. For the third task, the student used properties of tangents and tangential distances to circles inscribed in triangles to find an expression for the length of side AC in terms of n and

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Geometry

1. The student solved three geometry tasks involving circles, triangles, and tangents. 2. For the first task, the student found that the measure of angle CBD was 120° using properties of circles, radii, and equilateral triangles. 3. For the second task, the student used the Pythagorean theorem and properties of isosceles right triangles to find that the length of side AB of an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse length a is a/√2. 4. For the third task, the student used properties of tangents and tangential distances to circles inscribed in triangles to find an expression for the length of side AC in terms of n and

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Student’s Last Name 1

Student’s Name

Professor’s Name

Subject

DD MM YYYY

Geometry Tasks

1. The figure shows two circles. A is the center of the first circle; B is the center of the

second circle. What is the measure of angle CBD?

The problem states that we have to find the size of ∠CBD. The way it has been redrawn, we

should see by symmetry that ∠CBD = 2ϴ. To solve for ϴ, we notice that A is a point on the

circumference of circle B. This means that AB is the radius of circle B. Since all radii of a

circle are the same (Srivastav 70), the radius from AB = BC = BD. This means that CBA is

an equilateral triangle. The size of the angles in an equilateral triangle are all 60°, so that

means ϴ = 60°. By symmetry, ∠CBD = 2ϴ = 2 (60°) = 120°.

2. The figure shows an isosceles right triangle ABC. The length of AC is a. Find the length

of AB.

For this isosceles triangle ABC, AB = BC. Using the

Pythagorean Theorem, AB2 + BC2 = AC2, but AC = a. Thus,

AB2 + AB2 = a2; then, 2AB2 = a. Simplifying, the answer is


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AB = a/√2. Furthermore, an isosceles right angle triangle is one of the special triangles whose

sides are in the ratio of 1:1. The value of a2 = 12 + 12; a = √2, therefore, the length of AB is 1.

3. The figure shows a circle inscribed in triangle ABC. The circle is tangent to the triangle at

point D which divides the side of the triangle into two parts. The length of BD is n, the

length of DC is m (m>n). Find the length of AC.

n
n

n n

B n D m C

After redrawing the figure, it is clearly shown that the radius = n. The red length on the

vertical edge will then be given as AB – n; similarly, the blue length on the horizontal edge is

given by BC – n or m. Using the property that tangential distances are equal (Srivastav 72),

we get AC = AB – n + m
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Works Cited

Srivastav, Manoj Kumar. “Circumcircle and Incircle of A Triangle with Its Impact in

Development of Skill.” International Journal of Mathematical Archive, vol. 6, no. 6,

2015, pp. 69-75.

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