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geometry senior

Problem

In with side lengths , , and , let and denote the circumcenter and incenter, respectively. A circle with center is tangent to the legs and and to the circumcircle of . What is the area of ?
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Solution
In this solution, let the brackets denote areas. We place the diagram in the coordinate plane: Let and Since is a right triangle with its circumcenter is the midpoint of from which Note that the circumradius of is Let denote the semiperimeter of The inradius of is from which Since is also tangent to both coordinate axes, its center is at and its radius is for some positive number Let be the point of tangency of and As and are both perpendicular to the common tangent line at we conclude that and are collinear. It follows that or Solving this equation, we have from which Finally, we apply the Shoelace Theorem to Remark Alternatively, we can use as the base and the distance from to as the height for * By the Distance Formula, we have * The equation of is so the distance from to is Therefore, we get
Final answer
E