Consider a right triangle with an inscribed circle. Let x and y be the lengths of the two line segments formed on the hypotenuse by the point of tangency with the circle. What interesting fact can you prove about x*y?

(In reply to A possible solution by Old Original Oskar!)

Using some analytical geometry produces R=AB.AC/(AB+AC+BC), so XY works out to AB.AC/2, the area of the triangle.

Posted by Federico Kereki on 2005-03-02 10:46:28