内切圆 + 角落 5×10 矩形
What is the side length of the square
题目详情
在一个正方形内内切一个圆,使圆恰好与正方形四边相切。现在在正方形的一个角落里恰好能放入一个 的矩形,使矩形恰好与圆相切。
问:正方形的边长是多少?
英文原题
Suppose I inscribe a circle within a square so that the circle just touches the four sides of the square. Suppose there is exactly enough room to fit a rectangle of dimensions into one corner of the square so that the rectangle just touches the circle. See Figure 3.1. What is the side length of the square?

解析
设正方形边长为 ,则内切圆半径 ,圆心在 。
把矩形放在左下角,边平行于正方形边,则矩形远端角点坐标为 (或 ,结果相同)。该角点恰好在圆上,因此
令 ,得
解得 或 ,但需 ,所以 。
因此 。
英文解析
Let the side length of the square be . Then the radius of the inscribed circle is , and the center is at .
Place the rectangle in the bottom-left corner with sides parallel to the square's sides. The coordinates of the far corner of the rectangle are (or , yielding the same result). This corner lies exactly on the circle, therefore
Let , yielding
Solving gives or , but we require , so .
Thus .