점 I {\mathrm{I}} I 에서 선분 A B {\mathrm{AB}} AB 에 내린 수선의 발을 E {\mathrm{E}} E 라 하자.
두 삼각형 I A E {\mathrm{IAE}} IAE , I A D {\mathrm{IAD}} IAD 에서 선분 I A {\mathrm{IA}} IA 는 공통이고, ∠ I E A = ∠ I D A = 90 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{IEA}} = \angle {\mathrm{IDA}} = 90 ^\circ ∠ IEA = ∠ IDA = 9 0 ∘ ,
∠ E A I = ∠ D A I \angle {\mathrm{EAI}} = \angle {\mathrm{DAI}} ∠ EAI = ∠ DAI 이므로 두 삼각형 I A E {\mathrm{IAE}} IAE , I A D {\mathrm{IAD}} IAD 는 서로 합동이다.
그러므로 A E ‾ = A D ‾ = 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{AD}}} = 2 AE = AD = 2
B E ‾ = A B ‾ − A E ‾ = 7 − 2 = 5 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BE}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} - {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} = 7 - 2 = 5 BE = AB − AE = 7 − 2 = 5
점 I {\mathrm{I}} I 에서 선분 B C {\mathrm{BC}} BC 에 내린 수선의 발을 F {\mathrm{F}} F 라 하면 같은 방법으로 B F ‾ = B E ‾ = 5 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{BF}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{BE}}} = 5 BF = BE = 5
C D ‾ = x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{CD}}} = x CD = x 라 하면 같은 방법으로 C F ‾ = x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{CF}}} = x CF = x
∠ A I E = ∠ A I D \angle {\mathrm{AIE}} = \angle {\mathrm{AID}} ∠ AIE = ∠ AID , ∠ B I F = ∠ B I E \angle {\mathrm{BIF}} = \angle {\mathrm{BIE}} ∠ BIF = ∠ BIE , ∠ C I D = ∠ C I F \angle {\mathrm{CID}} = \angle {\mathrm{CIF}} ∠ CID = ∠ CIF 이고
∠ A I B = ∠ A I E + ∠ B I E = 120 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{AIB}} = \angle {\mathrm{AIE}} + \angle {\mathrm{BIE}} = 120 ^\circ ∠ AIB = ∠ AIE + ∠ BIE = 12 0 ∘ 이므로
∠ C I D = 1 2 × { 360 ∘ − 2 × ( ∠ A I E + ∠ B I E ) } = 60 ∘ \displaystyle \angle {\mathrm{CID}} = \frac{1}{2} \times \left\{ 360 ^\circ - 2 \times \left( \angle {\mathrm{AIE}} + \angle {\mathrm{BIE}} \right) \right\} = 60 ^\circ ∠ CID = 2 1 × { 36 0 ∘ − 2 × ( ∠ AIE + ∠ BIE ) } = 6 0 ∘
∠ I D C = 90 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{IDC}} = 90 ^\circ ∠ IDC = 9 0 ∘ 이므로 ∠ D C I = 90 ∘ − ∠ C I D = 30 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{DCI}} = 90 ^\circ - \angle {\mathrm{CID}} = 30 ^\circ ∠ DCI = 9 0 ∘ − ∠ CID = 3 0 ∘
직각삼각형 I C D {\mathrm{ICD}} ICD 에서
D I ‾ = C D ‾ × tan 30 ∘ = 3 3 x \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DI}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{CD}}} \times \tan 30 ^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x DI = CD × tan 3 0 ∘ = 3 3 x
즉, 삼각형 A B C {\mathrm{ABC}} ABC 의 내접원의 반지름의 길이가 3 3 x \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x 3 3 x 이므로
3 3 x = 3 3 \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} 3 3 x = 3 3
△ A B C \triangle {\mathrm{ABC}} △ ABC = △ I A B + △ I B C + △ I C A = \triangle {\mathrm{IAB}} + \triangle {\mathrm{IBC}} + \triangle {\mathrm{ICA}} = △ IAB + △ IBC + △ ICA
= 1 2 × ( A B ‾ + B C ‾ + C A ‾ ) × 3 3 x \displaystyle = \frac{1}{2} \times \left( {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{CA}}} \right) \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x = 2 1 × ( AB + BC + CA ) × 3 3 x
= 1 2 × { 7 + ( 5 + x ) + ( x + 2 ) } × 3 3 x \displaystyle = \frac{1}{2} \times \left\{ 7 + \left( 5 + x \right) + \left( x + 2 \right) \right\} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x = 2 1 × { 7 + ( 5 + x ) + ( x + 2 ) } × 3 3 x
= 3 3 x ( x + 7 ) \displaystyle = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x \left( x + 7 \right) = 3 3 x ( x + 7 ) ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ㉠
∠ A C B = ∠ D C F = 2 × ∠ D C I = 60 ∘ \angle {\mathrm{ACB}} = \angle {\mathrm{DCF}} = 2 \times \angle {\mathrm{DCI}} = 60 ^\circ ∠ ACB = ∠ DCF = 2 × ∠ DCI = 6 0 ∘ 이므로
△ A B C \triangle {\mathrm{ABC}} △ ABC = 1 2 × B C ‾ × C A ‾ × sin 60 ∘ \displaystyle = \frac{1}{2} \times {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} \times {\overline{\mathrm{CA}}} \times \sin 60 ^\circ = 2 1 × BC × CA × sin 6 0 ∘
= 1 2 × ( 5 + x ) × ( x + 2 ) × 3 2 \displaystyle = \frac{1}{2} \times \left( 5 + x \right) \times \left( x + 2 \right) \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = 2 1 × ( 5 + x ) × ( x + 2 ) × 2 3
= 3 4 ( x + 2 ) ( x + 5 ) \displaystyle = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \left( x + 2 \right) \left( x + 5 \right) = 4 3 ( x + 2 ) ( x + 5 ) ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ⋯ \cdots ⋯ ㉡
㉠, ㉡에서
3 3 x ( x + 7 ) = 3 4 ( x + 2 ) ( x + 5 ) \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} x \left( x + 7 \right) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \left( x + 2 \right) \left( x + 5 \right) 3 3 x ( x + 7 ) = 4 3 ( x + 2 ) ( x + 5 )
4 x 2 + 28 x = 3 x 2 + 21 x + 30 4 x ^{2} + 28 x = 3 x ^{2} + 21 x + 30 4 x 2 + 28 x = 3 x 2 + 21 x + 30
x 2 + 7 x − 30 = 0 x ^{2} + 7 x - 30 = 0 x 2 + 7 x − 30 = 0
( x − 3 ) ( x + 10 ) = 0 \left( x - 3 \right) \left( x + 10 \right) = 0 ( x − 3 ) ( x + 10 ) = 0
x = 3 ( x > 0 ) x = 3 \left( x > 0 \right) x = 3 ( x > 0 )
따라서 삼각형 A B C {\mathrm{ABC}} ABC 의 둘레의 길이는
A B ‾ + B C ‾ + C A ‾ = 7 + ( 5 + 3 ) + ( 3 + 2 ) = 20 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{CA}}} = 7 + \left( 5 + 3 \right) + \left( 3 + 2 \right) = 20 AB + BC + CA = 7 + ( 5 + 3 ) + ( 3 + 2 ) = 20