Let be an acute-angled triangle, and let be the circumcircle of triangle .
The tangent to the circle at the point meets the tangent to the circle at at the point . The line intersects the line at , and is the midpoint of the segment .
Similarly, the tangent to the circle at the point meets the tangent to the circle at the point at the point . The line intersects the line at , and is the midpoint of the segment .
a) Show that .
b) If , determine the values of and for the triangles which maximise .
The tangent to the circle at the point meets the tangent to the circle at at the point . The line intersects the line at , and is the midpoint of the segment .
Similarly, the tangent to the circle at the point meets the tangent to the circle at the point at the point . The line intersects the line at , and is the midpoint of the segment .
a) Show that .
b) If , determine the values of and for the triangles which maximise .