Tangential quadrilateral

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A tangential quadrilateral with its incircle Tangential quadrilateral 2.svg
A tangential quadrilateral with its incircle

In Euclidean geometry, a tangential quadrilateral (sometimes just tangent quadrilateral) or circumscribed quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral whose sides all can be tangent to a single circle within the quadrilateral. This circle is called the incircle of the quadrilateral or its inscribed circle, its center is the incenter and its radius is called the inradius. Since these quadrilaterals can be drawn surrounding or circumscribing their incircles, they have also been called circumscribable quadrilaterals, circumscribing quadrilaterals, and circumscriptible quadrilaterals. [1] Tangential quadrilaterals are a special case of tangential polygons.

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Other less frequently used names for this class of quadrilaterals are inscriptable quadrilateral, inscriptible quadrilateral, inscribable quadrilateral, circumcyclic quadrilateral, and co-cyclic quadrilateral. [1] [2] Due to the risk of confusion with a quadrilateral that has a circumcircle, which is called a cyclic quadrilateral or inscribed quadrilateral, it is preferable not to use any of the last five names. [1]

All triangles can have an incircle, but not all quadrilaterals do. An example of a quadrilateral that cannot be tangential is a non-square rectangle. The section characterizations below states what necessary and sufficient conditions a quadrilateral must satisfy to be able to have an incircle.

Special cases

Examples of tangential quadrilaterals are the kites, which include the rhombi, which in turn include the squares. The kites are exactly the tangential quadrilaterals that are also orthodiagonal. [3] A right kite is a kite with a circumcircle. If a quadrilateral is both tangential and cyclic, it is called a bicentric quadrilateral, and if it is both tangential and a trapezoid, it is called a tangential trapezoid.

Characterizations

In a tangential quadrilateral, the four angle bisectors meet at the center of the incircle. Conversely, a convex quadrilateral in which the four angle bisectors meet at a point must be tangential and the common point is the incenter. [4]

According to the Pitot theorem, the two pairs of opposite sides in a tangential quadrilateral add up to the same total length, which equals the semiperimeter s of the quadrilateral:

Conversely a convex quadrilateral in which a + c = b + d must be tangential. [1] :p.65 [4]

If opposite sides in a convex quadrilateral ABCD (that is not a trapezoid) intersect at E and F, then it is tangential if and only if either of [4]


or

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Another necessary and sufficient condition is that a convex quadrilateral ABCD is tangential if and only if the incircles in the two triangles ABC and ADC are tangent to each other. [1] :p.66

A characterization regarding the angles formed by diagonal BD and the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD is due to Iosifescu. He proved in 1954 that a convex quadrilateral has an incircle if and only if [5]

A tangential quadrilateral (in blue) with its incircle (dashed line) and the four externally tangent circles (in red), each tangent to a given side and the extensions of the adjacent sides. Tangential-quad-external-circles.svg
A tangential quadrilateral (in blue) with its incircle (dashed line) and the four externally tangent circles (in red), each tangent to a given side and the extensions of the adjacent sides.

Further, a convex quadrilateral with successive sides a, b, c, d is tangential if and only if

where Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd are the radii in the circles externally tangent to the sides a, b, c, d respectively and the extensions of the adjacent two sides for each side. [6] :p.72

Several more characterizations are known in the four subtriangles formed by the diagonals.

Contact points and tangent lengths

A tangential quadrilateral (in blue) and its contact quadrilateral (in green) joining the four contact points between the incircle and the sides. Also shown are the tangency chords joining opposite contact points (in red) and the tangent lengths on the sides Tangency chords 2.svg
A tangential quadrilateral (in blue) and its contact quadrilateral (in green) joining the four contact points between the incircle and the sides. Also shown are the tangency chords joining opposite contact points (in red) and the tangent lengths on the sides

The incircle is tangent to each side at one point of contact. These four points define a new quadrilateral inside of the initial quadrilateral: the contact quadrilateral, which is cyclic as it is inscribed in the initial quadrilateral's incircle.

The eight tangent lengths (e, f, g, h in the figure to the right) of a tangential quadrilateral are the line segments from a vertex to the points of contact. From each vertex, there are two congruent tangent lengths.

The two tangency chords (k and l in the figure) of a tangential quadrilateral are the line segments that connect contact points on opposite sides. These are also the diagonals of the contact quadrilateral.

Area

Non-trigonometric formulas

The area K of a tangential quadrilateral is given by

where s is the semiperimeter and r is the inradius. Another formula is [7]

which gives the area in terms of the diagonals p, q and the sides a, b, c, d of the tangential quadrilateral.

The area can also be expressed in terms of just the four tangent lengths. If these are e, f, g, h, then the tangential quadrilateral has the area [3]

Furthermore, the area of a tangential quadrilateral can be expressed in terms of the sides a, b, c, d and the successive tangent lengths e, f, g, h as [3] :p.128

Since eg = fh if and only if the tangential quadrilateral is also cyclic and hence bicentric, [8] this shows that the maximal area occurs if and only if the tangential quadrilateral is bicentric.

Trigonometric formulas

A trigonometric formula for the area in terms of the sides a, b, c, d and two opposite angles is [7] [9] [10] [11]

For given side lengths, the area is maximum when the quadrilateral is also cyclic and hence a bicentric quadrilateral. Then since opposite angles are supplementary angles. This can be proved in another way using calculus. [12]

Another formula for the area of a tangential quadrilateral ABCD that involves two opposite angles is [10] :p.19

where I is the incenter.

In fact, the area can be expressed in terms of just two adjacent sides and two opposite angles as [7]

Still another area formula is [7]

where θ is either of the angles between the diagonals. This formula cannot be used when the tangential quadrilateral is a kite, since then θ is 90° and the tangent function is not defined.

Inequalities

As indirectly noted above, the area of a tangential quadrilateral with sides a, b, c, d satisfies

with equality if and only if it is a bicentric quadrilateral.

According to T. A. Ivanova (in 1976), the semiperimeter s of a tangential quadrilateral satisfies

where r is the inradius. There is equality if and only if the quadrilateral is a square. [13] This means that for the area K = rs, there is the inequality

with equality if and only if the tangential quadrilateral is a square.

Partition properties

Tangential quadrilateral with inradius r Tangentenviereck.png
Tangential quadrilateral with inradius r

The four line segments between the center of the incircle and the points where it is tangent to the quadrilateral partition the quadrilateral into four right kites.

If a line cuts a tangential quadrilateral into two polygons with equal areas and equal perimeters, then that line passes through the incenter. [4]

Inradius

The inradius in a tangential quadrilateral with consecutive sides a, b, c, d is given by [7]

where K is the area of the quadrilateral and s is its semiperimeter. For a tangential quadrilateral with given sides, the inradius is maximum when the quadrilateral is also cyclic (and hence a bicentric quadrilateral).

In terms of the tangent lengths, the incircle has radius [8] :Lemma2 [14]

The inradius can also be expressed in terms of the distances from the incenter I to the vertices of the tangential quadrilateral ABCD. If u = AI, v = BI, x = CI and y = DI, then

where . [15]

If the incircles in triangles ABC, BCD, CDA, DAB have radii respectively, then the inradius of a tangential quadrilateral ABCD is given by

where . [16]

Angle formulas

If e, f, g and h are the tangent lengths from the vertices A, B, C and D respectively to the points where the incircle is tangent to the sides of a tangential quadrilateral ABCD, then the angles of the quadrilateral can be calculated from [3]

The angle between the tangency chords k and l is given by [3]

Diagonals

If e, f, g and h are the tangent lengths from A, B, C and D respectively to the points where the incircle is tangent to the sides of a tangential quadrilateral ABCD, then the lengths of the diagonals p = AC and q = BD are [8] :Lemma3

Tangency chords

If e, f, g and h are the tangent lengths of a tangential quadrilateral, then the lengths of the tangency chords are [3]

where the tangency chord of length k connects the sides of lengths a = e + f and c = g + h, and the one of length l connects the sides of lengths b = f + g and d = h + e. The squared ratio of the tangency chords satisfies [3]

The two tangency chords

The tangency chord between the sides AB and CD in a tangential quadrilateral ABCD is longer than the one between the sides BC and DA if and only if the bimedian between the sides AB and CD is shorter than the one between the sides BC and DA. [18] :p.162

If tangential quadrilateral ABCD has tangency points W on AB and Y on CD, and if tangency chord WY intersects diagonal BD at M, then the ratio of tangent lengths equals the ratio of the segments of diagonal BD. [19]

Collinear points

Construction of the Newton line (in red) of a tangential quadrilateral (in blue), showing the alignment of the incenter I, the midpoints of the diagonals M1 and M2 and the middle M3 of the segment JK (in green) joining the intersection of opposing sides. Newton line tangential quadrilateral.svg
Construction of the Newton line (in red) of a tangential quadrilateral (in blue), showing the alignment of the incenter I, the midpoints of the diagonals M1 and M2 and the middle M3 of the segment JK (in green) joining the intersection of opposing sides.

If M1 and M2 are the midpoints of the diagonals AC and BD respectively in a tangential quadrilateral ABCD with incenter I, and if the pairs of opposite sides meet at J and K with M3 being the midpoint of JK, then the points M3, M1, I, and M2 are collinear. [4] :p.42 The line containing them is the Newton line of the quadrilateral.

If the extensions of opposite sides in a tangential quadrilateral intersect at J and K, and the extensions of opposite sides in its contact quadrilateral intersect at L and M, then the four points J, L, K and M are collinear. [20] :Cor.3

A tangential quadrilateral is partitioned in four triangles meeting at its incenter I, their orthocenters (purple) and the intersection of the diagonals P (in green) are all colinear,. Tangential orthocenter lines.svg
A tangential quadrilateral is partitioned in four triangles meeting at its incenter I, their orthocenters (purple) and the intersection of the diagonals P (in green) are all colinear,.

If the incircle is tangent to the sides AB, BC, CD, DA at T1, T2, T3, T4 respectively, and if N1, N2, N3, N4 are the isotomic conjugates of these points with respect to the corresponding sides (that is, AT1 = BN1 and so on), then the Nagel point of the tangential quadrilateral is defined as the intersection of the lines N1N3 and N2N4. Both of these lines divide the perimeter of the quadrilateral into two equal parts. More importantly, the Nagel point N, the "area centroid" G, and the incenter I are collinear in this order, and NG = 2GI. This line is called the Nagel line of a tangential quadrilateral. [21]

In a tangential quadrilateral ABCD with incenter I and where the diagonals intersect at P, let HX, HY, HZ, HW be the orthocenters of triangles AIB, BIC, CID, DIA. Then the points P, HX, HY, HZ, HW are collinear. [10] :p.28

Concurrent and perpendicular lines

The two diagonals and the two tangency chords are concurrent. [11] [10] :p.11 One way to see this is as a limiting case of Brianchon's theorem, which states that a hexagon all of whose sides are tangent to a single conic section has three diagonals that meet at a point. From a tangential quadrilateral, one can form a hexagon with two 180° angles, by placing two new vertices at two opposite points of tangency; all six of the sides of this hexagon lie on lines tangent to the inscribed circle, so its diagonals meet at a point. But two of these diagonals are the same as the diagonals of the tangential quadrilateral, and the third diagonal of the hexagon is the line through two opposite points of tangency. Repeating this same argument with the other two points of tangency completes the proof of the result.

If the extensions of opposite sides in a tangential quadrilateral intersect at J and K, and the diagonals intersect at P, then JK is perpendicular to the extension of IP where I is the incenter. [20] :Cor.4

Incenter

The incenter of a tangential quadrilateral lies on its Newton line (which connects the midpoints of the diagonals). [22] :Thm. 3

The ratio of two opposite sides in a tangential quadrilateral can be expressed in terms of the distances between the incenter I and the vertices according to [10] :p.15

The product of two adjacent sides in a tangential quadrilateral ABCD with incenter I satisfies [23]

If I is the incenter of a tangential quadrilateral ABCD, then [10] :p.16

The incenter I in a tangential quadrilateral ABCD coincides with the "vertex centroid" of the quadrilateral if and only if [10] :p.22

If Mp and Mq are the midpoints of the diagonals AC and BD respectively in a tangential quadrilateral ABCD with incenter I, then [10] :p.19 [24]

where e, f, g and h are the tangent lengths at A, B, C and D respectively. Combining the first equality with a previous property, the "vertex centroid" of the tangential quadrilateral coincides with the incenter if and only if the incenter is the midpoint of the line segment connecting the midpoints of the diagonals.

If a four-bar linkage is made in the form of a tangential quadrilateral, then it will remain tangential no matter how the linkage is flexed, provided the quadrilateral remains convex. [25] [26] (Thus, for example, if a square is deformed into a rhombus it remains tangential, though to a smaller incircle). If one side is held in a fixed position, then as the quadrilateral is flexed, the incenter traces out a circle of radius where a,b,c,d are the sides in sequence and s is the semiperimeter.

Characterizations in the four subtriangles

Chao and Simeonov's characterization in terms of the radii of circles within each of four triangles Chao tangentual quad radii.svg
Chao and Simeonov's characterization in terms of the radii of circles within each of four triangles

In the nonoverlapping triangles APB, BPC, CPD, DPA formed by the diagonals in a convex quadrilateral ABCD, where the diagonals intersect at P, there are the following characterizations of tangential quadrilaterals.

Let r1, r2, r3, and r4 denote the radii of the incircles in the four triangles APB, BPC, CPD, and DPA respectively. Chao and Simeonov proved that the quadrilateral is tangential if and only if [27]

This characterization had already been proved five years earlier by Vaynshtejn. [17] :p.169 [28] In the solution to his problem, a similar characterization was given by Vasilyev and Senderov. If h1, h2, h3, and h4 denote the altitudes in the same four triangles (from the diagonal intersection to the sides of the quadrilateral), then the quadrilateral is tangential if and only if [5] [28]

Another similar characterization concerns the exradii ra, rb, rc, and rd in the same four triangles (the four excircles are each tangent to one side of the quadrilateral and the extensions of its diagonals). A quadrilateral is tangential if and only if [1] :p.70

If R1, R2, R3, and R4 denote the radii in the circumcircles of triangles APB, BPC, CPD, and DPA respectively, then the quadrilateral ABCD is tangential if and only if [29] :pp. 23–24

In 1996, Vaynshtejn was probably the first to prove another beautiful characterization of tangential quadrilaterals, that has later appeared in several magazines and websites. [1] :pp. 72–73 It states that when a convex quadrilateral is divided into four nonoverlapping triangles by its two diagonals, then the incenters of the four triangles are concyclic if and only if the quadrilateral is tangential. In fact, the incenters form an orthodiagonal cyclic quadrilateral. [1] :p.74 A related result is that the incircles can be exchanged for the excircles to the same triangles (tangent to the sides of the quadrilateral and the extensions of its diagonals). Thus a convex quadrilateral is tangential if and only if the excenters in these four excircles are the vertices of a cyclic quadrilateral. [1] :p. 73

A convex quadrilateral ABCD, with diagonals intersecting at P, is tangential if and only if the four excenters in triangles APB, BPC, CPD, and DPA opposite the vertices B and D are concyclic. [1] :p. 79 If Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd are the exradii in the triangles APB, BPC, CPD, and DPA respectively opposite the vertices B and D, then another condition is that the quadrilateral is tangential if and only if [1] :p. 80

Further, a convex quadrilateral ABCD with diagonals intersecting at P is tangential if and only if [5]

where ∆(APB) is the area of triangle APB.

Denote the segments that the diagonal intersection P divides diagonal AC into as AP = p1 and PC = p2, and similarly P divides diagonal BD into segments BP = q1 and PD = q2. Then the quadrilateral is tangential if and only if any one of the following equalities are true: [30]

or [1] :p. 74

or [1] :p. 77

Conditions for a tangential quadrilateral to be another type of quadrilateral

Rhombus

A tangential quadrilateral is a rhombus if and only if its opposite angles are equal. [31]

Kite

A tangential quadrilateral is a kite if and only if any one of the following conditions is true: [17]

Bicentric quadrilateral

A bicentric quadrilateral ABCD: the contact quadrilateral (pink) is orthodiagonal. Bicentric quadrilateral.svg
A bicentric quadrilateral ABCD: the contact quadrilateral (pink) is orthodiagonal.

If the incircle is tangent to the sides AB, BC, CD, DA at W, X, Y, Z respectively, then a tangential quadrilateral ABCD is also cyclic (and hence bicentric) if and only if any one of the following conditions hold: [2] [3] :p.124 [20]

The first of these three means that the contact quadrilateralWXYZ is an orthodiagonal quadrilateral.

A tangential quadrilateral is bicentric if and only if its inradius is greater than that of any other tangential quadrilateral having the same sequence of side lengths. [32] :pp.392–393

Tangential trapezoid

If the incircle is tangent to the sides AB and CD at W and Y respectively, then a tangential quadrilateral ABCD is also a trapezoid with parallel sides AB and CD if and only if [33] :Thm. 2

and AD and BC are the parallel sides of a trapezoid if and only if

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