SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI
Last Activity: 13 Years ago
Dear student,
If the equations of 2 sides of the triangle (say, AB and AC) are
Line1: A1x+B1y+C1=0 and
Line2: A2x+B2y+C2=0
Then (at vertex A)
Angle bisector1: f1(x,y)=(A1x+B1y+C1)/√(A1²+B1²) + (A2x+B2y+C2)/√(A2²+B2²)=0 ... (1)
Angle bisector2: f2(x,y)=(A1x+B1y+C1)/√(A1²+B1²) - (A2x+B2y+C2)/√(A2²+B2²)=0 ... (2)
To find out which one is the internal angle bisector at, say, vertex A, you'll have to substitute the coordinates of the other 2 vertices, B and C, in one of the equations (1) or (2). The internal angle bisector corresponds to the equation, which will give
f(B)*f(C)<0. For the external angle bisector it holds f(B)*f(C)>0.