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          Hint. By the Law of sines applied to the $triangle DEF$,
          $$frac{|DE|}{sin(angle DFE)}=frac{|DF|}{sin(angle DEF)}.$$
          We have that $|DF|=R$ and $angle DEF=2alpha$. Find $|DE|$ and $angle DFE$.



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            Some hints for the remaining calculations up to $cos(2alpha)$




            • What is the nature of triangle DEA ? --> find DE

            • It verifies $2cos(alpha)sin(2alpha)=cos(3alpha)$

            • Simplify by $cos(alpha)$ and the resulting expression only has trigonometric lines of $2alpha$.

            • This leads to solving $8x^2-4x-3=0$


            Note that the figure helps discarding unwanted solutions.






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              Apply the law of sines to $Delta AED$ and $Delta DEF$:
              $$begin{cases}frac{DE}{sin angle DAE}=2R\ frac{DF}{sin 2alpha}=frac{DE}{sin (90^circ-3alpha)}end{cases} Rightarrow begin{cases}DE=2Rcos alpha \ frac{R}{sin 2alpha}=frac{2Rcos alpha }{cos 3alpha}end{cases} Rightarrow \
              cos 3alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
              cosalpha cos 2alpha-sin alpha sin 2alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
              cos 2alpha-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
              2cos^2 alpha-1-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
              2cos 2alpha-2sin 2alpha =1 Rightarrow \
              frac{sqrt{2}}{2}cos 2alpha -frac{sqrt{2}}{2}sin 2alpha=frac{sqrt{2}}{4}\
              cos (2alpha +45^circ)=frac{sqrt{2}}{4} Rightarrow alpha approx 12.15^circ Rightarrow \
              cos 2alpha approx 0.669.$$






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                Wlog take radius of circle as unity. (in place of 2)



                Take DF positive x-axis, DA as negative y-axis and next take projection of $DE$ to $DA$ and again along the $(x,y)$ axes as coordinates of a circle with origin at D.



                $$ DE = DA cos alpha, x_E=DE sin alpha;, y_E=DE cos alpha;, $$



                $$ (x_E,y_E) = - 2(sin alpha cos alpha ,cos^2 alpha) tag1 $$



                For point $F, x_F=1, y_F=0$ and slope of EF=



                $$ dfrac{2c^2}{1+2 s,c }= dfrac{1+cos 2 alpha}{1+ sin 2 alpha} $$



                using Weierstrass trig half angle relations with $ t= tan alpha$



                $$ dfrac{1+(1-t^2)/(1+t^2)}{1+2t/(1+t^2)}=dfrac{2}{(1+t)^2} tag2 $$



                This is the same as reciprocal of $ tan 3alphatag3 $



                as it makes angle $3 alpha $ external angle with $AD$ when cutting between $(D,A)$



                $$ dfrac{1-3 t^2}{3t-t^3} tag4$$



                Equate them, cross multiplying and simplifying you get a fourth order trigonometric polynomial having 4 solutions with two real roots.



                $$ 3 t^4 +6 t^3 +2 t^2 +4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                Results



                First solution



                $$alpha_1= 2.0341 = -63.82 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.6107$$



                Second solution



                $$ alpha_2= 0.21181 =11.5989 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.9141 $$



                The one you sketched is nearer to $ alpha approx 12^{circ}$ second case that I also verified with a construction. Hope you would sketch the second solution also.



                EDIT1:



                An error in coefficient of $t^3$ is noticed and corrected along with error regarding analytical solution..shown possible by farruhota.



                $$ 3 t^4 + 4 t^3 +2 t^2 + 4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                Accordingly



                $$alpha_1= -57.1476 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.411438 $$



                $$alpha_2= 12.1476 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.911438. $$






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                  Hint. By the Law of sines applied to the $triangle DEF$,
                  $$frac{|DE|}{sin(angle DFE)}=frac{|DF|}{sin(angle DEF)}.$$
                  We have that $|DF|=R$ and $angle DEF=2alpha$. Find $|DE|$ and $angle DFE$.



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                    Hint. By the Law of sines applied to the $triangle DEF$,
                    $$frac{|DE|}{sin(angle DFE)}=frac{|DF|}{sin(angle DEF)}.$$
                    We have that $|DF|=R$ and $angle DEF=2alpha$. Find $|DE|$ and $angle DFE$.



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                      Hint. By the Law of sines applied to the $triangle DEF$,
                      $$frac{|DE|}{sin(angle DFE)}=frac{|DF|}{sin(angle DEF)}.$$
                      We have that $|DF|=R$ and $angle DEF=2alpha$. Find $|DE|$ and $angle DFE$.



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                      Hint. By the Law of sines applied to the $triangle DEF$,
                      $$frac{|DE|}{sin(angle DFE)}=frac{|DF|}{sin(angle DEF)}.$$
                      We have that $|DF|=R$ and $angle DEF=2alpha$. Find $|DE|$ and $angle DFE$.



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                          Some hints for the remaining calculations up to $cos(2alpha)$




                          • What is the nature of triangle DEA ? --> find DE

                          • It verifies $2cos(alpha)sin(2alpha)=cos(3alpha)$

                          • Simplify by $cos(alpha)$ and the resulting expression only has trigonometric lines of $2alpha$.

                          • This leads to solving $8x^2-4x-3=0$


                          Note that the figure helps discarding unwanted solutions.






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                            Some hints for the remaining calculations up to $cos(2alpha)$




                            • What is the nature of triangle DEA ? --> find DE

                            • It verifies $2cos(alpha)sin(2alpha)=cos(3alpha)$

                            • Simplify by $cos(alpha)$ and the resulting expression only has trigonometric lines of $2alpha$.

                            • This leads to solving $8x^2-4x-3=0$


                            Note that the figure helps discarding unwanted solutions.






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                              Some hints for the remaining calculations up to $cos(2alpha)$




                              • What is the nature of triangle DEA ? --> find DE

                              • It verifies $2cos(alpha)sin(2alpha)=cos(3alpha)$

                              • Simplify by $cos(alpha)$ and the resulting expression only has trigonometric lines of $2alpha$.

                              • This leads to solving $8x^2-4x-3=0$


                              Note that the figure helps discarding unwanted solutions.






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                              Some hints for the remaining calculations up to $cos(2alpha)$




                              • What is the nature of triangle DEA ? --> find DE

                              • It verifies $2cos(alpha)sin(2alpha)=cos(3alpha)$

                              • Simplify by $cos(alpha)$ and the resulting expression only has trigonometric lines of $2alpha$.

                              • This leads to solving $8x^2-4x-3=0$


                              Note that the figure helps discarding unwanted solutions.







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                                  Apply the law of sines to $Delta AED$ and $Delta DEF$:
                                  $$begin{cases}frac{DE}{sin angle DAE}=2R\ frac{DF}{sin 2alpha}=frac{DE}{sin (90^circ-3alpha)}end{cases} Rightarrow begin{cases}DE=2Rcos alpha \ frac{R}{sin 2alpha}=frac{2Rcos alpha }{cos 3alpha}end{cases} Rightarrow \
                                  cos 3alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                  cosalpha cos 2alpha-sin alpha sin 2alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                  cos 2alpha-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                  2cos^2 alpha-1-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                  2cos 2alpha-2sin 2alpha =1 Rightarrow \
                                  frac{sqrt{2}}{2}cos 2alpha -frac{sqrt{2}}{2}sin 2alpha=frac{sqrt{2}}{4}\
                                  cos (2alpha +45^circ)=frac{sqrt{2}}{4} Rightarrow alpha approx 12.15^circ Rightarrow \
                                  cos 2alpha approx 0.669.$$






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                                    Apply the law of sines to $Delta AED$ and $Delta DEF$:
                                    $$begin{cases}frac{DE}{sin angle DAE}=2R\ frac{DF}{sin 2alpha}=frac{DE}{sin (90^circ-3alpha)}end{cases} Rightarrow begin{cases}DE=2Rcos alpha \ frac{R}{sin 2alpha}=frac{2Rcos alpha }{cos 3alpha}end{cases} Rightarrow \
                                    cos 3alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                    cosalpha cos 2alpha-sin alpha sin 2alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                    cos 2alpha-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                    2cos^2 alpha-1-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                    2cos 2alpha-2sin 2alpha =1 Rightarrow \
                                    frac{sqrt{2}}{2}cos 2alpha -frac{sqrt{2}}{2}sin 2alpha=frac{sqrt{2}}{4}\
                                    cos (2alpha +45^circ)=frac{sqrt{2}}{4} Rightarrow alpha approx 12.15^circ Rightarrow \
                                    cos 2alpha approx 0.669.$$






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                                      Apply the law of sines to $Delta AED$ and $Delta DEF$:
                                      $$begin{cases}frac{DE}{sin angle DAE}=2R\ frac{DF}{sin 2alpha}=frac{DE}{sin (90^circ-3alpha)}end{cases} Rightarrow begin{cases}DE=2Rcos alpha \ frac{R}{sin 2alpha}=frac{2Rcos alpha }{cos 3alpha}end{cases} Rightarrow \
                                      cos 3alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                      cosalpha cos 2alpha-sin alpha sin 2alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                      cos 2alpha-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                      2cos^2 alpha-1-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                      2cos 2alpha-2sin 2alpha =1 Rightarrow \
                                      frac{sqrt{2}}{2}cos 2alpha -frac{sqrt{2}}{2}sin 2alpha=frac{sqrt{2}}{4}\
                                      cos (2alpha +45^circ)=frac{sqrt{2}}{4} Rightarrow alpha approx 12.15^circ Rightarrow \
                                      cos 2alpha approx 0.669.$$






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                                      Apply the law of sines to $Delta AED$ and $Delta DEF$:
                                      $$begin{cases}frac{DE}{sin angle DAE}=2R\ frac{DF}{sin 2alpha}=frac{DE}{sin (90^circ-3alpha)}end{cases} Rightarrow begin{cases}DE=2Rcos alpha \ frac{R}{sin 2alpha}=frac{2Rcos alpha }{cos 3alpha}end{cases} Rightarrow \
                                      cos 3alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                      cosalpha cos 2alpha-sin alpha sin 2alpha=2sin 2alpha cos alpha Rightarrow \
                                      cos 2alpha-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                      2cos^2 alpha-1-2sin^2 alpha=2sin 2alpha Rightarrow \
                                      2cos 2alpha-2sin 2alpha =1 Rightarrow \
                                      frac{sqrt{2}}{2}cos 2alpha -frac{sqrt{2}}{2}sin 2alpha=frac{sqrt{2}}{4}\
                                      cos (2alpha +45^circ)=frac{sqrt{2}}{4} Rightarrow alpha approx 12.15^circ Rightarrow \
                                      cos 2alpha approx 0.669.$$







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                                          Wlog take radius of circle as unity. (in place of 2)



                                          Take DF positive x-axis, DA as negative y-axis and next take projection of $DE$ to $DA$ and again along the $(x,y)$ axes as coordinates of a circle with origin at D.



                                          $$ DE = DA cos alpha, x_E=DE sin alpha;, y_E=DE cos alpha;, $$



                                          $$ (x_E,y_E) = - 2(sin alpha cos alpha ,cos^2 alpha) tag1 $$



                                          For point $F, x_F=1, y_F=0$ and slope of EF=



                                          $$ dfrac{2c^2}{1+2 s,c }= dfrac{1+cos 2 alpha}{1+ sin 2 alpha} $$



                                          using Weierstrass trig half angle relations with $ t= tan alpha$



                                          $$ dfrac{1+(1-t^2)/(1+t^2)}{1+2t/(1+t^2)}=dfrac{2}{(1+t)^2} tag2 $$



                                          This is the same as reciprocal of $ tan 3alphatag3 $



                                          as it makes angle $3 alpha $ external angle with $AD$ when cutting between $(D,A)$



                                          $$ dfrac{1-3 t^2}{3t-t^3} tag4$$



                                          Equate them, cross multiplying and simplifying you get a fourth order trigonometric polynomial having 4 solutions with two real roots.



                                          $$ 3 t^4 +6 t^3 +2 t^2 +4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                          Results



                                          First solution



                                          $$alpha_1= 2.0341 = -63.82 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.6107$$



                                          Second solution



                                          $$ alpha_2= 0.21181 =11.5989 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.9141 $$



                                          The one you sketched is nearer to $ alpha approx 12^{circ}$ second case that I also verified with a construction. Hope you would sketch the second solution also.



                                          EDIT1:



                                          An error in coefficient of $t^3$ is noticed and corrected along with error regarding analytical solution..shown possible by farruhota.



                                          $$ 3 t^4 + 4 t^3 +2 t^2 + 4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                          Accordingly



                                          $$alpha_1= -57.1476 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.411438 $$



                                          $$alpha_2= 12.1476 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.911438. $$






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                                            Wlog take radius of circle as unity. (in place of 2)



                                            Take DF positive x-axis, DA as negative y-axis and next take projection of $DE$ to $DA$ and again along the $(x,y)$ axes as coordinates of a circle with origin at D.



                                            $$ DE = DA cos alpha, x_E=DE sin alpha;, y_E=DE cos alpha;, $$



                                            $$ (x_E,y_E) = - 2(sin alpha cos alpha ,cos^2 alpha) tag1 $$



                                            For point $F, x_F=1, y_F=0$ and slope of EF=



                                            $$ dfrac{2c^2}{1+2 s,c }= dfrac{1+cos 2 alpha}{1+ sin 2 alpha} $$



                                            using Weierstrass trig half angle relations with $ t= tan alpha$



                                            $$ dfrac{1+(1-t^2)/(1+t^2)}{1+2t/(1+t^2)}=dfrac{2}{(1+t)^2} tag2 $$



                                            This is the same as reciprocal of $ tan 3alphatag3 $



                                            as it makes angle $3 alpha $ external angle with $AD$ when cutting between $(D,A)$



                                            $$ dfrac{1-3 t^2}{3t-t^3} tag4$$



                                            Equate them, cross multiplying and simplifying you get a fourth order trigonometric polynomial having 4 solutions with two real roots.



                                            $$ 3 t^4 +6 t^3 +2 t^2 +4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                            Results



                                            First solution



                                            $$alpha_1= 2.0341 = -63.82 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.6107$$



                                            Second solution



                                            $$ alpha_2= 0.21181 =11.5989 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.9141 $$



                                            The one you sketched is nearer to $ alpha approx 12^{circ}$ second case that I also verified with a construction. Hope you would sketch the second solution also.



                                            EDIT1:



                                            An error in coefficient of $t^3$ is noticed and corrected along with error regarding analytical solution..shown possible by farruhota.



                                            $$ 3 t^4 + 4 t^3 +2 t^2 + 4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                            Accordingly



                                            $$alpha_1= -57.1476 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.411438 $$



                                            $$alpha_2= 12.1476 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.911438. $$






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                                              Wlog take radius of circle as unity. (in place of 2)



                                              Take DF positive x-axis, DA as negative y-axis and next take projection of $DE$ to $DA$ and again along the $(x,y)$ axes as coordinates of a circle with origin at D.



                                              $$ DE = DA cos alpha, x_E=DE sin alpha;, y_E=DE cos alpha;, $$



                                              $$ (x_E,y_E) = - 2(sin alpha cos alpha ,cos^2 alpha) tag1 $$



                                              For point $F, x_F=1, y_F=0$ and slope of EF=



                                              $$ dfrac{2c^2}{1+2 s,c }= dfrac{1+cos 2 alpha}{1+ sin 2 alpha} $$



                                              using Weierstrass trig half angle relations with $ t= tan alpha$



                                              $$ dfrac{1+(1-t^2)/(1+t^2)}{1+2t/(1+t^2)}=dfrac{2}{(1+t)^2} tag2 $$



                                              This is the same as reciprocal of $ tan 3alphatag3 $



                                              as it makes angle $3 alpha $ external angle with $AD$ when cutting between $(D,A)$



                                              $$ dfrac{1-3 t^2}{3t-t^3} tag4$$



                                              Equate them, cross multiplying and simplifying you get a fourth order trigonometric polynomial having 4 solutions with two real roots.



                                              $$ 3 t^4 +6 t^3 +2 t^2 +4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                              Results



                                              First solution



                                              $$alpha_1= 2.0341 = -63.82 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.6107$$



                                              Second solution



                                              $$ alpha_2= 0.21181 =11.5989 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.9141 $$



                                              The one you sketched is nearer to $ alpha approx 12^{circ}$ second case that I also verified with a construction. Hope you would sketch the second solution also.



                                              EDIT1:



                                              An error in coefficient of $t^3$ is noticed and corrected along with error regarding analytical solution..shown possible by farruhota.



                                              $$ 3 t^4 + 4 t^3 +2 t^2 + 4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                              Accordingly



                                              $$alpha_1= -57.1476 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.411438 $$



                                              $$alpha_2= 12.1476 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.911438. $$






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                                              Wlog take radius of circle as unity. (in place of 2)



                                              Take DF positive x-axis, DA as negative y-axis and next take projection of $DE$ to $DA$ and again along the $(x,y)$ axes as coordinates of a circle with origin at D.



                                              $$ DE = DA cos alpha, x_E=DE sin alpha;, y_E=DE cos alpha;, $$



                                              $$ (x_E,y_E) = - 2(sin alpha cos alpha ,cos^2 alpha) tag1 $$



                                              For point $F, x_F=1, y_F=0$ and slope of EF=



                                              $$ dfrac{2c^2}{1+2 s,c }= dfrac{1+cos 2 alpha}{1+ sin 2 alpha} $$



                                              using Weierstrass trig half angle relations with $ t= tan alpha$



                                              $$ dfrac{1+(1-t^2)/(1+t^2)}{1+2t/(1+t^2)}=dfrac{2}{(1+t)^2} tag2 $$



                                              This is the same as reciprocal of $ tan 3alphatag3 $



                                              as it makes angle $3 alpha $ external angle with $AD$ when cutting between $(D,A)$



                                              $$ dfrac{1-3 t^2}{3t-t^3} tag4$$



                                              Equate them, cross multiplying and simplifying you get a fourth order trigonometric polynomial having 4 solutions with two real roots.



                                              $$ 3 t^4 +6 t^3 +2 t^2 +4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                              Results



                                              First solution



                                              $$alpha_1= 2.0341 = -63.82 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.6107$$



                                              Second solution



                                              $$ alpha_2= 0.21181 =11.5989 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.9141 $$



                                              The one you sketched is nearer to $ alpha approx 12^{circ}$ second case that I also verified with a construction. Hope you would sketch the second solution also.



                                              EDIT1:



                                              An error in coefficient of $t^3$ is noticed and corrected along with error regarding analytical solution..shown possible by farruhota.



                                              $$ 3 t^4 + 4 t^3 +2 t^2 + 4 t -1 =0 tag5 $$



                                              Accordingly



                                              $$alpha_1= -57.1476 ^{circ},quad cos 2 alpha_1= -0.411438 $$



                                              $$alpha_2= 12.1476 ^{circ}, quad cos 2alpha_2 = 0.911438. $$







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