TITLE: Ratio of areas of two triangles
QUESTION [7 upvotes]: Based on the figure below, what is the ratio of the area of triangle $CGI$ to the area of triangle $ABC$, in terms of $\theta$?

REPLY [6 votes]: All the right triangles in the picture are similar, so (noting $|BG|=|BD|$)
$$\begin{align}
\frac{|\triangle CIG|}{|\triangle ABC|} &= \left(\frac{|CG|}{|AC|}\right)^2 = \left(\frac{|BC|-|BG|}{|AC|}\right)^2 = \left(\frac{|BC|-|BD|}{|AC|}\right)^2 \\
&= \left(\frac{|BC|\left(1-\sin\theta\right)}{|AC|}\right)^2 = \left(\frac{|BC|}{|AC|}\right)^2\left(1-\sin\theta\right)^2 \\
&= \tan^2\theta \left(1-\sin\theta\right)^2
\end{align}$$

REPLY [3 votes]: Mathematica isn’t needed for the simplification, which is quite straightforward:
$$\begin{align*}
\frac{\left({\sin\theta \over \cos\theta} - \sin\theta\tan\theta\right)^2 \tan\theta}{\sin\theta\big(\cos\theta+\sin\theta\tan\theta\big)}&=\frac{\left(\tan\theta-\sin\theta\tan\theta\right)^2\tan\theta}{\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}\left(\cos^2\theta+\sin^2\theta\right)}\\\\
&=\frac{\tan^3\theta(1-\sin\theta)^2}{\tan\theta}\\\\
&=\tan^2\theta(1-\sin\theta)^2\;.
\end{align*}$$