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& \implies PC\cdot PB = 196\left(\frac{1}{\frac{PC}{PB}+\frac{PB}{PC}+\sqrt{3}}\right). | & \implies PC\cdot PB = 196\left(\frac{1}{\frac{PC}{PB}+\frac{PB}{PC}+\sqrt{3}}\right). | ||
\end{align*} </cmath> By AM-GM, <math>\frac{PC}{PB}+\frac{PB}{PC}\geq{2}</math>, so <cmath>PB\cdot PC\leq 196\left(\frac{1}{2+\sqrt{3}}\right)=196(2-\sqrt{3}).</cmath>Finally, <cmath>[\triangle{BPC}]=\frac12 \cdot PB\cdot PC\cdot\sin{150^\circ}=\frac14 \cdot PB\cdot PC,</cmath>and the maximum area would be <math>49(2-\sqrt{3})=98-49\sqrt{3},</math> so the answer is <math>\boxed{150}</math>. | \end{align*} </cmath> By AM-GM, <math>\frac{PC}{PB}+\frac{PB}{PC}\geq{2}</math>, so <cmath>PB\cdot PC\leq 196\left(\frac{1}{2+\sqrt{3}}\right)=196(2-\sqrt{3}).</cmath>Finally, <cmath>[\triangle{BPC}]=\frac12 \cdot PB\cdot PC\cdot\sin{150^\circ}=\frac14 \cdot PB\cdot PC,</cmath>and the maximum area would be <math>49(2-\sqrt{3})=98-49\sqrt{3},</math> so the answer is <math>\boxed{150}</math>. | ||
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In triangle , , , and . Let be a point in the interior of . Let and denote the incenters of triangles and , respectively. The circumcircles of triangles and meet at distinct points and . The maximum possible area of can be expressed in the form , where , , and are positive integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find .
Solution 1
First, by Law of Cosines, we have so .
Let and be the circumcenters of triangles and , respectively. We first compute Because and are half of and , respectively, the above expression can be simplified to Similarly, . As a result
Therefore is constant (). Also, is or when is or . Let point be on the same side of as with ; is on the circle with as the center and as the radius, which is . The shortest distance from to is .
When the area of is the maximum, the distance from to has to be the greatest. In this case, it's . The maximum area of is and the requested answer is .
Solution 2
From Law of Cosines on , Now, Since and are cyclic quadrilaterals, it follows that Next, applying Law of Cosines on , By AM-GM, , so Finally, and the maximum area would be so the answer is .
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