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Apply barycentric coordinates on <math>\triangle ABC</math>. We know that <math>D=\left(0, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\right), E=\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, 0\right)</math>. We can now get the displacement vectors <math>\overrightarrow{AD} = \left(1, -\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{2}\right)</math> and <math>\overrightarrow{CE}=\left(-\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{2}, 1\right)</math>. Now, applying the distance formula and simplifying gives us the two equations | Apply barycentric coordinates on <math>\triangle ABC</math>. We know that <math>D=\left(0, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\right), E=\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, 0\right)</math>. We can now get the displacement vectors <math>\overrightarrow{AD} = \left(1, -\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{2}\right)</math> and <math>\overrightarrow{CE}=\left(-\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{2}, 1\right)</math>. Now, applying the distance formula and simplifying gives us the two equations | ||
<cmath>\begin{align*} | <cmath>\begin{align*} | ||
− | 2b^2+2c^2-^2&=1296 \ | + | 2b^2+2c^2-a^2&=1296 \ |
2a^2+2b^2-c^2&=2916. \ | 2a^2+2b^2-c^2&=2916. \ | ||
\end{align*}</cmath> | \end{align*}</cmath> |
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[hide]Problem
In triangle the medians
and
have lengths
and
, respectively, and
. Extend
to intersect the circumcircle of
at
. The area of triangle
is
, where
and
are positive integers and
is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
.
Solution 1
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Applying Stewart's Theorem to medians , we have:
Substituting the first equation into the second and simplification yields
.
By the Power of a Point Theorem on , we get
. The Law of Cosines on
gives
Hence . Because
have the same height and equal bases, they have the same area, and
, and the answer is
.
Solution 2
Let and
intersect at
. Since medians split one another in a 2:1 ratio, we have
This gives isosceles and thus an easy area calculation. After extending the altitude to
and using the fact that it is also a median, we find
Using Power of a Point, we have
By Same Height Different Base,
Solving gives
and
Thus, our answer is .
Short Solution: Smart Similarity
Use the same diagram as in Solution 1. Call the centroid . It should be clear that
, and likewise
,
. Then,
. Power of a Point on
gives
, and the area of
is
, which is twice the area of
or
(they have the same area because of equal base and height), giving
for an answer of
.
Solution 4 (You've Forgotten Power of a Point Exists)
Note that, as above, it is quite easy to get that (equate Heron's and
to find this). Now note that
because they are vertical angles,
, and
(the latter two are derived from the inscribed angle theorem). Therefore
~
and so
and
so the area of
is
giving us
as our answer. (One may just get the area via triangle similarity too--this is if you are tired by the end of test and just want to bash some stuff out--it may also serve as a useful check).
~Dhillonr25
Solution 5 (Barycentric Coordinates)
Apply barycentric coordinates on . We know that
. We can now get the displacement vectors
and
. Now, applying the distance formula and simplifying gives us the two equations
Substituting
and solving with algebra now gives
. Now we can find
. Note that
can be parameterized as
, so plugging into the circumcircle equation and solving for
gives
so
. Plugging in for
gives us
. Thus, by the area formula, we have
By Heron's Formula, we have
which immediately gives
from our ratio, extracting
.
-Taco12
Solution 6 (Law of Cosines + Stewarts)
Since is the median, let
. Since
is a median,
. Applying Power of a Point with respect to point
, we see that
. Applying Stewart's Theorem on triangles
and
, we get that
and
. The area of
is simply
. We know
. Also, we know that
. Then, applying Law of Cosines on triangle
, we get that
which means that
. Then, applying Stewart's Theorem on triangle
with cevian
allows us to receive that
. Now, plugging into our earlier area formula, we receive
Therefore, the desired answer is
.
~SirAppel
See also
2002 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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