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Draw the Median connecting C to the center O of the circle. Note that the centroid is 1/3 of the distance from O to C.
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Thus, as C traces a circle of radius 12, the Centroid will trace a circle of radius 12/3=4.
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The area of this circle is pi*4^2=16pi ~ 50.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:55, 16 February 2018

Problem

Line Segment $\overline{AB}$ is a diameter of a circle with $AB = 24$. Point $C$, not equal to $A$ or $B$, lies on the circle. As point $C$ moves around the circle, the centroid (center of mass) of (insert triangle symbol)$ABC$ traces out a closed curve missing two points. To the nearest positive integer, what is the area of the region bounded by this curve?

Solution

Draw the Median connecting C to the center O of the circle. Note that the centroid is 1/3 of the distance from O to C. Thus, as C traces a circle of radius 12, the Centroid will trace a circle of radius 12/3=4.

The area of this circle is pi*4^2=16pi ~ 50.

See Also

2018 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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