In , the sides of triangles are , and . Let be the in-center , be the orthocenter , be the centroid and be the circumcenter . If the area of is of the form , where and are co-prime, find .
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A B C i s a r i g h t Δ . L e t M b e t h e m i d p o i n t o f A C . ∴ o n c o − o r d i n a t e p l a n e , l e t B ( 0 , 0 ) , A ( 0 , 1 5 ) , C ( 8 , 0 ) , M ( 4 , 7 . 5 ) . W e h a v e H G O ( i n t h a t o r d e r ) i s t h e E u l e r L i n e . ∴ q u a d r i l a t e r a l I H G O i s t h e d e g e n e r a t e d Δ I H O . W e k n o w f o r a r i g h t Δ , H = B , O = M , s o H O = B M = A C / 2 = 1 7 / 2 . L i n e B M i s , 1 5 X − 8 Y + 0 = 0 . I n r a d i u s , r = s A r e a = 1 / 2 ( 1 5 + 8 + 1 7 ) 1 / 2 ∗ 1 5 ∗ 8 = 3 . S o I ( 3 , 3 ) . ∴ t h e ⊥ d i s t a n c e f r o m I t o l i n e B M , p = 1 5 2 + 8 2 1 5 ∗ 3 − 8 ∗ 3 + 0 = 1 7 2 1 . ∴ t h e A r e a I H G O = A r e a I H O = 1 / 2 ∗ p ∗ H O = 1 / 2 ∗ 2 1 / 1 7 ∗ 1 7 / 2 = 2 1 / 4 = a / b . ∴ a + b = 2 1 + 4 = 2 5 .