Triangle A B C has A B = 2 , B C = 3 , C A = 4 , and circumcenter O . If the sum of the areas of triangles A O B , B O C , and C O A is c a b for positive integers a , b , c , where g cd ( a , c ) = 1 and b is not divisible by the square of any prime, find a + b + c .
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B y H e r o n ′ s F o r m u l a A r e a A B C = 4 1 ∗ 9 ∗ 1 ∗ 5 ∗ 3 . C i r c u m r a d i u s R = 4 ∗ ( a r e a A B C ) a b c = 1 5 8 ∗ 1 5 . T h e t h r e e Δ s a r e i s o s c e l e s w i t h b a s e a , b , c , a n d R a s e q u a l s i d e s . ∴ t h e i r b a s e a l t i t u d e s a r e L a , L b , L c g i v e n b y R 2 − ( h a l f b a s e ) 2 . ∴ A r e a s a r e Δ a = 2 1 ∗ L a ∗ a , Δ b = 2 1 ∗ L b ∗ b , Δ c = 2 1 ∗ L c ∗ c , S u m o f a r e a s = 2 1 ∗ ( 1 5 6 4 − ( 2 2 ) 2 ∗ 2 2 . + 1 5 6 4 − ( 2 3 ) 2 ∗ 2 3 . + 1 5 6 4 − ( 2 4 ) 2 ∗ 2 4 . ) S u m o f a r e a s = 6 0 7 7 1 5 = c a ∗ b . S o a + b + c = 7 7 + 1 5 + 6 0 = 1 5 2 .
Note:- ABC is obtuse, so O is outside the triangle ABC.
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We find that cos ∠ A B C = − 4 1 by Law of Cosines on ∠ A B C in Δ A B C , so sin ∠ A B C 4 = 1 5 1 6 = 2 R by Extended Law of Sines, giving R = 1 5 8 1 5 .
Now the desired area is [ A B C ] + 2 [ A O C ] , so we use [ A B C ] = 4 R a b c = 4 3 1 5 and 2 [ A O C ] = 4 ⋅ 1 5 2 = 1 5 8 1 5 , which adds up to 6 0 7 7 1 5 .
Thus, the answer is 1 5 2 .