In a triangle ABC, with BC as diameter a circle is drawn such that it passes through centroid(G) of triangle ABC.If BG=8 units CG=15 units then what is the value of
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Let D be the mid point of BC, therefore the centre of the circle. Angles BGC is angle in semi circle so it's a right angle. Using Pythagoras, we have the the radius of the circle B D = D C = D G = 2 1 7 Now since the centroid divides the median in 2:1, so we can find out the median A D = 3 D G = 2 5 1 Now using the famous Apollonius theorem A B 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( A D 2 + B D 2 ) We have A B 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( ( 2 5 1 ) 2 + ( 2 1 7 ) 2 ) = 1 4 4 5