Find the perimeter of the triangle, , in which the Fermat Point , , is located distances of 3, 4, and 5 units from the triangle's vertices. Express the perimeter as , where are integers, and submit .
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∠ A F B = ∠ B F C = ∠ C F A = 1 2 0 ∘
Using cosine rule on △ A F B , △ B F C and △ C F A , we have
A B 2 = A F 2 + B F 2 − 2 A F ⋅ B F ⋅ cos ( ∠ A F B ) = 5 2 + 3 2 − 2 × 5 × 3 × ( − 2 1 ) = 4 9 ⇒ A B = 4 9
B C 2 = B F 2 + C F 2 − 2 B F ⋅ C F ⋅ cos ( ∠ B F C ) = 3 2 + 4 2 − 2 × 3 × 4 × ( − 2 1 ) = 3 7 ⇒ B C = 3 7
C A 2 = C F 2 + A F 2 − 2 C F ⋅ A F ⋅ cos ( ∠ C F A ) = 4 2 + 5 2 − 2 × 4 × 5 × ( − 2 1 ) = 6 1 ⇒ C A = 6 1
Thus, the perimeter of △ A B C is 4 9 + 3 7 + 6 1 .
For the answer, a = 4 9 , b = 3 7 , c = 6 1 , thus, a + b + c = 1 4 7 .