Let M be an arbitrary point inside a unit square A B C D . Consider points P , Q , R defined as points of intersection of medians of △ A B M , △ B C M , △ C D M . The length of the segment between P and midpoint of Q R can be expressed as c a b , find a + b + c .
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Since P,Q and R are the intersections of medians, they are the centroids of △ A B M , △ B C M and △ C D M .
For clearer illustration, I have drawn 2 squares, square X on the left and square Y on the right.
A property of centroids is that the distance from a vertex to the centroid is 3 2 the length of the median.
Let J be the midpoint of MB and K be the midpoint of MC.
In square X, △ P J Q ∼ △ A J C so P Q ∥ A C and P Q = 3 1 A C = 3 2
Similarly, in square Y, △ Q K R ∼ △ B K D so Q R ∥ B D and Q R = 3 1 B D = 3 2
Also, AC and BD are perpendicular. Since P Q ∥ A C and Q R ∥ B D , we see that ∠ P Q R = 9 0 ∘ .
Direct application of Pythagorean Theorem gives D i s t a n c e = ( 6 2 ) 2 + ( 3 2 ) 2 = 6 1 ∗ 1 0
⇒ a + b + c = 1 + 1 0 + 6 = 1 7
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