A triangle is given where vertex is and its orthocenter is .
Also sides and are members of the family of lines a , where and form an arithmetic progression .
If the coordinates of the circumcenter of the triangle can be represented as , where and are real numbers , find .
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The equation of A B is a x + b y + c = 0 where a + c = 2 b . Since A lies on this line, a + b + c = 0 . Hence b = 0 , and so A B has equation x = 1 . Thus B has coordinates ( 1 , u ) for some u . Since A B is parallel to the y -axis, H C is parallel to the x -axis, and hence C has coordinates ( v , 4 ) for some v .
Since A H has gradient 3 , B C has gradient − 3 1 , and hence has equation x + 3 y = 3 u + 1 . Thus 1 + − ( 3 u + 1 ) = 2 × 3 , and hence u = − 2 . In addition v + 1 2 = 3 u + 1 = − 5 , and hence v = − 1 7 . Thus A , B , C have coordinates ( 1 , 1 ) , ( 1 , − 2 ) , ( − 1 7 , 4 ) respectively. Taking the average of these, the centroid G of the triangle has coordinates ( − 5 , 1 ) . Since G lies on the line O H with O G = 3 1 O H , we deduce that O has coordinates ( − 2 1 7 , − 2 1 ) . Thus d + e = − 2 1 7 − 2 1 = − 9 .