On a circle of radius , the distinct points , and lie in this order, satisfying . Show that the triangle with vertices lying in the centroids of the triangles , , and is obtuse.
Solution
Denote by , , and the centroids of the triangles , , and , respectively. Let and be the midpoints of the segments and , respectively. Since and are centroids, they divide in the same ratio the medians and , respectively. That is, , and we have . Similarly . Hence the angle is of the same measure as the angle determined by the lines and (here, is the intersection point of and , see Fig. 1).

Fig. 1
Denote by the measure of the inscribed angle determined by the chord of the given circle. Since , we have , and therefore from the triangle we conclude
Since , we have , and so .
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