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Geometry Difficulty 4.4 AIME Prove it China

In a plane rectangular coordinate system xOyxOy, circle Ω\Omega passes through points (0,0)(0, 0), (2,4)(2, 4), (3,3)(3, 3). Then the maximum of the distance from a point on circle Ω\Omega to the origin is ______.

Solution

Denote A(2,4)A(2, 4), B(3,3)B(3, 3). Then circle Ω\Omega passes through points OO, AA and BB. Note that OBA=90\angle OBA = 90^\circ (the slopes of lines OBOB and ABAB are 11 and 1-1, respectively), so OAOA is a diameter of circle Ω\Omega. Consequently, the maximum of the distance from a point on circle Ω\Omega to the origin OO is OA=25|OA| = 2\sqrt{5}.

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