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Geometry Difficulty 7.0 National olympiad Find the answer

Let ABC\triangle ABC be a triangle with side length BC=46BC= 4\sqrt{6}. Denote ω\omega as the circumcircle of ABC\triangle{ABC}. Point DD lies on ω\omega such that ADAD is the diameter of ω\omega. Let NN be the midpoint of arc BCBC that contains AA. HH is the intersection of the altitudes in ABC\triangle{ABC} and it is given that HN=HD=6HN = HD= 6. If the area of ABC\triangle{ABC} can be expressed as abc\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}, where a,b,ca,b,c are positive integers with aa and cc relatively prime and bb not divisible by the square of any prime, compute a+b+ca+b+c.

Proposed by Andy Xu

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

1. Identify Key Elements and Relationships:
- Given: ABC\triangle ABC with BC=46BC = 4\sqrt{6}.
- ω\omega is the circumcircle of ABC\triangle ABC.
- ADAD is the diameter of ω\omega.
- NN is the midpoint of arc BCBC that contains AA.
- HH is the orthocenter of ABC\triangle ABC.
- HN=HD=6HN = HD = 6.

2. Establishing the Geometry:
- Let OO be the circumcenter of ABC\triangle ABC.
- Since ADAD is the diameter, DD is the antipode of AA.
- NN is the midpoint of the arc BCBC that contains AA, so NN lies on the perpendicular bisector of BCBC and ONBCON \perp BC.
- HH is the orthocenter, so HH lies on the altitudes of ABC\triangle ABC.

3. Using the Isosceles Triangle Property:
- HND\triangle HND is isosceles with HN=HD=6HN = HD = 6.
- Let MM be the midpoint of NDND. Since HND\triangle HND is isosceles, HMNDHM \perp ND.
- OO is the circumcenter, so OMNDOM \perp ND.
- Therefore, H,O,MH, O, M are collinear.

4. **Proving OO is the Centroid of HND\triangle HND:**
- PP is the midpoint of BCBC.
- NN is the midpoint of arc BCBC, so N,O,PN, O, P are collinear.
- Since H,O,MH, O, M are collinear and OO lies on the line NPNP, OO is the centroid of HND\triangle HND.

5. **Finding the Circumradius RR:**
- Since NN is the midpoint of arc BCBC, NO=2OPNO = 2OP.
- OP=R2OP = \frac{R}{2}.
- OB=ROB = R, so OBP\triangle OBP is a 30-60-90 triangle.
- Therefore, A=60\angle A = 60^\circ.
- Using BC=46BC = 4\sqrt{6}, R=BC3=42R = \frac{BC}{\sqrt{3}} = 4\sqrt{2}.

6. **Proving AHONAHON is a Parallelogram:**
- DOHN=QDO \cap HN = Q is the midpoint of HNHN.
- OD=ROD = R, OQ=R2OQ = \frac{R}{2}, and AO=RAO = R.
- QQ bisects AOAO, so AHONAHON is a parallelogram.

7. **Calculating OHOH:**
- Let OM=xOM = x.
- DMODNA\triangle DMO \sim \triangle DNA, so AN=2xAN = 2x.
- OH=2xOH = 2x.
- Using HN2HM2=NO2OM2HN^2 - HM^2 = NO^2 - OM^2, we find x=22x = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.
- Therefore, OH=2OH = \sqrt{2}.

8. Using Power of a Point:
- AHONAHON is a parallelogram, so AH=ON=R=42AH = ON = R = 4\sqrt{2}.
- Let AHAH intersect BCBC at XX and ω\omega again at YAY \neq A.
- YY is the reflection of HH about XX, so HX=XYHX = XY.
- By Power of a Point, R2OH2=AHHY=AH2HXR^2 - OH^2 = AH \cdot HY = AH \cdot 2HX.
- Solving, HX=1542HX = \frac{15}{4\sqrt{2}}.
- Thus, AX=AH+HX=4742AX = AH + HX = \frac{47}{4\sqrt{2}}.

9. **Finding the Area of ABC\triangle ABC:**
- [ABC]=ADBC2=4732[ABC] = \frac{AD \cdot BC}{2} = \frac{47\sqrt{3}}{2}.
- Therefore, a=47a = 47, b=3b = 3, c=2c = 2.
- a+b+c=47+3+2=52a + b + c = 47 + 3 + 2 = 52.

The final answer is 52\boxed{52}.

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