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Let △ABC be a triangle with side length BC=46. Denote ω as the circumcircle of △ABC. Point D lies on ω such that AD is the diameter of ω. Let N be the midpoint of arc BC that contains A. H is the intersection of the altitudes in △ABC and it is given that HN=HD=6. If the area of △ABC can be expressed as cab, where a,b,c are positive integers with a and c relatively prime and b not divisible by the square of any prime, compute a+b+c.
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Solution
1. Identify Key Elements and Relationships: - Given: △ABC with BC=46. - ω is the circumcircle of △ABC. - AD is the diameter of ω. - N is the midpoint of arc BC that contains A. - H is the orthocenter of △ABC. - HN=HD=6.
2. Establishing the Geometry: - Let O be the circumcenter of △ABC. - Since AD is the diameter, D is the antipode of A. - N is the midpoint of the arc BC that contains A, so N lies on the perpendicular bisector of BC and ON⊥BC. - H is the orthocenter, so H lies on the altitudes of △ABC.
3. Using the Isosceles Triangle Property: - △HND is isosceles with HN=HD=6. - Let M be the midpoint of ND. Since △HND is isosceles, HM⊥ND. - O is the circumcenter, so OM⊥ND. - Therefore, H,O,M are collinear.
4. **Proving O is the Centroid of △HND:** - P is the midpoint of BC. - N is the midpoint of arc BC, so N,O,P are collinear. - Since H,O,M are collinear and O lies on the line NP, O is the centroid of △HND.
5. **Finding the Circumradius R:** - Since N is the midpoint of arc BC, NO=2OP. - OP=2R. - OB=R, so △OBP is a 30-60-90 triangle. - Therefore, ∠A=60∘. - Using BC=46, R=3BC=42.
6. **Proving AHON is a Parallelogram:** - DO∩HN=Q is the midpoint of HN. - OD=R, OQ=2R, and AO=R. - Q bisects AO, so AHON is a parallelogram.
7. **Calculating OH:** - Let OM=x. - △DMO∼△DNA, so AN=2x. - OH=2x. - Using HN2−HM2=NO2−OM2, we find x=22. - Therefore, OH=2.
8. Using Power of a Point: - AHON is a parallelogram, so AH=ON=R=42. - Let AH intersect BC at X and ω again at Y=A. - Y is the reflection of H about X, so HX=XY. - By Power of a Point, R2−OH2=AH⋅HY=AH⋅2HX. - Solving, HX=4215. - Thus, AX=AH+HX=4247.
9. **Finding the Area of △ABC:** - [ABC]=2AD⋅BC=2473. - Therefore, a=47, b=3, c=2. - a+b+c=47+3+2=52.
The final answer is 52.
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