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Geometry Difficulty 6.9 National olympiad Find the answer

Let ABCABC be a right triangle with ACB=90\angle ACB = 90^{\circ} and centroid GG. The circumcircle k1k_1 of triangle AGCAGC and the circumcircle k2k_2 of triangle BGCBGC intersect ABAB at PP and QQ, respectively. The perpendiculars from PP and QQ respectively to ACAC and BCBC intersect k1k_1 and k2k_2 at XX and YY. Determine the value of CXCYAB2\frac{CX \cdot CY}{AB^2}.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

1. Identify the key points and properties:
- Let M M be the midpoint of AB AB .
- Since ABC \triangle ABC is a right triangle with ACB=90 \angle ACB = 90^\circ , the centroid G G divides each median in the ratio 2:1 2:1 .
- The circumcircles k1 k_1 and k2 k_2 intersect AB AB at points P P and Q Q respectively.

2. **Determine the lengths involving the centroid G G :**
- The centroid G G of ABC \triangle ABC is located at (A+B+C3) \left( \frac{A + B + C}{3} \right) .
- Since M M is the midpoint of AB AB , CM=AM=BM=12AB CM = AM = BM = \frac{1}{2} AB .

3. **Analyze the trapezoids ACGP ACGP and BCGQ BCGQ :**
- Since G G is the centroid, GPAC GP \parallel AC and GQBC GQ \parallel BC .
- The lengths AP AP and BQ BQ are each 23CM=13AB \frac{2}{3} CM = \frac{1}{3} AB .

4. **Calculate the distances involving G G :**
- GM=PM=QM=16AB GM = PM = QM = \frac{1}{6} AB .

5. **Examine the rectangle GPZQ GPZQ :**
- Since GPAC GP \parallel AC and GQBC GQ \parallel BC , GPZQ GPZQ forms a rectangle.
- M M is the midpoint of PQ PQ , so CM CM passes through Z Z .

6. **Analyze the cyclic quadrilaterals CGPX CGPX and CGQY CGQY :**
- From the cyclic quadrilateral CGPX CGPX , XCG=XPG=90 \angle XCG = \angle XPG = 90^\circ .
- Similarly, from CGQY CGQY , YCG=90 \angle YCG = 90^\circ .

7. **Determine the collinearity of points X,C,Y X, C, Y :**
- Since XCG=YCG=90 \angle XCG = \angle YCG = 90^\circ , points X,C,Y X, C, Y are collinear.

8. **Analyze the right triangle XYZ XYZ :**
- XYZ XYZ is a right triangle with height ZC=ZM+CM=16AB+12AB=23AB ZC = ZM + CM = \frac{1}{6} AB + \frac{1}{2} AB = \frac{2}{3} AB .

9. **Calculate CXCY CX \cdot CY :**
- Since CXCY=ZC2 CX \cdot CY = ZC^2 , we have ZC=23AB ZC = \frac{2}{3} AB .
- Therefore, CXCY=(23AB)2=49AB2 CX \cdot CY = \left( \frac{2}{3} AB \right)^2 = \frac{4}{9} AB^2 .

10. **Determine the ratio CXCYAB2 \frac{CX \cdot CY}{AB^2} :**
- CXCYAB2=49AB2AB2=49 \frac{CX \cdot CY}{AB^2} = \frac{\frac{4}{9} AB^2}{AB^2} = \frac{4}{9}

The final answer is 49\boxed{\frac{4}{9}}.

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