Let ABC be an acute scalene triangle with circumcenter O and centroid G. Given that AGO is a right triangle, AO=9, and BC=15, let S be the sum of all possible values for the area of triangle AGO. Compute S2.
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
Note that we know that O,H, and G are collinear and that HG=2OG. Thus, let OG=x and HG=2x. We also have sinA=2RBC=65, so cosA=611. Then, if AG⊥OG, then we have x2+AG2=OG2+AG2=AO2=81 and HG2+AG2=4x2+AG2=AH2=(2RcosA)2=99. Solving gives us x=6 and AG=53. Thus, the area of AGO in this case is 21⋅6⋅53=253. If we have AO⊥OG, then we have 99=AH2=AO2+OH2=81+9x2. This gives us x=2. In this case, we have the area of AGO is 21⋅2⋅9=292. Adding up the two areas gives us S=122. Squaring gives S2=288.
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