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Problem 920

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Geometry Difficulty 5.8 Find the answer

7. Given that point HH is the orthocenter of ABC\triangle A B C, and satisfies HA+2HB+6HC=0\overrightarrow{H A}+2 \overrightarrow{H B}+6 \overrightarrow{H C}=\mathbf{0}, then angle B=B=
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Official solution

Theorem of Mercedes: As shown in the figure, OO is a point inside ABC\triangle ABC, then we have
SBOCOA+SCOAOB+SAOBOC=0. S_{\triangle BOC} \overrightarrow{OA} + S_{\triangle COA} \overrightarrow{OB} + S_{\triangle AOB} \overrightarrow{OC} = \mathbf{0}.

Proof: Since BDDC=SAOBSCOA\frac{BD}{DC} = \frac{S_{\triangle AOB}}{S_{\triangle COA}},
BD=SAOBSAOB+SCOABCAD=SCOASAOB+SCOAAB+SAOBSAOB+SCOAAC, \begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow \overrightarrow{BD} = \frac{S_{\triangle AOB}}{S_{\triangle AOB} + S_{\triangle COA}} \overrightarrow{BC} \\ \Rightarrow \overrightarrow{AD} = \frac{S_{\triangle COA}}{S_{\triangle AOB} + S_{\triangle COA}} \overrightarrow{AB} + \frac{S_{\triangle AOB}}{S_{\triangle AOB} + S_{\triangle COA}} \overrightarrow{AC}, \end{array}

and AOAD=SABC+SCOASABCAO=SCOASABCAB+SAOBSABCAC\frac{AO}{AD} = \frac{S_{\triangle ABC} + S_{\triangle COA}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \Rightarrow \overrightarrow{AO} = \frac{S_{\triangle COA}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{AB} + \frac{S_{\triangle AOB}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{AC}.
Similarly, BO=SAOBSABCBC+SBOCSABCBA\overrightarrow{BO} = \frac{S_{\triangle AOB}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{BC} + \frac{S_{\triangle BOC}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{BA}, CO=SBOCSABCCA+SCOASABCCB\overrightarrow{CO} = \frac{S_{\triangle BOC}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{CA} + \frac{S_{\triangle COA}}{S_{\triangle ABC}} \overrightarrow{CB},
thus SBOCAO+SCOABO+SAOBCO=0S_{\triangle BOC} \overrightarrow{AO} + S_{\triangle COA} \overrightarrow{BO} + S_{\triangle AOB} \overrightarrow{CO} = \mathbf{0}, so the original proposition holds.
When OO is the orthocenter HH, BDDC=tanCtanB\frac{BD}{DC} = \frac{\tan C}{\tan B}, then SBOC:SCOA:SAOB=tanA:tanB:tanCtanAHA+tanBHB+tanCHC=0S_{\triangle BOC} : S_{\triangle COA} : S_{\triangle AOB} = \tan A : \tan B : \tan C \Rightarrow \tan A \overrightarrow{HA} + \tan B \overrightarrow{HB} + \tan C \overrightarrow{HC} = \mathbf{0}.
Thus, tanA:tanB:tanC=1:2:6tanB=2tanA,tanC=6tanA\tan A : \tan B : \tan C = 1 : 2 : 6 \Rightarrow \tan B = 2 \tan A, \tan C = 6 \tan A, substituting into tanA+tanB+tanC=tanAtanBtanC9tanA=12tan3A\tan A + \tan B + \tan C = \tan A \tan B \tan C \Rightarrow 9 \tan A = 12 \tan^3 A
tanA=32tanB=3B=π3\Rightarrow \tan A = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \Rightarrow \tan B = \sqrt{3} \Rightarrow B = \frac{\pi}{3}.

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