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Problem 107

AMC 10/12, early questions
Geometry Difficulty 3.4 Find the answer

Given that point AA is a fixed point on the circle O:x2+y2=4O: x^2 + y^2 = 4, and point BB is a moving point on circle OO. If it satisfies AO+BO=AOBO|\vec{AO} + \vec{BO}| = |\vec{AO} - \vec{BO}|, then AOAB=4\vec{AO} \cdot \vec{AB} = \boxed{4}.

Official solution

Analysis

This question examines the square of a vector being equal to the square of its magnitude and involves the operation of the dot product of vectors, making it a medium-level question.

From AO+BO=AOBO|\vec{AO} + \vec{BO}| = |\vec{AO} - \vec{BO}|, we can deduce that AOBO=0\vec{AO} \cdot \vec{BO} = 0, which means AO\perpendicularBOAO \perpendicular BO. Therefore, AOB\triangle AOB is an isosceles right triangle with side length 22, from which we can derive the result.

Solution

Given AO+BO=AOBO(AO+BO)2=(AOBO)2AOBO=0|\vec{AO} + \vec{BO}| = |\vec{AO} - \vec{BO}| \Rightarrow (\vec{AO} + \vec{BO})^2 = (\vec{AO} - \vec{BO})^2 \Rightarrow \vec{AO} \cdot \vec{BO} = 0,

AO\perpendicularBO\therefore AO \perpendicular BO,
AOB\therefore \triangle AOB is an isosceles right triangle with side length 22,

Thus, AOAB=AOABcos45=2×22×22=4\vec{AO} \cdot \vec{AB} = |\vec{AO}||\vec{AB}|\cos 45^{\circ} = 2 \times 2\sqrt{2} \times \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} = 4.
Therefore, the answer is 4\boxed{4}.

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