A Circumcenter Dot Range

Problem

Let OO be the circumcenter of △ABC\triangle ABC, whose sides a,b,ca, b, c (opposite A,B,CA, B, C) satisfy

b2−2b+c2=0.b^2 - 2b + c^2 = 0.

Find the range of possible values of BC→⋅AO→\overrightarrow{BC}\cdot\overrightarrow{AO}.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, Extrema, Triangle Geometry, vectors

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