A Triangle Area from Three Interior Distances

Problem

In ABC\triangle ABC, AB=2ACAB=2AC and BAC=60\angle BAC=60^\circ. An interior point PP satisfies PA=3PA=\sqrt 3, PC=2PC=2, PB=5PB=5. Find the area of ABC\triangle ABC.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, Quadratic Equations, analytic geometry, Triangle Geometry

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