Range of a Coefficient Sum on a Circular Arc

6/10plane geometryExtremaAM-GMvectors

Problem

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In sector AOBAOB the central angle is 120120^\circ. PP is a point on arc ABAB, and OP=xOA+yOB\overrightarrow{OP} = x\,\overrightarrow{OA} + y\,\overrightarrow{OB}. Find the range of x+yx + y.

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Difficulty6/10
Topicsplane geometry, Extrema, AM-GM, vectors

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