cos2C\cos 2C from a Circumcenter Relation

Problem

Let OO be the circumcenter of ABC\triangle ABC, and suppose xOA+yOB+zOC=0x\overrightarrow{OA}+y\overrightarrow{OB}+z\overrightarrow{OC}=\vec 0 with xyz0xyz\neq 0, where CC is an interior angle of ABC\triangle ABC. Express cos2C\cos 2C in terms of x,y,zx,y,z.

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsInscribed Angle, trigonometry, Law of Cosines, vectors

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