The Smallest Circumcircle

7/10plane geometrytrigonometry

Problem

In ABC\triangle ABC with the usual side notation, suppose

2absinA+(ac6)sin2B=2b2sinAcosC,2ab\sin A + (ac - 6)\sin 2B = 2b^2 \sin A\cos C,

and b=2b = 2. Find the minimum possible area of the circumcircle of ABC\triangle ABC.

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsplane geometry, trigonometry

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