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geometry senior

Problem

In triangle , , , and . The medians , , and of triangle intersect at the centroid . Let the projections of onto , , and be , , and , respectively. Find .

problem
Solution
By Pythagoras, triangle is right with . Then the area of triangle is .

Since is the centroid of triangle , the areas of triangles , , and are all one-third the area of triangle , namely .

We can view as the height of triangle with respect to base . Then so . Similarly, and . Therefore, .
Final answer
\frac{47}{15}