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2014 Geometry #7: 13-14-15 Circle

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February 25, 2014
geometryanalytic geometrycircumcircleperpendicular bisector

Problem Statement

Triangle ABCABC has sides AB=14AB = 14, BC=13BC = 13, and CA=15CA = 15. It is inscribed in circle Γ\Gamma, which has center OO. Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB, let BB' be the point on Γ\Gamma diametrically opposite BB, and let XX be the intersection of AOAO and MBMB'. Find the length of AXAX.