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Minimum perimeter of a triangle

Source: USAMO 1991

October 27, 2005
geometrytrigonometryangle bisectorLaw of CosinesUSAMO

Problem Statement

In triangle ABC,\, ABC, \, angle A\,A\, is twice angle B,\,B,\, angle C\,C\, is obtuse, and the three side lengths a,b,c\,a,b,c\, are integers. Determine, with proof, the minimum possible perimeter.