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USAJMO 2011 Problem 3

  • Day 1

For a point P=(a,a2)P = (a,a^2) in the coordinate plane, let l(P)l(P) denote the line passing through PP with slope 2a2a . Consider the set of triangles with vertices of the form P1=(a1,a12),P2=(a2,a22),P3=(a3,a32)P_1 = (a_1, a_1^2), P_2 = (a_2, a_2^2), P_3 = (a_3, a_3^2) , such that the intersection of the lines l(P1),l(P2),l(P3)l(P_1), l(P_2), l(P_3) form an equilateral triangle △\triangle . Find the locus of the center of △\triangle as P1P2P3P_1P_2P_3 ranges over all such triangles.

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