Cho tam giác đều \(ABC\) và các điểm \(M,N,P\) thỏa mãn

Ta có \(\overrightarrow {AM} = \overrightarrow {AB} + \overrightarrow {BM} = \overrightarrow {AB} + k\overrightarrow {BC} = \overrightarrow {AB} + k\overrightarrow {AC} - k\overrightarrow {AB} \)\( = k\overrightarrow {AC} + \left( {1 - k} \right)\overrightarrow {AB} \).
\(\overrightarrow {PN} = \overrightarrow {AN} - \overrightarrow {AP} = \frac{1}{3}\overrightarrow {AC} - \frac{4}{{15}}\overrightarrow {AB} \).
Để \(AM \bot PN\) thì \(\overrightarrow {AM} \cdot \overrightarrow {PN} = 0\)\( \Leftrightarrow \left( {k\overrightarrow {AC} + \left( {1 - k} \right)\overrightarrow {AB} } \right)\left( {\frac{1}{3}\overrightarrow {AC} - \frac{4}{{15}}\overrightarrow {AB} } \right) = 0\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \frac{k}{3}{\overrightarrow {AC} ^2} - \frac{{4k}}{{15}}\overrightarrow {AC} \cdot \overrightarrow {AB} + \frac{{1 - k}}{3} \cdot \overrightarrow {AB} \cdot \overrightarrow {AC} - \frac{{4\left( {1 - k} \right)}}{{15}}{\overrightarrow {AB} ^2} = 0\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\frac{k}{3} - \frac{{4\left( {1 - k} \right)}}{{15}}} \right]{\overrightarrow {AC} ^2} + \left( {\frac{{1 - k}}{3} - \frac{{4k}}{{15}}} \right)\left| {\overrightarrow {AC} } \right| \cdot \left| {\overrightarrow {AB} } \right| \cdot \cos 60^\circ = 0\)\( \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\frac{k}{3} - \frac{{4\left( {1 - k} \right)}}{{15}}} \right]{\overrightarrow {AC} ^2} + \left( {\frac{{1 - k}}{6} - \frac{{4k}}{{30}}} \right){\left| {\overrightarrow {AC} } \right|^2} = 0\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \left( {\frac{k}{3} - \frac{{4\left( {1 - k} \right)}}{{15}} + \frac{{1 - k}}{6} - \frac{{4k}}{{30}}} \right){\left| {\overrightarrow {AC} } \right|^2} = 0\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \frac{k}{3} - \frac{{4\left( {1 - k} \right)}}{{15}} + \frac{{1 - k}}{6} - \frac{{4k}}{{30}} = 0\)\( \Leftrightarrow \frac{{3k}}{{10}} = \frac{1}{{10}}\)\( \Leftrightarrow k = \frac{1}{3}\).
Suy ra \(a = 1;b = 3\). Do đó \(2a + b = 5\).