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Problem
The points , and are chosen on three sides of the rhombus . Prove that the centroid of the triangle belongs to the line if and only if .
Solution
Let be the rhombus' side length. Then one can find such that , , and .
Denote by the centroid of and suppose that the diagonals of the rhombus intersect at . Then if and only if there exists some such that .
On the other hand, We conclude that if and only if , which is equivalent to .
Denote by the centroid of and suppose that the diagonals of the rhombus intersect at . Then if and only if there exists some such that .
On the other hand, We conclude that if and only if , which is equivalent to .
Techniques
Quadrilaterals with perpendicular diagonalsTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleVectors