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Czech-Polish-Slovak Match

geometry

Problem

Let be a given convex quadrilateral. Determine the locus of the points lying inside the quadrilateral and satisfying where denotes the area of triangle .
Solution
If lies on one of the diagonals or , let's say on , then which is the desired equality. We prove that no other point lying inside satisfies the conditions of the problem.

Denote by the point of the intersection of the diagonals and and suppose that lies inside the triangle . Let moreover and meet at and and meet at . Then which, since , implies that the given equality cannot hold.

Therefore the desired locus of the points consists of the diagonals and .
Final answer
The locus consists of the two diagonals AC and BD.

Techniques

Constructions and lociQuadrilaterals