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Turkey geometry
Problem
In an acute triangle , let be point on the side different than the vertices. Let be the midpoints of the line segments , respectively; be the circumcenters of the triangles , respectively; and be the midpoints of the line segments and , respectively. Prove that is an isosceles trapezoid.
Solution
As , we have that is a cyclic quadrilateral and the point is its circumcenter. Hence is the circumcenter of the triangle .
Next we observe that the triangles and are congruent since and . Therefore we obtain that the quadrilateral is a rhombus and hence the line is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment .
Similarly we can get that is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment . As the points and are collinear, the result follows.
Next we observe that the triangles and are congruent since and . Therefore we obtain that the quadrilateral is a rhombus and hence the line is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment .
Similarly we can get that is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment . As the points and are collinear, the result follows.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsHomothetyAngle chasing