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Print67th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Romania geometry
Problem
The right isosceles triangle has . Take so that and take on the internal bisector of the angle so that . Prove that:
a) the lines and are perpendicular;
b) the triangle is isosceles.

a) the lines and are perpendicular;
b) the triangle is isosceles.
Solution
a) From , it follows , and .
From it follows that , hence , whence, using , it follows that .
b) Take the point in the half-plane determined by not containing , so that and .
Then the triangle is equilateral and the points , and are collinear.
The triangle is isosceles, with , hence . Therefore the triangle is isosceles, hence .
In the isosceles triangle , the bisector is the perpendicular bisector of the segment , hence the triangle is also isosceles, whence , that is the triangle is isosceles.
From it follows that , hence , whence, using , it follows that .
b) Take the point in the half-plane determined by not containing , so that and .
Then the triangle is equilateral and the points , and are collinear.
The triangle is isosceles, with , hence . Therefore the triangle is isosceles, hence .
In the isosceles triangle , the bisector is the perpendicular bisector of the segment , hence the triangle is also isosceles, whence , that is the triangle is isosceles.
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