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Iranian Mathematical Olympiad

Iran geometry

Problem

Let , and be the midpoints of the sides , and in triangle , respectively. Suppose that the point lies on the segment such that is the angle bisector of . The lines and meet at a point and the lines and meet at a point . Let be the foot of the altitude from to and the circumcircle of the triangle intersects the circumcircle of the triangle for the second time at . Prove that lines , and are concurrent.

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Solution
By Pappus's hexagon theorem, , and are collinear. Therefore Thus and similarly , so . Hence , so is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle . The lines and meet at , and is the second tangent from to the circumcircle of triangle .



In triangle , is the foot of the angle bisector to , so . Also is the reflection of with respect to , hence , so is a cyclic quadrilateral. In triangle , is the symmedian, hence passes through . The lines and meet at . Thus , so lies on the radical axis of the circumcircle of triangles and , hence the result follows.

Techniques

Pappus theoremTangentsRadical axis theoremBrocard point, symmediansAngle chasing