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Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus geometry

Problem

Let be the midpoint of the hypotenuse of the right triangle . Point is chosen on the cathetus so that . The straight line passing through meets the segments and at points , respectively. Prove that the bisector of the angle passes through point if and only if the bisector of the angle also passes through .

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Solution
Let be symmetric to with respect to the vertex (see the Fig.). The segment is the altitude and the median in the triangle so the triangle is isosceles. Likewise, the triangle is isosceles. Let be the intersection point of the medians and of the triangle . Since the point of intersection divides the medians in the ratio , points and coincide. Since belongs to the bisector of the angle , we see that is equidistant to the lines and . If belongs to the bisection of the angle , then is equidistant to the lines and , therefore, is equidistant to the lines and , i.e. belongs to the bisection of the angle . In the same way, one can prove the converse proposition.

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasingConstructions and loci