Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MathNet

Print

45th Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad

Mongolia geometry

Problem

In the right triangle , . The midpoint of side is denoted by and the point lies on such that . Let be a different from and intersection of the circumcircles of triangles and . Prove that is the bisector of angle .

(Iran, 2008)

problem
Solution
Since quadrilateral is cyclic, we have .

Also, is cyclic .



By the given condition: . Hence, . Showing that , in other words . This implies that is the bisector of angle .

Techniques

Cyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasingTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle