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55rd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad - Third Round (Second Tour)

Ukraine geometry

Problem

The equal segments and intersect in the point and are divided into the ratio . The lines and intersect in the point . Prove that .
Solution
Let the length of the segments be , then and . Since as vertical (fig/ 17), then . Hence . As is isosceles, then , consequently as the sums of the equal angles. In other words is isosceles, from where the equality we need.

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