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Problem
In a triangle points , and lie on the segments , and , respectively, and are such that is a parallelogram. The circle with center the midpoint of the segment and radius and the circle of diameter intersect for the second time at point . Prove that the lines , and intersect in a point.
Solution
Since and , we have . Let the point be such that is a parallelogram. By analogy we have .
The locus of the points such that and are oriented in one and the same direction and have equal areas is a straight line passing through the intersecting point of and . Therefore and , and intersect in a point.
Let be the midpoint of . The line is the image of under homothety of center and coefficient . Since the point is symmetric to with respect to we have that lies on which completes the proof.
The locus of the points such that and are oriented in one and the same direction and have equal areas is a straight line passing through the intersecting point of and . Therefore and , and intersect in a point.
Let be the midpoint of . The line is the image of under homothety of center and coefficient . Since the point is symmetric to with respect to we have that lies on which completes the proof.
Techniques
HomothetyConstructions and loci