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Silk Road Mathematics Competition

geometry

Problem

In triangle let are the midpoints of the sides , respectively, and are the midpoints (by length) of the broken lines , respectively. Prove that the lines are concurrent.

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Solution


W.l.o.g. assume that . Then belongs to the segment , moreover, it lies between and . Then notice that i.e. since . So, is bisector of the angle .

Similarly, is bisector of and is bisector of . So the lines and intersect in the incenter of the triangle .

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Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasingDistance chasing