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China National Team Selection Test

China geometry

Problem

In triangle , we have . The incircle touches at , and intersects at . Choose a point on ( is different from ), such that . Let be the intersection point of and . Prove that .

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Solution
Proof Referring to the figure, draw a line from , tangent to , and the line intersects , , at points , , respectively. Since we know . By Newton's theorem, the lines , , are concurrent. By Ceva's theorem, we have From Menelaus' theorem, ① ÷ ②, we have thus Using Menelaus' theorem and ③, we get So .

Techniques

TangentsCeva's theoremMenelaus' theoremAngle chasing