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69th Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus geometry

Problem

The diagonals of the inscribed quadrilateral intersect at the point . The points , , and are the feet of the perpendiculars from to the sides , , and respectively. Prove the inequality .
Solution
First we prove that the quadrilateral is circumscribed and is the center of its incircle. The quadrilaterals and are cyclic since they have pairs of right angles, based on and , respectively. In these circles and . Wherein in the circumcircle of . Therefore, and is the bisector of the angle . Similarly, , and are the bisectors of angles , and , respectively. Hence point is equidistant from the sides of the quadrilateral , i.e. is circumscribed and is its incenter.

Since is circumscribed, , hence it is enough to prove the inequality . The segments and are the diameters of the circumcircles of the quadrilaterals and , respectively. Therefore, and . Summing up these inequalities, we obtain the desired inequality.

Techniques

Cyclic quadrilateralsInscribed/circumscribed quadrilateralsAngle chasing