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Print58th Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad
Ukraine geometry
Problem
In an acute triangle there is an altitude and median . On lines and there are points and so that and . Prove that the midpoint of segment is equidistant from points and .

Solution
Let be the midpoint of segment , and and be the midpoints of segments and respectively (see the figure).
As, according to the condition, and , and are bisectors to segments and . Then triangles and are right triangles, so , because the median of a right triangle, drawn to the hypotenuse, equals its half. So, point is equidistant from and .
On the other side, , because is the midline of . is also a center line of , so . as the median, drawn to the hypotenuse in a right triangle. So, is an isosceles trapezoid. Then its bases have a common bisector. We have proved that point belongs to bisector . Then it belongs to bisector .
As, according to the condition, and , and are bisectors to segments and . Then triangles and are right triangles, so , because the median of a right triangle, drawn to the hypotenuse, equals its half. So, point is equidistant from and .
On the other side, , because is the midline of . is also a center line of , so . as the median, drawn to the hypotenuse in a right triangle. So, is an isosceles trapezoid. Then its bases have a common bisector. We have proved that point belongs to bisector . Then it belongs to bisector .
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