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Saudi Arabia geometry

Problem

Consider a triangle and a point in its interior. Lines , , intersect , , at , , , respectively. Prove that if and only if at least two of the triangles , , have the same area.

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Solution


Let , , , , , . The condition in the problem is equivalent to From Ceva's Theorem, so or The (1) is equivalent to which can be written as so .

This means that at least one of the segments , , is a median in triangle and the conclusion follows.

Solution 2:

Denote From Ceva's Theorem, we have . The condition in the problem is equivalent to That is We obtain hence that is It follows hence and the conclusion follows.

Techniques

Ceva's theorem