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Print74th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Romania geometry
Problem
The triangle has and . Let and be points on the segments and, respectively, so that and . Denote the common point of the lines and , and let be the bisector of the angle , where . The perpendicular from on meets in . Prove that:
a) the triangle is isosceles;
b) .

a) the triangle is isosceles;
b) .
Solution
a) From the statement, and, in the isosceles triangle , , hence and . The isosceles triangle yields , therefore , whence .
From the triangle , and , hence , that is triangle is isosceles, with .
b) The relations and lead to , so the triangle is isosceles, with . Since is the bisector of the angle , . The triangle gives , therefore . From follows , so the triangle has and . This gives , that is the triangle is isosceles, with .
From the triangle , and , hence , that is triangle is isosceles, with .
b) The relations and lead to , so the triangle is isosceles, with . Since is the bisector of the angle , . The triangle gives , therefore . From follows , so the triangle has and . This gives , that is the triangle is isosceles, with .
Techniques
Angle chasing