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PrintTHE 68th ROMANIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD
Romania geometry
Problem
Let be the midpoint of the side of the square , let be the projection of on and let be the midpoint of the segment . The bisector of the angle meets line in . Show that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
Adrian Bud

Adrian Bud
Solution
From follows , hence , so .
Then (SAS) leads to , that is , so is a median and an altitude in triangle . Therefore triangle is isosceles, with .
Denote the common point of the straight lines and . Then is the midpoint of , hence is a median in the right triangle . This leads to , hence triangle is isosceles. Since is a bisector, it is also an altitude, therefore . From follows (1).
Isosceles triangles and yield , whence . Since , the point is the orthocenter of the triangle , so .
This shows that and, using (1), we get that is a parallelogram. So the segments and are parallel and congruent, hence and are parallel and congruent, therefore is a parallelogram.
Then (SAS) leads to , that is , so is a median and an altitude in triangle . Therefore triangle is isosceles, with .
Denote the common point of the straight lines and . Then is the midpoint of , hence is a median in the right triangle . This leads to , hence triangle is isosceles. Since is a bisector, it is also an altitude, therefore . From follows (1).
Isosceles triangles and yield , whence . Since , the point is the orthocenter of the triangle , so .
This shows that and, using (1), we get that is a parallelogram. So the segments and are parallel and congruent, hence and are parallel and congruent, therefore is a parallelogram.
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