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Fall Mathematical Competition

Bulgaria geometry

Problem

Let and be the midpoints of the sides and of () and let the bisector of intersect the segment at a point . The incircle of has center and is tangent to at a point . Denote by the intersection point of the perpendiculars from and to and , respectively, and by the intersection point of the lines and .

a) Prove that the quadrilateral PCQI is cyclic. b) Express the length of the segment BS by the lengths a, b, c of the sides of .

problem
Solution
a) Obviously Therefore , whence . Since , the quadrilateral PCQI is cyclic.



b) Answer. .
Final answer
BS = (b+c)/2

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsTangentsAngle chasing