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Estonia geometry

Problem

Let and be such points of the circle with centre that the triangle is right-angled. The perpendicular bisector of the segment intersects the shorter arc in point . The lines and intersect in point . Prove that the triangle is isosceles.

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Solution
Fig. 4

Since lies on the perpendicular bisector of the segment (Fig. 4) we have . On the other hand since and are points on the circle. Hence is an equilateral triangle from which we obtain that . Hence . As also lies on the same circle we have , hence . Finally from the equality we obtain . Hence . The triangle is isosceles as it has two equal angles.

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