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XXIV OBM

Brazil geometry

Problem

is a cyclic quadrilateral and a point on the side such that and have the same area and the same perimeter. Show that two sides of have the same length.

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Solution


Since the perimeter of and are equal and share the side , . Since they also have the same area, the area of is half the area of . If , then and and we are done.

Techniques

Cyclic quadrilateralsTrigonometryAngle chasing