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THE 68th ROMANIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

Romania geometry

Problem

Consider the isosceles triangle , with . Let be the angle bisector of the angle , with , the point such that and , and the point such that . Prove that the lines and are orthogonal.

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Solution
Triangles and are congruent (S.A.S.), so that , and .

Triangle is isosceles (), with , hence , and from the hypothesis we have , so .

Thus, triangles and are congruent (A.S.A.), hence triangle is isosceles. is an internal angle bisector, hence also a height. We conclude that .

Techniques

Angle chasing