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k a My Retirement & New Leadership at AoPS
rrusczyk   1571
N Mar 26, 2025 by SmartGroot
I write today to announce my retirement as CEO from Art of Problem Solving. When I founded AoPS 22 years ago, I never imagined that we would reach so many students and families, or that we would find so many channels through which we discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. I am very proud of all we have accomplished and I’m thankful for the many supporters who provided inspiration and encouragement along the way. I'm particularly grateful to all of the wonderful members of the AoPS Community!

I’m delighted to introduce our new leaders - Ben Kornell and Andrew Sutherland. Ben has extensive experience in education and edtech prior to joining AoPS as my successor as CEO, including starting like I did as a classroom teacher. He has a deep understanding of the value of our work because he’s an AoPS parent! Meanwhile, Andrew and I have common roots as founders of education companies; he launched Quizlet at age 15! His journey from founder to MIT to technology and product leader as our Chief Product Officer traces a pathway many of our students will follow in the years to come.

Thank you again for your support for Art of Problem Solving and we look forward to working with millions more wonderful problem solvers in the years to come.

And special thanks to all of the amazing AoPS team members who have helped build AoPS. We’ve come a long way from here:IMAGE
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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Mar 2, 2025
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
dcouchman   1
N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
Want to help AoPS remain a valuable Olympiad resource? Help us add contests to AoPS's Contest Collections.

Find instructions and a list of contests to add here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c40244h1064480_contests_to_add
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dcouchman
Sep 9, 2019
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Apr 5, 2023
k i Zero tolerance
ZetaX   49
N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
Some users don't want to learn, some other simply ignore advises.
But please follow the following guideline:


To make it short: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!
If you don't have common sense, don't post.


More specifically:

For new threads:


a) Good, meaningful title:
The title has to say what the problem is about in best way possible.
If that title occured already, it's definitely bad. And contest names aren't good either.
That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
- "Hard"/"Medium"/"Easy" (if you find it so cool how hard/easy it is, tell it in the post and use a title that tells us the problem)
- "Number Theory" (hey guy, guess why this forum's named that way¿ and is it the only such problem on earth¿)
- "Fibonacci" (there are millions of Fibonacci problems out there, all posted and named the same...)
- "Chinese TST 2003" (does this say anything about the problem¿)
Good titles:
- "On divisors of a³+2b³+4c³-6abc"
- "Number of solutions to x²+y²=6z²"
- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


b) Use search function:
Before posting a "new" problem spend at least two, better five, minutes to look if this problem was posted before. If it was, don't repost it. If you have anything important to say on topic, post it in one of the older threads.
If the thread is locked cause of this, use search function.

Update (by Amir Hossein). The best way to search for two keywords in AoPS is to input
[code]+"first keyword" +"second keyword"[/code]
so that any post containing both strings "first word" and "second form".


c) Good problem statement:
Some recent really bad post was:
[quote]$lim_{n\to 1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{n}-lnn$[/quote]
It contains no question and no answer.
If you do this, too, you are on the best way to get your thread deleted. Write everything clearly, define where your variables come from (and define the "natural" numbers if used). Additionally read your post at least twice before submitting. After you sent it, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.


For answers to already existing threads:


d) Of any interest and with content:
Don't post things that are more trivial than completely obvious. For example, if the question is to solve $x^{3}+y^{3}=z^{3}$, do not answer with "$x=y=z=0$ is a solution" only. Either you post any kind of proof or at least something unexpected (like "$x=1337, y=481, z=42$ is the smallest solution). Someone that does not see that $x=y=z=0$ is a solution of the above without your post is completely wrong here, this is an IMO-level forum.
Similar, posting "I have solved this problem" but not posting anything else is not welcome; it even looks that you just want to show off what a genius you are.

e) Well written and checked answers:
Like c) for new threads, check your solutions at least twice for mistakes. And after sending, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.



To repeat it: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!


Everything definitely out of range of common sense will be locked or deleted (exept for new users having less than about 42 posts, they are newbies and need/get some time to learn).

The above rules will be applied from next monday (5. march of 2007).
Feel free to discuss on this here.
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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Repeated Euler phi applications
v_Enhance   26
N 3 minutes ago by Zany9998
Source: USA TSTST 2016 Problem 4, by Linus Hamilton
Suppose that $n$ and $k$ are positive integers such that \[ 1 = \underbrace{\varphi( \varphi( \dots \varphi(}_{k\ \text{times}} n) \dots )). \]Prove that $n \le 3^k$.

Here $\varphi(n)$ denotes Euler's totient function, i.e. $\varphi(n)$ denotes the number of elements of $\{1, \dots, n\}$ which are relatively prime to $n$. In particular, $\varphi(1) = 1$.

Proposed by Linus Hamilton
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v_Enhance
Jun 29, 2016
Zany9998
3 minutes ago
Functional equation over nonzero reals
Stuttgarden   0
5 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P6
Let $\mathbb{R}_{\neq 0}$ be the set of nonzero real numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}_{\neq 0}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}_{\neq 0}$ such that, for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}_{\neq 0}$, \[(x-y)f(y^2)+f\left(xy\,f\left(\frac{x^2}{y}\right)\right)=f(y^2f(y)).\]
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Stuttgarden
5 minutes ago
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VERY HARD MATH PROBLEM!
slimshadyyy.3.60   41
N 6 minutes ago by Demetri
Let a ≥b ≥c ≥0 be real numbers such that a^2 +b^2 +c^2 +abc = 4. Prove that
a+b+c+(√a−√c)^2 ≥3.
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slimshadyyy.3.60
Saturday at 10:49 PM
Demetri
6 minutes ago
Grasshoppers facing in four directions
Stuttgarden   0
8 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P5
Let $S$ be a finite set of cells in a square grid. On each cell of $S$ we place a grasshopper. Each grasshopper can face up, down, left or right. A grasshopper arrangement is Asturian if, when each grasshopper moves one cell forward in the direction in which it faces, each cell of $S$ still contains one grasshopper.
[list]
[*] Prove that, for every set $S$, the number of Asturian arrangements is a perfect square.
[*] Compute the number of Asturian arrangements if $S$ is the following set:
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Stuttgarden
8 minutes ago
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Inerqualities
Giahuytls2326   1
N 11 minutes ago by truongphatt2668
Source: somewhere in the internet
Let $a,b,c>0$ , $n$ is a positive integer. Prove that:
$\frac{a^2}{b} + \frac{b^2}{c} + \frac{c^2}{a} \geq \sqrt[n]{\frac{a^n + b^n}{2}} + \sqrt[n]{\frac{b^n + c^n}{2}} + \sqrt[n]{\frac{c^n + a^n}{2}}$
True with n=8 and false with n=9
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Giahuytls2326
Mar 18, 2025
truongphatt2668
11 minutes ago
Equal angles with midpoint of $AH$
Stuttgarden   0
11 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P4
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$ and orthocenter $H$, satisfying $AB<AC$. The tangent line at $A$ to the circumcicle of $ABC$ intersects $BC$ in $T$. Let $X$ be the midpoint of $AH$. Prove that $\angle ATX=\angle OTB$.
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Stuttgarden
11 minutes ago
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Interesting inequalities
sqing   1
N 12 minutes ago by sqing
Let $ a,b,c> 0 $ and $ab+bc+ca=3. $ Prove that
$$   \frac{6}{a+b+c}+\frac{1}{abc}  \geq  3$$$$  \frac{33 }{a+b+c}+\frac{5}{abc}  \geq16$$$$ \frac{1673661}{a+b+c}+\frac{250000}{abc}  \geq 807887$$
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sqing
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sqing
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IMO Shortlist 2009 - Problem A7
April   56
N 12 minutes ago by ravengsd
Find all functions $f$ from the set of real numbers into the set of real numbers which satisfy for all $x$, $y$ the identity \[ f\left(xf(x+y)\right) = f\left(yf(x)\right) +x^2\]

Proposed by Japan
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April
Jul 5, 2010
ravengsd
12 minutes ago
sqrt(2) and sqrt(3) differ in at least 1000 digits
Stuttgarden   0
12 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P3
We write the decimal expressions of $\sqrt{2}$ and $\sqrt{3}$ as \[\sqrt{2}=1.a_1a_2a_3\dots\quad\quad\sqrt{3}=1.b_1b_2b_3\dots\]where each $a_i$ or $b_i$ is a digit between 0 and 9. Prove that there exist at least 1000 values of $i$ between $1$ and $10^{1000}$ such that $a_i\neq b_i$.
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Stuttgarden
12 minutes ago
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Common tangent to diameter circles
Stuttgarden   0
14 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P2
The cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, inscribed in the circle $\Gamma$, satisfies $AB=BC$ and $CD=DA$, and $E$ is the intersection point of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. The circle with center $A$ and radius $AE$ intersects $\Gamma$ in two points $F$ and $G$. Prove that the line $FG$ is tangent to the circles with diameters $BE$ and $DE$.
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Stuttgarden
14 minutes ago
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Number theory field
slimshadyyy.3.60   1
N 16 minutes ago by GreekIdiot
Prove that for every odd prime p there are infinitely many positive integers k such that the exponents
of 2 and k in the prime factorization of k! are even.
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slimshadyyy.3.60
Yesterday at 9:06 AM
GreekIdiot
16 minutes ago
Count the distinct values in 2025 fractions
Stuttgarden   0
16 minutes ago
Source: Spain MO 2025 P1
Determine the number of distinct values which appear in the sequence \[\left\lfloor\frac{2025}{1}\right\rfloor,\left\lfloor\frac{2025}{2}\right\rfloor,\left\lfloor\frac{2025}{3}\right\rfloor,\dots,\left\lfloor\frac{2025}{2024}\right\rfloor,\left\lfloor\frac{2025}{2025}\right\rfloor.\]
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Stuttgarden
16 minutes ago
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Very interesting inequalities
sqing   0
24 minutes ago
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c> 0 $ and $ab+bc+ca+abc =4. $ Prove that
$$  \frac{15}{ a+b+c}+\frac{4}{abc}   \geq  9$$
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sqing
24 minutes ago
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IGO 2022 advanced/free P2
Tafi_ak   17
N 27 minutes ago by ItsBesi
Source: Iranian Geometry Olympiad 2022 P2 Advanced, Free
We are given an acute triangle $ABC$ with $AB\neq AC$. Let $D$ be a point of $BC$ such that $DA$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the circumcenters of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively, and let $M$ be the midpoints $EF$. Prove that the line tangent to the circumcircle of $AMD$ through $D$ is also tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$.

Proposed by Patrik Bak, Slovakia
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Tafi_ak
Dec 13, 2022
ItsBesi
27 minutes ago
bisector
dizzy   12
N Feb 20, 2025 by mahmudlusenan
Source: Balkan MO 2014 G-6
In $\triangle ABC$ with $AB=AC$,$M$ is the midpoint of $BC$,$H$ is the projection of $M$ onto $AB$ and $D$ is arbitrary point on the side $AC$.Let $E$ be the intersection point of the parallel line through $B$ to $HD$ with the parallel line through $C$ to $AB$.Prove that $DM$ is the bisector of $\angle ADE$.
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dizzy
Jun 10, 2015
mahmudlusenan
Feb 20, 2025
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In $\triangle ABC$ with $AB=AC$,$M$ is the midpoint of $BC$,$H$ is the projection of $M$ onto $AB$ and $D$ is arbitrary point on the side $AC$.Let $E$ be the intersection point of the parallel line through $B$ to $HD$ with the parallel line through $C$ to $AB$.Prove that $DM$ is the bisector of $\angle ADE$.
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Let $X$ be the reflection of $A$ on $BC.$ Thus $ABXC$ is a rhombus with incircle $\omega \equiv \odot(M,MH)$ and let the tangent from $E$ to $\omega,$ other than $CX,$ cut $AC,AB$ at $D',F.$ Tangents $D'F,$ $XB,XC$ of $\omega$ induce a proyectivity between $AB,AC,$ thus if $B_{\infty},$ $C_{\infty}$ denote the points at infinity of $AB,AC,$ we get $(H,B,F,B_{\infty})=(A,C_{\infty},D',C)$ $\Longrightarrow$ $\tfrac{HB}{HF}=\tfrac{D'C}{D'A}=\tfrac{D'E}{D'F}$ $\Longrightarrow$ $HD' \parallel BE$ $\Longrightarrow$ $D' \equiv D$ $\Longrightarrow$ $DM$ bisects $\angle CDF \equiv \angle ADE.$
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Is there a proof without projective geometry?
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Any other solutions?
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D' reflect D wrt AM, (DD'M) cuts AC at J, JD cuts C//AB at E so ED/EJ=CD/CA by Thales we need BH/BJ=CD/CA or BH.BA=CD.BJ or BM^2=BJ.BD' true by (DD'M) tangent BC so BE//HD so q.e.d
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Cartesian coordinates
$$B=(-x,0),C=(x,0),A=(0,y)$$where $x,y\in R_+$.
Then
$$M=(0,0), H=\left(\frac{-xy^2}{x^2+y^2},\frac{x^2y}{x^2+y^2}\right), D=\left(d,y\cdot\frac{x-d}{x}\right),E=\left(\frac{x^2y^2}{d(x^2+y^2)},y\cdot\frac{xy^2-d(x^2+y^2)}{d(x^2+y^2)}\right)$$where $d\in (0;x)$ is a fixed number.
THEOREM
Given two lines $l_1:\ y=a_1x+b_1,\ l_2:\ y=a_2x+b_2$ where $a_1,a_2,b_1,b_2\in R$. Then $\tan\angle \left(l_1,l_2\right)=\frac{a_1-a_2}{1+a_1a_2}$. We are talking of course about oriented angle.
Assume all non-parallel to $OY$ axis lines $PQ$ are given by equation $y=a(PQ)\cdot x+b(PQ)$.
Then$$a(AD)=-\frac{y}{x},\ a(DM)=\frac{y(x-d)}{dx},\ a(DE)=\frac{x^2y^3-2dxy(x^2+y^2)+d^2y(x^2+y^2)}{x^2y^2-d^2(x^2+y^2)}$$So $$\tan\angle \left(AD,DM\right)=\frac{-\frac{y}{x}-\frac{y(x-d)}{dx}}{1-\frac{y}{x}\cdot\frac{y(x-d)}{dx}}=\frac{-x^2y}{d(x^2+y^2)-xy^2}$$and $$\tan\angle \left(DM,DE\right)=\frac{\frac{y(x-d)}{dx}-\frac{x^2y^3-2dxy(x^2+y^2)+d^2y(x^2+y^2)}{x^2y^2-d^2(x^2+y^2)}}{1+\frac{y(x-d)}{dx}\cdot\frac{x^2y^3-2dxy(x^2+y^2)+d^2y(x^2+y^2)}{x^2y^2-d^2(x^2+y^2)}}$$common denominator $dx^2(x^2y^2-d^2(x^2+y^2))$ clearing
$$\tan\angle \left(DM,DE\right)=\frac{x^2y(d^2(x^2+y^2)-2xy^2d+x^2y^2)}{(d(x^2+y^2)-xy^2)(-d^2(x^2+y^2)+2dxy^2-x^2y^2)}$$We are actually finished but it would be very nice to check that $-d^2(x^2+y^2)+2dxy^2-x^2y^2$ has no real roots (we don't want to divide by $0$) but that's true since $\Delta_d=-4x^4y^2<0$ since $x,y>0$
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$\textbf{Solution by Sir JAWAD(TanR314) orz orz orz IMO Gold 2025}$

$E' \equiv ED \cap AB$
$D'$ be the reflection of $D$ over $AM$
$M' \equiv AM \cap \odot MD'E'$

$$\frac{BH}{BD'}=\frac{ED}{EE'}=\frac{CD}{CA}=\frac{BD'}{AB} $$$$\implies BD'.BE'=BA.BH=BM^{2}$$$\implies BM$ is tangent to $\odot MD'E'$ $$\implies \angle MD'M'=90 \implies \angle MDM'=90$$So, $M,D,M',D',E'$ cyclic
Now, $$\angle MDE'=\angle MD'E'=\angle MD'B=\angle MDC \blacksquare$$
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Mine is based on some side bash, but not messy at all.

Lemma: Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $D,E,F$ be the contact points with the incircle. Let $I_A$ be the A-excenter. A-excircle touches the sides $BC,CA,AB$ at $G,J,H$ respectively. Let the perpendicular to $AI_A$ at $I_A$ cuts $AB,AC$ at $K,L$. Then prove that $KH*AE=BD*DC$.
Proof: Let $AE=AF=x$, $BF=BD=y$, $CE=CD=z$. And let $r$ and $r_A$ be the inradius and A-exradius respectively. Heron's formula states that:
$(x+y+z)r=\sqrt{(x+y+z)xyz}$, thus $r=\sqrt{\frac{xyz}{x+y+z}}$. From $\triangle AFI \sim \triangle AHI_A$, we will get that: $r_A=\frac{r(x+y+z)}{x}=\sqrt{\frac{(x+y+z)yz}{x}}$. Since $I_AH^2=AH*HK$ we will get that $KH=\frac{r_A^2}{x+y+z}=\frac{yz}{x}$ and we are done.

Now change the original problem into following. Let $\omega$ be the circle centered at $M$ and radius $MH$. Let $K$ be the contact point of $\omega$ with $AC$. Let $J$ be the diametrically opposite point of $H$. Let $E$ be the arbitrary point on the tangent line at $J$. Let $EG$ be the another tangent line to $\omega$. Let $F=AB \cap EG$, $D=AC \cap EG$. Then prove that $HD \parallel BE$.
By angle chase $\angle FME= 90^{\circ}$. Then $\omega$ is the excircle of $EDC$. Let $w=FG=FH$, $y=GD=DK$, $z=CK=CJ$. Then by Lemma $DE=x+z$ where $x=\frac{yz}{w}$. In order to show that $HD \parallel BE$ it suffices to prove: $\frac{FH}{HB}=\frac{FD}{DE}$ $\implies$ $\frac{w}{z}*\frac{w+y}{x+z}$ which is equivalent to $xw=yz$, and we are done.
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This is such a funny approach.
Instead let $F$ such that $ABFC$ is a rhombus then let $E$ on $CF$ such that $DE$ is tangent to $(M,MH)$ which we will call $\omega$ then say $\omega$ is tangent to $AB, BF, FC, AC, DE$ at $H, H', H_1, K, J$ respectively then using pascal on $\omega$ and using Brokard gives that the poles of $HD, BE$ and $M$ are colinear which taking dual gives the desired $BE \parallel HD$ as desired, conclusion now follows from excenter propeties thus we are done :cool:.
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My solution:
Let use phantom point. DM be angle bisector of $\angle ADE$.Now we need to show that $HD\parallel BE$.
Let $DE \cap AB \equiv X$, M is excentre of $\triangle AXD$.
It is easy to see that $\triangle XMB \sim \triangle MDC$ (by easy angle chasing)
Now, let L be feet of altitude from $D$ on $BC$.H is also feet of altitude from $M$ on $BX$.
So by the similarity $XH/HB=ML/LC$ , $AM\parallel DL$ so $ML/LC=AD/DC$ , $EC\parallel AB$ so $AD/DC=XD/DE$
Now we get that $XH/HB=XD/DE$.It means that $HD\parallel BE$.So we are done!
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mahmudlusenan wrote:
My solution:
Let use phantom point. DM be angle bisector of $\angle ADE$.Now we need to show that $HD\parallel BE$.
Let $DE \cap AB \equiv X$, M is excentre of $\triangle AXD$.
It is easy to see that $\triangle XMB \sim \triangle MCD$ (by easy angle chasing)
Now, let L be feet of altitude from $D$ on $BC$.H is also feet of altitude from $M$ on $BX$.
So by the similarity $XH/HB=ML/LC$ , $AM\parallel DL$ so $ML/LC=AD/DC$ , $EC\parallel AB$ so $AD/DC=XD/DE$
Now we get that $XH/HB=XD/DE$.It means that $HD\parallel BE$.So we are done!

"I think you have written similar triangles incorrectly."
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mahmudlusenan wrote:
My solution:
Let use phantom point. DM be angle bisector of $\angle ADE$.Now we need to show that $HD\parallel BE$.
Let $DE \cap AB \equiv X$, M is excentre of $\triangle AXD$.
It is easy to see that $\triangle XMB \sim \triangle MCD$ (by easy angle chasing)
Now, let L be feet of altitude from $D$ on $BC$.H is also feet of altitude from $M$ on $BX$.
So by the similarity $XH/HB=ML/LC$ , $AM\parallel DL$ so $ML/LC=AD/DC$ , $EC\parallel AB$ so $AD/DC=XD/DE$
Now we get that $XH/HB=XD/DE$.It means that $HD\parallel BE$.So we are done!

I believe that instead of the MCD triangle, it should have been the MDC triangle.
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Davud29_09 wrote:
mahmudlusenan wrote:
My solution:
Let use phantom point. DM be angle bisector of $\angle ADE$.Now we need to show that $HD\parallel BE$.
Let $DE \cap AB \equiv X$, M is excentre of $\triangle AXD$.
It is easy to see that $\triangle XMB \sim \triangle MCD$ (by easy angle chasing)
Now, let L be feet of altitude from $D$ on $BC$.H is also feet of altitude from $M$ on $BX$.
So by the similarity $XH/HB=ML/LC$ , $AM\parallel DL$ so $ML/LC=AD/DC$ , $EC\parallel AB$ so $AD/DC=XD/DE$
Now we get that $XH/HB=XD/DE$.It means that $HD\parallel BE$.So we are done!

I believe that instead of the MCD triangle, it should have been the MDC triangle.
Thank you for letting me know , I fixed it.
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