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by Virgil Nicula, Feb 28, 2011, 5:49 PM

P1 (M. O. Sanchez). Let an $A$-right $\triangle ABC$ with incircle $w=\mathbb C(I,r).$ Let $D\in BC\cap w$ and $\left\{\begin{array}{ccccc}
M\in (AB) & \mathrm{so\ that} & MA=MB\ ; & Q\in MI\cap AC\\\\
N\in (AC)  & \mathrm{so\ that} & NA=NC\ ; & P\in NI\cap AB\end{array}\right\|\ .$ Prove $m\left(\widehat {PDQ}\right)=135^{\circ}\ .$

Proof. Is well-known that $\boxed{A=90^{\circ}\iff bc=2s(s-a)\iff (s-b)(s-c)=s(s-a)}\ (*)\ .$ Let $\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}
PB=u & \mathrm{i.e.} & PA=c-u\\\\
QC=v & \mathrm{i.e.} & QA=b-v\end{array}\right\|\ .$ Apply the particular case of the Cristea's theorem for

the incircle $I\ :\ \left\{\begin{array}{ccc}
I\in MQ\ :\ \frac 1{MA}+\frac 1{QA}=\frac {2s}{bc}\implies\frac 2c+\frac 1{b-v}=\frac {2s}{bc}\implies b-v=\frac {bc}{2(s-b)} & \implies & b-v=\frac {\cancel{2(s-b)}(s-c)}{\cancel{2(s-b)}}=s-c\\\\
I\in NP\ :\ \frac 1{NA}+\frac 1{PA}=\frac {2s}{bc}\implies\frac 2b+\frac 1{c-u}=\frac {2s}{bc}\implies c-u=\frac {bc}{2(s-c)} & \implies & c-u=\frac {\cancel{2(s-c)}(s-b)}{\cancel{2(s-c)}}=s-b\end{array}\right\|\implies$ $u=v=b+c-s\implies \boxed{u=v=s-a}\ (1)\ .$

Denote $\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}
m\left(\widehat{BDP}\right) & = & x\\\\
m\left(\widehat{CDQ}\right) & = & y\end{array}\right\|$ and the projections $U,$ $V$ of $P,$ $Q$ on $BC$ respectively. Thus:

$\blacktriangleright\ \triangle BPU\sim \triangle BCA\implies\frac {UP}b=\frac {UB}c=\frac {PB}a=\frac {s-a}a\implies UD=BD-BU=(s-b)-\frac {c(s-a)}a\implies$ $UD=\frac {a(s-b)-c(s-a)}a\implies \boxed{\cot x=\frac {UD}{UP}=\frac {a(s-b)}{b(s-a)}-\frac cb}\ .$

$\blacktriangleright\ \triangle CQV\sim \triangle CBA\implies \frac {VQ}c=\frac {VC}b=\frac {QC}a=\frac {s-a}a  \implies VD=CD-CV=(s-c)-\frac {c(s-a)}a\implies$ $VD=\frac {a(s-c)-b(s-a)}a\implies \boxed{\cot y=\frac {VD}{VQ}=\frac {a(s-c)}{c(s-a)}-\frac bc}\  .$

Observe that $:\underline{\cot x+\cot y}=\frac a{s-a}\cdot \left(\frac {s-b}b+\frac {s-c}c\right)-\frac {a^2}{bc}=$ $\frac a{bc}\cdot \left[\frac {c(s-b)+b(s-c)}{s-a}-a\right]=$ $\frac {a\left[c(s-b)+b(s-c)-a(s-a)\right]}{bc(s-a)}=$ $\frac {a\left[2s(s-a)-2bc+a^2\right]}{bc(s-a)}=$ $\frac {a\left(a^2-bc\right)}{bc(s-a)}\implies$

$\boxed{\cot x+\cot y=\frac {a\left(a^2-bc\right)}{bc(s-a)}}\ ;\ \underline{\cot x\cot y-1}=\frac 1{bc}\cdot \left[\frac {a(s-b)}{s-a}-c\right]\cdot\left[\frac {a(s-c)}{s-a}-b\right]-1=$ $\frac {\left[a(s-b)-c(s-a)\right]\cdot\left[a(s-c)-b(s-a)\right]}{bc(s-a)^2}-1=$

$\frac {a^2(s-b)(s-c)+\cancel{bc(s-a)^2}-ab(s-a)(s-b)-ac(s-a)(s-c)-\cancel{bc(s-a)^2}}{bc(s-a)^2}=$ $\frac {a^2s\cancel{(s-a)}-a\cancel{(s-a)}[b(s-b)+c(s-c)]}{bc(s-a)\cancel{^2}}=$ $\frac a{bc}\cdot \frac {as-b(s-b)-c(s-c)}{s-a}=$

$\frac a{bc}\cdot\frac {a^2-2s(s-a)}{s-a}=$ $\frac {a\left(a^2-bc\right)}{bc(s-a)}\implies$ $\boxed{\cot x\cot y-1=\frac {a\left(a^2-bc\right)}{bc(s-a)}}\ .$ In conclusion, $\cot x+\cot y=\cot x\cot y-1\iff$ $\tan x+\tan y=1-\tan x\tan y\iff$

$\frac {\tan x+\tan y}{1-\tan x\tan y}=1\iff$ $\tan (x+y)=1\iff x+y=45^{\circ}\iff$ $m\left(\widehat {PDQ}\right)=135^{\circ}\ .$



P2 (Cristian Tello). Let an acute $\triangle ABC$ with the orthocenter $H.$ Denote $:$ the midpoint $M$ of $[BC]\ ;\ \ D\in AH\cap BC\ ;\ N\in AM$ so that $HN\perp AM\ .$ Prove that $\widehat{BCN}\equiv\widehat{CAM}\ .$

Proof. $DHNM\ -$ cyclic $\iff AH\cdot AD=AN\cdot AM\iff$ $2Rh_a\cos A=AN\cdot m_a\iff$ $bc\cdot \cos A=AN\cdot m_a\iff$ $b^2+c^2-a^2=2m_a\cdot AN\iff$ $AN=\frac {b^2+c^2-a^2}{2m_a}\iff$

$MN=m_a-\frac {b^2+c^2-a^2}{2m_a}\iff$ $4m_a\cdot MN=4m_a^2-2\left(b^2+c^2-a^2\right)=\cancel{2\left(b^2+c^2\right)}-a^2-\cancel{2\left(b^2+c^2\right)}+2a^2\iff$ $4MA\cdot MN=a^2\iff$ $MA\cdot MN=MC^2\iff$ $\widehat{BCN}\equiv\widehat{CAM}$
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