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#1 h May 1, 2019, 6:11 PM • 1 Y

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Given a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ . The medians of the triangle $ABC$ intersect at point $M$ , and the medians of the triangle $ACD$ at point $N$ . The circle, circumscibed around the triangle $ACM$ , intersects the segment $BD$ at the point $K$ lying inside the triangle $AMB$ . It is known that $\angle MAN = \angle ANC = 90^o$ . Prove that $\angle AKD = \angle MKC$ .

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#2 h Oct 30, 2019, 9:33 AM • 2 Y

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#3 h Oct 30, 2019, 10:23 AM • 2 Y

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Hi all! Kindly, if possible, do not give a solution to this problem till the 15th of November, as this is also being used in the Indian Postal Set - 2019. Thanks.

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#4 h Nov 18, 2019, 5:04 AM • 3 Y

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Hey guys! Thanks for agreeing to the request above. Anyway, here's a solution to this problem, as the contest time has ended now. You all can chime in too

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Let $T$ be the point such that $AMCT$ is an isosceles trapezoid (with $AM \parallel CT$ ). Also let $Z$ be the reflection of $B$ in $M$ , and $P,Q$ be the midpoints of $BC,AC$ . Then by midpoint theorem, $MP \parallel CZ$ . But, by the given hypothesis in problem, $AM \parallel CN$ . Since $A,M,P$ are collinear, this gives that $Z \in CN$ . As $MZ$ passes through midpoint of $AC$ , and $CZ \parallel AM$ , so we get that $AMCZ$ is a parallelogram. Thus, $AZ=CM=AT$ , i.e. $A$ lies on the perpendicular bisector of $TZ$ . Also, $CT \parallel AM$ means that $C,Z,N,T$ are all collinear. As $N$ is the foot of perpendicular from $A$ to $TZ$ , we get that in fact $N$ is the midpoint of $TZ$ . Consider $\triangle BTZ$ . Then $M,N$ are midpoints of $BZ$ and $TZ$ , which gives $BT \parallel MN$ . Also, in $\triangle BQD$ , we have $BM=2MQ$ and $DN=2NQ$ , which means that $MN \parallel BD$ . Combining the above two informations, we have $T \in BD$ . As $T \in \odot (AKMC)$ (By its definition), so we get $\measuredangle AKD=\measuredangle AKT=\measuredangle ACT=\measuredangle MAC=\measuredangle MKC$ where $\measuredangle$ represents directed angle modulo $180^{\circ}$ . Hence, done.

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