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Consider a triangle
and a point
in its interior. Three lines through
are drawn, parallel to the respective sides of the triangle. The intersections with the sides of the triangle determine six line segments from
to the sides of the triangle. The lengths of these segments are integer numbers
and
(see figure).
Prove that the product
is a perfect square.
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unitsize(1 cm);
pair A, B, C, D, E, F, O, X, Y, Z;
X = (1,4);
Y = (0,0);
Z = (5,1.5);
O = (1.8,2.2);
A = extension(O, O + Z - X, X, Y);
B = extension(O, O + Y - Z, X, Y);
C = extension(O, O + X - Y, Y, Z);
D = extension(O, O + Z - X, Y, Z);
E = extension(O, O + Y - Z, Z, X);
F = extension(O, O + X - Y, Z, X);
draw(X--Y--Z--cycle);
draw(A--D);
draw(B--E);
draw(C--F);
dot("$A$", A, NW);
dot("$B$", B, NW);
dot("$C$", C, SE);
dot("$D$", D, SE);
dot("$E$", E, NE);
dot("$F$", F, NE);
dot("$O$", O, S);
dot("$X$", X, N);
dot("$Y$", Y, SW);
dot("$Z$", Z, dir(0));
label("$a$", (A + O)/2, SW);
label("$b$", (B + O)/2, SE);
label("$c$", (C + O)/2, SE);
label("$d$", (D + O)/2, SW);
label("$e$", (E + O)/2, SE);
label("$f$", (F + O)/2, NW);
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Prove that the product

![[asy]
unitsize(1 cm);
pair A, B, C, D, E, F, O, X, Y, Z;
X = (1,4);
Y = (0,0);
Z = (5,1.5);
O = (1.8,2.2);
A = extension(O, O + Z - X, X, Y);
B = extension(O, O + Y - Z, X, Y);
C = extension(O, O + X - Y, Y, Z);
D = extension(O, O + Z - X, Y, Z);
E = extension(O, O + Y - Z, Z, X);
F = extension(O, O + X - Y, Z, X);
draw(X--Y--Z--cycle);
draw(A--D);
draw(B--E);
draw(C--F);
dot("$A$", A, NW);
dot("$B$", B, NW);
dot("$C$", C, SE);
dot("$D$", D, SE);
dot("$E$", E, NE);
dot("$F$", F, NE);
dot("$O$", O, S);
dot("$X$", X, N);
dot("$Y$", Y, SW);
dot("$Z$", Z, dir(0));
label("$a$", (A + O)/2, SW);
label("$b$", (B + O)/2, SE);
label("$c$", (C + O)/2, SE);
label("$d$", (D + O)/2, SW);
label("$e$", (E + O)/2, SE);
label("$f$", (F + O)/2, NW);
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This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by nsato, Feb 14, 2023, 6:21 PM