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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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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
v_Enhance
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!


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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
Tiling rectangle with smaller rectangles.
MarkBcc168   61
N 6 minutes ago by YaoAOPS
Source: IMO Shortlist 2017 C1
A rectangle $\mathcal{R}$ with odd integer side lengths is divided into small rectangles with integer side lengths. Prove that there is at least one among the small rectangles whose distances from the four sides of $\mathcal{R}$ are either all odd or all even.

Proposed by Jeck Lim, Singapore
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+1 w
MarkBcc168
Jul 10, 2018
YaoAOPS
6 minutes ago
A magician has one hundred cards numbered 1 to 100
Valentin Vornicu   49
N 11 minutes ago by YaoAOPS
Source: IMO 2000, Problem 4, IMO Shortlist 2000, C1
A magician has one hundred cards numbered 1 to 100. He puts them into three boxes, a red one, a white one and a blue one, so that each box contains at least one card. A member of the audience draws two cards from two different boxes and announces the sum of numbers on those cards. Given this information, the magician locates the box from which no card has been drawn.

How many ways are there to put the cards in the three boxes so that the trick works?
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Valentin Vornicu
Oct 24, 2005
YaoAOPS
11 minutes ago
Nice inequality
sqing   2
N 15 minutes ago by Seungjun_Lee
Source: WYX
Let $a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_n  (n\ge 2)$ be real numbers . Prove that : There exist positive integer $k\in \{1,2,\cdots,n\}$ such that $$\sum_{i=1}^{n}\{kx_i\}(1-\{kx_i\})<\frac{n-1}{6}.$$Where $\{x\}=x-\left \lfloor x \right \rfloor.$
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sqing
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Seungjun_Lee
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Concurrency
Dadgarnia   27
N 17 minutes ago by zuat.e
Source: Iranian TST 2020, second exam day 2, problem 4
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle ($AB=AC$) with incenter $I$. Circle $\omega$ passes through $C$ and $I$ and is tangent to $AI$. $\omega$ intersects $AC$ and circumcircle of $ABC$ at $Q$ and $D$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ be the midpoint of $CQ$. Prove that $AD$, $MN$ and $BC$ are concurrent.

Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia
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Dadgarnia
Mar 12, 2020
zuat.e
17 minutes ago
nice geo
Melid   1
N 32 minutes ago by Melid
Source: 2025 Japan Junior MO preliminary P9
Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral, which is AB=7 and BC=6. Let E be a point on segment CD so that BE=9. Line BE and AD intersect at F. Suppose that A, D, and F lie in order. If AF=11 and DF:DE=7:6, find the length of segment CD.
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Melid
37 minutes ago
Melid
32 minutes ago
product of all integers of form i^3+1 is a perfect square
AlastorMoody   3
N 37 minutes ago by Assassino9931
Source: Balkan MO ShortList 2009 N3
Determine all integers $1 \le m, 1 \le n \le 2009$, for which
\begin{align*} \prod_{i=1}^n \left( i^3 +1 \right) = m^2 \end{align*}
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AlastorMoody
Apr 6, 2020
Assassino9931
37 minutes ago
IMO ShortList 1998, combinatorics theory problem 1
orl   44
N an hour ago by YaoAOPS
Source: IMO ShortList 1998, combinatorics theory problem 1
A rectangular array of numbers is given. In each row and each column, the sum of all numbers is an integer. Prove that each nonintegral number $x$ in the array can be changed into either $\lceil x\rceil $ or $\lfloor x\rfloor $ so that the row-sums and column-sums remain unchanged. (Note that $\lceil x\rceil $ is the least integer greater than or equal to $x$, while $\lfloor x\rfloor $ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$.)
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orl
Oct 22, 2004
YaoAOPS
an hour ago
A game optimization on a graph
Assassino9931   2
N an hour ago by dgrozev
Source: Bulgaria National Olympiad 2025, Day 2, Problem 6
Let \( X_0, X_1, \dots, X_{n-1} \) be \( n \geq 2 \) given points in the plane, and let \( r > 0 \) be a real number. Alice and Bob play the following game. Firstly, Alice constructs a connected graph with vertices at the points \( X_0, X_1, \dots, X_{n-1} \), i.e., she connects some of the points with edges so that from any point you can reach any other point by moving along the edges.Then, Alice assigns to each vertex \( X_i \) a non-negative real number \( r_i \), for \( i = 0, 1, \dots, n-1 \), such that $\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} r_i = 1$. Bob then selects a sequence of distinct vertices \( X_{i_0} = X_0, X_{i_1}, \dots, X_{i_k} \) such that \( X_{i_j} \) and \( X_{i_{j+1}} \) are connected by an edge for every \( j = 0, 1, \dots, k-1 \). (Note that the length $k \geq 0$ is not fixed and the first selected vertex always has to be $X_0$.) Bob wins if
\[
  \frac{1}{k+1} \sum_{j=0}^{k} r_{i_j} \geq r;
  \]otherwise, Alice wins. Depending on \( n \), determine the largest possible value of \( r \) for which Bobby has a winning strategy.
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Assassino9931
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dgrozev
an hour ago
Composite sum
rohitsingh0812   39
N an hour ago by YaoAOPS
Source: INDIA IMOTC-2006 TST1 PROBLEM-2; IMO Shortlist 2005 problem N3
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$, $ d$, $ e$, $ f$ be positive integers and let $ S = a+b+c+d+e+f$.
Suppose that the number $ S$ divides $ abc+def$ and $ ab+bc+ca-de-ef-df$. Prove that $ S$ is composite.
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rohitsingh0812
Jun 3, 2006
YaoAOPS
an hour ago
Problem 1
SpectralS   145
N an hour ago by IndexLibrorumProhibitorum
Given triangle $ABC$ the point $J$ is the centre of the excircle opposite the vertex $A.$ This excircle is tangent to the side $BC$ at $M$, and to the lines $AB$ and $AC$ at $K$ and $L$, respectively. The lines $LM$ and $BJ$ meet at $F$, and the lines $KM$ and $CJ$ meet at $G.$ Let $S$ be the point of intersection of the lines $AF$ and $BC$, and let $T$ be the point of intersection of the lines $AG$ and $BC.$ Prove that $M$ is the midpoint of $ST.$

(The excircle of $ABC$ opposite the vertex $A$ is the circle that is tangent to the line segment $BC$, to the ray $AB$ beyond $B$, and to the ray $AC$ beyond $C$.)

Proposed by Evangelos Psychas, Greece
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SpectralS
Jul 10, 2012
IndexLibrorumProhibitorum
an hour ago
Help me please
sealight2107   0
an hour ago
Let $m,n,p,q$ be positive reals such that $m+n+p+q+\frac{1}{mnpq} = 18$. Find the minimum and maximum value of $m,n,p,q$
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sealight2107
an hour ago
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Rectangular line segments in russia
egxa   2
N an hour ago by mohsen
Source: All Russian 2025 9.1
Several line segments parallel to the sides of a rectangular sheet of paper were drawn on it. These segments divided the sheet into several rectangles, inside of which there are no drawn lines. Petya wants to draw one diagonal in each of the rectangles, dividing it into two triangles, and color each triangle either black or white. Is it always possible to do this in such a way that no two triangles of the same color share a segment of their boundary?
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egxa
Apr 18, 2025
mohsen
an hour ago
(help urgent) Classic Geo Problem / Angle Chasing?
orangesyrup   4
N an hour ago by Royal_mhyasd
Source: own
In the given figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and ∠BAC = 78°. Point D is chosen inside the triangle such that AD=DC. Find the measure of angle X (∠BDC).

ps: see the attachment for figure
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orangesyrup
2 hours ago
Royal_mhyasd
an hour ago
Interesting combinatoric problem on rectangles
jaydenkaka   0
an hour ago
Source: Own
Define act <Castle> as following:
For rectangle with dimensions i * j, doing <Castle> means to change its dimensions to (i+p) * (j+q) where p,q is a natural number smaller than 3.

Define 1*1 rectangle as "C0" rectangle, and define "Cn" ("n" is a natural number) as a rectangle that can be created with "n" <Castle>s.
Plus, there is a constraint for "Cn" rectangle. The constraint is that "Cn" rectangle's area must be bigger than n^2 and be same or smaller than (n+1)^2. (n^2 < Area =< (n+1)^2)

Let all "C20" rectangle's area's sum be A, and let all "C20" rectangles perimeter's sum be B.
What is A-B?
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jaydenkaka
an hour ago
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Perpendicularity in a cyclic quad
frenchy   18
N Jan 23, 2025 by Nari_Tom
Source: Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2011. Problem 1.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral which is not a trapezoid and whose diagonals meet at $E$. The midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ are $F$ and $G$ respectively, and $\ell$ is the line through $G$ parallel to $AB$. The feet of the perpendiculars from E onto the lines $\ell$ and $CD$ are $H$ and $K$, respectively. Prove that the lines $EF$ and $HK$ are perpendicular.
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frenchy
May 6, 2011
Nari_Tom
Jan 23, 2025
Perpendicularity in a cyclic quad
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Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral which is not a trapezoid and whose diagonals meet at $E$. The midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ are $F$ and $G$ respectively, and $\ell$ is the line through $G$ parallel to $AB$. The feet of the perpendiculars from E onto the lines $\ell$ and $CD$ are $H$ and $K$, respectively. Prove that the lines $EF$ and $HK$ are perpendicular.
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Since $\ell$ is antiparallel to $DC$ WRT $EC,ED,$ it follows that $EH$ is the E-circumdiameter of $\triangle EDC.$ Let $M$ be the orthogonal projection of $E$ on $HK$ and $EM$ cuts $DC$ at $T.$ From the cyclic quadrilateral $EKHG$ (due to its right angles <EKG and <EHG) we deduce that $\angle HEG=\angle HKG=\angle MKT=\angle KET.$ Since $EK,EH$ are isogonals WRT $\angle DEC,$ then $EM,EG$ are also isogonals WRT $\angle DEC.$ From $\triangle DEC \sim \triangle AEB,$ we have then $\angle FEB=\angle GEC=\angle MED$ $\Longrightarrow$ $F,E,M$ are collinear, i.e. $EF \perp HK.$
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Here is my solution to this nice problem.
Let $EH$ meets $AB$ at $P$. Then we have to prove that $\angle{PEF}+\angle{EHK}=90$.
But we have that $\angle{EHK}=\angle{EGK}=90-\angle{KEG}$. So we have to prove that
$\angle{KEG}=\angle{FEP}$. But $DEC$ and $AEB$ are similar and the angles $KEG,FEP$ are these that are formed by the median and the height to these similar triangles so they are equal and we are done.
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Solution
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Let ${U}=HK \cap EF.$ The condition can be written as $\widehat{GKH}=\widehat{KEU}$,but $G,H,K,E$ are cocyclic, so $\widehat{GKH}=\widehat{GEH}$.Denote ${\widehat{GEH}=x,\widehat{HGE}=90-x}$, denote $P=GE \cap AB$ so $\widehat{EPF}=90-x$ Denote $R=EK \cap AB$. We have to prove that $\widehat{REF}=x$ Denote $M=EF \cap DC$, so we have to prove that $\widehat{EMG}=\widehat{EPF}$, but we have ${\widehat{PEF}=\widehat{MEG}}$, so we have to prove that $\widehat{DGE}=\widehat{EFA}$, but this is well-known.(prove that $\widehat{AEF}=\widehat{DEG}$(use $\frac{AE}{EB}=\frac{sin \widehat{FEB}}{sin \widehat{AEF}}$.
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Let $EF\cap l=X$. Then $\angle FXH=\angle AFE$.

We claim $\angle AFE=\angle EGD$. Indeed, $\triangle AEB\sim \triangle DEC$, and as $F$ is the midpoint of $AB$, $G$ the midpoint of $CD$, we must have $\triangle AFE \sim \triangle DGE$.

Now let $EX\cap KH=Y.$ THen $EKGH$ is cyclic.
But $\angle EKH=\angle EGH$ and $\angle KEX=\angle GEH$, implying $\angle EYK=90^o$ as desired.
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Does anyone know anything about the results?
Thank you!
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aleksandar
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The medal cut-offs are known : 10 for bronze, 30 for gold, but I'm not sure if 17 or 21 are required for silver. Some of the countries posted their results, but the complete official results can't be seen on http://www.bmo2011.lbi.ro yet. I don't know what's wrong with the page.
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Simson's line (E,KGH) (suppose $EX'$ perpendicular to $HK$) + Proof $\angle{BEF}=\angle{X'ED}$ by Similarity
Done
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TheIronChancellor
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matrix41 wrote:
Simson's line (E,KGH) (suppose $EX'$ perpendicular to $HK$) + Proof $\angle{BEF}=\angle{X'ED}$ by Similarity
Done


Well Done !

I had also notice it but my proof was little different : to prove that KH is the Simpson Line of TriangleKGH it is enough to prove that the steiner line of this triangle

is parallel to simpson line. This can be easily done if we recall the Brocard Lemma to help us, saying : ''The quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in the circle k with center O. Let
E = AB∩CD, F = AD∩BC, G = AC∩BD. Then O is the orthocenter of the triangle EFG. ''
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erfan_Ashorion
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oh yes!i proof some lemma! :D
lemma1:$\angle DEK = \angle HEC$
suppose $EH$ intersect $AB$ on $P$ because $l$ is parallel to $AB$ $\angle BPE =90$ so $\angle KEC = \angle PEB= \angle DEH$
so $\angle DEK = \angle HEC $!
end of proof of lemma 1.
suppose $EF$ intersect $HK$ at $Q$...!
lemma2:$EQ$ is isogonal of $EG$ wrt $DE$ and $EC$
i proof that $\frac {\sin CEG}{\sin GED} = \frac{\sin DEQ}{\sin CEQ} $
proof of lemma 2:
$\frac {\sin CEG}{\sin GED} = \frac{ED}{EC}$
we know that $\angle DEQ =\angle FEB$ and $\angle DEC=\angle AEB$
$\frac {\sin BEF}{\sin FEA} = \frac {EA}{EB}$
know we must to proof $\frac {EA}{EB}= \frac{ED}{EC}$ and it is so easy that we can proof by $\triangle AEB \sim \triangle DEC$
end of proof of lemma 2.
know from lemma1 and lemma2 $\rightarrow \angle KEQ = \angle GEH $ so $EQ$ is isogonal of $EG$ wrt $EK$ and $EH$ know i need lemma 3
lemma 3:theoream 2 from isogonal conjugation with respect to a traingle frome Darij grinberg
from lemma 3 and lemma 2 and lemaa 1 $\rightarrow$ problem proof! :blush:
lemma 3:http://www.cip.ifi.lmu.de/~grinberg/Isogonal.zip
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waver123
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easy angle chasing leads to $ EF $ bring the symmedian of triangle $ EDC $ .
Now some more easy angle chasing leads to the desired result.
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StefanS
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My solution is probably the same as waver123's.

My solution
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IstekOlympiadTeam
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My Solution:

Let's say that $\angle CAB=\angle CDE=\alpha, \ \angle ABD=\angle ACD=\beta , \ \angle DEG=\phi$ and $\angle AEF=\lambda$

In the triangle $AEB$ we have: \[\frac{sin \ \alpha}{sin \ \beta}=\frac{sin \ \lambda}{sin \ (\alpha+\beta+\lambda)}  \  (\star)\]and similarly in triangle $DEC$ we have \[\frac{sin \ \alpha}{sin \ \beta}=\frac{sin \ \phi}{sin \ (\alpha +\beta + \phi)}  \  (\star\star)\]Combinig $(\star)$ and $(\star\star)$ we get \[\frac{sin \ \phi}{sin \ (\alpha+\beta+\phi)} = \frac{sin \ \lambda}{sin \ (\alpha +\beta + \lambda)}\]Solving the equation we get $\alpha = -\beta$ (Which is impossible) then $\phi=\lambda$ By angle Chasing we get $\angle EKT=\beta+\phi$ Where $T=HK\cap FE$ and since $\phi=\lambda$ we get $\angle KET =90^{\circ}-\beta - \phi$ which follows $\angle ETK=90^{\circ}$
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hayoola
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let $l \cap AC=J$ and let $HK \cap  EF=M$
we must prove that $\angle{MEK}=90-\angle{EKM}=90-\angle{EGH}$

$\angle{EGH}=\angle{GEJ}+\angle{GJE}$
$\angle{GJE}=\angle{EAB}=\angle{EDK}$
$\angle{GEJ}=\angle{FEB}=\angle{DEM}$
we know that $\angle{EDK}+\angle{DEM}=90-\angle{EKM}$
so we are done
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henderson
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Let $l \cap FE=J$ and $l \cap AC=L.$
Since $AB \parallel l,$ we have $\angle AFE=\angle EJH.$
Then from $\triangle AFE \sim \triangle DGE$ and cyclic quadrilateral $EKHG$ we have $\angle AFE=\angle DGE=\angle KHE=\angle LHE.$
So, $\angle EJH= \angle LHE.$
It means that $\triangle EJH \sim \triangle EHL.$ Since $\angle EHJ=90^\circ,$ we get $\angle ELH=90^\circ,$ which means that $EF \perp HK.$
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HadjBrahim-Abderrahim
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My solution. let $Y$ be the intersection of $AB$ with $HE$ and let $X$ be the intersection of $FE$ with $HK.$ since the quadrilateral $ABCD$ is Cyclic we have, $\measuredangle GDE=\measuredangle CDB=\measuredangle CAB=\measuredangle EAF.$ and, $\frac{AE}{DE}=\frac{AB}{DC}=\frac{\frac{1}{2}AB}{\frac{1}{2}DC}=\frac{AF}{DG}$ (since, the triangles $ABE$ and $EDC$ are simillar). hence, the triangles $DEG$ and $AFE$ are simillar and, $\measuredangle EGD=\measuredangle AFE.$ now, we see that the quadrilateral $EGHK$ is Cyclic since, $\measuredangle GHE=\measuredangle GKE=90^\circ.$ therefore, $\measuredangle AFX=\measuredangle AFE=\measuredangle EGD=\measuredangle EGK=\measuredangle EHK=\measuredangle EHX.$ and thus, the quadrilateral $YFHX$ is Cyclic. hence, $\measuredangle HXF=\measuredangle HYF=90^\circ.$ since, $\ell$ and $AB$ are parallel and $EH$ is perpendicular to $\ell.$
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aksshatkhanna
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manifestdestiny wrote:
Let $EF\cap l=X$. Then $\angle FXH=\angle AFE$.

We claim $\angle AFE=\angle EGD$. Indeed, $\triangle AEB\sim \triangle DEC$, and as $F$ is the midpoint of $AB$, $G$ the midpoint of $CD$, we must have $\triangle AFE \sim \triangle DGE$.

Now let $EX\cap KH=Y.$ THen $EKGH$ is cyclic.
But $\angle EKH=\angle EGH$ and $\angle KEX=\angle GEH$, implying $\angle EYK=90^o$ as desired.

how is AFE similar to DGE
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Nari_Tom
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$EF$ is the symmedian of triangle $ECD$. So $EF$ and $EG$ should be isogonal, some angle chase finishes the problem.
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