2024 USAMO Problems/Problem 5

The following problem is from both the 2024 USAMO/5 and 2024 USAJMO/6, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Point $D$ is selected inside acute triangle $ABC$ so that $\angle DAC=\angle ACB$ and $\angle BDC=90^\circ+\angle BAC$. Point $E$ is chosen on ray $BD$ so that $AE=EC$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Show that line $AB$ is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $BEM$.

Solution 1

Let $\angle DBT = \alpha$ and $\angle BEM = \beta$. Extend AD intersects BC at point T, then TC = TA, TE is perpendicular to AC

Thus, AB is the tangent of the circle BEM

Then the question is equivalent as the $\angle ABT$ is the auxillary angle of $\angle BEM$.

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See Also

2024 USAMO (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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