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Revision as of 11:06, 17 September 2012
Problem
Let be a point in the plane of triangle
, and
a line passing through
. Let
,
,
be the points where the reflections of lines
,
,
with respect to
intersect lines
,
,
, respectively. Prove that
,
,
are collinear.
Solution
By the sine law on triangle ,
so
Similarly,
Hence,
Since angles and
are supplementary or equal, depending on the position of
on
,
Similarly,
By the reflective property, and
are supplementary or equal, so
Similarly,
Therefore,
so by Menelaus's theorem,
,
, and
are collinear.
Alternate solutions are always welcome. If you have a different, elegant solution to this problem, please add it to this page.
See also
2012 USAMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 | ||
All USAMO Problems and Solutions |