2003 USAMO Problems/Problem 4
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Let be a triangle. A circle passing through and intersects segments and at and , respectively. Lines and intersect at , while lines and intersect at . Prove that if and only if .
Solution
by April
Take . We have:
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Solution 2
by suli
Let's prove the first direction: if , then MF = MC.
We start that noticing by SAS Similarity triangles MDC and MCB are similar. Thus, <MBC = <MCD. Because they intercept the same arc, <EAD = <MBC = <MCD and so EA // CF. It can further be shown that AF / AB = EC / EB using similar triangles. Now, let us use Ceva's Theorem on FBC to deduce that MF / MC = 1, and so MF = MC.
The other direction follows similarly; the proof will be left as an exercise for the reader.
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