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==Problem==
 
Rectangles <math>BCC_1B_2,</math> <math>CAA_1C_2,</math> and <math>ABB_1A_2</math> are erected outside an acute triangle <math>ABC.</math> Suppose that<cmath>\angle BC_1C+\angle CA_1A+\angle AB_1B=180^{\circ}.</cmath>Prove that lines <math>B_1C_2,</math> <math>C_1A_2,</math> and <math>A_1B_2</math> are concurrent.
 
Rectangles <math>BCC_1B_2,</math> <math>CAA_1C_2,</math> and <math>ABB_1A_2</math> are erected outside an acute triangle <math>ABC.</math> Suppose that<cmath>\angle BC_1C+\angle CA_1A+\angle AB_1B=180^{\circ}.</cmath>Prove that lines <math>B_1C_2,</math> <math>C_1A_2,</math> and <math>A_1B_2</math> are concurrent.
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==Solution==
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[[Image:Leonard my dude.png|frame|none|###px|]]
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We first claim that the three circles <math>(BCC_1B_2),</math> <math>(CAA_1C_2),</math> and <math>(ABB_1A_2)</math> are share a common intersection.
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Let the second intersection of <math>(BCC_1B_2)</math> and <math>(CAA_1C_2)</math> be <math>K</math>. Then
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
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\angle AKC &= 360^\circ - \angle BKA - \angle CKB \\
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&= 360^\circ - (180^\circ - \angle AB_1B + 180^\circ - \angle BC_1C) \\&
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= 180^\circ - \angle CA_1A,
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\end{align*}</cmath>
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which implies that <math>AA_1C_2CK</math> is cyclic as desired.
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Now we show that <math>K</math> is the intersection of <math>B_1C_2,</math> <math>C_1A_2,</math> and <math>A_1B_2.</math> Note that <math>\angle C_1XB = \angle BXA_2 = 90^\circ,</math> so <math>A_2, K, C_1</math> are collinear. Similarly, <math>B_1, K, C_2</math> and <math>A_1, K, B_2</math> are collinear, so the three lines concur and we are done.
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~Leonard_my_dude

Revision as of 15:00, 15 April 2021

Problem

Rectangles $BCC_1B_2,$ $CAA_1C_2,$ and $ABB_1A_2$ are erected outside an acute triangle $ABC.$ Suppose that\[\angle BC_1C+\angle CA_1A+\angle AB_1B=180^{\circ}.\]Prove that lines $B_1C_2,$ $C_1A_2,$ and $A_1B_2$ are concurrent.

Solution

Leonard my dude.png

We first claim that the three circles $(BCC_1B_2),$ $(CAA_1C_2),$ and $(ABB_1A_2)$ are share a common intersection.

Let the second intersection of $(BCC_1B_2)$ and $(CAA_1C_2)$ be $K$. Then \begin{align*} \angle AKC &= 360^\circ - \angle BKA - \angle CKB \\ &= 360^\circ - (180^\circ - \angle AB_1B + 180^\circ - \angle BC_1C) \\& = 180^\circ - \angle CA_1A, \end{align*} which implies that $AA_1C_2CK$ is cyclic as desired.

Now we show that $K$ is the intersection of $B_1C_2,$ $C_1A_2,$ and $A_1B_2.$ Note that $\angle C_1XB = \angle BXA_2 = 90^\circ,$ so $A_2, K, C_1$ are collinear. Similarly, $B_1, K, C_2$ and $A_1, K, B_2$ are collinear, so the three lines concur and we are done.

~Leonard_my_dude

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