Given the triangle with . If points and belong to the sides and , respectively, and the perimeter of the trapezoid is the sum of the lengths of the sides and , construct using compasses and ruler.
(S. Mazanik)
Given the triangle with . If points and belong to the sides and , respectively, and the perimeter of the trapezoid is the sum of the lengths of the sides and , construct using compasses and ruler.
(S. Mazanik)
is the intersection point of the line passing through the intersection point of the bisector of the angle and the side .
Let be the point we search for and (see the Fig.).
Let denote the perimeter of the trapezoid . Then and, by condition, , whence
Since , the triangles and are similar, so , i.e., . From (1) it follows that , hence, the triangle is isosceles. Therefore, . Since , we have . Thus, , i.e., is the bisector of the angle of the given triangle .

The construction of the required point : draw the bisector of the angle (the standard rule-compass construction) and let be the intersection point of this bisector and the side . Draw the line passing through parallel to (the standard rule-compass construction). The required point is the intersection point of the line and the side . Indeed, it is easy to see that the perimeter of the trapezoid thus obtained is equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides and .