GeometryDifficulty 7.6National Olympiad, round 2Prove itHong Kong
Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral such that AD+BC=AB. Show that the intersection of the bisectors of ∠ADC and ∠BCD is on line AB.
Solution
Let P be the point on the side AB such that AP=AD. Then we have BP=AB−AP=AD+BC−AD=BC. Let the internal angle bisector of ∠ADC meet AB at Q. We find that ∠QPC=∠BPC=90∘−21∠CBP=21(180∘−∠CBA)=21∠ADC=∠QDC. This implies C, D, P, Q are concyclic. Similarly, we have ∠DCQ=∠DPA=90∘−21∠PAD=21(180∘−∠BAD)=21∠DCB. This shows CQ bisects ∠BCD. Therefore, the internal angle bisectors of ∠ADC and ∠BCD intersect at the point Q on AB.
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