Point D lies on the side [BC] of △ABC. The circumcenters of △ADC and △BAD are O1 and O2, respectively, and O1O2∥AB. The orthocenter of △ADC is H and AH=O1O2. Find the angles of △ABC if 2m(∠C)=3m(∠B).
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution:
As AD is the radical axis of the circumcircles of △ADC and △BAD, we have that O1O2⊥AD, therefore DAB=90∘. Let F be the midpoint of [CD] and [CE] be a diameter of the circumcircle of △ADC. Then ED⊥CD and EA⊥CA, so ED∥AH and EA∥DH since AH⊥CD and DH⊥AC (H is the orthocenter of △ADC), and hence EAHD is a parallelogram. Therefore O1O2=AH=ED=2O1F, so in △FO1O2 with O1FO2=90∘ we have O1O2=2FO1⇒ABC=O1O2F=30∘.
Then we get ACB=45∘ and BAC=105∘.
Solution 2
Solution:
As AD is the radical axis of the circumcircles of △ADC and △BAD, we have that O1O2⊥AD, therefore DAB=90∘ and O2 is the midpoint of [BD]. Take E=DH∩AC, F=AH∩BC and M=AD∩O1O2. We have CEH=CFH=90∘⇒CEHF is cyclic, hence ACD=AHD. But ACD=arcAD/2=DO1O2, so AHD=DO1O2. We know that AH=O1O2. We also have DAH=O1O2D since AO2FM is cyclic with AMO2=AFO2. Therefore △HDA≡△O1DO2⇒DA=DO2=BD/2, so in right-angled △ABD we have m(ABD)=30∘. Then we get ACB=45∘ and BAC=105∘.
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