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In triangle ABCABC ABC=120\angle ABC = 120^\circ. The bisector of this angle intersects side ACAC at MM, and the bisector of angle adjacent to BCA\angle BCA, intersects line ABAB at PP. Segment MPMP intersects side BCBC in KK. Prove that AKM=KPC\angle AKM = \angle KPC.

Solution

Let us prove that AKAK is the bisector of BAM\angle BAM. Point PP is equidistant from the lines BCBC and ACAC, and also from the lines BMBM and BCBC, since ABM=MBC=CBP=60\angle ABM = \angle MBC = \angle CBP = 60^\circ (fig. 13). Thus PP is equidistant from the lines BMBM and MCMC, which means that PP belongs to the bisector of BMC\angle BMC. Therefore KK is equidistant from the lines ACAC and BMBM, and also from BMBM and APAP, which proves that AKAK is the bisector of BAC\angle BAC.
Denote BAK=KAC=α\angle BAK = \angle KAC = \alpha. Then step by step we can calculate the following:

KMC=12BMC=12(60+2α)=30+α.BCA=602α.BCP=12(18060+2α)=60+α,ACP=602α+60+α=120α.MPC=180(120α+30+α)=30;AKM=180AMKα==KMCα=30+αα=30=MPC, what was to be proved. \begin{align*} \angle KMC &= \frac{1}{2} \angle BMC = \frac{1}{2} (60^\circ + 2\alpha) = 30^\circ + \alpha. \\ \angle BCA &= 60^\circ - 2\alpha. \\ \angle BCP &= \frac{1}{2} (180^\circ - 60^\circ + 2\alpha) = 60^\circ + \alpha, \\ \angle ACP &= 60^\circ - 2\alpha + 60^\circ + \alpha = 120^\circ - \alpha. \\ \angle MPC &= 180^\circ - (120^\circ - \alpha + 30^\circ + \alpha) = 30^\circ; \\ \angle AKM &= 180^\circ - \angle AMK - \alpha = \\ &= \angle KMC - \alpha = 30^\circ + \alpha - \alpha = 30^\circ = \angle MPC, \text{ what was to be proved.} \end{align*}

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