Let ABCDE be a convex pentagon such that ∠ABC=∠AED=90∘. Suppose that the midpoint of CD is the circumcentre of triangle ABE. Let O be the circumcentre of triangle ACD. Prove that line AO passes through the midpoint of segment BE.
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Let M be the midpoint of CD and X=BC∩ED. Since ∠ABX=∠AEX=90∘, AX is the diameter of the circumcircle of △ABX, thus ACXD is a parallelogram.
Now, it is sufficient to show that [OAB]=[OAE] where [OAB] denotes the area of △OAB. Let C′,D′ be the midpoint of AC and AD. It is easy to see that [OAB]=[D′AB]=21[ACD] and therefore [OAE]=[C′AE]=[C′AD]=21[ACD]. We are done.
Solution 2
As in Solution 1. ACXD is a parallelogram and ∠DAB=90∘. Let N be the midpoint of BE. It is enough to show that ∠NAB=∠OAB. By the cyclic of ABXE, we have ∠ABE=∠AXE=∠XAC and ∠BEA=∠CXA. Therefore, △ABE≃△CAX, and N corresponds to M under this similarity. In particular, ∠NAB=∠ACM. We have ∠OAB=90∘−∠DAO=∠ACM=∠NAB.
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