Problem:
Let be an isosceles triangle with . Let also be a circle tangent to the line at point which intersects the segment again at an interior point . Prove that .
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution:
Let lines , intersect at (Figure 5a).
From the quadrilateral we have
(a)
(b)
Figure 2: Exercise G2.
so as wanted.
Solution 2
Solution:
Let be a point on such that , and let be the second points of intersection of lines and with respectively. Let also be the second point of intersection of line with the circle . Figure 5b shows between . The argument below can be trivially modified to apply in case is in the segment as well. It is
This relation and the fact that implies that the triangles are similar. Thus . Also from the cyclic quadrilateral we get . Therefore , so .
Call the intersection point of . Since is tangent to it is
and then
Therefore is the midpoint of the arc , so and as we finally get as wanted.
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