GeometryDifficulty 5.1AIME, harderProve itUnited States
Problem:
Convex quadrilateral MATH is given with HM/MT=3/4, and ∠ATM=∠MAT=∠AHM=60∘. N is the midpoint of MA, and O is a point on TH such that lines MT, AH, NO are concurrent. Find the ratio HO/OT.
Solution
Solution:
△MAT is equilateral, so HM/AT=HM/MT=3/4. Also, ∠AHM=∠ATM, so the quadrilateral is cyclic. Now, let P be the intersection of MT, AH, NO. Extend MH and NO to intersect at point Q. Then by Menelaus's theorem, applied to triangle AHM and line QNP, we have QMHQ⋅NAMN⋅PHAP=1 while applying the same theorem to triangle THM and line QPO gives QMHQ⋅PTMP⋅OHTO=1 Combining gives HO/OT=(MP/PT)⋅(AN/NM)⋅(HP/PA)=(MP/PA)⋅(HP/PT) (because AN/NM=1). But since MATH is cyclic, △APT∼△MPH, so MP/PA=HP/PT=HM/AT=3/4, and the answer is (3/4)2=9/16. (See figure.)
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