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In a non-isosceles triangle ABCABC let OO and II be the circumcenter and the incenter, respectively. Let D,E,FD, E, F be the midpoints of the sides [BC],[AC],[AB][BC], [AC], [AB], respectively. Let TT be the foot of the perpendicular from II to [AB][AB], PP be the circumcenter of the triangle DEFDEF and QQ be the midpoint of the line segment [OI][OI]. If A,PA, P and QQ are collinear, prove that
AOODBCAT=4. \frac{|AO|}{|OD|} - \frac{|BC|}{|AT|} = 4.

Solution

Let HH be the orthocenter of the triangle ABCABC. Let the points K,M,LK, M, L be the intersection of the lines AIAI and ODOD, AIAI and OHOH, AHAH and OIOI. We know that AH=2ODAH = 2OD. By a simple angle chasing we see that AIAI is an angle bisector of HAOHAO. Therefore
AOOD=2AOAH=2OMMH \frac{AO}{OD} = 2\frac{AO}{AH} = 2\frac{OM}{MH}
(1).

That is easy to see that KK is on the circumcircle of ABCABC. Let A=2α\angle A = 2\alpha. Then we have BC=2Rsin(2α)BC = 2R\sin(2\alpha) and AT=rcotαAT = r \cdot \cot\alpha. Then
BCAT=22Rsinαr/sinα=2BKAI=2KIAI=2OIIL \frac{BC}{AT} = 2\frac{2R\sin\alpha}{r/\sin\alpha} = 2\frac{BK}{AI} = 2\frac{KI}{AI} = 2\frac{OI}{IL}
(2) since BK=KIBK = KI and AHOKAH \parallel OK.

Let HM=xHM = x, MP=yMP = y, IL=kIL = k, IQ=sIQ = s. Then PO=x+yPO = x + y by the very well known fact that PP is the midpoint of [HO][HO], OQ=sOQ = s, OM=x+2yOM = x + 2y, OI=2sOI = 2s, QL=k+sQL = k + s. Applying Menelaus Theorem on the triangle ALIALI with respect to the collinear points H,M,OH, M, O gives
AHAL=OIHMILMO=2sxk(x+2y). \frac{AH}{AL} = \frac{OIHM}{ILMO} = \frac{2sx}{k(x+2y)}.
Applying Menelaus Theorem on the triangle ALQALQ with respect to the collinear points H,P,OH, P, O gives
AHAL=OQHPQLPO=sk+s. \frac{AH}{AL} = \frac{OQHP}{QLPO} = \frac{s}{k+s}.
Therefore 2x(k+s)=k(x+2y)2x(k+s) = k(x+2y), that is
yxsk=12 \frac{y}{x} - \frac{s}{k} = \frac{1}{2}
(3).

Finally (1), (2) and (3) result
AOODBCAT=2x+2yx22sk=2+4(yxsk)=2+2=4. \frac{AO}{OD} - \frac{BC}{AT} = 2\frac{x+2y}{x} - 2\frac{2s}{k} = 2+4\left(\frac{y}{x} - \frac{s}{k}\right) = 2+2=4.

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