Let , , be midpoints of sides , , of an acute-angled triangle respectively. Let and be bisectrices of and respectively. The line intersects the line at , and the line intersects the line at .
Prove that the lines , , are concurrent.
Solution
First show that the line is parallel to the side . Indeed, since and are the bisectrices of the angles and respectively we have
So . Since and are the midpoints of and respectively, we have . Therefore
Since we have , so .
Similarly, .
Since , it follows from (1) that .
Let meets at . Since is the median of and , we have . Therefore,
Thus the line passes through the midpoints and of the bases of the trapezoid . It is well-known fact that the line and the extensions of the sides , of the trapezoid are concurrent.
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