Let A1, B1, C1 be midpoints of sides BC, CA, AB of an acute-angled triangle ABC respectively. Let C1L and C1K be bisectrices of △ACC1 and △BCC1 respectively. The line C1B1 intersects the line LK at A2, and the line C1A1 intersects the line LK at B2. Prove that the lines AA2, BB2, CC1 are concurrent.
Solution
First show that the line LK is parallel to the side AB. Indeed, since C1L and C1K are the bisectrices of the angles AC1C and BC1C respectively we have LCAL=CC1AC1=[AC1=BC1]=CC1C1B=KCBK.
So LK∥AB. Since A1 and B1 are the midpoints of BC and AC respectively, we have B1A1∥AB∥LK. Therefore B1C1B1A2=A1C1A1B2.(1) Since LA2∥AC1 we have AC1LA2=B1C1B1A2, so LA2=B1C1B1A2AC1. Similarly, KB2=A1C1A1B2C1B. Since AC1=C1B, it follows from (1) that LA2=KB2. Let CC1 meets LK at C2. Since CC1 is the median of ABC and LK∥AB, we have LC2=C2K. Therefore, ∣A2C2∣=∣LC2−LA2∣=∣KC2−B2K∣=∣C2B2∣. Thus the line C1C2 passes through the midpoints C1 and C2 of the bases of the trapezoid AA2B2B. It is well-known fact that the line C1C2 and the extensions of the sides AA2, BB2 of the trapezoid AA2B2B are concurrent.
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