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Geometry Difficulty 6.7 National Olympiad Prove it China

In △ABC\triangle ABC with AB=1AB = 1, let DD be a point on ACAC such that ∠ABD=∠C\angle ABD = \angle C and let EE be a point on ABAB such that BE=DEBE = DE. Let HH be a point on DEDE such that AH⊥DEAH \perp DE and MM be the midpoint of CDCD. If AH=2−3AH = 2 - \sqrt{3}, find the size of ∠AME\angle AME. (posed by Xiong Bin)

Figure 1

Solution

Let ∠ABD=∠C=α\angle ABD = \angle C = \alpha and ∠DBC=β\angle DBC = \beta. It is easy to see that ∠BDE=α\angle BDE = \alpha, ∠AED=2α\angle AED = 2\alpha,
∠ADE=∠ADB−∠BDE=(α+β)−α=β, \angle ADE = \angle ADB - \angle BDE = (\alpha + \beta) - \alpha = \beta,
AB=AE+EB=AE+EH+HD. AB = AE + EB = AE + EH + HD.
Hence,
ABAH=AE+EHAH+HDAH=1+cos⁡2αsin⁡2α+cot⁡β=cot⁡α+cot⁡β.1◯ \frac{AB}{AH} = \frac{AE + EH}{AH} + \frac{HD}{AH} = \frac{1 + \cos 2\alpha}{\sin 2\alpha} + \cot \beta \\ = \cot \alpha + \cot \beta. \qquad \textcircled{1}
Draw lines EK⊥ACEK \perp AC and EL⊥BDEL \perp BD with pedals KK and LL, respectively. Then, LL is the midpoint of BDBD. Combining with the Sine Theorem, we obtain

Figure 2

ELEK=DEsin⁡∠EDLDEsin⁡∠EDK=sin⁡αsin⁡β=BDCD=LDMD. \frac{EL}{EK} = \frac{DE \sin \angle EDL}{DE \sin \angle EDK} = \frac{\sin \alpha}{\sin \beta} \\ = \frac{BD}{CD} = \frac{LD}{MD}.
Thus,
cot⁡α=LDEL=MDEK=MKEK−DKEK=cot⁡∠AME−cot⁡β.2◯ \cot \alpha = \frac{LD}{EL} = \frac{MD}{EK} = \frac{MK}{EK} - \frac{DK}{EK} = \cot \angle AME - \cot \beta. \quad \textcircled{2}
By 1◯\textcircled{1}, 2◯\textcircled{2} and known conditions, we have
cot⁡∠AME=ABAH=12−3=2+3. \cot \angle AME = \frac{AB}{AH} = \frac{1}{2 - \sqrt{3}} = 2 + \sqrt{3}.
Therefore, ∠AME=15∘\angle AME = 15^\circ.

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