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Bulgaria competition problems, 2022

Geometry Difficulty 6.6 National Olympiad Prove it Bulgaria

Let the △ABC\triangle ABC with AB=1 cmAB = 1\ \text{cm}, BC=2 cmBC = 2\ \text{cm}, and AC=3 cmAC = \sqrt{3}\ \text{cm} be given. The points D,ED, E, and FF lie on the sides AB,ACAB, AC, and BCBC, respectively, satisfying AE=BDAE = BD and BF=ADBF = AD. The angle bisector of △BAC\triangle BAC intersects for the second time the circle through A,DA, D, and EE at MM, while the angle bisector of △ABC\triangle ABC intersects for the second time the circle through B,DB, D, and FF at NN. Find the length of the line segment MNMN.

Solution

From the circumscribed circle of △ADE\triangle ADE we derive (using inscribed angles and their corresponding arcs) MD=MEMD = ME and ∠BDM=180∘−∠ADM=∠AEM\angle BDM = 180^\circ - \angle ADM = \angle AEM, which combined with AE=BDAE = BD gives rise to △AEM≅△BDM\triangle AEM \cong \triangle BDM - thus AM=MBAM = MB, meaning that MM is the intersection point of the segment bisector of ABAB and the angle bisector of △BAC\triangle BAC. Analogously, NN is the intersection point of the segment bisector of ABAB and the angle bisector of △ABC\triangle ABC. In particular, we deduce that MNMN is the segment bisector of ABAB. Let MNMN intersect ABAB at its midpoint KK. Since AB2+AC2=BC2AB^2 + AC^2 = BC^2, it follows that ∠BAC=90∘\angle BAC = 90^\circ. Now BC=2ABBC = 2AB gives rise to ∠ABC=60∘\angle ABC = 60^\circ. Hence, ∠MAK=45∘\angle MAK = 45^\circ and ∠NBK=30∘\angle NBK = 30^\circ. In conclusion, from △AMK\triangle AMK we deduce MK=AK=12MK = AK = \frac{1}{2}, while from △BNK\triangle BNK we deduce NK=123NK = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} (indeed, if NK=yNK = y, then BN=2yBN = 2y since ∠NBK=30∘\angle NBK = 30^\circ and y2+(12)2=4y2y^2 + (\frac{1}{2})^2 = 4y^2, i.e. y=123y = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}). Finally, MN=MK−NK=3−36MN = MK - NK = \frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{6}.

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