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Geometry Difficulty 6.1 National olympiad Prove it Belarus

Point DD is marked on the half-circle with the diameter ABAB and the center OO. The points EE and FF are the midpoints of lesser arcs ADAD and BDBD respectively. It is known that OO lies on the line passing through the orthocenters of the triangles ADFADF and BDEBDE.
Find all possible values of the angle AODAOD.

Solution

Let H1H_1 and H2H_2 be the intersection points of the altitudes of the triangles ADFADF and BDEBDE. Note that the point OO is the circumcenter of both triangles ADFADF and BDEBDE. Therefore the coinciding lines H1OH_1O and H2OH_2O are the Euler lines of these triangles and they contain the intersection points M1M_1 and M2M_2 of the medians of the triangles ADFADF and BDEBDE respectively.
Let KK and NN be the midpoints of the segments ADAD and BDBD respectively. Then M1FKM_1 \in FK, M2ENM_2 \in EN and KM1:M1F=NM2:M2E=1:2KM_1 : M_1F = NM_2 : M_2E = 1:2. Denote by RR the radius of the semicircle given in the condition.
Let L1L_1 be the point on the extension of the ray OM1OM_1 beyond the point M1M_1, such that M1L1=2OM1M_1L_1 = 2OM_1. Since KM1:M1F=OM1:M1L=1:2KM_1 : M_1F = OM_1 : M_1L = 1:2, the triangles KM1OKM_1O and FM1L1FM_1L_1 are similar with the coefficient 1/21/2. Hence
FL1O=FL1M=KOM1=EOL2andL1F=2OK=BD.(1) \angle FL_1O = \angle FL_1M = \angle KOM_1 = \angle EOL_2 \quad \text{and} \quad L_1F = 2OK = BD. \quad (1)
Let L2L_2 be the point on the extension of the ray OM2OM_2 beyond the point M2M_2, such that M2L2=2OM2M_2L_2 = 2OM_2. Similarly, we obtain the equalities
EL2O=FOM1 and EL2=AD.(2) \angle EL_2O = \angle FOM_1 \text{ and } EL_2 = AD. \quad (2)
The equalities (1) and (2) implies that the triangles OEL2OEL_2 and L1FOL_1FO are similar, therefore
EL2EO=OFFL1    ADR=RBD    ADBD=R2. \frac{EL_2}{EO} = \frac{OF}{FL_1} \iff \frac{AD}{R} = \frac{R}{BD} \iff AD \cdot BD = R^2.
Draw the altitude DHDH of the triangle ABDABD. According to the formula for the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse, DH=ADBDAB=R22R=DO2DH = \frac{AD \cdot BD}{AB} = \frac{R^2}{2R} = \frac{DO}{2}. Hence in the right-angled triangle DOHDOH, the angle DOHDOH is equal to 3030^\circ. If the point HH lies on the segment OBOB then DOB=DOH=30\angle DOB = \angle DOH = 30^\circ, and if it lies on the segment OAOA then DOB=180DOH=150\angle DOB = 180^\circ - \angle DOH = 150^\circ.

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