In a triangle ABC, we suppose that points D and E lie on the segments AB and AC, respectively. Let D, B, C, E lie on the same circumference and let point P lie inside quadrilateral DBCE with ∠BDP=∠BPC=∠PEC. Calculate CPBP, given that AB=9, AC=11, DP=1 and EP=3.
Solution
1133 Let Q be the intersection of line EP and AB, and R be the intersection of line DP and AC. Since ∠BPC+∠CPE=∠PEC+∠CPE=180∘−∠ECP, we have ∠QPB=∠ECP. Similarly, we have ∠RPC=∠DBP. Hence ∠QPB=∠RCP and ∠QBP=∠RPC, which yields △QBP∼△RPC.
Since ∠QDR=∠BDP=∠PEC=∠QER, D, Q, R and E lie on the same circumference. Hence we have ∠ABC=∠DBC=180∘−∠CED=180∘−∠RED=∠DQR=∠AQR (note that D, B, C, E are also concyclic). This means the line BC is parallel to the line QR and thus BQ:CR=AB:AC=9:11. In addition, we have △QDP∼△REP since D, Q, R and E are concyclic, and thus QP:RP=DP:EP=1:3.
The above argument yields CP2BP2=PR⋅RCBQ⋅QP=CRBQ⋅RPQP=119⋅31=113, hence CPBP=113=1133.
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