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Geometry Difficulty 4.4 AIME Prove it North Macedonia

Let kk be a semicircle with center OO and diameter ABAB. Let CC be a point on kk such that CO⊥ABCO \perp AB. The symmetrical of ∠ABC\angle ABC intersects kk at the point DD. Let EE be the point of ABAB such that DE⊥ABDE \perp AB and let FF be the midpoint of CBCB. Prove that the quadrilateral EFCDEFCD is cyclic.

Solution

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Note that the triangle ABCABC is isosceles right triangle. Let CD∩AB={H}CD \cap AB = \{H\}. From
∠AED=∠ADB=90∘ and ∠DAE=∠DAB \angle AED = \angle ADB = 90^\circ \text{ and } \angle DAE = \angle DAB
follows that △ADE∼△ABD\triangle ADE \sim \triangle ABD. Since ABCDABCD is cyclic, it follows
∠ADC=180∘−∠ABC=135∘ i.e. ∠HDA=45∘. Hence, \angle ADC = 180^\circ - \angle ABC = 135^\circ \text{ i.e. } \angle HDA = 45^\circ \text{. Hence,}
∠DAB=∠DAC+∠CAB=∠DBC+∠CAB=22∘30′+45∘=67∘30′ \angle DAB = \angle DAC + \angle CAB = \angle DBC + \angle CAB = 22^\circ 30' + 45^\circ = 67^\circ 30'
Now we have,
∠HAD=180∘−∠DAB=180∘−67∘30′=112∘30′ \angle HAD = 180^\circ - \angle DAB = 180^\circ - 67^\circ 30' = 112^\circ 30'
and
∠AHD=180∘−(∠HAD+∠HDA)=180∘−157∘30′=22∘30′ \angle AHD = 180^\circ - (\angle HAD + \angle HDA) = 180^\circ - 157^\circ 30' = 22^\circ 30'
i.e. △HDB\triangle HDB is isosceles. Since △HDB\triangle HDB is isosceles and DE⊥ABDE \perp AB it follows that EE is a midpoint of HBHB. Since EE is a midpoint of HBHB and FF is a midpoint of CBCB, follows that EFEF is a median line in △HBC\triangle HBC i.e. EF∥HCEF \parallel HC i.e. EF∥CDEF \parallel CD. Hence, the quadrilateral

EFCDEFCD is trapezoid. Furthermore, EF∥HCEF \parallel HC, so we have ∠FEB=∠CHB=22∘30′\angle FEB = \angle CHB = 22^\circ 30'. From DE⊥ABDE \perp AB we have
∠DEF=90∘−∠FEB=90∘−22∘30′=67∘30′ \angle DEF = 90^\circ - \angle FEB = 90^\circ - 22^\circ 30' = 67^\circ 30'
Then,
∠EFB=180∘−(∠FEB+∠EBF)=180∘−67∘30′=112∘30′ i.e. \angle EFB = 180^\circ - (\angle FEB + \angle EBF) = 180^\circ - 67^\circ 30' = 112^\circ 30' \text{ i.e.}
∠CFE=180∘−∠EFB=67∘30′ \angle CFE = 180^\circ - \angle EFB = 67^\circ 30'
Finally, EFCDEFCD is an isosceles trapezoid, hence the statement in the problem follows.

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