Let be an isosceles triangle with the apex at . Let and be two points on the sides and , such that the angle bisectors and meet at , which lies on the segment . Prove that is the midpoint of .
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Solution
Denote , and . The triangle is isosceles with the apex at , so . The segments and bisect the angles and , so and .
The sum of the inner angles of a quadrilateral is equal to . Hence, for the quadrilateral we have
which implies .
The sum of the inner angles of a triangle is , so , and . The triangles , and have all three inner angles in common, so they are similar. This implies that
or
We have shown that is the midpoint of the segment .
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