In the parallelogram () the side is a half length of the side . The bisector of the angle intersects the side at and the diagonal at . The bisector of the angle intersects the extension of the side beyond at point . The line intersects the side at .
Find the ratio .
Solution
Answer: .
Let the segment intersect the side at and the diagonal at .
From we get .
Since is the bisector,
hence and the triangle is isosceles with . From it follows that is the midpoint of , similarly is the midpoint of . It is clear that is a parallelogram, therefore and , are the middle lines of the triangles and respectively. Thus and whence and therefore . Since is the midpoint of , . And since , is the middle line of the triangle , so is the midpoint of , i.e.

Let be the intersection point of the side and the line passing through parallel to . By Thales' theorem . Since is the middle line of the triangle , . Therefore
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