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Geometry Difficulty 6.9 National olympiad Prove it Turkey

Let ABCABC be a triangle with m(B)=90m(\angle B) = 90^\circ. The incircle of ABC\triangle ABC is tangent to the side BCBC at point DD. Let the intersection of lines XZXZ and ADAD be KK, where XX and ZZ are the centers of incircles of ABD\triangle ABD and ADC\triangle ADC, respectively. XZXZ intersects the circumscribed circle of ABC\triangle ABC at UU and VV and the midpoint of segment is MM. Let YY be the point of intersection of the line ADAD with the circumscribed circle of ABC\triangle ABC different from AA. Prove that CY=2MK|CY| = 2|MK|. (Cafer Tayyar Yıldırım).

Solution

Let the incircle of ABD\triangle ABD be tangent to BCBC at TT and the incircle of ADC\triangle ADC be tangent to BCBC at SS. The radii of incircles of ABD\triangle ABD and ADC\triangle ADC are r1r_1 and r2r_2, respectively. Then
DS=AD+DCAC2=AD+BCBDAC2=ADBDAB+AB+BCAC2=AB+BCAC2AB+BDAD2=BDBT=TD. \begin{aligned} DS &= \frac{AD + DC - AC}{2} = \frac{AD + BC - BD - AC}{2} \\ &= \frac{AD - BD - AB + AB + BC - AC}{2} \\ &= \frac{AB + BC - AC}{2} - \frac{AB + BD - AD}{2} \\ &= BD - BT = TD. \end{aligned}
Since XX and ZZ are centers of incircles, XDDZXD \perp DZ. Therefore,
XZ2=XD2+DZ2=r12+TD2+r22+TD2. XZ^2 = XD^2 + DZ^2 = r_1^2 + TD^2 + r_2^2 + TD^2.
and since
XZ2=(r1r2)2+TS2=(r1r2)2+4TD2 XZ^2 = (r_1 - r_2)^2 + TS^2 = (r_1 - r_2)^2 + 4TD^2
we have
r12+r22+2TD2=(r1r2)2+4TD22r1r2=2TD2. \begin{aligned} r_1^2 + r_2^2 + 2TD^2 &= (r_1 - r_2)^2 + 4TD^2 \\ 2r_1r_2 &= 2TD^2. \end{aligned}
Thus,
XZ2=r12+r22+2TD2=(r1+r2)2XZ=r1+r2. \begin{aligned} XZ^2 &= r_1^2 + r_2^2 + 2TD^2 = (r_1 + r_2)^2 \\ XZ &= r_1 + r_2. \end{aligned}
Obviously, XKr1XK \ge r_1 and ZKr2ZK \ge r_2. Since XK+ZK=r1+r2XK + ZK = r_1 + r_2, XK=r1XK = r_1, ZK=r2ZK = r_2 and XZADXZ \perp AD. Let OO be the center of circumscribed circle of ABC\triangle ABC (the midpoint of the segment ACAC). Then OMUVOM \perp UV. Since ACAC is a radius CYAYCY \perp AY. Thus, UVUV and CYCY are parallel. Suppose OMCY=NOM \cap CY = N. Then ONCYON \perp CY and YN=NCYN = NC. In the rectangle KYNMKYNM, MK=NYMK = NY. Therefore, CY=2MKCY = 2MK. Done.

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