In triangle ABC, the bisector AD and the median BE meet at P. The straight lines AB and CP meet at F. The parallel through B at CF meets the straight line DF at M. Show that DM=BF.
Gheorghe Bumbăcea
Solution
Ceva's Theorem implies FABF⋅ECAE⋅DBCD=1, hence FABF=DCBD. The converse of Thales' Theorem yields DF∥AC. From △BFD∼△BAC follows BABF=ACFD, whence BF=ACAB⋅FD. Now △BDM∼△CDF implies FDDM=DCBD. On the other hand, BD being a bisector, DCBD=ACAB, so DM=ACAB⋅FD. Finally, DM=BF.
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