A pentagon ABCDE is inscribed in a circle Ω, and it satisfies AC=AD and BC∥DE. Take a point P on the arc CD of Ω which does not contain A. Let P1,P2,P3,P4, and P5 be the points symmetric to P with respect to the lines AB,BC,CD,DE, and EA, respectively. When PC:PD=P1P2:P4P5=2:3 and CD:P2P4=42:11, determine the value of P1P5P1P3.
Solution
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Since C is the circumcenter of the triangle PP2P3, we have P2P3=2PCsin∠P2PP3 by the law of sines. Similarly, since D is the circumcenter of the triangle PP4P3, we have
P4P3=2PDsin∠P4PP3. Since the lines BC and DE are parallel, P2, P and P4 are collinear. Therefore, we have
Since B is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P2, and P and P1 are symmetric with respect to the line AB, we obtain ∠PBA=∠PP2P1. Similarly, since C is the circumcenter of the triangle PP3P2 and P and P3 are symmetric with respect to the line CD, we obtain ∠PP2P3=∠PCD. Therefore, we have
Similarly, we have ∠P3P4P5=∠CDA. Since ∠DCA=∠CDA, we have ∠P3P2P1=∠P3P4P5. From this and P2P3:P4P3=2:3=P2P1:P4P5, the triangles P3P2P1 and P3P4P5 are similar with ratio 2:3.
Since B is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P2, and P and P2 are symmetric with respect to the line BC, we have ∠P2P1P=∠CBP. Similarly, since A is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P5, and P and P5 are symmetric with respect to the line AE, we have ∠PP1P5=∠PAE. Also the quadrilateral BCDE is an isosceles trapezoid since BC∥DE. Therefore, we have
Similarly, we have ∠P4P5P1=∠EDC. Hence, we have
∠P2P1P5+∠P4P5P1=∠BCD+∠EDC=180∘,
which means that the lines P1P2 and P4P5 are parallel. Let M2 and M4 be the midpoints of the segments PP2 and PP4, respectively. Then B, C, and M2 all lie on the perpendicular bisector of the segment PP2, and E, D, and M4 all lie on the perpendicular bisector of the segment PP4. Therefore, we have
Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from P5 to the line P1P2, and let R and S be the feet of the perpendiculars from P3 to the lines P1P2 and P4P5, respectively. Then the quadrilateral QRSP5 is a rectangle. Since the triangles P3P2P1 and P3P4P5 are similar with ratio 2:3, the triangles P3RP1 and P3SP5 are also similar with ratio 2:3, and hence we have P1R:P5S=P3R:P3S=2:3. Therefore, Q, P1, and R are collinear in this order, and we have QP1:P1R=1:2. Hence, we have