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A pentagon ABCDE is inscribed in a circle Ω\Omega, and it satisfies AC=ADAC = AD and BCDEBC \parallel DE. Take a point PP on the arc CDCD of Ω\Omega which does not contain AA. Let P1,P2,P3,P4P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4, and P5P_5 be the points symmetric to PP with respect to the lines AB,BC,CD,DEAB, BC, CD, DE, and EAEA, respectively. When PC:PD=P1P2:P4P5=2:3PC : PD = P_1P_2 : P_4P_5 = 2 : 3 and CD:P2P4=42:11CD : P_2P_4 = 4\sqrt{2} : 11, determine the value of P1P3P1P5\frac{P_1P_3}{P_1P_5}.

Solution

3710\boxed{\frac{\sqrt{37}}{10}}

Since CC is the circumcenter of the triangle PP2P3PP_2P_3, we have P2P3=2PCsinP2PP3P_2P_3 = 2PC \sin \angle P_2PP_3 by the law of sines. Similarly, since DD is the circumcenter of the triangle PP4P3PP_4P_3, we have

P4P3=2PDsinP4PP3P_4P_3 = 2PD \sin \angle P_4PP_3. Since the lines BCBC and DEDE are parallel, P2P_2, PP and P4P_4 are collinear. Therefore, we have

P2P3:P4P3=2PCsinP2PP3:2PDsinP4PP3=PC:PD=2:3. P_2P_3 : P_4P_3 = 2PC \sin \angle P_2PP_3 : 2PD \sin \angle P_4PP_3 = PC : PD = 2 : 3.

Since BB is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P2PP_1P_2, and PP and P1P_1 are symmetric with respect to the line ABAB, we obtain PBA=PP2P1\angle PBA = \angle PP_2P_1. Similarly, since CC is the circumcenter of the triangle PP3P2PP_3P_2 and PP and P3P_3 are symmetric with respect to the line CDCD, we obtain PP2P3=PCD\angle PP_2P_3 = \angle PCD. Therefore, we have

P3P2P1=PP2P1PP2P3=PBAPCD=PCAPCD=DCA. \angle P_3P_2P_1 = \angle PP_2P_1 - \angle PP_2P_3 = \angle PBA - \angle PCD = \angle PCA - \angle PCD = \angle DCA.

Similarly, we have P3P4P5=CDA\angle P_3P_4P_5 = \angle CDA. Since DCA=CDA\angle DCA = \angle CDA, we have P3P2P1=P3P4P5\angle P_3P_2P_1 = \angle P_3P_4P_5. From this and P2P3:P4P3=2:3=P2P1:P4P5P_2P_3 : P_4P_3 = 2 : 3 = P_2P_1 : P_4P_5, the triangles P3P2P1P_3P_2P_1 and P3P4P5P_3P_4P_5 are similar with ratio 2:32 : 3.

Since BB is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P2PP_1P_2, and PP and P2P_2 are symmetric with respect to the line BCBC, we have P2P1P=CBP\angle P_2P_1P = \angle CBP. Similarly, since AA is the circumcenter of the triangle PP1P5PP_1P_5, and PP and P5P_5 are symmetric with respect to the line AEAE, we have PP1P5=PAE\angle PP_1P_5 = \angle PAE. Also the quadrilateral BCDEBCDE is an isosceles trapezoid since BCDEBC \parallel DE. Therefore, we have

P2P1P5=P2P1P+PP1P5=CBP+PAE=CBP+PBE=CBE=BCD. \angle P_2P_1P_5 = \angle P_2P_1P + \angle PP_1P_5 = \angle CBP + \angle PAE = \angle CBP + \angle PBE = \angle CBE = \angle BCD.

Similarly, we have P4P5P1=EDC\angle P_4P_5P_1 = \angle EDC. Hence, we have

P2P1P5+P4P5P1=BCD+EDC=180, \angle P_2P_1P_5 + \angle P_4P_5P_1 = \angle BCD + \angle EDC = 180^\circ,

which means that the lines P1P2P_1P_2 and P4P5P_4P_5 are parallel. Let M2M_2 and M4M_4 be the midpoints of the segments PP2PP_2 and PP4PP_4, respectively. Then BB, CC, and M2M_2 all lie on the perpendicular bisector of the segment PP2PP_2, and EE, DD, and M4M_4 all lie on the perpendicular bisector of the segment PP4PP_4. Therefore, we have

sinP2P1P5=sinBCD=M2M4CD=P2P42CD=1182. \sin \angle P_2P_1P_5 = \sin \angle BCD = \frac{M_2M_4}{CD} = \frac{P_2P_4}{2CD} = \frac{11}{8\sqrt{2}}.

Let QQ be the foot of the perpendicular from P5P_5 to the line P1P2P_1P_2, and let RR and SS be the feet of the perpendiculars from P3P_3 to the lines P1P2P_1P_2 and P4P5P_4P_5, respectively. Then the quadrilateral QRSP5QRSP_5 is a rectangle. Since the triangles P3P2P1P_3P_2P_1 and P3P4P5P_3P_4P_5 are similar with ratio 2:32 : 3, the triangles P3RP1P_3RP_1 and P3SP5P_3SP_5 are also similar with ratio 2:32 : 3, and hence we have P1R:P5S=P3R:P3S=2:3P_1R : P_5S = P_3R : P_3S = 2 : 3. Therefore, QQ, P1P_1, and RR are collinear in this order, and we have QP1:P1R=1:2QP_1 : P_1R = 1 : 2. Hence, we have

P1RP1P5=2QP1P1P5=2cosP2P1P5=21(1182)2=732. \frac{P_1R}{P_1P_5} = \frac{2QP_1}{P_1P_5} = 2|\cos \angle P_2P_1P_5| = 2\sqrt{1 - \left(\frac{11}{8\sqrt{2}}\right)^2} = \sqrt{\frac{7}{32}}.

We also have

RP3P1P5=2QP55P1P5=25sinP2P1P5=11202 \frac{RP_3}{P_1P_5} = \frac{2QP_5}{5P_1P_5} = \frac{2}{5} \sin \angle P_2P_1P_5 = \frac{11}{20\sqrt{2}}

Therefore, applying the Pythagorean theorem, we conclude

P1P3P1P5=(P1RP1P5)2+(RP3P1P5)2=732+(11202)2=3710 \frac{P_1P_3}{P_1P_5} = \sqrt{\left(\frac{P_1R}{P_1P_5}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{RP_3}{P_1P_5}\right)^2} = \sqrt{\frac{7}{32} + \left(\frac{11}{20\sqrt{2}}\right)^2} = \frac{\sqrt{37}}{10}

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