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In the convex pentagon ABCDEABCDE CBA=BAE=AED|\angle CBA| = |\angle BAE| = |\angle AED| holds. On the sides ABAB and AEAE, there are points PP and QQ, respectively, such that AP=BC=QE|AP| = |BC| = |QE| and AQ=BP=DE|AQ| = |BP| = |DE|. Prove that CDPQCD \parallel PQ. (Patrik Bak)

Solution

Since BC=AP=EQ|BC| = |AP| = |EQ|, BP=AQ=ED|BP| = |AQ| = |ED| and CBP=PAQ=QED|\angle CBP| = |\angle PAQ| = |\angle QED|, the triangles PBCPBC, QAPQAP and DEQDEQ are congruent by the condition SAS.

Hence CP=PQ=QD|CP| = |PQ| = |QD| and also
CPQ=180BPCAPQ=180PQAEQD=PQD. |\angle CPQ| = 180^\circ - |\angle BPC| - |\angle APQ| = 180^\circ - |\angle PQA| - |\angle EQD| = |\angle PQD|.
This means that by the condition SAS, the isosceles equilateral triangles CPQCPQ and DQPDQP are also congruent. It follows that their altitudes from CC and DD to the common opposite side PQPQ have the same lengths, and hence CDPQCD \parallel PQ.

Solution 2:

Let SS denote the circumcenter of BAEBAE. Obviously, BA=AE|BA| = |AE|. Therefore, in the rotation with center SS by the oriented angle BSABSA BAEB \to A \to E, and therefore PQP \to Q.
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Another consequence of BAEB \to A \to E is the congruence of the four angles SBASBA, SABSAB, SAESAE and SEASEA. It follows that the angle bisectors of congruent angles CBACBA, BAEBAE and AEDAED are respectively the rays BSBS, ASAS and ESES. In our rotation is thus the image of the oriented angle CBSCBS the oriented angle BASBAS, so with respect to BC=AP|BC| = |AP|, CPC \to P holds. The same is true from the oriented angles SAESAE and SEDSED, the equality AQ=ED|AQ| = |ED| then leads to QDQ \to D. Together we have CPQDC \to P \to Q \to D, which implies

that the line segments CD and PQ have a common perpendicular bisector—the bisector of CD bisects the angle CSD, and therefore bisects the angle PSQ, and therefore is also the perpendicular bisector of PQ. Because of the common bisector, the lines CD and PQ are parallel.

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