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Czech and Slovak Mathematical Olympiad

Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it Czech Republic

Let ABCDABCD be a convex quadrilateral such that ∠ABC=∠ACD\angle ABC = \angle ACD and ∠ACB=∠ADC\angle ACB = \angle ADC. Suppose that the circumcenter OO of triangle BCDBCD is different from AA. Prove that the angle OACOAC is right. (Patrik Bak)

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

Since ∠ABC+∠CDA<180∘\angle ABC + \angle CDA < 180^\circ, point AA lies inside the circumcircle ω\omega of triangle BCDBCD. Denote by C′C', D′D' the second intersection of ω\omega with rays CACA, DADA, respectively (Fig. 3). We angle chase:
∠D′C′C=∠D′DC=∠ADC=∠ACB. \angle D'C'C = \angle D'DC = \angle ADC = \angle ACB.
Hence BCC′D′BCC'D' is an isosceles trapezoid. Moreover, since ∠C′AD′=∠CAD=∠BAC\angle C'AD' = \angle CAD = \angle BAC, triangles ABCABC and AD′C′AD'C' are similar by AA and in fact due to BC=C′D′BC = C'D' they are congruent. Point AA is thus the midpoint of the chord CC′CC' and ∠OAC=90∘\angle OAC = 90^\circ follows.

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Fig. 3

Solution 2

Let's frame the figure with respect to triangle ABDABD. Then ACAC is the A-angle bisector. The Inscribed angle theorem states that the (reflex) angle BODBOD is twice the (convex) angle BCDBCD, hence for the size of the convex angle BODBOD we get
∠BOD=360∘−2⋅∠DCB=360∘−∠ADC−∠BCD−∠ABC=∠BAD. \angle BOD = 360^\circ - 2 \cdot \angle DCB = 360^\circ - \angle ADC - \angle BCD - \angle ABC = \angle BAD.

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Fig. 4

Therefore OO lies on the arc BADBAD of the circumcircle of triangle ABDABD. Since OB=ODOB = OD, point OO is the midpoint of that arc and thus it lies on the external A-angle bisector which is perpendicular to the A-angle bisector.

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