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Geometry Difficulty 4.9 AIME Prove it Greece

Let ABΓAΒΓ be a triangle and MM, NN the midpoints of ABAB, AΓ, respectively. The points ΔΔ and EE lie on the segment BNBN, such that ΓΔMEΓΔ \parallel ME and BΔ<BEBΔ < BE. Prove that:
BΔ=2EN. BΔ = 2 \cdot EN.

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

Since MEΓΔME \parallel ΓΔ it follows that ΓΔE=ME^ΔΓΔE = M\hat{E}Δ, and so
180ΓΔE=180ME^ΔBΔΓ=ME^N(1) 180^\circ - ΓΔE = 180^\circ - M\hat{E}Δ \Rightarrow BΔΓ = M\hat{E}N \quad (1)
Since the points MM, NN are the midpoints of the sides ABAB, AΓ, respectively, we conclude that
MNBΓ,MN=BΓ2.(2) MN \parallel BΓ, \quad MN = \frac{BΓ}{2}. \quad (2)
and hence
ΔBΓ^=MN^E,(3) ΔB\hat{Γ} = M\hat{N}E, \quad (3)
From (1) and (3) we get that the triangles BΔΓBΔΓ and MENMEN are similar, and so:
BΔEN=BΓMN=2BΔ=2EN. \frac{BΔ}{EN} = \frac{BΓ}{MN} = 2 \Rightarrow BΔ = 2 \cdot EN.

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Solution 2

From ΓΓ we draw the parallel to the line to BNBN, which meet the line AEAE at ZZ. Since NN is the midpoint of BΓ and NEΓZNE \parallel ΓZ, it follows that EE is the midpoint of AZAZ and ΓZ=2ENΓZ = 2 \cdot EN.
Since MM, EE are the midpoints of ABAB, AZAZ, respectively, we have: MEBΓME \parallel BΓ.
Therefore the quadrilateral BZΓΔBZΓΔ is parallelogram, as it has the two pairs of opposite sides parallel. Hence BΔ=ΓZ=2ENBΔ = ΓZ = 2 \cdot EN.

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