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In the interior of an acute triangle ABCABC the point PP is chosen, so that
APB=CBA+ACB,BPC=ACB+BAC. \angle APB = \angle CBA + \angle ACB, \quad \angle BPC = \angle ACB + \angle BAC.
Prove that

\frac{|AC| \cdot |BP|}{|BC|} = \frac{|BC| \cdot |AP|}{|AB|}. \qquad (\text{Belarus 2013})

Solution

Let us denote BAC=α\angle BAC = \alpha, CBA=β\angle CBA = \beta and ACB=γ\angle ACB = \gamma.
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From APB=β+γ\angle APB = \beta + \gamma and BPC=γ+α\angle BPC = \gamma + \alpha we get
CPA=360APBBPC=360βγα=α+β. \angle CPA = 360^\circ - \angle APB - \angle BPC = 360^\circ - \beta - \gamma - \alpha = \alpha + \beta.
If PBA=x\angle PBA = x, then BAP=180APBPBA=180βγx=αx\angle BAP = 180^\circ - \angle APB - \angle PBA = 180^\circ - \beta - \gamma - x = \alpha - x, so PAC=BACBAP=α(αx)=x\angle PAC = \angle BAC - \angle BAP = \alpha - (\alpha - x) = x.
Analogously we get ACP=γx\angle ACP = \gamma - x, PCB=x\angle PCB = x and CBP=βx\angle CBP = \beta - x.
Applying the sine rule to the triangles ABPABP and BCPBCP we get
APsinx=ABsin(β+γ)=ABsinαandBPsinx=BCsin(γ+α)=BCsinβ, \frac{|AP|}{\sin x} = \frac{|AB|}{\sin (\beta + \gamma)} = \frac{|AB|}{\sin \alpha} \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{|BP|}{\sin x} = \frac{|BC|}{\sin (\gamma + \alpha)} = \frac{|BC|}{\sin \beta},
wherefrom due to sinα:sinβ=BC:AC\sin \alpha : \sin \beta = |BC| : |AC| we get
BPAP=BCsinαABsinβ=BCBCABAC, \frac{|BP|}{|AP|} = \frac{|BC| \sin \alpha}{|AB| \sin \beta} = \frac{|BC| \cdot |BC|}{|AB| \cdot |AC|},
which finally leads to

\frac{|AC| \cdot |BP|}{|BC|} = \frac{|BC| \cdot |AP|}{|AB|}.

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