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Geometry Difficulty 6.8 National Olympiad Prove it Taiwan

Let II be the incenter of the triangle ABCABC, and let the incircle touch the sides CA,ABCA, AB at the points E,FE, F, respectively. Let the reflection points of E,FE, F with respect to II be the points G,HG, H, respectively. Suppose that the lines GHGH and BCBC intersect at the point QQ. Denote the midpoint of the side BCBC by MM. Prove that IQIQ and IMIM are perpendicular to each other.

Solution

As shown in the figure, let the incircle touch the side BCBC at the point DD, let GHGH meet BI,CIBI, CI at the points C′C', B′B' respectively, and let D′D' be a point on GHGH such that ID′⊥GHID' \perp GH.

1.

a. Since ∠C′ID′=12(∠A+∠B)\angle C'ID' = \frac{1}{2}(\angle A + \angle B), ∠IC′B′=12∠C\angle IC'B' = \frac{1}{2}\angle C. Similarly, ∠IB′C′=12∠B\angle IB'C' = \frac{1}{2}\angle B. From this we know △IBC∼△IB′C′\triangle IBC \sim \triangle IB'C'.

b. Since G,HG, H are respectively the reflection points of E,FE, F with respect to II, G,HG, H lie on the incircle, and EF∥GHEF \parallel GH. Therefore ∠IGD′=∠IEF=12∠A\angle IGD' = \angle IEF = \frac{1}{2}\angle A (since A,E,I,FA, E, I, F are concyclic). Hence
IB′IB=IC′IC=ID′ID=ID′IG=sin⁡∠D′IG=sin⁡12∠A. \frac{IB'}{IB} = \frac{IC'}{IC} = \frac{ID'}{ID} = \frac{ID'}{IG} = \sin \angle D'IG = \sin \frac{1}{2}\angle A.

2. Applying Menelaus' theorem to △IBC,B′C′\triangle IBC, B'C' gives
BQQC⋅CB′B′I⋅IC′C′B=−1orBM+MQBM−MQ=BQQC=IB′CB′⋅C′BIC′ \frac{BQ}{QC} \cdot \frac{CB'}{B'I} \cdot \frac{IC'}{C'B} = -1 \quad \text{or} \quad \frac{BM + MQ}{BM - MQ} = \frac{BQ}{QC} = \frac{IB'}{CB'} \cdot \frac{C'B}{IC'}
Therefore
BM+MQIB′⋅C′B=BM−MQCB′⋅IC′=2BMIB′⋅C′B+CB′⋅IC′=2MQIB′⋅C′B−CB′⋅IC′ \begin{align*} \frac{BM + MQ}{IB' \cdot C'B} &= \frac{BM - MQ}{CB' \cdot IC'} \\ &= \frac{2BM}{IB' \cdot C'B + CB' \cdot IC'} \\ &= \frac{2MQ}{IB' \cdot C'B - CB' \cdot IC'} \end{align*}

3. From 1. we get
IB′⋅C′B+CB′⋅IC′=IBsin⁡∠A2(IB−IC′)+(IB′−IC)ICsin⁡∠A2=sin⁡∠A2[IB(IB−ICsin⁡∠A2)+(IBsin⁡∠A2−IC)IC]=sin⁡∠A2(IB2−IC2), \begin{aligned} IB' \cdot C'B + CB' \cdot IC' &= IB \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} (IB - IC') + (IB' - IC)IC \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} \\ &= \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} [IB(IB - IC \sin \frac{\angle A}{2}) + (IB \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} - IC)IC] \\ &= \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} (IB^2 - IC^2), \end{aligned}
and
IB′⋅C′B−CB′⋅IC′=sin⁡∠A2[IB(IB−ICsin⁡∠A2)−(IBsin⁡∠A2−IC)IC]=sin⁡∠A2(IB2+IC2−2IB⋅ICsin⁡∠A2). \begin{aligned} IB' \cdot C'B - CB' \cdot IC' &= \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} [IB(IB - IC \sin \frac{\angle A}{2}) - (IB \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} - IC)IC] \\ &= \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} (IB^2 + IC^2 - 2 IB \cdot IC \sin \frac{\angle A}{2}). \end{aligned}
Since IB2=ID2+BD2,IC2=ID2+CD2,IB^2 = ID^2 + BD^2, IC^2 = ID^2 + CD^2,
IB2−IC2=BD2−CD2=(BM+MD)2−(BM−MD)2=4BM⋅MD. IB^2 - IC^2 = BD^2 - CD^2 = (BM + MD)^2 - (BM - MD)^2 = 4BM \cdot MD.
Since BC2=IB2+IC2−2IB⋅ICcos⁡(90∘+∠A2)=IB2+IC2+2IB⋅ICsin⁡∠A2,BC^2 = IB^2 + IC^2 - 2 IB \cdot IC \cos(90^\circ + \frac{\angle A}{2}) = IB^2 + IC^2 + 2 IB \cdot IC \sin \frac{\angle A}{2},
IB′⋅C′B−CB′⋅IC′=sin⁡∠A2(2IB2+2IC2−BC2)=4IM2sin⁡∠A2. IB' \cdot C'B - CB' \cdot IC' = \sin \frac{\angle A}{2} (2IB^2 + 2IC^2 - BC^2) = 4IM^2 \sin \frac{\angle A}{2}.

4. From 2. and 3. we get BMBM⋅MD=MQIM2\frac{BM}{BM \cdot MD} = \frac{MQ}{IM^2}, that is, IMMD=MQIM\frac{IM}{MD} = \frac{MQ}{IM}. From this we know △IMD∼△QMI\triangle IMD \sim \triangle QMI. Therefore ∠QIM=∠IQM=90∘\angle QIM = \angle IQM = 90^\circ, which completes the proof.

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