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Geometry Difficulty 4.7 AIME Prove it North Macedonia

In the isosceles triangle ABCABC, MM is the middle point of the base ABAB. Let NN be a point from the leg BCBC, such that MN⊥BCMN \perp BC and SS be the middle point of the segment MNMN. Prove that ANAN is perpendicular with CSCS.

Solution

From the conditions in the problem we have AM‾=MB‾\overline{AM} = \overline{MB}, CM⊥ABCM \perp AB, MN⊥BCMN \perp BC, MS‾=SN‾\overline{MS} = \overline{SN}. Let PP be a point on BCBC such that MP∥ANMP \parallel AN. From △ANB\triangle ANB we have AM‾=MB‾\overline{AM} = \overline{MB} and MP∥ANMP \parallel AN, which implies that MPMP is a median in △ANB\triangle ANB and NP‾=PB‾\overline{NP} = \overline{PB}. From △MBN\triangle MBN we have MS‾=SN‾\overline{MS} = \overline{SN} and NP‾=PB‾\overline{NP} = \overline{PB} which implies that SPSP is a median in △MBN\triangle MBN and SP∥MBSP \parallel MB. Let QQ be the intersection point of the lines SPSP and CMCM. Because CM⊥ABCM \perp AB and PQ∥ABPQ \parallel AB, we have PQ⊥CMPQ \perp CM. In the triangle △MPC\triangle MPC MN⊥PCMN \perp PC, PQ⊥CMPQ \perp CM and {S}=MN∩PQ\{S\} = MN \cap PQ. Hence SS is an orthocenter in △MPC\triangle MPC. Hence CS⊥MPCS \perp MP. MP∥ANMP \parallel AN implies CS⊥ANCS \perp AN.

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