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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 MNBCMN \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}, CMABCM \perp AB, MNBCMN \perp BC, MS=SN\overline{MS} = \overline{SN}. Let PP be a point on BCBC such that MPANMP \parallel AN. From ANB\triangle ANB we have AM=MB\overline{AM} = \overline{MB} and MPANMP \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 SPMBSP \parallel MB. Let QQ be the intersection point of the lines SPSP and CMCM. Because CMABCM \perp AB and PQABPQ \parallel AB, we have PQCMPQ \perp CM. In the triangle MPC\triangle MPC MNPCMN \perp PC, PQCMPQ \perp CM and {S}=MNPQ\{S\} = MN \cap PQ. Hence SS is an orthocenter in MPC\triangle MPC. Hence CSMPCS \perp MP. MPANMP \parallel AN implies CSANCS \perp AN.

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