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Geometry Difficulty 7.3 National olympiad, round 2 Prove it

In a convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD, ABC=ADC=90\angle ABC = \angle ADC = 90^\circ. A point PP is chosen from the diagonal BDBD such that APB=2CPD\angle APB = 2\angle CPD, points XX, YY is chosen from the segment APAP such that AXB=2ADB\angle AXB = 2\angle ADB, AYD=2ABD\angle AYD = 2\angle ABD. Prove that: BD=2XYBD = 2XY.

Solution

1. Identify the given conditions and setup:
- In the convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD, ABC=ADC=90\angle ABC = \angle ADC = 90^\circ.
- Point PP is chosen on diagonal BDBD such that APB=2CPD\angle APB = 2\angle CPD.
- Points XX and YY are chosen on segment APAP such that AXB=2ADB\angle AXB = 2\angle ADB and AYD=2ABD\angle AYD = 2\angle ABD.

2. **Introduce the circumcenter OO and point QQ:**
- Let OO be the circumcenter of ABCDABCD.
- Let QQ be the second intersection of line APAP with the circumcircle (ABCD)(ABCD).

3. Identify the intersections:
- Points XX and YY are the second intersections of APAP with the circumcircles (AOD)(AOD) and (AOB)(AOB), respectively.

4. Establish the similarities:
- DOYDCQ\triangle DOY \sim \triangle DCQ:
- DYO=DAO=DAC=DQC\angle DYO = \angle DAO = \angle DAC = \angle DQC
- YDO=YAO=QAC=QDC\angle YDO = \angle YAO = \angle QAC = \angle QDC
- OYXCBD\triangle OYX \sim \triangle CBD:
- OYX=ODA=OAD=CAD=CBD\angle OYX = \angle ODA = \angle OAD = \angle CAD = \angle CBD
- OXY=OBA=OAB=CAB=CDB\angle OXY = \angle OBA = \angle OAB = \angle CAB = \angle CDB

5. Use the similarities to derive ratios:
- From DOYDCQ\triangle DOY \sim \triangle DCQ:
ROY=CDCQ \frac{R}{OY} = \frac{CD}{CQ}
- From OYXCBD\triangle OYX \sim \triangle CBD:
OYXY=BCBD \frac{OY}{XY} = \frac{BC}{BD}

6. Combine the ratios:
OYXYROY=CDCQBCBD \frac{OY}{XY} \cdot \frac{R}{OY} = \frac{CD}{CQ} \cdot \frac{BC}{BD}

7. **Compute CQCQ using the Law of Sines in CDP\triangle CDP:**
- Using the Law of Sines:
CPsinBDC=CDsinCPD=CDsinCPQ \frac{CP}{\sin \angle BDC} = \frac{CD}{\sin \angle CPD} = \frac{CD}{\sin \angle CPQ}
- Therefore, CQ=CDsinBDCCQ = CD \cdot \sin \angle BDC.

8. **Substitute CQCQ and simplify:**
1XY=1RCDCQBCBD=1RsinBDCBDBC=112BD \frac{1}{XY} = \frac{1}{R} \cdot \frac{CD}{CQ} \cdot \frac{BC}{BD} = \frac{1}{R \cdot \sin \angle BDC \cdot \frac{BD}{BC}} = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot BD}

9. Conclude the proof:
XY=BD2 XY = \frac{BD}{2}

The final answer is BD=2XY \boxed{ BD = 2XY } .

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