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Geometry Difficulty 6.0 National olympiad Prove it

As shown in Figure 3, in ABC\triangle A B C, points EE and FF are on sides ABA B and ACA C respectively, BFB F intersects CEC E at point PP, points MM and NN are the midpoints of BFB F and CEC E respectively, line MNM N intersects ABA B and ACA C at points QQ and SS. If CBF=BCE=12A\angle C B F=\angle B C E=\frac{1}{2} \angle A, prove: BQ=FSB Q=F S.

Solution

Proof: From Figure 3, we have
BEC+BFC=A+ACE+A+ABF=A+ACE+BCE+ABF+CBF=A+ACB+ABC=180. \begin{array}{l} \angle B E C + \angle B F C \\ = \angle A + \angle A C E + \angle A + \angle A B F \\ = \angle A + \angle A C E + \angle B C E + \angle A B F + \angle C B F \\ = \angle A + \angle A C B + \angle A B C \\ = 180^{\circ}. \end{array}

From the area relationship, we get
SPBESPCF=PBPEPCPF=EBEPFCFPPBPC=BECF. \frac{S_{\triangle P B E}}{S_{\triangle P C F}} = \frac{P B \cdot P E}{P C \cdot P F} = \frac{E B \cdot E P}{F C \cdot F P} \Rightarrow \frac{P B}{P C} = \frac{B E}{C F}.

Since PB=PCP B = P C, it follows that BE=CFB E = C F.
Connecting BSB S, BNB N, ESE S, and FNF N, we have
SCNS=SENS,SBSN=SFSN. S_{\triangle C N S} = S_{\triangle E N S}, \quad S_{\triangle B S N} = S_{\triangle F S N}.

Therefore, CSSF=SCNSSASN=SENSSBSN=EQQB\frac{C S}{S F} = \frac{S_{\triangle C N S}}{S_{\triangle A S N}} = \frac{S_{\triangle E N S}}{S_{\triangle B S N}} = \frac{E Q}{Q B}.
Thus, CSSF=EQQB\frac{C S}{S F} = \frac{E Q}{Q B}, which implies CFSF=EBQB\frac{C F}{S F} = \frac{E B}{Q B}.
Since BE=CFB E = C F, it follows that BQ=FSB Q = F S.
(Yuan Anquan, Hechuan Taihe Middle School, Chongqing, 401555)

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