Let and be angle bisectors in the non-isosceles triangle ( lies on the side lies on the side ). The perpendicular bisector of intersects the line at point . Point lies on the line such that is parallel to . Prove that .
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
The point lies on the circumcircle of (since both and the perpendicular bisector of bisect the arc of this circle). Then . Thus is cyclic, whence . Now it follows that .
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Solution 2
1. Identify Key Points and Properties:
- Let and be the angle bisectors of .
- lies on and lies on .
- The perpendicular bisector of intersects at point .
- Point lies on such that .
- We need to prove that .
2. Use the Perpendicular Bisector Property:
- The perpendicular bisector of intersects at , implying that is equidistant from and .
- Since lies on the perpendicular bisector of , .
3. Cyclic Quadrilateral:
- Since is on the perpendicular bisector of , .
- This implies that quadrilateral is cyclic because .
4. Parallel Lines and Cyclic Quadrilateral:
- Given , we have .
- Since is cyclic, .
- Therefore, .
5. **Cyclic Quadrilateral :**
- From the above, .
- This implies that quadrilateral is cyclic.
6. Equal Segments:
- In a cyclic quadrilateral, opposite angles are supplementary.
- Since , and is a segment of the perpendicular bisector, must be equal to .
Thus, we have shown that .
The final answer is