4A. Given an isosceles trapezoid with bases and and diagonal such that . If is the intersection of the diagonals, prove that the midpoints of segments , , and are vertices of an equilateral triangle.
Solution
Solution. From the similarity of triangles and , it follows that , and from this
or equivalently
so . Therefore, triangle is equilateral, and similarly, is equilateral. This means that (where is the midpoint of ), so triangle is right-angled, with hypotenuse . Since is the median to the hypotenuse , it follows that
Similarly, from the right-angled triangle BCR, we have
Furthermore, in triangle ADO, PR is the midline, so
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Finally, considering the condition of the problem and (1), (2), and (3), we conclude that triangle is equilateral, with a side equal to half the leg .
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