Let be a triangle and be the midpoint of , and let meet the circumcircle of again at . A line passing through and parallel to meet the circumcircle of again at . Let be the foot from to , and be the reflection of in . lies in such that is an altitude. is the midpoint of . Finally let and meets at . Prove that bisector .
Solution
1. **Reflecting in **: Let be the reflection of in . Since is the midpoint of , lies on the circumcircle of .
2. Projection and Reflection: Let be the projection of onto line (which is parallel to ). Denote , , , and let be the reflection of in .
3. Cross Ratio: Note that . This implies that the cross ratio of is harmonic.
4. Similarity of Triangles: From , we infer:
5. Circumcenter and Right Angle: Note that is the circumcenter of , which implies that . Therefore, .
6. Ratio of Segments: From the similarity , we have:
Hence,
7. Combining Ratios: It follows that:
8. Parallel Lines and Harmonic Division: Because , we obtain:
This shows that bisects .
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