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Geometry Difficulty 5.9 AIME, harder Prove it

Example 6. Let PP, QQ be two fixed points on line segment BCB C, and AP=CQA P = C Q, with AA being a moving point outside BCB C. When point AA moves to make BAP\angle B A P
=CAQ =\angle C A Q \text {, }
what kind of triangle is ABC\triangle A B C? Prove your conclusion. (1986, National Junior High School Mathematics Competition)

Solution

Solve As shown in Figure 6, since ABP\triangle A B P and ACQ\triangle A C Q have equal heights and bases, hence SBP=S,C=S \triangle \triangle B P=S, \triangle C=
ABP\triangle A B P and ACQ\triangle A C Q have the same vertex angle BAP\triangle B A P =CAQ=\angle C A Q,
XBQ=BP+PQ,CP=CQ+PQ,BQ=CP.BAQ=BAP+PAQ,CAP=CAQ+PAQ,BAQ=CAP. \begin{array}{ll} X & B Q=B P+P Q, \quad C P=C Q+P Q, \\ \therefore \quad & B Q=C P . \\ \because \quad & \angle B A Q=\angle B A P+\angle P A Q, \\ & \angle C A P=\angle C A Q+\angle P A Q, \\ \therefore \quad & \angle B A Q=\angle C A P . \end{array}

From {ABAP=1,ACAQABAQ=1ACAP=1\left\{\begin{array}{l}A B \cdot A P=1, \\ A C \cdot A Q \\ A B \cdot A Q=1 \\ \overline{A C \cdot A P}=1\end{array}\right.
we get AB2AC2=1,AB=AC\frac{A B^{2}}{A C^{2}}=1, A B=A C,
which means ABC\triangle A B C is an isosceles triangle.

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