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Geometry Difficulty 6.8 National olympiad Prove it

Let ABCABC be a triangle such that BC=AC+12ABBC=AC+\frac{1}{2}AB. Let PP be a point of ABAB such that AP=3PBAP=3PB.

Show that PAC^=2CPA^.\widehat{PAC} = 2 \widehat{CPA}.

Solution

1. Given Conditions and Setup:
- We are given a triangle ABCABC such that BC=AC+12ABBC = AC + \frac{1}{2} AB.
- Point PP is on ABAB such that AP=3PBAP = 3PB.
- We need to show that PAC^=2CPA^\widehat{PAC} = 2 \widehat{CPA}.

2. **Construct Points QQ and RR:**
- Let QQ be a point on ACAC such that AQ=ABAQ = AB.
- Let RR be a point on BCBC such that BCCR=ACCQBC \cdot CR = AC \cdot CQ.

3. Using Length Conditions:
- From the given condition BC=AC+12ABBC = AC + \frac{1}{2} AB, we can express the lengths in terms of ABAB and ACAC.
- Since AP=3PBAP = 3PB, let PB=xPB = x and AP=3xAP = 3x. Thus, AB=4xAB = 4x.

4. Angle Relationships:
- By construction, AQB=12BAC\angle AQB = \frac{1}{2} \angle BAC because AQ=ABAQ = AB.
- Since BCCR=ACCQBC \cdot CR = AC \cdot CQ, we have a similar triangle relationship which implies ARC=AQB\angle ARC = \angle AQB.

5. Using Cyclic Quadrilateral:
- By the Power of a Point theorem, BPBA=BRBCBP \cdot BA = BR \cdot BC.
- This implies that APC=ARC\angle APC = \angle ARC.

6. Combining Angles:
- Since AQB=12BAC\angle AQB = \frac{1}{2} \angle BAC and ARC=AQB\angle ARC = \angle AQB, we have APC=12BAC\angle APC = \frac{1}{2} \angle BAC.
- Therefore, PAC=2CPA\angle PAC = 2 \angle CPA.

\blacksquare

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