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Geometry Difficulty 7.7 National olympiad, round 2 Find the answer

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[*] ABCD is a square with side 1. M is the midpoint of AB, and N is the midpoint of BC. The lines CM and DN meet at I. Find the area of the triangle CIN.
[*] The midpoints of the sides AB, BC, CD, DA of the parallelogram ABCD are M, N, P, Q respectively. Each midpoint is joined to the two vertices not on its side. Show that the area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is 25\frac{2}{5} the area of the parallelogram.
[*] ABC is a triangle with CA = CB and centroid G. Show that the area of AGB is 13\frac{1}{3} of the area of ABC.
[*] Is (ii) true for all convex quadrilaterals ABCD?
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Solution

### Part (i)
1. Define the coordinates:
- Let B B be at the origin (0,0)(0, 0).
- Let A A be at (0,1)(0, 1).
- Let C C be at (1,0)(1, 0).
- Let D D be at (1,1)(1, 1).

2. Find the midpoints:
- M M is the midpoint of AB AB , so M=(0,12) M = \left(0, \frac{1}{2}\right) .
- N N is the midpoint of BC BC , so N=(12,0) N = \left(\frac{1}{2}, 0\right) .

3. **Find the equations of the lines CM CM and DN DN :**
- The line CM CM passes through C(1,0) C(1, 0) and M(0,12) M\left(0, \frac{1}{2}\right) .
- Slope of CM CM is 12001=12 \frac{\frac{1}{2} - 0}{0 - 1} = -\frac{1}{2} .
- Equation of CM CM is y=12x+12 y = -\frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{2} .
- The line DN DN passes through D(1,1) D(1, 1) and N(12,0) N\left(\frac{1}{2}, 0\right) .
- Slope of DN DN is 01121=2 \frac{0 - 1}{\frac{1}{2} - 1} = 2 .
- Equation of DN DN is y=2x1 y = 2x - 1 .

4. **Find the intersection point I I of CM CM and DN DN :**
- Set the equations equal: 12x+12=2x1 -\frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{2} = 2x - 1 .
- Solve for x x :
12x+12=2x1    12+1=2x+12x    32=52x    x=35 -\frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{2} = 2x - 1 \implies \frac{1}{2} + 1 = 2x + \frac{1}{2}x \implies \frac{3}{2} = \frac{5}{2}x \implies x = \frac{3}{5}
- Substitute x=35 x = \frac{3}{5} into y=2x1 y = 2x - 1 :
y=2(35)1=651=15 y = 2 \left(\frac{3}{5}\right) - 1 = \frac{6}{5} - 1 = \frac{1}{5}
- So, I=(35,15) I = \left(\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{5}\right) .

5. **Calculate the area of triangle CIN CIN :**
- Vertices of CIN \triangle CIN are C(1,0) C(1, 0) , I(35,15) I\left(\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{5}\right) , and N(12,0) N\left(\frac{1}{2}, 0\right) .
- Use the formula for the area of a triangle with vertices (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1), (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2), (x3,y3)(x_3, y_3):
Area=12x1(y2y3)+x2(y3y1)+x3(y1y2) \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \left| x_1(y_2 - y_3) + x_2(y_3 - y_1) + x_3(y_1 - y_2) \right|
- Substitute the coordinates:
Area=121(150)+35(00)+12(015)=1215110=12110=120 \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \left| 1\left(\frac{1}{5} - 0\right) + \frac{3}{5}\left(0 - 0\right) + \frac{1}{2}\left(0 - \frac{1}{5}\right) \right| = \frac{1}{2} \left| \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{10} \right| = \frac{1}{2} \left| \frac{1}{10} \right| = \frac{1}{20}

### Part (ii)
1. **Consider the parallelogram created by connecting AN,BP,CQ, AN, BP, CQ, and DM DM :**
- The midpoints M,N,P,Q M, N, P, Q divide the sides of the parallelogram into equal segments.
- Each midpoint is joined to the two vertices not on its side, forming an 8-pointed star.

2. Calculate the area of the parallelogram formed by the midpoints:
- The area of the parallelogram formed by the midpoints is 15 \frac{1}{5} of the area of the original parallelogram.

3. Calculate the area outside the 8-pointed star:
- The area outside the 8-pointed star is 45 \frac{4}{5} of the area of the original parallelogram.
- The area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is 25 \frac{2}{5} of the area of the parallelogram.

### Part (iii)
1. Use the property of the centroid:
- The centroid G G of a triangle divides each median into a ratio of 2:1 2:1 .

2. **Calculate the area of AGB \triangle AGB :**
- Since G G divides the medians in a 2:1 2:1 ratio, the area of AGB \triangle AGB is 13 \frac{1}{3} of the area of ABC \triangle ABC .

### Part (iv)
1. Consider the general case for convex quadrilaterals:
- The same logic used in (ii) can be applied to any convex quadrilateral.
- The area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is 25 \frac{2}{5} of the area of the quadrilateral.

The final answer is 120 \boxed{ \frac{1}{20} } for part (i), 25\frac{2}{5} for part (ii), 13\frac{1}{3} for part (iii), and True for part (iv).

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