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Geometry Difficulty 6.4 National olympiad Find the answer

In a right angled-triangle ABCABC, ACB=90o\angle{ACB} = 90^o. Its incircle OO meets BCBC, ACAC, ABAB at DD,EE,FF respectively. ADAD cuts OO at PP. If BPC=90o\angle{BPC} = 90^o, prove AE+AP=PDAE + AP = PD.

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Solution

In a right-angled triangle ABCABC with ACB=90\angle ACB = 90^\circ, let the incircle OO touch BCBC, ACAC, and ABAB at DD, EE, and FF respectively. Let ADAD intersect the incircle OO at PP. Given that BPC=90\angle BPC = 90^\circ, we need to prove that AE+AP=PDAE + AP = PD.

To prove this, we start by noting that in a right-angled triangle, the inradius rr can be expressed in terms of the sides of the triangle. Specifically, if aa, bb, and cc are the lengths of the sides opposite to AA, BB, and CC respectively, then the inradius rr is given by:
r=a+bc2. r = \frac{a + b - c}{2}.

The points where the incircle touches the sides of the triangle are such that EC=CD=rEC = CD = r. Since ADAD is the angle bisector of BAC\angle BAC, we can use the Angle Bisector Theorem and properties of the incircle to find relationships between the segments.

Given that BPC=90\angle BPC = 90^\circ, we can use the fact that PP lies on the circle with diameter BCBC. This implies that PP is the midpoint of the arc BCBC not containing AA.

Using the properties of the incircle and the given conditions, we have:
AP×AD=AE2. AP \times AD = AE^2.

By the properties of the right-angled triangle and the incircle, we can derive that:
AP=(br)2b2+r2. AP = \frac{(b - r)^2}{\sqrt{b^2 + r^2}}.

Using the cosine rule in CAP\triangle CAP and BAP\triangle BAP, we can express CP2CP^2 and BP2BP^2 in terms of bb, rr, and APAP. Given that BPC=90\angle BPC = 90^\circ, we have:
BP2+CP2=a2. BP^2 + CP^2 = a^2.

This leads to the condition:
b2+r2=(br)2(ar+b2+2brr2)b2. b^2 + r^2 = \frac{(b - r)^2 (ar + b^2 + 2br - r^2)}{b^2}.

Finally, the condition AE+AP=PDAE + AP = PD yields:
b2+r2=4brb2r2br. b^2 + r^2 = \frac{4br - b^2 - r^2}{b - r}.

By substituting r=a+bc2r = \frac{a + b - c}{2} and using the Pythagorean theorem a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2, we can verify that both conditions are satisfied.

Thus, we have shown that AE+AP=PDAE + AP = PD.

The answer is: \boxed{AE + AP = PD}.

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