Let ABC be an acute triangle and let D be a point in the interior of the triangle, such that ∠BAD=∠DCB and ∠CBD=∠DAC. Prove that the lines AD and BC are perpendicular.
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Let E denote the intersection of the lines AD and BC, let F denote the intersection of BD and CA and let G denote the intersection of CD and AB. The equality ∠BAD=∠DCB implies that the triangles GAD and ECD are similar since they have two common angles. So, ∣AD∣∣GD∣=∣CD∣∣ED∣. Similarly, the equality ∠CBD=∠DAC implies that the triangles FAD and EBD are similar, so ∣FD∣∣AD∣=∣ED∣∣BD∣. If we multiply the above inequalities we get ∣FD∣∣GD∣=∣CD∣∣BD∣or∣BD∣∣GD∣=∣CD∣∣FD∣. Since ∠GDB=∠CDF, we conclude that the triangles GDB and FDC are similar, so ∠DBG=∠FCD and ∠DBA=∠ACD. This and the assumptions of the problem imply that ∠BAD+∠CBD+∠DBA=21(∠BAC+∠ACB+∠CBA)=90∘, so ∠AEB=180∘−(∠BAD+∠CBD+∠DBA)=90∘, which is what we wanted to show.
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