Let and are two points on a plane, and let be the midpoint of . Let be a line and let and be the projections of and onto . Assuming that , , and are not collinear, prove that the circumcircle of triangle has the same radius as the circumcircle of .
Problem 1482
Official solution
1. Identify the given points and their relationships:
- Let and be two points on a plane.
- Let be the midpoint of .
- Let be a line, and let and be the projections of and onto , respectively.
2. Understand the projections:
- The projections and are such that and .
3. **Circumcircle of :**
- We need to show that the circumcircle of has the same radius as the circumcircle of .
4. **Consider the circumcircle of :**
- Let denote the circumcircle of .
- Let be the center of and be its radius.
5. **Consider the circumcircle of :**
- Let denote the circumcircle of .
- Let be the center of and be its radius.
6. **Use the fact that is the midpoint of :**
- Since is the midpoint of , we have .
7. Analyze the angles:
- Let meet at and .
- We have .
- This implies that is cyclic.
8. Use the property of cyclic quadrilaterals:
- Since is cyclic, .
- This means that is on the perpendicular bisector of .
9. **Conclude that :**
- Since is on the perpendicular bisector of , we have .
10. Equal radii of the circumcircles:
- Since , the circles and have equal diameters.
- Therefore, the radii of the circumcircles and are equal.