Let ABC be a triangle and let Ω be its circumcircle. Show that the intersection point of the perpendicular bisector of the segment [BC] and the external bisector of the angle BAC lies on the circle Ω.
The external bisector of the angle BAC is the perpendicular to the bisector of the angle BAC passing through A.
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Without loss of generality, we can assume that AC≥AB. We denote N as the intersection point of the external bisector of the angle BAC with Ω and S as the intersection point of the internal bisector with Ω. We place a point D on the ray [AB) that does not belong to the segment [AB]. Since (AN) is the perpendicular to (AS) passing through A, we have NAC=90∘−CAS=90∘−21BAC and NAD=180∘−90∘−SAB=90∘−21BAC. Therefore, NAD=NAC, so (AN) is the bisector of the angle CAD.
By the inscribed angle theorem, we have NAC=NBC. On the other hand, NCB=180∘−BAN=NAD. Since NAD=NAC, we find that NBC=NCB, so the triangle BNC is isosceles. Therefore, the point N is equidistant from the points B and C, so N lies on the perpendicular bisector of the segment BC. Thus, the intersection point of the perpendicular bisector of the segment [BC] and the external bisector of the angle BAC is actually N, which we defined as belonging to the circumcircle of triangle ABC.
Therefore, the intersection point of the perpendicular bisector of the segment [BC] and the external bisector of the angle BAC indeed lies on the circumcircle of triangle ABC.
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