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Problem 1677

National olympiad second round; IMO P1/P4
Geometry Difficulty 7.7 Prove it

41. Through a point inside ABC\triangle ABC, draw lines parallel to the three sides (as shown in the figure), DEBC,FGCA,HIABDE \parallel BC, FG \parallel CA, HI \parallel AB, points D,E,F,G,H,ID, E, F, G, H, I are all on the sides of ABC\triangle ABC, S1S_{1} represents the area of hexagon DGHEFI, S2S_{2} represents the area of ABC\triangle ABC, prove that: S123S2S_{1} \geqslant \frac{2}{3} S_{2}. (31st IMO Preliminary Selection

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, then read the official solution and mark yourself. Be honest about it: the record is only any use to you if it is.

Official solution

41. To prove S123S2S_{1} \geqslant \frac{2}{3} S_{2}, it suffices to prove that SAGH+SACH+SAGH13S2S_{\triangle A G H}+S_{\triangle A C H}+ S_{\triangle A G H} \leqslant \frac{1}{3} S_{2}. Noting the parallelograms AGOH,BIODA G O H, B I O D, and CEOFC E O F, the solution to the proposition lies in proving
SOIF+SOEH+SOGD13S2S_{\triangle O I F}+S_{\triangle O E H}+S_{\triangle O G D} \geqslant \frac{1}{3} S_{2}

Let BC=a,CA=b,AB=c,IF=x,EH=y,GD=zB C=a, C A=b, A B=c, I F=x, E H=y, G D=z. Then equation (1) is equivalent to proving
x2a2+y2b2+z2c213\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}+\frac{z^{2}}{c^{2}} \geqslant \frac{1}{3}

According to the problem, we have OE=CFO E=C F, thus yb=OEa=CFa\frac{y}{b}=\frac{O E}{a}=\frac{C F}{a}. Similarly, zc=BIa\frac{z}{c}=\frac{B I}{a}.
Therefore,
xaybzc=IF+CF+BIa=1\frac{x}{a} \frac{y}{b} \frac{z}{c}=\frac{I F+C F+B I}{a}=1

Using equation (3), by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we get x2a2+y2b2+z2c213(xa+yb+zc)2=13\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}+\frac{z^{2}}{c^{2}} \geqslant \frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}\right)^{2}=\frac{1}{3}. Hence, equation (2) holds, and the proposition is proved.

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