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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Geometry Problem 1273 Circle, Tangent, Secant, Midpoint, Isogonal Lines, Congruent Angles
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ReplyDeleteUsing pole and polar properties:
Let DE and DM cut circle O at F and G,
Let MA cut circle O at H
We have OM. OA= OC^2=OD^2
So A is the pole of BC w.r.t circle O
And A and E are harmonic conjugate points of D and F or ( A,E, D,F)= -1
Since ∠EMA= 90 so Apollonius circle diameter AE will pass through M
So ME is a angle bisector of angle MDF.
And ∠AMD=∠FMH=∠HMG => BC//GF
So Arc BG=Arc CF and ∠BDM=∠EDC
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ReplyDeleteUsing elementary geometry:
Let DE and DM cut circle O at F and G,
Let MA cut circle O at H
We have OM. OA= OC^2=OD^2
So OA/OF=OF/OM => triangle MOF similar to triangle FOA ( case SAS)
And FA/FO=FM/MO….. (1)
Similarly triangle MOD similar to triangle DOA ( case SAS)
And DA/DO=MD/MO ….. (2)
Divide (1) to (2) and note that OD=OF
We have FA/DA=FM/MD => MA is a external angle bisector of angle DMF
And ∠AMD=∠FMH=∠HMG => BC//GF
So Arc BG= Arc CF and angle BDM= angle CDE
Why is OA= OC^2=OD^2?
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ReplyDeleteIf AD and DM cut circle O at K and L.Then AB^2=AM.AO=AC^2=AD.AK. So MOKD is cyclic.
OD^2=OB^2=OM.OA so triangle ADO is similar with triangle DMO.Therefore <OMD=<ODA
or <AMD=<ODK=<OMK. So <KMC=<CMD =<KMD/2=<KOD/2=<KBD, then <CMD=<CBD+<BDL=<KMC=<CBD+<CBK. So <BDL=<KBC=<KDC.
APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SCHOOL KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE
Reading thro the 2nd proof of Peter, give below a slightly modified approach
ReplyDeleteLet AD meet the circle at P.
Let < MAP = p, < PAC = q, < ACD = < DBC = < DPC = r and < ODP = < OPD = s
Then OC^2 = OM. OA = OD^2 = OP^2
So < MDO = < MPA = p hence OMDP is concyclic
Therefore < AMD = s and so
< BDM = 90-s-r .....(1)
Now < DOC = 2r so < CDE = 90-r-s (since < ODP = s)
Therefore < BDM = < CDE = 90-s-r
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
How about the converse "if < BDM = < CDE then M is the mid point"?
ReplyDeleteThe symmedian passes through the intersection of the tangents to the circumcircle at the extremities of the opposite side, i.e. AD is symmedian of tr. DBC.
ReplyDeleteExtend AD to meet the circle O at X.Connect AMO and form the right triangle ABO
ReplyDeleteIn the triangle ABO
AB^2 = AM.AO
But AB^2 = AD.AX
Hence D,M,O and X are concyclic points.
Let Angle XDC = EDC = @ and ODX = $
=> Angle OXD = $ => OMD = 180-$ => AMD = $ => BMD = 90+$ -------------(1)
Join OC and consider the isosceles triangle ODC
We know Angle ODC = @+$ = OCD => Angle DOC = 180-2(@+$) => Angle DBC = DBM = DOC/2 = 90-(@+$)----------(2)
Now consider the triangle BDM and from (1) and (2)
Angle BDM = 180-(90+$)-(90-(@+$)) = @ = EDC
Let DM extended meet the circle at X and let ADE extended meet the circle at Y. Let AMO extended meet XY at Z.
ReplyDeleteOM.OA = OB^2 = OD^2 = OY^2
So < OAY = < MDO = < MYO hence OMDY is concyclic with OD = OY and so OM bisects < XMY.
Easily MOZ is perpendicular to XY and so BC//XY
Therefore BX = CY in isosceles trapezoid BCYX and the result follows
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
It is also interesting to note that the angle DEO is bisected by BC
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