Friday, August 11, 2017

Geometry Problem 1342: Circle, Secant, Chord, Midpoint, Concyclic Points, Cyclic Quadrilateral

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Geometry Problem 1342: Circle, Secant, Chord, Midpoint, Concyclic Points, Cyclic Quadrilateral.

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 2:31 PM
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  1. Peter TranAugust 12, 2017 at 3:25 PM

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    1. Consider triangles FHA and AHE
    Since AC//GD so ∠ (HAF)= ∠ (AGD)= ∠ (HED)= u
    Triangle FHA similar to AHE ( case AA)
    So HA/HE= HF/HA = > HA ^2= HE.HF= HB.HC= HN^2
    Since H is the midpoint of NA => A,N,B,C form a Harmonic conjugated points i.e (A,N,B,C)= (C,B,N,A) =- 1
    2. Since M is the midpoint of BC so MB^2=MC^2= MN. MA ..( properties of Harmonic conjugated points)
    Draw new circle with BC as a diameter and from A draw a tangent to this circle at T ( see sketch)
    Let N’ is the projection of T over MA
    Relation in right triangle MTA give MT^2= MN’.MA= MB^2= MN. MA => N’ coincide to N
    Relation in right triangle MTA give AT^2= AM.AN= AB.AC = AD.AE ( power from A to circles M and O)
    So D,E, M, N are cocyclic

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  2. APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDISAugust 13, 2017 at 1:34 AM

    Problem 1342
    Is <HFA=<GFE=<GDE=<HAE so triangle AHF is similar with triangle EHA so AH^2=HF*HE=HB*HC=HN^2.From Newton (A,N,B,C)=-1.
    So AB/BN=AC/CN or AC*BN=AB*CN or AC*(AN-AB)=AB*(AC-AN) or
    AC*AN-AC*AB=AB*AC-AB*AN or 2AB*AC=AN*(AC+AB) or
    2AB*AC=2AN*AM or AN*AM=AB*AC=AD*AE .
    Therefore MNDE is cyclic.
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SCHOOL OF KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE

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  3. Sumith PeirisAugust 13, 2017 at 11:22 PM

    Problem 1342

    Need a bit of algebraic simplification in addition to geometry.

    Let MN = u, NB = v and BH = w so that
    MC = u+v and AH = v+w.

    Now < HAF = < FGD = < FED and so
    AH is a tangent to circle AFE.

    Hence (v+w)2 = HF.HE = w(2u+2v+w) which simplifies to v2 = 2uw ….(1)

    Further AD.AE = AB.AC
    = (v+2w)(2u+3v+2w)
    = 2(v + w)(2u + 3v + 2w) – v(2u + 3v + 2w)
    = 2(v + w)(u + 2v + 2w) + 2(v + w)( u + v) – v(2u + 3v + 2w)
    = 2(v + w)(u + 2v + 2w) + (2uv + 2uw + 2v2 + 2vw – 2uv – 3v2 – 2vw)
    = 2(v + w)(u + 2v + 2w) + (2uw – v2)
    = 2(v + w)(u + 2v + 2w) from (1)
    = AN.AM

    Since AD.AE = AN.AM,
    M,N,D,E are concyclic

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  4. Ivan BazarovJanuary 11, 2018 at 9:47 PM

    Extend EN to cut the circle O at P. Let GP meet AC at M'.
    <FED=<FGD=, by AC||GD,=<HAF.
    So triangles HEA and HAF are similar so HA^2=HF*HE=HN^2.
    Since HN^2=HF*HE, triangles HNF and HEN are similar so <HNF=<NEH.
    But <NEH=<PGF so <HNF=<NEH=<PGF so GFNM' is cyclic so AN*AM'=AF*AG=, by power of point in circle O,=AD*AE.
    So AN*AM'=AD*AE so EDNM' is cyclic so <NED=<NM'D=, by AC||GD,=<GDM'.
    But <NED=<PGD so <NED=<GDM'=<PGD so GM'D is isosceles so M' is in fact the midpoint of BC so M'=M so cyclic=EDNM'=EDNM.

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