A Ratio

Geometry Level 4

Let A B C D ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let P , Q , R P, Q, R be the feet of the perpendiculars from D D to the lines B C , C A , A B , BC, CA, AB, respectively. If the bisectors of A B C ∠ABC and A D C ∠ADC are concurrent with AC.


The answer is 1.

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It is well-known that P , Q , R P, Q, R are collinear ( Simson Line Theorem ).

Moreover, since D P C ∠DPC and D Q C ∠DQC are right angles, the points D , P , Q , C D, P, Q, C are concyclic and so D C A = D P Q = D P R ( ∠DCA = ∠DPQ = ∠DPR(∠ subtende by chord D Q DQ ).

Similarly, since D , Q , R , A D, Q, R, A are concyclic, we have D A C = D R P . ∠DAC = ∠DRP.

Therefore Δ D C A Δ D P R \Delta DCA∼\Delta DPR .

Likewise, Δ D A B Δ D Q P \Delta DAB ∼\Delta DQP and Δ D B C Δ D R Q . \Delta DBC ∼\Delta DRQ. . Then

D A D C = D R D P = D B Q R B C D B P Q B A = Q R P Q B A B C \frac{DA}{DC} =\frac{DR}{DP}=\frac{DB\frac{QR}{BC} }{DB\frac{PQ}{BA}} = \frac{QR}{PQ} ·\frac{BA}{BC} .

Now the bisectors of the angles A B C ABC and A D C ADC divide A C AC in the ratios of B A B C \frac{BA}{BC} and D A D C \frac{DA}{DC} , respectively.

So, Q R P Q = 1 \frac{QR}{PQ}=1

Thus P Q = Q R PQ = QR

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