are points on circle . Suppose points are on and points are on such that If interesect at , find
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This problem has many geometrically significant points in disguise, I will expose them now: D , F are isogonal conjugates wrt △ A X Y . This will follow from an important property about isogonal conjugates below:
Property1: Suppose P , Q are isogonal conjugates wrt △ A B C . Let A P meet B C , ( A B C ) at A P , P A respectively; define A Q , Q A similarly. For simplicity reasons assume P , Q lie inside the triangle. Prove that A P P A P A P = Q Q A A Q and (symmetrically) A Q Q A Q A Q = P P A A P
Proof: Angle chasing gives: ∠ P B P A = ∠ P B A P + ∠ P A B A P = ∠ A B Q + ∠ B A Q A = ∠ B Q Q A . Since ∠ A Q A B = ∠ A P A B , therefore Q B Q A ∼ B P P A .
Define T on B Q A such that Q T ∣ ∣ A B , then ∠ B Q T = ∠ A B Q = ∠ P B Q ⟹ Q B Q A ∪ T ∼ B P P A ∪ A P ⟹ A P P A P A P = Q A T B T = Q Q A A Q . The second ratio equality follows analogously. □
Now we show that D , F are isogonal conjugates wrt △ A X Y . We will designate X , E , G , Y to be collinear in that order:
Notice that C G B E = 3 2 = A C A B , therefore E G ∣ ∣ B C ∣ ∣ X Y . It follows that cyclic X Y C B must be an isosceles trapezoid and thus X B = C Y ⟹ ∠ X A B = ∠ C A Y or that A B , A C are isogonal wrt ∠ X A Y .
Let F ′ denote the isogonal conjugate of D wrt A X Y , then F ′ lies on A C . By Property 1, F ′ satisfies: C F ′ A F ′ = B E D E = 3 1 This, of course, fits the description of F as C F A F = 4 5 1 5 , therefore F = F ′ and we have proven our claim.
To find sin ∠ X F Y sin ∠ X D Y , we have to use another property of isogonal conjugates:
Property2: In the same set up as property 1, prove that sin ∠ B Q C sin ∠ B P C = A P A Q .
I will omit the proof for this as it is just a straightforward application of the triangle Sine law; there exists a more elegant solution that involves similarity.
Applying this property to our problem, the answer is sin ∠ X F Y sin ∠ X D Y = A D A F = 8 5 = 0 . 6 2 5