Let be a triangle with and let be its in-centre. The line meets at , and the line through perpendicular to meets at . Given that the reflection of in lies on the circumcircle of triangle and units, find the length of the side .
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It's IMO G4. I am posting my reverse solution on AoPS. Let J be the reflection of I in the line A C and A I ∩ B C = P . In Δ B I P , we have: I P I B = s i n ∠ I B P s i n 9 0 ∘
2 × I P I B = 2 × s i n ∠ 4 5 − A / 4 1
I J I B = 2 × s i n [ ∠ 4 5 − A / 4 ] 1 − − 1
In Δ E D I , we have:: D I D E = D J D E = s i n 9 0 + A / 2 s i n 4 5 + A / 4 = s i n 2 × 4 5 + A / 4 s i n 4 5 + A / 4 = 2 × [ s i n 4 5 + A / 4 ] [ c o s 4 5 + A / 4 ] s i n 4 5 + A / 4 = 2 × [ s i n 4 5 − A / 4 ] 1 − − 2
Now, angle chasing is telling us that ∠ B I J = E D J Therefore, from [ 1 ] , [ 2 ] we get Δ B I J ∼ Δ E D I = > ∠ J B I = ∠ J B D = ∠ J E D = > B E D I is cyclic.
We can also backup the whole trig part through some constructions like producing side I P to increase its length by a factor of 2 and also reflecting D E to a point on A P such that D E ′ = D E . Now prove the two new triangles similar.
Note : The statement of the problem asks for converse.