Consider a circle S, and a point P outside it. The tangent lines from P meet S at A and B, respectively. Let M be the midpoint of AB. The perpendicular bisector of AM meets S in a point C lying inside the triangle ABP. AC intersects PM at G, and PM meets S in a point D lying outside the triangle ABP. If BD is parallel to AC, show that G is the centroid of the triangle ABP. Arnoldo Aguilar (El Salvador)
Problem
Source: Central American Olympiad 2007, Problem 6
Tags: geometry, parallelogram, incenter, perpendicular bisector, geometry proposed
13.06.2007 03:13
Be Q the midpoint of AM, T the intersection between the perpendicular bisector of AM and AP, and R the foot of the perpendicular drawn from B to AG. QT∥PM and Q is midpoint of AM → T is midpoint of AP. and C is midpoint of AG → AC=CG → MC∥BG → BG=AD (because AM=MB) → ADBG is a parallelogram and AG=GB=BD=DA → ∠ADP=∠PDB=∠BGD=∠DGA=α and ∠BAG=∠BAD=∠ABG=∠ABD=90−α as AP and PB are tangents to S → ∠BAP=∠ABP=2α. ∠ABR=90−∠BAR=90−(90−α)=α Be X the intersection point of PM and S ∠ABX=∠ADX=α then R, X, and B are colineal. AMXR is cyclic, so ∠AMR=∠AXR=∠ADB=2α be T1 intersection between MR and AP → AMT1 is isoceles → T1 lies on the perpendicular bisector of AM → T1=T. Also, ∠MRA=∠MXA=90−∠MAX=90−α → MR=AM. QCRB is cyclic → ∠BQR=∠BCR=2α → QR∥AT (∠BQR=∠BAT=2α) → as QM=QA, MR=RT → AT=AB. Be T′ the point where BG touches AP by a little angle chasing we get: ∠ABT′=∠AT′B=90−α → T′=T. Then G is the intersection of PM and BT (M and T being midpoints of AB and AP respectively) so it's the gravicenter.
19.12.2007 19:43
Aldo Pacchiano wrote: Be T′ the point where BG touches AP by a little angle chasing we get: ∠ABT′=∠AT′B=90−α → T′=T. I can't see how this implies T′=T (we still don't know ∠ATB, do we?)
21.03.2010 07:02
Let I be the second intersection of PD with S. Since ∠PBI=∠IDB=∠IBM, it follows that I is the incenter of △PAB ⟹ BD is the external bisector of ∠PBA ⟹ Parallel AC to BD cuts PB at N such that △BNA is isosceles with apex B. Let ∠ABD=θ. Since BNCM and ABIC are both cyclic quadrilaterals, we have ∠ACB=∠AIB=2θ and ∠BCM=∠BNM=∠ACB−∠ACM=2θ−(π−2θ)=4θ−π. On the other hand, if O is the center of S, we obtain ∠PAB=∠AOI=π−2θ⟹∠APB=π−2(π−2θ)=4θ−π=∠BNM Thus, NM∥PA ⟹ N is the midpoint of segment PB, which implies that G≡PM∩AC is the centroid of △PAB.