Inside parallelogram $ABCD$ is point $P$, such that $PC = BC$. Show that line $BP$ is perpendicular to line which connects middles of sides of line segments $AP$ and $CD$.
Problem
Source: XIII Polish Junior MO 2018 First Round - Problem 2
Tags: geometry, parallelogram, Poland
24.04.2018 17:43
24.04.2018 18:03
The same as official solution.
25.04.2018 00:00
This problem was proposed by Burii.
25.04.2018 00:20
Solution. Let $Q$ be the intersection of $CP$ and $AD$. It is well-known that in configurations like this one, the midpoint of arc $\widehat{DQC}$ on $(DQC)$ is the center of the spiral similarity mapping $AD$ to $PC$, and that the line $MN$ is parallel to the $Q$-angle bisector by this spiral similarity. Next, see that the $Q$-angle bisector is parallel to the internal angle bisector of $\angle{PCB}$ and we are done.
11.07.2018 16:42
19.09.2024 15:13
Really nice problem! We denote by $M_{XY}$ the midpoint of the line segment $XY$. Let $X=BP\cap M_{AP}M_{CD}$. Notice that $M_{BP}M_{AP}\parallel AB \parallel CD$, and $M_{BP}M_{AP}=CM_{CD}$. Thus $M_{BC}M_{AP}M_{CD}C$ is a parallelogram. This gives $\measuredangle CM_{BP}X=\measuredangle M_{AP}XP=90^{\circ}$