Problem

Source: 2013 Romanian National MO grade 7 P3

Tags: geometry, rectangle, perpendicularity



Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with $5AD <2 AB$ . On the side $AB$ consider the points $S$ and $T$ such that $AS = ST = TB$. Let $M, N$ and $P$ be the projections of points $A, S$ and $T$ on lines $DS, DT$ and $DB$ respectively .Prove that the points $M, N$, and $P$ are collinear if and only if $15 AD^2 = 2 AB^2$.