Given is an isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$ with $AB \parallel CD$ and $AB> CD$. The projection from $D$ on $ AB$ is $E$. The midpoint of the diagonal $BD$ is $M$. Prove that $EM$ is parallel to $AC$. (Karl Czakler)
Problem
Source: 2020 Austrian Mathematical Olympiad Junior Regional Competition , Problem 3
Tags: geometry, trapezoid
18.12.2020 22:03
Since $\triangle DBE$ is a right triangle, the projection of $M$ onto $\overline{DE}$ will be the midpoint of $\overline{DE}$, which makes $\triangle DME$ isosceles with $\overline{MD} = \overline{ME}$, and $\overline{MB} = \overline{MD} = \overline{ME} \implies \triangle MEB$ is isosceles. Thus, $\angle MEB = \angle MBE = \angle DBA = \angle CAB \implies EM \ || \ AC$, done.
18.12.2020 22:03
M is the circumcenter of EBD because E is a right angle, which makes angle BEM equal to angle MBE which is equal to angle DBE. Since ABCD is isosceles, angle DBE equals angle CAB, and we are done.
09.01.2021 15:42
$M$ is the center of $(BED)$ so $\angle BEM=\angle DBA=\angle BAC$.
11.05.2024 19:06
<MEB = <MBE (because EM=MD=MB, as AM median in right triangle) = <CDB (because DC// AB, as bases of trapezoid) (1) = <DCA (because triangles DCA, DCB are congruent , due to isosceles trapezoid) = <CAB because of (1) again So EM// AC