Let ABCDEF be a convex hexagon with ∠A=∠D and ∠B=∠E . Let K and L be the midpoints of the sides AB and DE respectively. Prove that the sum of the areas of triangles FAK, KCB and CFL is equal to half of the area of the hexagon if and only if BCCD=EFFA.
Problem
Source: Pan African MO 2013 Q3
Tags: geometry, geometric transformation, reflection, trigonometry, geometry unsolved
12.07.2013 23:25
Any solution ???
13.07.2013 22:41
What am I missing here? S(CFL)=S(FED)+S(CED)2=S(FEL)+S(CLD) so the given sum is half the area of the hexagon irregardless of the given conditions.
13.07.2013 23:05
It's S(CFL)= S(FEC)+S(CFD)2= S(CDEF)−S(FED)+S(CED)2= S(CDEF)−(S(FEL)+S(CLD)), so not quite what you assumed.
14.07.2013 02:51
An observation: Let X and Y by the feet of the perpendiculars from F and C respectively onto AB. Similarly, let Z and W be the feet of the perpendiculars from F and C onto DE. Then: BCCD=EFFA is equivalent to FX⋅CY=FZ⋅CW which is equivalent to X,Y,W,Z being concyclic (in that case note that M, the middle of FC is the center of the circle). I have no idea how to relate this to the condition involving the area. In particular, I am not sure how to get something meaningful about the perpendiculars onto FC... Did anyone solve it?
15.07.2013 07:25
See attachment below for a proof with no words which I hope all of you could understand. The diagram is drawn by my friend, not me.
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15.07.2013 18:19
Here are the details to accompany XmL's diagram. Let C1 be the reflection of C through K and C2 be the reflection of C through L. Then, since AK=KB and EL=LD, the quadrilaterals C1ACB and EC2DC are parallelograms. Then ∠C1AB=∠CBA=∠FEL and ∠KAF=∠EDC=∠DEC2. Consequently, ∠C1AF=∠FEC2. Since C1K=KC, we have that |KFC|=|C1FK| and |KBC|=|KAC1|. Thus |KFC|−|FAK|−|KBC|=|AFC1| and similarly |FLC|−|FEL|−|LDC|=|FEC2|. The sum |FAK|+|KCB|+|CFL| is half the area of the hexagon if and only if |KFC|−|FAK|−|KBC|=|FLC|−|FEL|−|LDC| if and only if |AFC1|=|FEC2| if and only if C1A⋅AF=FE⋅EC2 (by the sine area law, since ∠C1AF=∠FEC2) if and only if FA⋅BC=FE⋅CD if and only if BCCD=EFFA.
23.08.2013 11:00
nice solution: but my solution some other. Let M is midpoint CF. We have that [AKF]+[BKC]+[CLF]=[AMB]+[CMD]+[EMF] and we prove that [AMB]+[CMD]+[EMF]=[BMC]+[DME]+[FMA]. Let B1 and E1 are reflection of the points B and E to the M. So [AFB1]=[AMF]+[BMC]−[AMB] and [DCE1]=[DMC]+[EMF]−[DME]. Since ∠AFB1=∠DCE1 WE GET EASILY THAT THING WHICH BE WE NEED PROOF!