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Latvia BW TST
2021 Latvia Baltic Way TST
P12
P12
Part of
2021 Latvia Baltic Way TST
Problems
(1)
Weird length conditions
Source: Latvia BW TST 2021 P12
9/26/2021
Five points
A
,
B
,
C
,
P
,
Q
A,B,C,P,Q
A
,
B
,
C
,
P
,
Q
are chosen so that
A
,
B
,
C
A,B,C
A
,
B
,
C
aren't collinear. The following length conditions hold:
A
P
B
P
=
A
Q
B
Q
=
21
20
\frac{AP}{BP}=\frac{AQ}{BQ}=\frac{21}{20}
BP
A
P
=
BQ
A
Q
=
20
21
and
B
P
C
P
=
B
Q
C
Q
=
20
19
\frac{BP}{CP}=\frac{BQ}{CQ}=\frac{20}{19}
CP
BP
=
CQ
BQ
=
19
20
. Prove that line
P
Q
PQ
PQ
goes through the circumcentre of
△
A
B
C
\triangle ABC
△
A
BC
.
geometry
circumcircle