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IMO ShortList 2001, geometry problem 5

Source: IMO ShortList 2001, geometry problem 5

September 30, 2004
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Problem Statement

Let ABCABC be an acute triangle. Let DAC,EABDAC,EAB, and FBCFBC be isosceles triangles exterior to ABCABC, with DA=DC,EA=EBDA=DC, EA=EB, and FB=FCFB=FC, such that \angle ADC = 2\angle BAC,   \angle BEA= 2 \angle ABC,   \angle CFB = 2 \angle ACB. Let DD' be the intersection of lines DBDB and EFEF, let EE' be the intersection of ECEC and DFDF, and let FF' be the intersection of FAFA and DEDE. Find, with proof, the value of the sum DBDD+ECEE+FAFF. \frac{DB}{DD'}+\frac{EC}{EE'}+\frac{FA}{FF'}.