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A1o1\o2o3

Source: 17-th Iranian Mathematical Olympiad 1999/2000

December 14, 2005
geometrypower of a pointradical axisgeometry proposed

Problem Statement

Isosceles triangles A3A1O2A_3A_1O_2 and A1A2O3A_1A_2O_3 are constructed on the sides of a triangle A1A2A3A_1A_2A_3 as the bases, outside the triangle. Let O1O_1 be a point outside ΔA1A2A3\Delta A_1A_2A_3 such that O1A3A2=12A1O3A2\angle O_1A_3A_2 =\frac 12\angle A_1O_3A_2 and O1A2A3=12A1O2A3\angle O_1A_2A_3 =\frac 12\angle A_1O_2A_3. Prove that A1O1O2O3A_1O_1\perp O_2O_3, and if TT is the projection of O1O_1 onto A2A3A_2A_3, then A1O1O2O3=2O1TA2A3\frac{A_1O_1}{O_2O_3} = 2\frac{O_1T}{A_2A_3}.