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2010 IMO Problems/Problem 2

Problem

Given a triangle $ABC$, with $I$ as its incenter and $\Gamma$ as its circumcircle, $AI$ intersects $\Gamma$ again at $D$. Let $E$ be a point on arc $BDC$, and $F$ a point on the segment $BC$, such that $\angle BAF=\angle CAE< \frac12\angle BAC$. If $G$ is the midpoint of $IF$, prove that the intersection of lines $EI$ and $DG$ lies on $\Gamma$.

Authors: Tai Wai Ming and Wang Chongli, Hong Kong

Solution

Note that it suffices to prove alternatively that if $EI$ meets the circle again at $J$ and $JD$ meets $IF$ at $G$, then $G$ is the midpoint of $IF$. Let $JD$ meet $BC$ at $K$.

Observation 1. D is the midpoint of arc $BDC$ because it lies on angle bisector $AI$.

Observation 2. $AI$ bisects $\angle{FAE}$ as well.

Key Lemma. Triangles $DKI$ and $DIJ$ are similar. Proof. Because triangles $DKB$ and $DBJ$ are similar by AA Similarity (for $\angle{KBD}$ and $\angle{BJD}$ both intercept equally sized arcs), we have $BD^2 = BK \cdot BJ$. But we know that triangle $DBI$ is isosceles (hint: prove $\angle{BID} = \angle{IBD}$), and so $BI^2 = BK \cdot BJ$. Hence, by SAS Similarity, triangles $DKI$ and $DIJ$ are similar, as desired.

Observation 3. As a result, we have $\angle{KID} = \angle{IJD} = \angle{DAE} = \angle{FAD}$.

Observation 4. $IK // AF$.

Observation 5. If $AF$ and $JD$ intersect at $L$, then $AJLI$ is cyclic.

Observation 6. Because $\angle{ALI} = \angle{AJE} = \angle{AJC} + \angle{CJE} = \angle{B} + \angle{AEC} = \angle{B} + \angle{BAF} = \angle{AFC}$, we have $LI // FK$.

Observation 7. $LIKF$ is a parallelogram, so its diagonals bisect each other, so $G$ is the midpoint of $FI$, as desired.

Solution 2

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Let $A'$ be A-excenter $\triangle ABC \implies$ \[DI = DB = DC = DA', AB \cdot AC = AI \cdot AA'.\]

\[\angle BAF = \angle EAC, \angle ABF = \angle ABC = \angle AEC \implies \triangle ABF \sim \triangle AEC \implies\]

\[\frac {AB}{AF} = \frac {AE}{AC} \implies AF \cdot AE = AB \cdot AC = AI \cdot AA' \implies \frac {AF}{AA'} = \frac {AI}{AE}.\]

\[\angle FAA' = \angle IAE \implies \triangle FAA' \sim \triangle IAE \implies \angle FA'A = \angle IEA.\]

\[IG = GF, ID = DA' \implies GD || FA' \implies \angle GDA = \angle FA'A = \angle IEA \implies\] the intersection of lines $EI$ and $DG$ lies on $\Gamma$.

After pavel kozlov vladimir.shelomovskii@gmail.com, vvsss

See Also

2010 IMO (Problems) • Resources
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