Let ABC be a right triangle with hypothenuse BC and altitude AD. Let's denote the midpoints of AD and AC by E and F correspondingly. Let point M be the circumcenter of △BEF. Prove that AC∣∣BM.
Solution
As △ADB∼△CAB, we get ABAD=CBCA. As AE=21AD, CF=21CA, we get ABAF=CBCF. From this similarity we get that (fig. 16): ∠BAE=∠BAD=∠BCA=∠BCF Then by angle and the ratio of the sides we get that △AEB∼△CFB⇒∠ABE=∠CBF. As EF is the midline of △CAD, we also get EF∣∣BC⇒∠BFE=∠CBF. Next, we get the following equalities of angles: ∠BFE=21∠BME=90∘−∠EBM⇒∠ABE=∠CBF=90∘−∠EBM. Therefore ∠ABM=∠ABE+∠EBM=90∘,AC∣∣BM.
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