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Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it Czech Republic

Let ABCABC be an acute triangle with altitude ADAD. The bisectors of angles BADBAD, CADCAD, intersect side BCBC at EE, FF, respectively. The circumcircle of triangle AEFAEF intersects sides ABAB, ACAC at GG, HH, respectively. Prove that lines EHEH, FGFG, and ADAD pass through a common point. (Patrik Bak)

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

Let KK be the intersection of segments FGFG and AEAE and LL the intersection of EHEH and AFAF (Fig. 2). Inscribed angles give

AGF=AEF=90DAE=90GAE, \angle AGF = \angle AEF = 90^\circ - \angle DAE = 90^\circ - \angle GAE,
Figure 1
Fig. 2

that is AGF+GAE=90\angle AGF + \angle GAE = 90^\circ, hence
AKG=180(AGF+GAE)=90. \angle AKG = 180^\circ - (\angle AGF + \angle GAE) = 90^\circ.
Line FK is therefore an altitude of the triangle AEF. Similarly we prove that EL is its altitude too, thus the intersection of FK and EL is the orthocenter of triangle AEF and it lies on its third altitude AD too.

Solution 2

Let M be the second intersection of ray ADAD and the circumcircle kk of triangle AEFAEF (Fig. 2). Since AEAE is the bisector of angle GAMGAM, the angles GAEGAE and EAMEAM inscribed in kk are equal and therefore the chords GEGE and EMEM are also equal. Furthermore, the corresponding inscribed angles GFEGFE and EFMEFM are equal too. The intersection of FGFG and AMAM is thus the reflection of MM about EFEF. The same argument applies to the intersection of EHEH and AMAM, therefore the original intersections are identical.

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