ABCD is a rhombus. Take points E,F,G,H on sides AB,BC,CD,DA respectively so that EF and GH are tangent to the incircle of ABCD. Show that EH and FG are parallel.
Solution
Let O be the center of the incircle. We show first that AE⋅CF=AO2. Let ∠AOE=θ. Then if OX is the perpendicular from O to AB, we have ∠AOX=B/2 and hence ∠XOE=θ−B/2. If EF touches the circle at Y, ∠EOY=∠XOE, so ∠BEF=2(θ−B/2)=2θ−B. Hence ∠BFE=180∘−2θ. Hence ∠CFE=2θ. So ∠CFO=θ. So we have established that ∠AOE=∠CFO. But ∠EAO=∠OCF (since ABCD is a rhombus), so AOE and CFO are similar. Hence AE/AO=CO/CF⇔AE⋅CF=AO2.
Similarly, AH⋅CG=AO2. Hence AH/AE=CF/CG. So AHE and CFG are similar. So ∠AEH=∠CGF, so EH and FG are parallel.
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