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2005 Austrian-Polish Competition
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2005 Austrian-Polish Competition
Problems
(1)
Three midpoints are collinear
Source: Austrian-Polish 2005, Problem 5
7/5/2015
Given is a convex quadrilateral
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
with
A
B
=
C
D
AB=CD
A
B
=
C
D
. Draw the triangles
A
B
E
ABE
A
BE
and
C
D
F
CDF
C
D
F
outside
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
so that
∠
A
B
E
=
∠
D
C
F
\angle{ABE} = \angle{DCF}
∠
A
BE
=
∠
D
CF
and
∠
B
A
E
=
∠
F
D
C
\angle{BAE}=\angle{FDC}
∠
B
A
E
=
∠
F
D
C
. Prove that the midpoints of
A
D
‾
\overline{AD}
A
D
,
B
C
‾
\overline{BC}
BC
and
E
F
‾
\overline{EF}
EF
are collinear.
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