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Prove that S_{BCDE}=2S_{BIC} [Iran Second Round 1992]

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November 28, 2010
geometryincenterangle bisectorgeometry proposed

Problem Statement

Let ABCABC be a right triangle with A=90.\angle A=90^\circ. The bisectors of the angles BB and CC meet each other in II and meet the sides ACAC and ABAB in DD and EE, respectively. Prove that SBCDE=2SBIC,S_{BCDE}=2S_{BIC}, where SS is the area function. [asy] import graph; size(200); real lsf = 0.5; pen dp = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dp); pen ds = black; pen ttqqcc = rgb(0.2,0,0.8); pen qqwuqq = rgb(0,0.39,0); pen xdxdff = rgb(0.49,0.49,1); pen fftttt = rgb(1,0.2,0.2); pen ccccff = rgb(0.8,0.8,1); draw((1.89,4.08)--(1.89,4.55)--(1.42,4.55)--(1.42,4.08)--cycle,qqwuqq); draw((1.42,4.08)--(7.42,4.1),ttqqcc+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((1.4,10.08)--(1.42,4.08),ttqqcc+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((1.4,10.08)--(7.42,4.1),ttqqcc+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((1.4,10.08)--(4,4.09),fftttt+linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((7.42,4.1)--(1.41,6.24),fftttt+linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1.41,6.24)--(4,4.09),ccccff+linetype("5pt 5pt")); dot((1.42,4.08),ds); label("AA", (1.1,3.66),NE*lsf); dot((7.42,4.1),ds); label("BB", (7.15,3.75),NE*lsf); dot((1.4,10.08),ds); label("CC", (1.49,10.22),NE*lsf); dot((4,4.09),ds); label("EE", (3.96,3.46),NE*lsf); dot((1.41,6.24),ds); label("DD", (0.9,6.17),NE*lsf); dot((3.37,5.54),ds); label("II", (3.45,5.69),NE*lsf); clip((-6.47,-7.49)--(-6.47,11.47)--(16.06,11.47)--(16.06,-7.49)--cycle); [/asy]