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An iscoceles triangle

Source: Iran TST 2007, Day 4

May 28, 2007
analytic geometrygeometrytrigonometryinequalitiescircumcirclegeometry proposed

Problem Statement

Triangle ABCABC is isosceles (AB=ACAB=AC). From AA, we draw a line \ell parallel to BCBC. P,QP,Q are on perpendicular bisectors of AB,ACAB,AC such that PQBCPQ\perp BC. M,NM,N are points on \ell such that angles APM\angle APM and AQN\angle AQN are π2\frac\pi2. Prove that 1AM+1AN2AB\frac{1}{AM}+\frac1{AN}\leq\frac2{AB}