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IWYMIC 2008- TEAM CONTEST- PROBLEM 7

SOLUTION
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 Problem’s statement: ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle, with

AB=AD. The diagonals intersect at E. F is a point on AC such that
𝐵𝐸
∠BFC=∠BAD. If ∠BAD=2∠DFC, determine .
𝐷𝐸
 Diagram:
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 Solution: (I will follow the hints that I posted on AoPS)

ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral so ∠BCA=∠ADB and ∠ABD=∠ACD (you
can prove that by yourself)
Moreover ABD is an isosceles triangle with AB= AD so ∠ADB=∠ABD.
Hence ∠BCA =∠ACD. That leads to CA (or CE) is the angle bisector of
∠BCD. We can also prove that two triangles ABD and BCF are similar
triangles (two pairs of congruent angles). Hence BCF is also an isosceles
triangle with BF = CF because ∠BFC=∠BAD.
Draw the angle bisector of ∠BFC, which intersects BC at point G. Hence
∠BFG=∠CFG=∠DFC. Moreover, because BCF is also an isosceles triangle
with BF = CF so FG also plays the role as a perpendicular bisector of
segment BC. That’s why BC=CG or BC = 2CG.
We can now prove that CDF and CGF are two congruent triangles (ASA)
hence CG=CD. That leads to BC = 2CD.
In triangle BCD, CE is the angle bisector of ∠BCD so due to the Angle
Bisector’s Theorem, we have the following ratios:
𝐵𝐶 𝐵𝐸
= =2
𝐶𝐷 𝐷𝐸
𝐵𝐸
Hence = 2
𝐷𝐸