Shadow Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Hey all, so, I was at this math contest last Tuesday. The contest consisted of 4 question, of which one was geometry. I had absolutely no clue on how to solve it, so I was wondering if anybody here could help me. We have a triangle ABC, which is not isosceles. Let x be a line that bisects the angle ACB, y be the perpendicular bisector of AB, h_a be a line perpendicular to BC and passing through A and finally h_b be a line perpendicular to AC and passing through B. Let K \in x \cap y, P \in KC \cap h_a and Q \in KC \cap h_b. Let A_{AKP} = A_{BKQ}, where A_{XYZ} denotes the area of the triangle XYZ. Determine the size of the angle ACB. Since my knowledge of English mathematical terms is unsatisfactory at best, I attached a picture in case anyone was confused. Anyway, I already know the correct answer is 60°, but I haven't got the faintest idea why. I don't need the result for anything anymore, but I sure am curious, so thanks in advance for any light shed on this matter. Cheers, Gabe
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