Problem 1.

Let M,\,N two points interior to the circle \mathcal{C}(O) such that O is the midpoint of MN. Let S an arbitrary point lies on \mathcal C(O), and E,\,F the second intersections of the lines SM,\,SN with \mathcal C(O), respectively. The tangents in E,\,F with respect to the circle \mathcal C(O) intersect each other at I. Prove that the perpendicular bisector of the segment MN passes through the midpoint of SI.

(Mathematical Reflections 2007)

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  1. Ong The Phuong said

    Sorry, I don’t know how to post figure, I hope you can draw the figure yourself.
    My Solution: J is midpoint of line segment SI and the intersection of SO and circle C(O) is Q.

    Since the above things, we have OJ \parallel QI. So we done if we proof that IQ \bot MN.

    Because O is the midpoint of the line segment MN so QMSN is a parallelogram => \hat{FQN} = \frac{\pi}{2} - \hat{QNF} = \frac{\pi}{2} - \hat{ESF} = \hat{IOF}

    => \Delta NFQ \sim \Delta OFI => \Delta NFO \sim \Delta QFI (because \hat{NFO} = \hat{QFI})

    In the order hand, OF \bot FI, NF \bot FQ hence IQ \bot MN. we done.

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