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USAMO 1977 Problem 2

  • Day 1

The triangles ABC and DEF have AD, BE and CF parallel. Show that [AEF]+[DBF]+[DEC]+[DBC]+[\mathrm{AEF}]+[\mathrm{DBF}]+[\mathrm{DEC}]+[\mathrm{DBC}]+ [AEC]+[ABF]=3[ABC]+3[DEF][\mathrm{AEC}]+[\mathrm{ABF}]=3[\mathrm{ABC}]+3[\mathrm{DEF}], where [XYZ][\mathrm{XYZ}] denotes the signed area of the triangle XYZ. Thus [XYZ][\mathrm{XYZ}] is + area XYZ if the order X,Y,Z\mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}, \mathrm{Z} is anti-clockwise and - area XYZ\mathrm{XYZ} if the order X,Y,Z\mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}, \mathrm{Z} is clockwise. So, in particular, [XYZ]=[YZX]=−[YXZ][\mathrm{XYZ}]=[\mathrm{YZX}]=-[\mathrm{YXZ}].

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