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USAMO 1987 Problem 4

M\mathrm{M} is the midpoint of XY\mathrm{XY}. The points P\mathrm{P} and Q\mathrm{Q} lie on a line through Y\mathrm{Y} on opposite sides of Y\mathrm{Y}, such that ∣XQ∣=|\mathrm{XQ}|= 2∣MP∣2|\mathrm{MP}| and ∣XY∣/2<∣MP∣<3∣XY∣/2|\mathrm{XY}| / 2<|\mathrm{MP}|<3|\mathrm{XY}| / 2. For what value of ∣PY∣/∣QY∣|\mathrm{PY}| /|\mathrm{QY}| is ∣PQ∣|\mathrm{PQ}| a minimum?

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