In any triangle ABC, if the angle bisector of ∠A and perpendicular bisector of BC intersect, prove that they intersect on the circum circle of the triangle ABC.
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Solution
Let angle bisector of ∠A intersect circumcircle of ΔABC at D.
Join DC and DB. ∠BCD=∠BAD
[Angles in the same segment] ⇒∠BCD=∠BAD=12∠A
[AD is bisector of ∠A] ...(i)
Similarly, ∠DBC=∠DAC=12∠A ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), ∠DBC=∠BCD ⇒BD=DC [sides opposite to equal angles are equal] ⇒ D lies on the perpendicular bisector of BC.
Hence, angle bisector of ∠A and the perpendicular bisector of BC interset on the circumcircle of ΔABC.