A square is inscribed into an acute-angled triangle: two vertices of this square lie on the same side of the triangle and two remaining vertices lies on two remaining sides. Two similar squares are constructed for the remaining sides. Prove that three segments congruent to the sides of these squares can be the sides of an acute-angled triangle.
Problem
Source: Sharygin 2018
Tags: geometry
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Any complete solution?
26.03.2020 13:31
(official solution) Consider the greatest of three squares. Let its vertices $K, L$ lie on $AB$, and the vertices $M, N$ lie on $BC, AC$ respectively. Draw the perpendiculars $MX, NY$ to $AC, BC$ respectively and the line passing through $M$, parallel to $AC$ and meeting $AB$ at point $Z $. Since $MX < MN = ML < MZ$, the side of the inscribed square having the base on $AC$ is greater than $MX$. Similarly the side of the square having the base on $BC $ is greater than $NY$ . Since $MN^2-MX^2=NX^2<NY^2$, the triangle with the sidelengths $MN, MX, NY$ is acute-angled. The more so, the sides of the three squares can form an acute-angled triangle.