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    pi

    Let α = ei 3 . Then:
    √
    i 13 π 1 1 1 3
    α=e = cos π + i sin π = + i
    3 3 2 2
    √
    2 2 2 1 3
    α2 = ei 3 π = cos π + i sin π = − + i
    3 3 2 2
    √
    Hence, α2 + 1 = 12 + i 23 = α.
    (Sketch omitted.)
    Let a, b, c, l, m, n be the complex numbers representing A, B, C, L, M, N .
    The line from N to the √ midpoint of AC is perpendicular to AC and has the
    length AC sin 3 π = 23 AC. −i(a − c) is perpendicular to (a − c), therefore
    1

    the line is a scalar multiple of −i(a − c):


    √ ! √  
    1 3 3 1
    −i(a − c) = −ip − irα = −ip − ir +i = r−i p+ r
    2 2 2 2

    | − i(a − c)| = |a − c|, hence:


    √ √  !
    1 3 3 1
    n − (a + c) = r−i p+ r
    2 2 2 2
     √  !
    1 1 3 3 1
    n= p − rα + r−i p+ r
    2 2 4 2 2
    √ ! √ !
    1 3 1 3 3
    n=p −i −r α− +i
    2 2 2 4 4
    √ ! √ √ !
    1 3 1 3 3 3
    n=p −i −r +i − +i
    2 2 4 4 4 4

    n = −pα2 − rα2
    Since α2 = α − 1,

    n = (1 − α)p − α2 r = −α2 (p + r) (1)

    Consider i(a − b), which is perpendicular to AB:


    √ !! √
    1 3 1 3
    i(a − b) = i p − qα2 = i p − q − + i
    
    = ip + i q + q
    2 2 2 2

    1
    √  
    3 1
    i(a − b) = q+i p+ q
    2 2
    As with
    √
    n to (a − c), l − 21 (a + b) is perpendicular to (a − b) and has the
    length 23 AB.
    √
    1 3
    l − (a + b) = i (a − b)
    2 2
      √ √ !!
    1 1 2 3 3 3
    l= p + qα + q+i p+ q
    2 2 4 2 4
    √ ! √ !
    1 3 1 2 3 3
    l=p +i +q α + +i
    2 2 2 4 4
    √ ! √ √ !
    1 3 1 3 3 3
    l=p +i +q − +i + +i
    2 2 4 4 4 4
    l = pα + qα = α(p + q) (2)
    Likewise for m:
    √ ! √ !
    1 3 1 3
    i(b − c) = i qα2 + rα = q −i −
    
    +r i −
    2 2 2 2
    √
    3 1
    i(b − c) = − (q + r) + i (r − q)
    2 2
    √
    1 3
    m − (b + c) = i (b − c)
    2 2
      √ !
    1 2 1 3 3
    m= qα − rα + − (q + r) + i (r − q)
    2 2 4 4
    √ ! √ !
    1 2 3 3 1 3 3
    m=q α − −i +r − α− +i
    2 4 4 2 4 4
    √ √ ! √ √ !
    1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3
    m=q − +i − −i +r − − − +i
    4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    m = −q − r = −(q + r) (3)

    l = α(p + q)
    m = −(q + r)
    n = −α2 (r + p)

    2
    Hence, each of OL & OC, OM & OA, and ON & OB are antiparallel,
    therefore, LC, M A, and N B are all straight line segments through the origin.

    |l − c| = |α(p + q) + rα| = |α(p + q + r)| = p + q + r


    |m − a| = | − (q + r) − p| = | − (p + q + r)| = p + q + r
    |n − b| = | − α2 (r + p) − qα2 | = | − α2 (p + q + r)| = p + q + r
    So,
    |l − c| = |m − a| = |n − b| = p + q + r
    Therefore LC, M A and N B have the same length.

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