How to find points M and N such that AM=CN=BC only with a straight edge and a compass?












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The following code is my attempt to find M and N such that AM=CN=BC.



documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate}
begin{document}
defx{pscalculate{6-3.3541}}
begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
pstGeonode[PosAngle={180,90,0,-90}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}(x,2){M}
pspolygon(B)(C)(A)
pstRotation[PosAngle=90,RotAngle=75.9638]{C}{B}[N]

psGetDistanceAB[xShift=-8,yShift=4](B)(C){M}
psGetAngleABC[AngleValue=true,MarkAngleRadius=.5,LabelSep=0.5,%
ShowWedge=false,xShift=-5,yShift=7,arrows=->](B)(C)(A){}

end{pspicture}
end{document}


enter image description here



However, I am trying not to use psGetDistanceAB and psGetAngleABC.



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How to get M and N such that AM=CN=BC only with a compass and a straight edge?










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    The following code is my attempt to find M and N such that AM=CN=BC.



    documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
    usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate}
    begin{document}
    defx{pscalculate{6-3.3541}}
    begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
    pstGeonode[PosAngle={180,90,0,-90}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}(x,2){M}
    pspolygon(B)(C)(A)
    pstRotation[PosAngle=90,RotAngle=75.9638]{C}{B}[N]

    psGetDistanceAB[xShift=-8,yShift=4](B)(C){M}
    psGetAngleABC[AngleValue=true,MarkAngleRadius=.5,LabelSep=0.5,%
    ShowWedge=false,xShift=-5,yShift=7,arrows=->](B)(C)(A){}

    end{pspicture}
    end{document}


    enter image description here



    However, I am trying not to use psGetDistanceAB and psGetAngleABC.



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    How to get M and N such that AM=CN=BC only with a compass and a straight edge?










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      The following code is my attempt to find M and N such that AM=CN=BC.



      documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
      usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate}
      begin{document}
      defx{pscalculate{6-3.3541}}
      begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
      pstGeonode[PosAngle={180,90,0,-90}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}(x,2){M}
      pspolygon(B)(C)(A)
      pstRotation[PosAngle=90,RotAngle=75.9638]{C}{B}[N]

      psGetDistanceAB[xShift=-8,yShift=4](B)(C){M}
      psGetAngleABC[AngleValue=true,MarkAngleRadius=.5,LabelSep=0.5,%
      ShowWedge=false,xShift=-5,yShift=7,arrows=->](B)(C)(A){}

      end{pspicture}
      end{document}


      enter image description here



      However, I am trying not to use psGetDistanceAB and psGetAngleABC.



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      How to get M and N such that AM=CN=BC only with a compass and a straight edge?










      share|improve this question















      The following code is my attempt to find M and N such that AM=CN=BC.



      documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
      usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate}
      begin{document}
      defx{pscalculate{6-3.3541}}
      begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
      pstGeonode[PosAngle={180,90,0,-90}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}(x,2){M}
      pspolygon(B)(C)(A)
      pstRotation[PosAngle=90,RotAngle=75.9638]{C}{B}[N]

      psGetDistanceAB[xShift=-8,yShift=4](B)(C){M}
      psGetAngleABC[AngleValue=true,MarkAngleRadius=.5,LabelSep=0.5,%
      ShowWedge=false,xShift=-5,yShift=7,arrows=->](B)(C)(A){}

      end{pspicture}
      end{document}


      enter image description here



      However, I am trying not to use psGetDistanceAB and psGetAngleABC.



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      How to get M and N such that AM=CN=BC only with a compass and a straight edge?







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          documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
          usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate,textcomp}
          begin{document}
          begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
          pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
          pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{N0}uput[0](N){N}
          pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none,
          Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)}]{B}{A}{A}{}{M}{M0}uput[-90](M){M}
          psarc[origin={C}]{->}(C){0.5}{(B)}{(N)}uput{5mm}[-10](C){75.9636textdegree}
          end{pspicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here






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            Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
            – Herbert
            32 mins ago










          • Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
            – God Must Be Crazy
            23 mins ago



















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          The shorter the code the more beautiful it becomes.



          documentclass[pstricks,12pt]{standalone}
          usepackage{pst-eucl}

          begin{document}
          begin{pspicture}(0,1)(7,6)
          pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
          pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointNameB=,PosAngle=45]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{x}
          pstTranslation[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]{B}{A}{C}[C']
          pstInterLC[PointNameA=,PointSymbolA=none,PosAngleB=-90]{A}{B}{A}{C'}{y}{M}
          pstMarkAngle[arrows=->,MarkAngleRadius=1.1,LabelSep=.8]{B}{C}{A}{scriptsize$75.96^circ$}
          end{pspicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here



          Notes



          PointNameA and PointNameB cannot be assigned none but empty. It looks like a bug.






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            An alternative tikz version:



            documentclass[tikz,border=12pt]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{calc,bending,arrows.meta,quotes,angles}
            usepackage{textcomp}
            begin{document}

            begin{tikzpicture}[dot/.style={fill,circle,inner sep=1.2pt},>= Stealth]footnotesize
            pgfmathsetmacroBC{sqrt(1.5*1.5+3*3)}
            pgfmathsetmacroAC{sqrt(3.5*3.5+3*3)}
            draw (1,2)coordinate[dot,label=left:$B$](b)--(2.5,5)coordinate[dot,label=above:$C$](c)--(6,2)coordinate[dot,label=right:$A$](a)--cycle;
            node at ([xshift=-BC cm]a) [dot,label=below:$M$] {};
            node at ($(c)!BC/AC!(a)$) [dot,label=right:$N$] {};
            pic["75.96textdegree",draw,->,angle eccentricity=.7,angle radius=1cm] {angle=b--c--a};
            end{tikzpicture}

            end{document}



            enter image description here







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            • Thank you for your answer with TikZ.
              – chishimotoji
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            A version in which you do not have to compute anything yourself. All distances and angles can be very conveniently computed with TikZ. In more detail, the following code computes the distance between B and C (n1) as well as the "slopes" of all the edges, and then uses polar coordinates to set M n1 away from A in B direction and N n1 away from C in A direction. The angle at B is also computed by tikz and inserted via pgfmathprintnumber which allows you to specify the number of digits and so on, if needed.



            documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,quotes}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            draw (1,2) coordinate[label=below:$B$] (B) --
            (2.5,5) coordinate[label=above:$C$] (C) --
            (6,2) coordinate[label=right:$A$] (A) -- cycle;
            path let p1=($(B)-(C)$),p2=($(B)-(A)$),p3=($(A)-(C)$),
            n1={veclen(x1,y1)},n2={atan2(y2,x2)},n3={atan2(y3,x3)},
            n4={n3-atan2(y1,x1)} in
            ($(A)+(n2:n1)$) coordinate[label=below:$M$] (M)
            ($(C)+(n3:n1)$) coordinate[label=above right:$N$] (N)
            pic["$pgfmathparse{n4}pgfmathprintnumber{pgfmathresult}^circ$",draw,-latex,angle
            eccentricity=1.3,angle radius=1cm]
            {angle=B--C--A};
            foreach X in {A,B,C,M,N}
            {fill (X) circle (1pt);}
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here





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              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate,textcomp}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
              pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{N0}uput[0](N){N}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none,
              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)}]{B}{A}{A}{}{M}{M0}uput[-90](M){M}
              psarc[origin={C}]{->}(C){0.5}{(B)}{(N)}uput{5mm}[-10](C){75.9636textdegree}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






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                Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
                – Herbert
                32 mins ago










              • Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
                – God Must Be Crazy
                23 mins ago
















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              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate,textcomp}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
              pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{N0}uput[0](N){N}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none,
              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)}]{B}{A}{A}{}{M}{M0}uput[-90](M){M}
              psarc[origin={C}]{->}(C){0.5}{(B)}{(N)}uput{5mm}[-10](C){75.9636textdegree}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






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                Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
                – Herbert
                32 mins ago










              • Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
                – God Must Be Crazy
                23 mins ago














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              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate,textcomp}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
              pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{N0}uput[0](N){N}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none,
              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)}]{B}{A}{A}{}{M}{M0}uput[-90](M){M}
              psarc[origin={C}]{->}(C){0.5}{(B)}{(N)}uput{5mm}[-10](C){75.9636textdegree}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






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              documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-eucl,pst-calculate,textcomp}
              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-1,-1)(8,8)
              pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{N0}uput[0](N){N}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointName=none,
              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)}]{B}{A}{A}{}{M}{M0}uput[-90](M){M}
              psarc[origin={C}]{->}(C){0.5}{(B)}{(N)}uput{5mm}[-10](C){75.9636textdegree}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here







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                Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
                – Herbert
                32 mins ago










              • Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
                – God Must Be Crazy
                23 mins ago














              • 1




                Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
                – Herbert
                32 mins ago










              • Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
                – God Must Be Crazy
                23 mins ago








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              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
              – Herbert
              32 mins ago




              Radius=pstDistCalc{sqrt((2.5-1)^2+(5-2)^2)} is also possible.
              – Herbert
              32 mins ago












              Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
              – God Must Be Crazy
              23 mins ago




              Trivial comments: M and N have not been converted to math mode.
              – God Must Be Crazy
              23 mins ago











              2














              The shorter the code the more beautiful it becomes.



              documentclass[pstricks,12pt]{standalone}
              usepackage{pst-eucl}

              begin{document}
              begin{pspicture}(0,1)(7,6)
              pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
              pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointNameB=,PosAngle=45]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{x}
              pstTranslation[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]{B}{A}{C}[C']
              pstInterLC[PointNameA=,PointSymbolA=none,PosAngleB=-90]{A}{B}{A}{C'}{y}{M}
              pstMarkAngle[arrows=->,MarkAngleRadius=1.1,LabelSep=.8]{B}{C}{A}{scriptsize$75.96^circ$}
              end{pspicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here



              Notes



              PointNameA and PointNameB cannot be assigned none but empty. It looks like a bug.






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                The shorter the code the more beautiful it becomes.



                documentclass[pstricks,12pt]{standalone}
                usepackage{pst-eucl}

                begin{document}
                begin{pspicture}(0,1)(7,6)
                pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
                pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointNameB=,PosAngle=45]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{x}
                pstTranslation[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]{B}{A}{C}[C']
                pstInterLC[PointNameA=,PointSymbolA=none,PosAngleB=-90]{A}{B}{A}{C'}{y}{M}
                pstMarkAngle[arrows=->,MarkAngleRadius=1.1,LabelSep=.8]{B}{C}{A}{scriptsize$75.96^circ$}
                end{pspicture}
                end{document}


                enter image description here



                Notes



                PointNameA and PointNameB cannot be assigned none but empty. It looks like a bug.






                share|improve this answer


























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                  The shorter the code the more beautiful it becomes.



                  documentclass[pstricks,12pt]{standalone}
                  usepackage{pst-eucl}

                  begin{document}
                  begin{pspicture}(0,1)(7,6)
                  pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
                  pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointNameB=,PosAngle=45]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{x}
                  pstTranslation[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]{B}{A}{C}[C']
                  pstInterLC[PointNameA=,PointSymbolA=none,PosAngleB=-90]{A}{B}{A}{C'}{y}{M}
                  pstMarkAngle[arrows=->,MarkAngleRadius=1.1,LabelSep=.8]{B}{C}{A}{scriptsize$75.96^circ$}
                  end{pspicture}
                  end{document}


                  enter image description here



                  Notes



                  PointNameA and PointNameB cannot be assigned none but empty. It looks like a bug.






                  share|improve this answer














                  The shorter the code the more beautiful it becomes.



                  documentclass[pstricks,12pt]{standalone}
                  usepackage{pst-eucl}

                  begin{document}
                  begin{pspicture}(0,1)(7,6)
                  pstTriangle[PosAngle={180,90,0}](1,2){B}(2.5,5){C}(6,2){A}
                  pstInterLC[PointSymbolB=none,PointNameB=,PosAngle=45]{A}{C}{C}{B}{N}{x}
                  pstTranslation[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]{B}{A}{C}[C']
                  pstInterLC[PointNameA=,PointSymbolA=none,PosAngleB=-90]{A}{B}{A}{C'}{y}{M}
                  pstMarkAngle[arrows=->,MarkAngleRadius=1.1,LabelSep=.8]{B}{C}{A}{scriptsize$75.96^circ$}
                  end{pspicture}
                  end{document}


                  enter image description here



                  Notes



                  PointNameA and PointNameB cannot be assigned none but empty. It looks like a bug.







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                      An alternative tikz version:



                      documentclass[tikz,border=12pt]{standalone}
                      usetikzlibrary{calc,bending,arrows.meta,quotes,angles}
                      usepackage{textcomp}
                      begin{document}

                      begin{tikzpicture}[dot/.style={fill,circle,inner sep=1.2pt},>= Stealth]footnotesize
                      pgfmathsetmacroBC{sqrt(1.5*1.5+3*3)}
                      pgfmathsetmacroAC{sqrt(3.5*3.5+3*3)}
                      draw (1,2)coordinate[dot,label=left:$B$](b)--(2.5,5)coordinate[dot,label=above:$C$](c)--(6,2)coordinate[dot,label=right:$A$](a)--cycle;
                      node at ([xshift=-BC cm]a) [dot,label=below:$M$] {};
                      node at ($(c)!BC/AC!(a)$) [dot,label=right:$N$] {};
                      pic["75.96textdegree",draw,->,angle eccentricity=.7,angle radius=1cm] {angle=b--c--a};
                      end{tikzpicture}

                      end{document}



                      enter image description here







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                      • Thank you for your answer with TikZ.
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                        55 mins ago


















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                      An alternative tikz version:



                      documentclass[tikz,border=12pt]{standalone}
                      usetikzlibrary{calc,bending,arrows.meta,quotes,angles}
                      usepackage{textcomp}
                      begin{document}

                      begin{tikzpicture}[dot/.style={fill,circle,inner sep=1.2pt},>= Stealth]footnotesize
                      pgfmathsetmacroBC{sqrt(1.5*1.5+3*3)}
                      pgfmathsetmacroAC{sqrt(3.5*3.5+3*3)}
                      draw (1,2)coordinate[dot,label=left:$B$](b)--(2.5,5)coordinate[dot,label=above:$C$](c)--(6,2)coordinate[dot,label=right:$A$](a)--cycle;
                      node at ([xshift=-BC cm]a) [dot,label=below:$M$] {};
                      node at ($(c)!BC/AC!(a)$) [dot,label=right:$N$] {};
                      pic["75.96textdegree",draw,->,angle eccentricity=.7,angle radius=1cm] {angle=b--c--a};
                      end{tikzpicture}

                      end{document}



                      enter image description here







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                      • Thank you for your answer with TikZ.
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                        55 mins ago
















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                      An alternative tikz version:



                      documentclass[tikz,border=12pt]{standalone}
                      usetikzlibrary{calc,bending,arrows.meta,quotes,angles}
                      usepackage{textcomp}
                      begin{document}

                      begin{tikzpicture}[dot/.style={fill,circle,inner sep=1.2pt},>= Stealth]footnotesize
                      pgfmathsetmacroBC{sqrt(1.5*1.5+3*3)}
                      pgfmathsetmacroAC{sqrt(3.5*3.5+3*3)}
                      draw (1,2)coordinate[dot,label=left:$B$](b)--(2.5,5)coordinate[dot,label=above:$C$](c)--(6,2)coordinate[dot,label=right:$A$](a)--cycle;
                      node at ([xshift=-BC cm]a) [dot,label=below:$M$] {};
                      node at ($(c)!BC/AC!(a)$) [dot,label=right:$N$] {};
                      pic["75.96textdegree",draw,->,angle eccentricity=.7,angle radius=1cm] {angle=b--c--a};
                      end{tikzpicture}

                      end{document}



                      enter image description here







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                      An alternative tikz version:



                      documentclass[tikz,border=12pt]{standalone}
                      usetikzlibrary{calc,bending,arrows.meta,quotes,angles}
                      usepackage{textcomp}
                      begin{document}

                      begin{tikzpicture}[dot/.style={fill,circle,inner sep=1.2pt},>= Stealth]footnotesize
                      pgfmathsetmacroBC{sqrt(1.5*1.5+3*3)}
                      pgfmathsetmacroAC{sqrt(3.5*3.5+3*3)}
                      draw (1,2)coordinate[dot,label=left:$B$](b)--(2.5,5)coordinate[dot,label=above:$C$](c)--(6,2)coordinate[dot,label=right:$A$](a)--cycle;
                      node at ([xshift=-BC cm]a) [dot,label=below:$M$] {};
                      node at ($(c)!BC/AC!(a)$) [dot,label=right:$N$] {};
                      pic["75.96textdegree",draw,->,angle eccentricity=.7,angle radius=1cm] {angle=b--c--a};
                      end{tikzpicture}

                      end{document}



                      enter image description here








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                      A version in which you do not have to compute anything yourself. All distances and angles can be very conveniently computed with TikZ. In more detail, the following code computes the distance between B and C (n1) as well as the "slopes" of all the edges, and then uses polar coordinates to set M n1 away from A in B direction and N n1 away from C in A direction. The angle at B is also computed by tikz and inserted via pgfmathprintnumber which allows you to specify the number of digits and so on, if needed.



                      documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                      usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,quotes}
                      begin{document}
                      begin{tikzpicture}
                      draw (1,2) coordinate[label=below:$B$] (B) --
                      (2.5,5) coordinate[label=above:$C$] (C) --
                      (6,2) coordinate[label=right:$A$] (A) -- cycle;
                      path let p1=($(B)-(C)$),p2=($(B)-(A)$),p3=($(A)-(C)$),
                      n1={veclen(x1,y1)},n2={atan2(y2,x2)},n3={atan2(y3,x3)},
                      n4={n3-atan2(y1,x1)} in
                      ($(A)+(n2:n1)$) coordinate[label=below:$M$] (M)
                      ($(C)+(n3:n1)$) coordinate[label=above right:$N$] (N)
                      pic["$pgfmathparse{n4}pgfmathprintnumber{pgfmathresult}^circ$",draw,-latex,angle
                      eccentricity=1.3,angle radius=1cm]
                      {angle=B--C--A};
                      foreach X in {A,B,C,M,N}
                      {fill (X) circle (1pt);}
                      end{tikzpicture}
                      end{document}


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                        A version in which you do not have to compute anything yourself. All distances and angles can be very conveniently computed with TikZ. In more detail, the following code computes the distance between B and C (n1) as well as the "slopes" of all the edges, and then uses polar coordinates to set M n1 away from A in B direction and N n1 away from C in A direction. The angle at B is also computed by tikz and inserted via pgfmathprintnumber which allows you to specify the number of digits and so on, if needed.



                        documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                        usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,quotes}
                        begin{document}
                        begin{tikzpicture}
                        draw (1,2) coordinate[label=below:$B$] (B) --
                        (2.5,5) coordinate[label=above:$C$] (C) --
                        (6,2) coordinate[label=right:$A$] (A) -- cycle;
                        path let p1=($(B)-(C)$),p2=($(B)-(A)$),p3=($(A)-(C)$),
                        n1={veclen(x1,y1)},n2={atan2(y2,x2)},n3={atan2(y3,x3)},
                        n4={n3-atan2(y1,x1)} in
                        ($(A)+(n2:n1)$) coordinate[label=below:$M$] (M)
                        ($(C)+(n3:n1)$) coordinate[label=above right:$N$] (N)
                        pic["$pgfmathparse{n4}pgfmathprintnumber{pgfmathresult}^circ$",draw,-latex,angle
                        eccentricity=1.3,angle radius=1cm]
                        {angle=B--C--A};
                        foreach X in {A,B,C,M,N}
                        {fill (X) circle (1pt);}
                        end{tikzpicture}
                        end{document}


                        enter image description here





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                          A version in which you do not have to compute anything yourself. All distances and angles can be very conveniently computed with TikZ. In more detail, the following code computes the distance between B and C (n1) as well as the "slopes" of all the edges, and then uses polar coordinates to set M n1 away from A in B direction and N n1 away from C in A direction. The angle at B is also computed by tikz and inserted via pgfmathprintnumber which allows you to specify the number of digits and so on, if needed.



                          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                          usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,quotes}
                          begin{document}
                          begin{tikzpicture}
                          draw (1,2) coordinate[label=below:$B$] (B) --
                          (2.5,5) coordinate[label=above:$C$] (C) --
                          (6,2) coordinate[label=right:$A$] (A) -- cycle;
                          path let p1=($(B)-(C)$),p2=($(B)-(A)$),p3=($(A)-(C)$),
                          n1={veclen(x1,y1)},n2={atan2(y2,x2)},n3={atan2(y3,x3)},
                          n4={n3-atan2(y1,x1)} in
                          ($(A)+(n2:n1)$) coordinate[label=below:$M$] (M)
                          ($(C)+(n3:n1)$) coordinate[label=above right:$N$] (N)
                          pic["$pgfmathparse{n4}pgfmathprintnumber{pgfmathresult}^circ$",draw,-latex,angle
                          eccentricity=1.3,angle radius=1cm]
                          {angle=B--C--A};
                          foreach X in {A,B,C,M,N}
                          {fill (X) circle (1pt);}
                          end{tikzpicture}
                          end{document}


                          enter image description here





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                          A version in which you do not have to compute anything yourself. All distances and angles can be very conveniently computed with TikZ. In more detail, the following code computes the distance between B and C (n1) as well as the "slopes" of all the edges, and then uses polar coordinates to set M n1 away from A in B direction and N n1 away from C in A direction. The angle at B is also computed by tikz and inserted via pgfmathprintnumber which allows you to specify the number of digits and so on, if needed.



                          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
                          usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,quotes}
                          begin{document}
                          begin{tikzpicture}
                          draw (1,2) coordinate[label=below:$B$] (B) --
                          (2.5,5) coordinate[label=above:$C$] (C) --
                          (6,2) coordinate[label=right:$A$] (A) -- cycle;
                          path let p1=($(B)-(C)$),p2=($(B)-(A)$),p3=($(A)-(C)$),
                          n1={veclen(x1,y1)},n2={atan2(y2,x2)},n3={atan2(y3,x3)},
                          n4={n3-atan2(y1,x1)} in
                          ($(A)+(n2:n1)$) coordinate[label=below:$M$] (M)
                          ($(C)+(n3:n1)$) coordinate[label=above right:$N$] (N)
                          pic["$pgfmathparse{n4}pgfmathprintnumber{pgfmathresult}^circ$",draw,-latex,angle
                          eccentricity=1.3,angle radius=1cm]
                          {angle=B--C--A};
                          foreach X in {A,B,C,M,N}
                          {fill (X) circle (1pt);}
                          end{tikzpicture}
                          end{document}


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