An Angle Bisector and Two Moving Points on a Ray

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As shown in the figure, in the plane quadrilateral ABCDABCD we have ABBCAB\perp BC, ADDCAD\perp DC, AB=AD=1AB=AD=1, and BAD=2π3\angle BAD=\dfrac{2\pi}3. Two moving points EE and FF lie on ray BCBC, where EE lies on segment BCBC (with EE distinct from BB and CC), and they satisfy the condition that DCDC bisects EDF\angle EDF. Find the value of tanEDF\tan\angle EDF at the moment when 4BE+BF4BE+BF attains its minimum.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, trigonometry, Extrema, Parametrization, Trigonometric Identities

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