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2024 geometry
Problem
Let be a quadrilateral, such that . There are points on rays , respectively, such that . Let be the midpoints of segments , respectively. Prove that points lie on a circle.


Solution
Let be the midpoint of . Note that is midline in triangles and , hence lies on . Analogously lies on .
Let be a circle with center and radius and be a circle with center and radius . Distance of from center of is the same as distance of from center of and also and have radius of same size, hence power of with respect to is the same as power of with respect to , so Using homotheties centered at we get that and thus points lie on a circle.
Let be a circle with center and radius and be a circle with center and radius . Distance of from center of is the same as distance of from center of and also and have radius of same size, hence power of with respect to is the same as power of with respect to , so Using homotheties centered at we get that and thus points lie on a circle.
Techniques
Cyclic quadrilateralsHomothetyRadical axis theorem