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Ireland 2023 geometry
Problem
The points , , , are collinear, and is a parallelogram. The lines and meet at . The lines and meet at . The lines and meet at . The lines and meet at . Prove that is parallel to .

Solution
The Intercept Theorem applied to and lines intersecting at gives
Considering lines that intersect at , we obtain in a similar way
Taking into account , these two equations imply . Since and are parallel, this implies that is a parallelogram.
Considering lines that intersect at , we obtain in a similar way
Taking into account , these two equations imply . Since and are parallel, this implies that is a parallelogram.
Techniques
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