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Slovenia geometry
Problem
Let and be the circles centered at and , respectively, meeting at the points and . Let be the line through the point meeting the circles and again at and . Assume that lies between and . Denote the intersection of the lines and by . Prove that the points and lie on the same circle.

Solution
Write and . Then . The points and are concyclic if and only if . Let us show that .
The central angle equals twice the inscribed angle, so and . The triangle is isosceles with the apex at , so . The triangle is isosceles with the apex at , so . We get so and lie on the same circle.
The central angle equals twice the inscribed angle, so and . The triangle is isosceles with the apex at , so . The triangle is isosceles with the apex at , so . We get so and lie on the same circle.
Techniques
Cyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing