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Saudi Arabia 2012 geometry
Problem
Given a triangle , the internal bisector of intersects at and the external bisector of intersects at . Let be the circumcircle of . intersects at . Let be the circumcircle of and the tangent of at intersects at . Prove that .

Solution
Let , , . Thus, the law of sines on triangle gives us
On the other hand, using the law of sines on , and the fact that , we get that
Combining these two identities, we obtain that . Then since we also have , triangle is similar to triangle . Thus we find that . Using this and the fact that are on the same circle, we are able to compute that . But this was also computed to be equal to . Then , so as desired.
On the other hand, using the law of sines on , and the fact that , we get that
Combining these two identities, we obtain that . Then since we also have , triangle is similar to triangle . Thus we find that . Using this and the fact that are on the same circle, we are able to compute that . But this was also computed to be equal to . Then , so as desired.
Techniques
Triangle trigonometryTangentsAngle chasingTrigonometry