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geometry senior

Problem

Let of right triangle be the diameter of a circle intersecting hypotenuse in . At a tangent is drawn cutting leg in . This information is not sufficient to prove that
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We will prove every result except for . By Thales' Theorem, and so . and are both tangents to the same circle, and hence equal. Let . Then , and so . We also have , which implies . This means that , so indeed bisects . We also know that , hence . And as . Since all of the results except for are true, our answer is .
Final answer
B