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XXV OBM

Brazil geometry

Problem

is a rhombus. Take points on sides respectively so that and are tangent to the incircle of . Show that and are parallel.
Solution
Let be the center of the incircle. We show first that . Let . Then if is the perpendicular from to , we have and hence . If touches the circle at , , so . Hence . Hence . So . So we have established that . But (since is a rhombus), so and are similar. Hence .

Similarly, . Hence . So and are similar. So , so and are parallel.

Techniques

Inscribed/circumscribed quadrilateralsTangentsAngle chasing