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Baltic Way geometry
Problem
Quadrilateral is circumscribed about a circle . is the intersection point of and the diagonal , which is nearest to . Point is diametrically opposite to point in the circle . The line which is tangent to in the point intersects lines and in points and , and lines and in points and respectively. Prove that .

Solution
Denote by the intersection point of the lines and . Prove that is a contact point of escribed circle of with side . Indeed, consider a homothety with center which maps incircle of to its escribed circle. This homothety maps the line that is tangent to in point to the parallel line which is tangent to the escribed circle, i.e. to the line . Therefore the point maps to the point , hence is tangent to the escribed circle of in the point .
One can similarly prove that is a tangent point of the line and incircle of . From the first statement we conclude that , and from the second one that . It remains to subtract the second equality from the first one.
One can similarly prove that is a tangent point of the line and incircle of . From the first statement we conclude that , and from the second one that . It remains to subtract the second equality from the first one.
Techniques
Inscribed/circumscribed quadrilateralsTangentsHomothetyTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle