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66th Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus geometry

Problem

Points and are marked on the sides and of the triangle , respectively, such that . The bisector of the angle meets the circumcircle of at points and . The perpendicular from on intersects the segment at . Prove that the points , , , are concyclic.

(S. Mazanik)

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Solution
Since is the midpoint of the arc , the diameter of the circumcircle passing through is perpendicular to the chord . So, is a perpendicular bisector of the segment . Therefore, and .

By condition, , then . Hence, .

The points , , , and are concyclic since the angles and subtend the same segment and lie in the same half-plane with respect to the line .

Techniques

Angle chasingTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle