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Final Round of the 73rd Czech and Slovak Mathematical Olympiad (March 17–20, 2024)

Czech Republic 2024 geometry

Problem

Suppose that a point lying in the interior of a convex quadrilateral satisfies Let be the circumcentre of the triangle . Prove that .
Solution
From the given equalities, one sees that and . Since the lines and are distinct (we know that ), the lines and are not parallel, so they intersect at a unique point such that is a rhombus.

Now, note that the quadrilateral is an isosceles trapezoid, since and . Therefore, the perpendicular bisectors of its bases and coincide. Since is the circumcentre of , it lies on the bisector of , hence also on the bisector of , and so we have . By considering the isosceles trapezoid , we can also obtain , which gives us the desired equality.

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