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geometry senior

Problem

problem
Triangle is inscribed in a circle with center . A circle with center is inscribed in triangle . is drawn, and extended to intersect the larger circle in . Then we must have:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We will prove that and is isosceles, meaning that and hence . Let and . Since the incentre of a triangle is the intersection of its angle bisectors, and . Hence . Since quadrilateral is cyclic, . So . This means that is isosceles, and hence . Now let which means . Since is cyclic, Also, so . Thus, which means is isosceles, and hence . Thus our answer is
Final answer
D