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China Mathematical Competition (Extra Test)

China geometry

Problem

problem
From point outside a circle draw two tangents to the circle touching at points and . Draw a secant line intersecting the circle at points and , with between and . Choose point on the chord such that . Prove that .
Solution
Using , , , and , we get

, so points share a common circle. Then , that is, . Since , so .

Techniques

TangentsCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing