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Chinese Mathematical Olympiad

China geometry

Problem

As shown below, two circles , intersect at points , , one line passing through intersects , at points , , another line passing through intersects , at points , , and line intersects , at points , , respectively. Let , be the middle points of arc and arc , respectively. Prove that if , then , , , are concyclic. (Posed by Xiong Bin)

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Solution
Proof Draw lines , , , , . From , and the assumption ; one obtains . So we have , and . Then ; is the bisector of . Draw lines , . Since is the middle point of arc , is the bisector of , and is the bisector of . Then , , have a common intersection, say, at . In the circles and , one has , , according to the theorem of power with respect to circles. So , and , , , are concyclic.

Techniques

Radical axis theoremAngle chasingTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle