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Belorusija 2012

Belarus 2012 geometry

Problem

Two distinct points and are marked on the left half of the parabola . Consider any pair of parallel lines which pass through and and intersect the right half of the parabola at points and . Let be the intersection point of the diagonals and of the obtained trapezoid . Let be the midpoints of the bases of . Prove that the difference depends only on the choice of points and but does not depend on the pair of parallel lines described above. (I. Voronovich)
Solution
Hint. Show that if the given points have coordinates , , then .

Techniques

Cartesian coordinatesDistance chasing