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Saudi Arabia geometry
Problem
Let be a triangle with . The incircle of triangle is tangent to , , at , , , respectively. The perpendicular line from to intersects at . The second intersection point of circumcircles of triangles and is . Prove that .

Solution
Let be the intersection point of and .
Consider the inversion , then the circumcircle of is sent to the nine-point circle of and the line is sent to the circumcircle of . Hence , , and are collinear.
Then since they are both perpendicular to . We have so, quadrilateral is cyclic, this implies that
Consider the inversion , then the circumcircle of is sent to the nine-point circle of and the line is sent to the circumcircle of . Hence , , and are collinear.
Then since they are both perpendicular to . We have so, quadrilateral is cyclic, this implies that
Techniques
InversionPolar triangles, harmonic conjugatesTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsAngle chasing