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SELECTION and TRAINING SESSION

Belarus geometry

Problem

Consider a fixed circle with three fixed points , , and on it. Also let us fix a real number . For a variable point on , let be the point on the segment such that . Let be the second point of intersection of the circumcircles of the triangles and .

Prove that as varies, the point lies on a fixed circle.

(IMO-2014 Shortlist, Problem G4)
Solution
3. See IMO-2014 Shortlist, Problem G4.

Techniques

Spiral similarityInversionHomothetyCircle of ApolloniusConstructions and lociAngle chasing