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Mathematica competitions in Croatia

Croatia geometry

Problem

Let be a cyclic quadrilateral such that and let be the intersection of its diagonals. Let be the second intersection of the diagonal with the circle passing through , and the incentre of the triangle . Prove that .

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Solution
We denote in the isosceles triangle . Then . Let be the incentre of the triangle . We have Since the quadrilateral is cyclic we can prove that (independently of the position of the point ) so the triangle is isosceles and .

Note that the triangles and are similar because and (suspended angles over the chord ). Hence i.e. .

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Cyclic quadrilateralsTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasing