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PrintBxMO Team Selection Test, March 2020
Netherlands 2020 geometry
Problem
On a circle with centre there are three distinct points , , and such that . The point lies inside the circle in such a way that is isosceles. The second intersection point of and the circle is called . Prove that .
Solution
We will prove that and , which proves the statement.
In the cyclic quadrilateral , we have . As we also have , hence . We see that . Moreover, and are inscribed angles on chords and of the same length, hence . Triangles and have two pairs of equal angles; because they also have the side in common, they are congruent. We conclude that and .
The inscribed angle theorem yields . From the equality we just found, we get that , hence . Moreover, (radius of the circle), hence is isosceles with an angle of , which yields that the triangle is equilateral. This means that .
This concludes the proof that .
In the cyclic quadrilateral , we have . As we also have , hence . We see that . Moreover, and are inscribed angles on chords and of the same length, hence . Triangles and have two pairs of equal angles; because they also have the side in common, they are congruent. We conclude that and .
The inscribed angle theorem yields . From the equality we just found, we get that , hence . Moreover, (radius of the circle), hence is isosceles with an angle of , which yields that the triangle is equilateral. This means that .
This concludes the proof that .
Techniques
Cyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing