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PrintXXVII Olimpiada Matemática Rioplatense
Argentina geometry
Problem
Let be a point in the exterior of a circumference , and let be one of the tangents from to . The line passes through and intersects in and , with between and . Let be the point symmetric to with respect to . Let and be the circumferences circumscribed to the triangles and respectively; and intersect in . The line intersects in another point . Prove that .

Solution
Note that ; then, . As a consequence, if is the second intersection point of the line with , it follows that is an isosceles trapezoid and so, .
On the other hand, since , we have that , and taking into account that , it follows that is a parallelogram. Then, .
Therefore, , as we wanted to prove.
On the other hand, since , we have that , and taking into account that , it follows that is a parallelogram. Then, .
Therefore, , as we wanted to prove.
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