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Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus geometry

Problem

Let be the center of inscribed circle of the non-isosceles triangle . The ray meets circumscribed circle of the triangle at point . The circle passing through , , and meets again the ray at point . Prove that .

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Solution
Let be the circumcenter of the triangle . Let , , . We construct the line passing through and . Let be the point of intersection of this line and the ray . Since is a bisector of the angle , we have , and so the line is a perpendicular bisector of the segment . Therefore, , i.e. the triangle is isosceles and ( is the bisector of the angle ). Hence,





On the other hand, Therefore, . It follows that the points , , , and lie on the same circumference (passing through , , ). Thus, and coincide. Hence, , as required.

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasingDistance chasing