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Problem
Chord is the perpendicular bisector of chord , intersecting it in . Between and point is taken, and extended meets the circle in . Then, for any selection of , as described, is similar to: 
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(B)
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Solution
Note that is a right triangle with one of the angles being . This leads to prediction that is the similar triangle as it shares an angle, and to prove this, we need to show that is a diameter. If we let be on so that , then by SAS Congruency, , so . Since three points define a circle and point is equidistant from three points, is the center, so is a diameter. Therefore, is a right angle, and by AA Similarity, we can confirm that . The answer is .
Final answer
A