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China Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

China geometry

Problem

Let be a convex quadrilateral. Let be the intersection of and . Let and be the intersections of the circumcircle of with the circumcircle of . Let and be the intersections of with the circumcircle of and respectively. Prove that is the midpoint of .

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Solution
Since and , and are similar. Hence,



Similarly, Hence,

Dividing ① by ②, we have

Since and , and are similar. Hence,



Combining ④ and ③ yields , as desired.

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