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2012 geometry
Problem
Let be a triangle with circumcircle and circumcenter , and let be a point on the side different from the vertices and the midpoint of . Let be the point where the circumcircle of the triangle intersects for the second time and let be the point where meets the line . Let be the point where the circumcircle of the triangle intersects for the second time and let be the point where meets the line . Finally let be the point where the circumcircle of the triangle meets again. Prove that the triangles and are congruent.

Solution
Since the quadrilateral is cyclic, we have . (The angles are as shown in the figure.) Since the quadrilateral is cyclic, we have . Adding these we obtain . Therefore the points , , , are concyclic and passes through . We also have . Since these three angles are subtended by the chords , , of equal length in the circles , , , respectively, the radii of these circles are equal. Therefore the angles and are equal as they are subtended by chords and of the same length. It follows that the points , , are collinear. Similarly, , , are collinear and , , are collinear. Then and , and . Therefore the triangle is obtained by rotating the triangle by a rotation with center . Hence and are congruent.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsRotationAngle chasingTrigonometry