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BMO Round 1, 2022

Geometry Difficulty 7.0 National Olympiad, round 2 Prove it United Kingdom

Two circles Γ1\Gamma_1 and Γ2\Gamma_2 have centres O1O_1 and O2O_2 respectively. They pass through each other's centres and intersect at AA and BB. The point CC lies on the minor arc BO2BO_2 of Γ1\Gamma_1. The points DD and EE lie on the line O2CO_2C such that ∠AO1D=∠DO1C\angle AO_1D = \angle DO_1C and ∠CO1E=∠EO1B\angle CO_1E = \angle EO_1B. Prove that triangle DO1EDO_1E is equilateral.

(A minor arc of a circle is the shorter of the two arcs with given endpoints.)

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