Problem:
Let and be given points on a circle . For an arbitrary point on denote by the point on the line such that and is between and . Find the locus of the points .
Solution
Solution:
Let be the diameter of such that and let . Then is constant and we have since is isosceles. Therefore belongs to an arc of the circle , from which the segment is seen by the angle .

Analogously, for we have , and we conclude that belongs to an arc of the circle , from which the segment is seen by the angle . Let be the tangent line to at the point and , . Let be the half-plane with respect to , containing . Since is between and we have . Therefore the required locus consists of the arcs of and belonging to .
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