Let be a convex pentagon such that
Let be the midpoint of , and let be the circumcenter of triangle .
Given that , prove that .
Solution
Take a point on ray such that ; then since , we get
so is the angle bisector of .
On the other hand, we have
therefore quadrilateral is a parallelogram, and , the midpoint of diagonal , is also the midpoint of diagonal .
Next, let be the reflection of with respect to . Then perpendicularly bisects segment , hence , meaning that point lies on the circumcircle of . Thus .
On the other hand, angle and angle are symmetric with respect to the point , so . Therefore
This means that are four concyclic points, from which we obtain
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