Let be a quadrilateral inscribed into the circle. With centers we draw circles respectively, not having common points. The circle intersects the sides of the quadrilateral at the points , the circle at the points , the circle at the points and the circle at the points . Prove that the quadrilateral created by the lines and is cyclic. (E. Psychas)
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Solution
Since the triangles and are isosceles, using small letters for their equal angles we have the equalities:
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Since the quadrilateral is cyclic, we have:
Let now the lines form the quadrilateral . From the triangle , we have: , while from the triangle , we have: . Summing up the last two relations and using (5) and (6) we obtain: .
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