Let be a convex polygon. Point is a point inside this polygon, and its projections onto are respectively , where lie respectively within the segments . Prove that: for any points lying respectively within the segments , it satisfies
Solution
Denote , , .
Lemma: Let be a point inside . Then must lie inside one of the circumscribed circles of the triangles .
Proof: If lies in one of the triangles , then the conclusion clearly holds. Otherwise lies inside the polygon (as in Figure 1). Then
therefore there exists an index such that
Since the quadrilateral is convex, this means that lies inside the circumscribed circle of .
Applying the above lemma, lies inside the circumscribed circle of some .
Consider respectively the circumscribed circles and of and (as in Figure 2); let and be their radii respectively. Then we obtain
hence

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
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