A convex quadrilateral with is inscribed in a circle with centre . Let be the intersection of diagonals and . If is a point inside such that , prove that and are collinear.
Solution
We only work on the configuration as shown since the other cases are similar.
We have
Let be the centre of . Then we find that
This shows , , , are concyclic. As , lie on the perpendicular bisector of , is just the intersection of the tangents at and to . Similarly, let be the intersection of the tangents at and to . Then is the centre of .
Clearly, lies on the radical axis of and . Secondly, since we have , also lies on this radical axis. Lastly, the powers of with respect to the two circles are and respectively as and are the tangents. Since , these powers are equal so that lies on the radical axis. Therefore, , , are collinear.
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