A quadrilateral ABCD with ∠BAD+∠ADC>180∘ is circumscribed around a circle of center I. A line through I meets AB and CD at points X and Y, respectively. Prove that if IX=IY then AX⋅DY=BX⋅CY.
Solution
Denote by M and N the tangent points of the incircle of ABCD with AB and CD, respectively. It follows from ∠BAD+∠ADC>180∘ that AB∥CD and ∠MIN<180∘. Also, the equalities IM=IN, ∠IMX=∠INY and IX=IY show that △IMX≅△INY, implying ∠IYN=∠IXM. If X∈BM and Y∈DN (or X∈AM and Y∈CN) then the equality ∠IYN=∠IXM implies AB∥CD, a contradiction. Therefore X∈XB and Y∈NC. It follows from AXYD that ∠AXI=∠DYI=180∘−2∠A−2∠D, giving ∠AIX=2∠D and ∠DIY=2∠A. Therefore △AIX∼△IDY, which implies that AX⋅DY=IY⋅IX. Analogously, △BIX∼△ICY, i.e. BX⋅CY=IY⋅IX. Hence AX⋅DY=BX⋅CY.
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