Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with circumcircle ω and circumradius r. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at P. Suppose that AD=DP. Let S be the foot of the perpendicular from P to the line AB. Point Q lies on line SP such that PQ=r and S,P,Q lie on the line in that order. Let the line perpendicular to CQ from A intersect the line perpendicular to DQ from B at E. Prove that E lies on ω.
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
First observe that ∠DPA=∠BPC=∠CBP=∠CBD=∠CAD=∠PAD so DP=DA. Thus there is a symmetry in the problem statement swapping (A,D)↔(B,C). Let O be the centre of ω and let E be the reflection of P in CD which, by ∠CED=∠DPC=180∘−∠CPB=180∘−∠PBC=180∘−∠DBC lies on ω. We claim the two lines concur at E. By the symmetry noted above, it suffices to prove that BE⊥DQ and then AE⊥CQ will follow by symmetry. We have AO=PQ,AD=DP and ∠DAO=90∘−∠ABD=∠DPQ. Hence △AOD≅△PQD. Thus ∠QDB+∠DBE=∠ODA+∠DAE=∠ODA+∠AED=90∘ giving BE⊥DQ as required.
Solution 2
As in Solution 1, we prove that DA=DP and note the symmetry in the problem statement swapping (A,D)↔(B,C). Let Γ be the circumcircle of △PCD. Since DP=DA and ∠ACD=∠PCD, the radius of Γ is equal to that of ω. We have that ∠DPQ∠BPS=90∘−∠ABD=90∘−∠PCD. This, combined with PQ being equal to the common circumradius of Γ and ω, means that Q is the circumcentre of Γ. Let the perpendiculars to CQ, DQ from A, B intersect at E then we have ∠EAC=90∘−∠ACQ=90∘−∠QPC=90∘−∠SPA=∠CAB⇒∠EAB=2∠PAB ∠DBE=90∘−∠QDP=90∘−∠DPQ=90∘−∠BPS=∠ABD⇒∠ABE=2∠ABP. Combining these ∠BEA=180∘−2(∠PAB+∠ABP)=180∘−2∠APD=∠BDA which gives that E lies on ω.
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