Isosceles △ABC (AC=BC) is inscribed in a circle k. A point M lies on the side BC. A point N from the ray AM (M lies between A and N) is such that AN=AC. The circumcircle of △MCN intersects k at C and P, where P is from the arc BC, not containing A. The lines AB and CP intersect at Q. Prove that ∠QMB=∠QMN.
Solution
Denote ∠MAC=α and ∠ACB=β. Let J be the incenter of △AMC. It follows that ∠AJM=90∘+β/2 and ∠ABM=90∘−β/2, which implies that the quadrilateral ABMJ is inscribed in a circle k1. Analogously we have that the quadrilateral MNCJ is inscribed in a circle k2 which in fact is the the circumcircle of △MCN. Therefore P is a point of k2. Since QA⋅QB=QC⋅QP, we conclude that Q has one and the same degree with respect to k1 and k2. Hence Q lies on JM, which is the angular bisector of ∠BNC. This implies the desired equality ∠QMB=∠QMN.
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