Circles and intersect at two points and , and is the diameter of circle . Construct a tangent line of circle at and intersecting circle at another point . We join to intersect at point , then join and extend it to intersect circle at point . Assume that is an arbitrary point on the line segment . We join and extend it to intersect circle at point , and join and extend it to intersect the extended line of at point .
Prove that .
Solution
由於 是圓 的直徑, 是 的切線, 所以 , 。故 為圓 的直徑。
因為 , 所以 , 故 。

連 , 知 。故
所以 。於是有 , 即 。
由圓幂定理知 , 故 。所以 , 再由合分比知 , 證畢。
Since is the diameter of circle , and is a tangent line of , we have , . Hence is the diameter of circle .
Because , we have , hence .

Join , and we know . Hence
so . Thus we have , that is, .
By the power of a point theorem, , hence . Therefore , and then by the property of composition of ratios, . This completes the proof.
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