Triangle is inscribed into circle . On sides , , there are points , , , respectively, such that . Ray intersects line at point . The common chord of and the circumscribed circle of intersects segment at point . Prove that . (Medeubek Kungozhin)
Solution

Suppose that . Let be a point on the side such that . Then
i. e. . On the tangent line to at point let's choose a point , such that . Then . Therefore, is cyclic. Let segments and intersect at point . Then
Thus, is inscribed into the circumcircle of triangle . It is known that the common chords of three pairs of circles, centers of which are not collinear, are concurrent. It means that the common chord of and the circumcircle of passes through point . Therefore, point coincides with , and follows from the definition of .
Solution 2:
Let's introduce some notation:
Since lies on the radical axis of the circumcircles of and , then
So,
According to Menelaus' theorem for triangle and transversal line :
Q. E. D.
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