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Geometry Difficulty 6.8 National olympiad Find the answer

ABCDABCD - quadrilateral inscribed in circle, and AB=BC,AD=3DCAB=BC,AD=3DC . Point RR is on the BDBD and DR=2RBDR=2RB. Point QQ is on ARAR and ADQ=BDQ\angle ADQ = \angle BDQ. Also ABQ+CBD=QBD\angle ABQ + \angle CBD = \angle QBD . ABAB intersect line DQDQ in point PP.
Find APD\angle APD

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Solution

1. Given that ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle, we know that opposite angles of the quadrilateral sum up to 180180^\circ.
2. Given AB=BCAB = BC and AD=3DCAD = 3DC, we can infer that ABC\triangle ABC is isosceles with AB=BCAB = BC.
3. Point RR is on BDBD such that DR=2RBDR = 2RB. This implies BR=13BDBR = \frac{1}{3}BD and DR=23BDDR = \frac{2}{3}BD.
4. Point QQ is on ARAR such that ADQ=BDQ\angle ADQ = \angle BDQ. This implies that DQDQ is the angle bisector of BDA\angle BDA.
5. Given ABQ+CBD=QBD\angle ABQ + \angle CBD = \angle QBD, we need to use this information to find APD\angle APD.

Let's proceed step-by-step:

1. Identify the properties of the angle bisector:
Since DQDQ is the angle bisector of BDA\angle BDA, by the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have:
BDDA=BRRA \frac{BD}{DA} = \frac{BR}{RA}
Given AD=3DCAD = 3DC, we can write DA=3DCDA = 3DC and BD=BR+DR=13BD+23BD=BDBD = BR + DR = \frac{1}{3}BD + \frac{2}{3}BD = BD.

2. **Use the given ratio DR=2RBDR = 2RB:**
DRRB=2    23BD13BD=2 \frac{DR}{RB} = 2 \implies \frac{\frac{2}{3}BD}{\frac{1}{3}BD} = 2
This confirms the given ratio.

3. Use the given angle condition:
Given ABQ+CBD=QBD\angle ABQ + \angle CBD = \angle QBD, we need to use this to find APD\angle APD.

4. Consider the isosceles triangle properties:
Since AB=BCAB = BC, ABC\triangle ABC is isosceles. Let MM be the midpoint of ADAD such that AM=MN=NDAM = MN = ND.

5. Use the cyclic quadrilateral properties:
Since ABCDABCD is cyclic, BDA=BCA\angle BDA = \angle BCA and BAC=CDE\angle BAC = \angle CDE.

6. Analyze the triangle properties:
Since CDE=NDE\triangle CDE = \triangle NDE, we have CE=ENCE = EN.

7. Use the angle bisector properties:
Since BCD=BND\triangle BCD = \triangle BND, we have CBD=NBD\angle CBD = \angle NBD and BC=BNBC = BN.

8. Analyze the bisector properties:
Since NBM=MBA\angle NBM = \angle MBA, BMBM is the bisector of NBA\angle NBA.

9. Use the cyclic properties:
Since BEC=180CBEBCE=180CADBAC=180BAD=180BNA=BND\angle BEC = 180^\circ - \angle CBE - \angle BCE = 180^\circ - \angle CAD - \angle BAC = 180^\circ - \angle BAD = 180^\circ - \angle BNA = \angle BND, we have BEC=ANE\triangle BEC = \triangle ANE.

10. Conclude the properties:
Since BE=NABE = NA, BR=MDBR = MD, and RBA=MBA\angle RBA = \angle MBA, we have BD=ADBD = AD.

11. Use the altitude properties:
Since DQDQ is the altitude of the isosceles triangle ADBADB, we have APD=90\angle APD = 90^\circ.

The final answer is 90\boxed{90^\circ}

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