14. (ROM 5) Let be a convex quadrilateral for which the circle with diameter is tangent to the line . Show that the circle with diameter is tangent to the line if and only if the lines and are parallel.
Solution
14. Let and be the midpoints of and , and let be their projections on and , respectively. We know that , and hence
The line is tangent to the circle with diameter if and only if , or equivalently,
By (1), this is further equivalent to . But since , this reduces to , i.e., to .
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