Let be a convex pentagon such that , and . Let be the midpoint of , and let be the circumcenter of triangle . Given that , prove that . (Ukraine)
Solution
Choose point on ray such that ; then from we have , so is the bisector of . On the other hand, we have , hence quadrilateral is a parallelogram, and the midpoint of its diagonal is also the midpoint of the other diagonal . Next, let point be symmetrical to with respect to . Then is the perpendicular bisector of segment , and hence , which means that point lies on the circumcircle of triangle . Hence we have . On the other hand, the angles and are symmetrical with respect to , so . Therefore, . This means that the points are concyclic, and hence , as desired. !
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