Circles intersect at points and they are internally tangent to circle at points ,respectively. intersect with at points ,respectively.Another circle is internally tangent to and at .Prove that .(C.Ilyasov)
Solution
1. Identify the External Similitude Center:
Let be the external similitude center of circles and . By Monge's Theorem, the external similitude center of two circles and the internal similitude center of the same two circles lie on the line joining their centers. Since and are internally tangent to at points and respectively, lies on the line .
2. **Inversion with Pole :**
Consider an inversion with pole . This inversion will map the circles and to themselves because is their external similitude center. The inversion will also map the points and to themselves because they lie on the line .
3. Fixing the Small Circle:
The small circle that is internally tangent to , , and at is fixed by this inversion. This is because the inversion with pole interchanges and and fixes the small circle that is tangent to both.
4. Equality of Power of Point:
Since the inversion fixes the small circle, we have:
This implies that the circle with center and radius is an Apollonian circle of .
5. Apollonian Circle Property:
By the property of the Apollonian circle, the angles subtended by the points and at any point on the circle are equal. Therefore, we have:
Thus, we have proven that .