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22. (GBR 4) (SL77-8).

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22. (GBR 4) (SL77-8).

Solution

22. Since the quadrilateral OA1BB1O A_{1} B B_{1} is cyclic, OA1B1=OBC\angle O A_{1} B_{1}=\angle O B C. By using the analogous equalities we obtain OA4B4=OB3C3=OC2D2=\angle O A_{4} B_{4}=\angle O B_{3} C_{3}=\angle O C_{2} D_{2}= OD1A1=OAB\angle O D_{1} A_{1}=\angle O A B, and similarly OB4A4=OBA\angle O B_{4} A_{4}=\angle O B A. Hence OA4B4\triangle O A_{4} B_{4} \sim OAB\triangle O A B. Analogously, we have for the other three pairs of triangles OB4C4OBC,OC4D4OCD,OD4A4ODA\triangle O B_{4} C_{4} \sim \triangle O B C, \triangle O C_{4} D_{4} \sim \triangle O C D, \triangle O D_{4} A_{4} \sim \triangle O D A, and consequently ABCDA4B4C4D4A B C D \sim A_{4} B_{4} C_{4} D_{4}.

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