3. (Turkey)
In , the incircle touches the sides
at
points , respectively. Point
is a point on , and the incircle of
touches the side and is tangent to at points , respectively.
Prove: is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Solution
Prove that if is parallel to , then is the axis of symmetry of , and thus the quadrilateral is a cyclic quadrilateral.
If is not parallel to , assume that the extension of intersects the extension of at . By Menelaus' theorem, we have
Given ,
and , we have
By the converse of Menelaus' theorem, we know that are collinear, thus,
Therefore, is a cyclic quadrilateral.
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