Let and two concentric circles centered at , with being larger than . A line through intersects at and at such that seperates and . Another line through intersects at and at such that separates and .
Show that the circumcircle of and the circles with diametres and have a common point.
Solution
1. Define the circles and points:
Let and be two concentric circles centered at , with being larger than . A line through intersects at and at such that separates and . Another line through intersects at and at such that separates and .
2. **Define the circles with diameters and :**
Let be the circle with diameter and be the circle with diameter .
3. Draw tangents to the circles:
Draw tangents to at and . Let these tangents meet at point . Similarly, draw tangents to at and . Let these tangents meet at point .
4. **Radical axis of circles and :**
The points and have equal powers with respect to and . Therefore, the line is the radical axis of and .
5. **Intersection of the circumcircle of with :**
Observe that lies on the circumcircle of . However, this is not the required point since its power with respect to is . Let be the projection of on . This is the second intersection of the circumcircle of with .
6. Angles and cyclic quadrilaterals:
We claim that is the required point. Note that since are concyclic. Since , we have .
7. **Cyclic quadrilateral :**
Also, since is cyclic and . Thus, .
8. Conclusion:
Therefore, . So, and since is the radical axis, is also on .