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Convex quadrilateral ABCDA B C D has right angles A\angle A and C\angle C and is such that AB=BCA B=B C and AD=CDA D=C D. The diagonals ACA C and BDB D intersect at point MM. Points PP and QQ lie on the circumcircle of triangle AMBA M B and segment CDC D, respectively, such that points P,MP, M, and QQ are collinear. Suppose that mABC=160m \angle A B C=160^{\circ} and mQMC=40m \angle Q M C=40^{\circ}. Find MPMQM P \cdot M Q, given that MC=6M C=6.

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Solution

Note that mQPB=mMPB=mMAB=mCAB=BCA=CDBm \angle Q P B=m \angle M P B=m \angle M A B=m \angle C A B=\angle B C A=\angle C D B. Thus, MPMQ=MBMDM P \cdot M Q=M B \cdot M D. On the other hand, segment CMC M is an altitude of right triangle BCDB C D, so MBMD=MC2=36M B \cdot M D=M C^{2}=36.

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