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Problem 1701

IMO Shortlist mid-range; USAMO P2/P5
Geometry Difficulty 8.0 Prove it KöMaL problem A · Hungary · 2015

There is given a convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD and a point PP in the interior of the triangle BCDBCD in such a way that the quadrilateral ABPDABPD has an inscribed circle, and the three inscribed circles of the quadrilateral ABPDABPD, the triangle BCPBCP and the triangle CDPCDP, respectively, are pairwise tangent to each other. Denote by QQ and RR the points tangency on the line segments BPBP and DPDP, respectively. Let the lines BPBP and ARAR meet at SS, let the lines DPDP and AQAQ meet at TT, and let the lines BTBT and DSDS meet at UU. Show that the line CUCU bisects the angle BCDBCD.
(5 pont)

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