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Problem 1405

National Olympiad second round; IMO P1/P4
Geometry Difficulty 7.0 Prove it KöMaL problem A · Hungary · 2016

There is given a positive integer kk, some distinct points A1,A2,,A2k+1A_1,A_2,\ldots,A_{2k+1} and OO in the plane, and a line \ell passing through OO. For every i=1,,2k+1i=1,\ldots,2k+1, let BiB_i be the reflection of AiA_i about \ell, and let the lines OBiOB_i and Ai+kAi+k+1A_{i+k}A_{i+k+1} meet CiC_i. (The indices are considered modulo 2k+12k+1: A2k+2=A1A_{2k+2}=A_1, A2k+3=A2A_{2k+3}=A_2, ..., and it is assumed that these intersections occur.) Show that if the points C1,C2,,C2kC_1,C_2,\ldots,C_{2k} lie on a line then that line passes through C2k+1C_{2k+1} also.
(5 pont)

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