Angle chasing and cyclic quadrilaterals

MOSP-2005, June 13
Oleg Golberg

1. Points A, B, M lie in that order on a line. A line passing through M intersects the circle with diameter AB
at C and D with M C > M D. If O is the midpoint of AB and K is the second point of intersection of the
circumcircles of 4AOC and 4BOD, prove that ∠OKM = π2 .
2. Let O be the circumcenter of 4ABC. The circumcircle of 4BOC intersects the sides AB and AC at M and
N respectively. Point K is the reflection of the circumcenter of 4BOC about M N. Prove that AK⊥BC.
3. Points K, L lie on the sides AB, AC of 4ABC so that BKLC is a cyclic quadrilateral. The circumcircles of
4ABL and 4ACK intersect at A and P. If O is the circumcenter of 4KBC, show that ∠AP O = π2 . Does
your solution work if K = L = A, i.e. the constructed circles are tangent to AB and AC respectively?
4. Let K, L be the midpoints of the sides AB, AC of 4ABC respectively. A circle ωB with center on the arc
d which does not contain B is tangent to AC and passes through L. A circle ωC is defined similarly. Prove
AC,
that one of the common tangents of ωB , ωC passes through the incenter of 4ABC.
5. Points P, Q are isogonal conjugates in 4ABC. PA , PB , PC are the projections of P onto BC, CA, AB re-
spectively. Similarly, Qa , QB , QC are the projections of Q onto BC, CA, AB respectively. Prove that
PA , PB , PC , QA , QB , QC are concyclic.
6. Circles ω1 and ω2 with different radii intersect at M and N. AB and CD are the common tangents of ω1 and
ω2 with A, C on ω1 and B, D on ω2 . Prove that the line connecting the orthocenters of 4ABM and 4CDM
is parallel to the line connecting the centers of ω1 and ω2 .

7. Let M and H be the feet of the median and altitude of 4ABC outgoing from A. Points K, L inside ∠BAC
are chosen so that ∠BAK = ∠CAL and ∠BKA = ∠CLA = π2 . Prove that M, H, K, L are concyclic.

8. Let ABC be a scalene acute triangle. Let the bisector of the acute angle between the altitutes from B and
C of 4ABC intersect the sides AB and AC at P and Q respectively. Let the bisector of ∠BAC intersect
the segment connecting the orthocenter of 4ABC with the midpoint of BC at R. Prove that P, A, Q, R are
concyclic.
9. Let KL be a chord of a circle ω. Let M be the midpoint of KL.
(a) Chords AB, CD pass through M. The segments AC and BD intersect KL at P, Q repectively. Show
that KP = LQ.
(b) X, Y lie on chord KL such that XK = Y L. Chords AB, CD pass through X, Y respectively. The
segments AC and BD intersect KL at P, Q repectively. Show that KP = LQ.
10. Let ABCD be a quadrilateral circumscribed around a circle ω. The diagonal BD intersects ω at points K, L,
and M is the midpoint of KL. Show that ∠KM C = ∠KM A.
11. Let ω and I be the incircle and incenter of 4ABC respectively. Points K and L are the orthocenters of
4BIC and 4AIC. Let T be the common point of the side AB with the respective excircle of 4ABC. Prove
that the point of intersection of KL and CT lies on ω.

12. The bisectors of angles A, B, C of 4ABC intersect its circumcircle at points K, L, M respectively. A point
R is chosen on the side AB. Choose points P and Q such that RP k AK, BP ⊥BL, RQ k BL, and AQ⊥AK.
Prove that the lines KP, LQ, and M R are concurrent.
13. Let L be the Lemoine’s point of 4ABC, i.e. L is the common point of the simedieans of 4ABC. A point
A1 is chosen inside 4ABC so that ∠A1 AB = ∠A1 CA and ∠A1 AC = ∠A1 BA. Points B1 , C1 are defined
similarly. Prove that A1 , B1 , C1 , and L are concyclic.
14. Let P, Q be the Brocard’s points of 4ABC, i.e. ∠P AB = ∠P BC = ∠P CA and ∠QBA = ∠QAC = ∠QCB.
Prove that P, Q, the Lemoine’s point L of 4ABC, and its circumcenter O are concyclic. (Hint: use the
previous problem)
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15. ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle ω. Another circle ω1 is tangent to AC, BD and the arc AB
ω which does not contatin C. Let K, L be the common points of ω1 with AC, BD respectively. Prove that
the incenter of triangle ABC lies on KL.
16. A circle ω1 passes through the vertices B, C of a triangle ABC and intersects its sides AB and AC at K
d of ω1 , which does not contain B, and segments
and L respectively. Another circle ω2 touches the arc KL
AK, AL. If M is the common point of ω1 and ω2 , show that the incenter of 4ABC lies on the bisector of
∠BM C.
17. Let O be the circumcenter of a triangle ABC. The perpedicular bisectors of AO, BO, CO intersect lines
BC, CA, AB at A1 , B1 , C1 respectively. Prove that A1 , B1 , C1 lie on a line perpendicular to ON, where N is
the isogonal conjugate to the center of the nine-point circle of 4ABC.