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Excircle of APR at AP = excircle of PQB at PQ <==> S is...

Source: 4th German TST 2005, problem 2, by Arend Bayer

May 12, 2005
geometrycircumcircleangle bisectorgeometry proposed

Problem Statement

Let ABCABC be a triangle satisfying BC<CABC < CA. Let PP be an arbitrary point on the side ABAB (different from AA and BB), and let the line CPCP meet the circumcircle of triangle ABCABC at a point SS (apart from the point CC). Let the circumcircle of triangle ASPASP meet the line CACA at a point RR (apart from AA), and let the circumcircle of triangle BPSBPS meet the line CBCB at a point QQ (apart from BB). Prove that the excircle of triangle APRAPR at the side APAP is identical with the excircle of triangle PQBPQB at the side PQPQ if and only if the point SS is the midpoint of the arc ABAB on the circumcircle of triangle ABCABC.