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common tangent wanted

Source: III Soros Olympiad 1996-97 R3 9.10 https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2416727_soros_olympiad_in_mathematics

May 31, 2024
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Problem Statement

Let MM be the intersection point of the diagonals of the parallelogram ABCDABCD. Consider three circles passing through MM, the first and second touch ABAB at points AA and BB, respectively, and the third passes through CC and DD. Let us denote by PP and CC, respectively, the intersection points of the first circle with the third and the second with the third, different from MM. Prove that the line PQPQ touches the first and second circles.