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2001 Baltic Way
Problems
(1)
5 concyclic points A,B,C,D,E have AB||EC, AC||ED
Source: Baltic Way 2001
11/17/2010
The points
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
,
E
A, B, C, D, E
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
,
E
lie on the circle
c
c
c
in this order and satisfy
A
B
∥
E
C
AB\parallel EC
A
B
∥
EC
and
A
C
∥
E
D
AC\parallel ED
A
C
∥
E
D
. The line tangent to the circle
c
c
c
at
E
E
E
meets the line
A
B
AB
A
B
at
P
P
P
. The lines
B
D
BD
B
D
and
E
C
EC
EC
meet at
Q
Q
Q
. Prove that
∣
A
C
∣
=
∣
P
Q
∣
|AC|=|PQ|
∣
A
C
∣
=
∣
PQ
∣
.
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