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1999 USAMO
Problems
(1)
Cyclic Quad
Source: USAMO 1999 Problem 2
10/3/2005
Let
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
be a cyclic quadrilateral. Prove that
∣
A
B
−
C
D
∣
+
∣
A
D
−
B
C
∣
≥
2
∣
A
C
−
B
D
∣
.
|AB - CD| + |AD - BC| \geq 2|AC - BD|.
∣
A
B
−
C
D
∣
+
∣
A
D
−
BC
∣
≥
2∣
A
C
−
B
D
∣.
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