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Easy circle geometry from Romania

Source: Romanian NMO 2021 grade 7 P1

April 15, 2023
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Problem Statement

Let C\mathcal C be a circle centered at OO and AOA\ne O be a point in its interior. The perpendicular bisector of the segment OAOA meets C\mathcal C at the points BB and CC, and the lines ABAB and ACAC meet C\mathcal C again at DD and EE, respectively. Show that the circles (OBC)(OBC) and (ADE)(ADE) have the same centre.
Ion Pătrașcu, Ion Cotoi