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Phenomenal Construction

Source: KöMaL A. 799

March 24, 2022
komalgeometryconstruction

Problem Statement

For a given quadrilateral A1A2B1B2,A_1A_2B_1B_2, a point PP is called phenomenal, if line segments A1A2A_1A_2 and B1B2B_1B_2 subtend the same angle at point PP (i.e. triangles PA1A2PA_1A_2 and PB1B2PB_1B_2 which can be also also degenerate have equal inner angles at point PP disregarding orientation).
Three non-collinear points, A1,A2,A_1,A_2, and B1B_1 are given in the plane. Prove that it is possible to find a disc in the plane such that for every point B2B_2 on the disc, the quadrilateral A1A2B1B2A_1A_2B_1B_2 is convex and it is possible to construct seven distinct phenomenal points (with respect to A1A2B1B2A_1A_2B_1B_2) only using a right ruler.
With a right ruler the following two operations are allowed:
[*]Given two points it is possible to draw the straight line connecting them; [*]Given a point and a straight line, it is possible to draw the straight line passing through the given point which is perpendicular to the given line.
Proposed by Á. Bán-Szabó, Budapest