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Two-part geometry

Source: Romania JBMO TST 2024 Day 1 P4

July 31, 2024
geometry

Problem Statement

Let ABCABC be a triangle. An arbitrary circle which passes through the points B,CB,C intersects the sides AC,ABAC,AB for the second time in D,ED,E respectively. The line BDBD intersects the circumcircle of the triangle AECAEC at PP{} and QQ{} and the line CECE intersects the circumcircle of the triangle ABDABD at RR{} and SS{} such that PP{} is situated on the segment BDBD{} and RR{} lies on the segment CE.CE. Prove that:
[*]The points P,Q,RP,Q,R and SS{} are concyclic. [*]The triangle APQAPQ is isosceles.
Petru Braica