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prove that triangle $DEF$ is equilateral

Source: Canadian Mathematical Olympiad 2006, problem 5

January 28, 2007
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Problem Statement

The vertices of a right triangle ABCABC inscribed in a circle divide the circumference into three arcs. The right angle is at AA, so that the opposite arc BCBC is a semicircle while arc BCBC and arc ACAC are supplementary. To each of three arcs, we draw a tangent such that its point of tangency is the mid point of that portion of the tangent intercepted by the extended lines AB,ACAB,AC. More precisely, the point DD on arc BCBC is the midpoint of the segment joining the points DD' and DD'' where tangent at DD intersects the extended lines AB,ACAB,AC. Similarly for EE on arc ACAC and FF on arc ABAB. Prove that triangle DEFDEF is equilateral.