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MNK is a right angle

Source: Baltic Way 2007

November 30, 2010
geometrycircumcirclegeometric transformationdilationsimilar trianglesgeometry proposed

Problem Statement

Let MM be a point on the arc ABAB of the circumcircle of the triangle ABCABC which does not contain CC. Suppose that the projections of MM onto the lines ABAB and BCBC lie on the sides themselves, not on their extensions. Denote these projections by XX and YY, respectively. Let KK and NN be the midpoints of ACAC and XYXY, respectively. Prove that MNK=90\angle MNK=90^{\circ} .