IMO Shortlist 1959 problem 5
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Avg: 6,0 An arbitrary point is selected in the interior of the segment . The square and are constructed on the same side of , with segments and as their respective bases. The circles circumscribed about these squares, with centers and , intersect at and also at another point . Let denote the point of intersection of the straight lines and .
a) Prove that and coincide;
b) Prove that the straight lines pass through a fixed point independent of the choice of ;
c) Find the locus of the midpoints of the segments as varies between and .
a) Prove that and coincide;
b) Prove that the straight lines pass through a fixed point independent of the choice of ;
c) Find the locus of the midpoints of the segments as varies between and .
Izvor: Međunarodna matematička olimpijada, shortlist 1959