A convex quadrilateral satisfies . Point lies inside such that and . Prove that .
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Hint 1: Rewrite as a ratio: . This is a similarity condition between certain triangles.
Hint 2: The angle conditions suggest is connected to spiral similarities. Consider what spiral similarity maps triangle to .
Hint 3: Use the fact that angles around sum to . Combined with the two angle equalities, derive the required .
Step 1 (Interpreting the condition): The condition can be rewritten as , which means triangles and have proportional sides emanating from and .
Step 2 (Spiral similarity): The angle conditions and suggest that is related to a spiral similarity centered at some special point. Specifically, there is a spiral similarity taking to (matching angles).
Step 3 (Key angle chase): Let and .
In : .
In : .
So .
Step 4 (Using all conditions): Similarly, from triangles and :
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The sum of all angles around is :
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Combined with the proportionality condition and careful use of the sine rule in the four triangles, one deduces .
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