Two Circumcircles in Triangle: What is this about?
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Let point P lie on a side AB of ΔABC. Circle C(A) is the circumcircle of ΔAPC, with circumcenter at O. Circle C(B) is the circumcircle of ΔBPC, with circumcenter at O'. AO' crosses C(A) in M. CM crosses C(B) in D. Show that
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Proof
If O lies on AC, AC is the diameter of C(A) and hence any inscribed angle subtended by AC is right. In particular, ∠APC is right. But then its supplementary angle BPC is also right and is inscribed into C(B). The chord it is subtended by must be a diameter in C(B). Therefore, O' lies on BC. The argument is obviously reversible.
If O lies on AC, then ∠AMC is also right (inscribed in C(A)) and so is ∠CDB (inscribed in C(B)). ∠CMO' is right as supplementary to ∠AMC. We conclude that two triangles CDB and CMO' that share an angle at C have angles CDB and CMO' also equal. They are thus similar. From here,
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