Problem

Source: Russian Regional Olympiad 2010 10.6

Tags: ratio, geometry, circle



The tangent lines to the circle $\omega$ at points $B$ and $D$ intersect at point $P$. The line passing through $P$ cuts out from circle chord $AC$. Through an arbitrary point on the segment $AC$ a straight line parallel to $BD$ is drawn. Prove that it divides the lengths of polygonal $ABC$ and $ADC$ in the same ratio.

HIDE: last sentence was in Russian: Докажите, что она делит длины ломаных ABC и ADC в одинаковых отношениях.