Problem

Source: Turkey National Olympiad 2014 P4

Tags: geometry, geometry proposed



Let $P$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of non-parallel chords $k_1$ and $k_2$ of a circle $\omega$, respectively. Let the tangent lines of $\omega$ passing through the endpoints of $k_1$ intersect at $A$ and the tangent lines passing through the endpoints of $k_2$ intersect at $B$. Let the symmetric point of the orthocenter of triangle $ABP$ with respect to the line $AB$ be $R$ and let the feet of the perpendiculars from $R$ to the lines $AP, BP, AQ, BQ$ be $R_1, R_2, R_3, R_4$, respectively. Prove that \[ \frac{AR_1}{PR_1} \cdot \frac{PR_2}{BR_2} = \frac{AR_3}{QR_3} \cdot \frac{QR_4}{BR_4} \]