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Tags: AMC, USA(J)MO, geometry, trapezoid, WOOT, 2011 USAJMO, xtimmyGgettingflamed



Points $A,B,C,D,E$ lie on a circle $\omega$ and point $P$ lies outside the circle. The given points are such that (i) lines $PB$ and $PD$ are tangent to $\omega$, (ii) $P, A, C$ are collinear, and (iii) $DE \parallel AC$. Prove that $BE$ bisects $AC$.