Problem

Source: Mediterranean Mathematical Olympiad 2020 P4 MMC

Tags: geometry, collinear



Let $P,Q,R$ be three points on a circle $k_1$ with $|PQ|=|PR|$ and $|PQ|>|QR|$. Let $k_2$ be the circle with center in $P$ that goes through $Q$ and $R$. The circle with center $Q$ through $R$ intersects $k_1$ in another point $X\ne R$ and intersects $k_2$ in another point $Y\ne R$. The two points $X$ and $R$ lie on different sides of the line through $PQ$. Show that the three points $P$, $X$, $Y$ lie on a common line.