Problem

Source: 2007 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad grades 8-9 p6

Tags: geometry, fixed, tangent



A point $P$ is fixed inside the circle. $C$ is an arbitrary point of the circle, $AB$ is a chord passing through point $B$ and perpendicular to the segment $BC$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are projections of point $B$ onto lines $AC$ and $BC$. Prove that all line segments $XY$ are tangent to the same circle. (A. Zaslavsky)