Problem

Source: 2021 Macedonian Team Selection Test P2

Tags: geometry



Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle such that $AB<AC$. Denote by $A'$ the reflection of $A$ with respect to $BC$. The circumcircle of $A'BC$ meets the rays $AB$ and $AC$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively, such that $B$ is between $A$ and $D$, and $E$ is between $A$ and $C$. Denote by $P$ and $Q$ the midpoints of the segments $CD$ and $BE$, and let $S$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Show that the lines $BC$ and $AA'$ meet on the circumcircle of $PQS$. Proposed by Nikola Velov