Problem

Source: 2022 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad grades 8-9 p3

Tags: equal segments, geometry



In quadrilateral $ABCD$, sides $AB$ and $CD$ are equal (but not parallel), points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $AD$ and $BC$. The perpendicular bisector of $MN$ intersects sides $AB$ and $CD$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Prove that $AP = CQ$. (M. Kungozhin)