Problem

Source: Romania National Olympiad 2023

Tags: geometry, similar triangles, Menelaus



In the parallelogram $ABCD$, $AC \cap BD = { O }$, and $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$. Let $P \in (OC)$ and $MP \cap BC = { Q }$. We draw a line parallel to $MP$ from $O$, which intersects line $CD$ at point $N$. Show that $A,N,Q$ are collinear if and only if $P$ is the midpoint of $OC$.