Problem

Source: Indian IMOTC 2013, Team Selection Test 4, Problem 3

Tags: geometry, circumcircle, angle bisector, perpendicular bisector, geometry proposed



In a triangle $ABC$, with $AB \ne BC$, $E$ is a point on the line $AC$ such that $BE$ is perpendicular to $AC$. A circle passing through $A$ and touching the line $BE$ at a point $P \ne B$ intersects the line $AB$ for the second time at $X$. Let $Q$ be a point on the line $PB$ different from $P$ such that $BQ = BP$. Let $Y$ be the point of intersection of the lines $CP$ and $AQ$. Prove that the points $C, X, Y, A$ are concyclic if and only if $CX$ is perpendicular to $AB$.