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KöMaL 2016 A662

    The points A1A_1, A2A_2, A3A_3, A4A_4, B1B_1, B2B_2, B3B_3, B4B_4 lie on a parabola in this order. For every pair (i,j)(i,j) with 1≤i,j≤41\le i,j\le4 and i≠ji\ne j , let rijr_{ij} denote the ratio in which the line AjBjA_jB_j divides the segment AiBiA_iB_i. (That is, if AiBiA_iB_i and AjBjA_jB_j meet at XX then rij=AiXXBir_{ij}=\frac{A_iX}{XB_i}.) Show that if two of the numbers r12⋅r21⋅r34⋅r43r_{12} \cdot r_{21} \cdot r_{34} \cdot r_{43}, r13⋅r31⋅r24⋅r42r_{13} \cdot r_{31} \cdot r_{24} \cdot r_{42} and r14⋅r41⋅r23⋅r32r_{14} \cdot r_{41} \cdot r_{23} \cdot r_{32} coincide then the third one is also equal to them.

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