1979 USAMO Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

$N$ is the north pole. $A$ and $B$ are points on a great circle through $N$ equidistant from $N$. $C$ is a point on the equator. Show that the great circle through $C$ and $N$ bisects the angle $ACB$ in the spherical triangle $ABC$ (a spherical triangle has great circle arcs as sides).

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1979 USAMO (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 1
Followed by
Problem 3
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