Concyclic iff Opposite Slopes

Problem

Let EE be a non-circular conic whose axes of symmetry are parallel or perpendicular to the coordinate axes, and let A,B,C,DA,B,C,D be four distinct points on EE such that the lines ACAC and BDBD meet and both have slopes. Prove that A,B,C,DA,B,C,D are concyclic if and only if the slopes of ACAC and BDBD are negatives of each other.

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Difficulty8/10
TopicsCircles, Power of a Point, conic sections, analytic geometry

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