Problem
1951 AHSME Problem 46
AB is a fixed diameter of a circle whose center is O. From C, any point on the circle, a chord CD is drawn perpendicular to AB. Then, as C moves over a semicircle, the bisector of angle OCD cuts the circle in a point that always:
\textbf{(A)}\ \text{bisects the arc }AB\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{trisects the arc }AB\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{varies} \textbf{(D)}\ \text{is as far from }AB\text{ as from }D\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{is equidistant from }B\text{ and }C
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