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PrintChina Mathematical Competition (Extra Test)
China geometry
Problem
As shown in the diagram, in , , , point is a circumcenter and is the intersection point of two altitudes and . Points and are on the line segments and respectively, and satisfy . Determine the value of .

Solution
We take on and join , and . From the property of the circumcenter of a triangle, we know that . From the property of the orthocenter of a triangle, we get . So . Then four points , , and are concyclic. Hence . In addition, and . Therefore, . It follows that , and . In , by the sine rule, we get . In view of and , we get , and Therefore,
Final answer
sqrt(3)
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasingTrigonometry