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Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad

Mongolia geometry

Problem

Let be orthocenter of the triangle . A certain circle with diameter intersects circumcircle of the triangle at point which is different from . Prove that intersection point of and divides the line segment into equal parts.

(proposed by B. Battsengel)

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Solution
Let , be altitudes dropped from vertices , respectively. Consequently points , lie on the circle with diameter . Let be intersection point of line with line segment .

Since points , , , lie on a circle, .

On the other hand points , , , lie on a circle and furthermore . It yields and consequently triangles , are similar. From here we conclude that thus .



On the other hand, points , , , lie on a circle and consequently . Since points , , , lie on a circle, . From here we conclude that , thus triangles , are similar. Consequently we get and . Combining received results, we conclude

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasingDistance chasing