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58th Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad

Ukraine geometry

Problem

In isosceles triangle with the vertex in there are altitudes and . Point is such that is a rectangle. Find the angle . (Bogdan Rublyov)
Solution
Let us denote by the intersection of diagonals of rectangle (Fig. 3). Since has right angle, , therefore, . Hence, is the right triangle with the hypotenuse , which yields .
Final answer
90°

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasing