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Croatia geometry
Problem
Let be a square, and let be the circle centred at passing through , and the point inside the square. Tangent on at intersects the segments and at and , respectively. Let and be the intersections of the lines and with the segment , respectively. Prove that the lines , and are passing through the same point.

Solution
Note that the lines and are tangent to the circle , hence , and the triangles and are congruent. Analogously, , and the triangles and are congruent.
Let us denote and . Since , it follows that . Now we have and , i.e. .
Hence, the quadrilateral is cyclic, and , i.e. . Similarly, the quadrilateral is cyclic, and .
Since the segments and are the altitudes of the triangle , so as the segment , we finally conclude that the lines , and are passing through the same point - the orthocentre of the triangle .
Let us denote and . Since , it follows that . Now we have and , i.e. .
Hence, the quadrilateral is cyclic, and , i.e. . Similarly, the quadrilateral is cyclic, and .
Since the segments and are the altitudes of the triangle , so as the segment , we finally conclude that the lines , and are passing through the same point - the orthocentre of the triangle .
Techniques
TangentsCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasingTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circle