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Iranian Mathematical Olympiad

Iran geometry

Problem

The Euler circle of the acute-angled triangle is reflected with respect to the altitude from to and intersected the circumcircle of the triangle at distinct points and (). Let be the orthocenter of triangle . Prove that is the external angle bisector of .

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Solution
Let be the reflection of with respect to and be the reflection of with respect to . Notice that lies on the nine point circle (Euler circle) and lies on the circumcircle. Lines and intersect the circumcircle of triangle for the second time at and . Let be the midpoint of , so Since the point lies on the nine point circle, and , is the reflection of with respect to , so and the result follows.

Techniques

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