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Problem
Let be a triangle with an obtuse angle at vertex , let and be midpoints of the segments and respectively, let be a point on the segment such that , and let be a point on the segment such that . Prove that the points and are collinear if and only if . (Matija Bašić)

Solution
Obviously, is a rectangle. The triangles and are similar with the coefficient of similarity . The points , and are collinear if and only if .
Let and . Then , , , and the equality is equivalent to , i.e. .
Therefore is equivalent to , i.e. .
Let and . Then , , , and the equality is equivalent to , i.e. .
Therefore is equivalent to , i.e. .
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