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Romania geometry
Problem
In an acute triangle, three of the adjacent angles around the orthocenter, made by the altitudes, have their measures directly proportional with , and , and the sum of the other three angles is . Find the measure of the angles of the triangle. Constantin Apostol

Solution
The sum of the measures of the angles directly proportional with , and is . Their measures are , , , with , hence .
There are three pairs of opposite angles around the orthocenter, so they must be equal. On one side of an altitude must be one angle of each pair. Since three of the angles have measures , , , the other three must have measures , , .
Using these angles we find the measures of the angles between the altitudes and the sides: , , , hence the angles of the triangle have measures , , .
There are three pairs of opposite angles around the orthocenter, so they must be equal. On one side of an altitude must be one angle of each pair. Since three of the angles have measures , , , the other three must have measures , , .
Using these angles we find the measures of the angles between the altitudes and the sides: , , , hence the angles of the triangle have measures , , .
Final answer
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Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasing