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Problem
In an acute triangle such that , points and are respectively the feet of altitudes from vertices and . The circumcircle of the triangle with the centre and the circumcircle of the triangle with the centre intersect in points and . If the point is the midpoint of the segment , prove that points , , and lie on the same circle. (Stipe Vidak)

Solution
Firstly note that the circumcircle of the triangle passes through the ortho-centre of the triangle . The segment is the diameter of that circle. Since the segment is the common chord of circumcircles of triangles and , the line is perpendicular to the line through their centres.
Since , we have . It is well-known that , so . Since (both lines are perpendicular to ), it follows that is a parallelogram, so . We can conclude that , and that means that the points , and are collinear. Since , the quadrilateral is an isosceles trapezium, hence it is inscribed in a circle.
Since , we have . It is well-known that , so . Since (both lines are perpendicular to ), it follows that is a parallelogram, so . We can conclude that , and that means that the points , and are collinear. Since , the quadrilateral is an isosceles trapezium, hence it is inscribed in a circle.
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