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Print33rd Hellenic Mathematical Olympiad
Greece geometry
Problem
Let () be a trapezium with and . Denote by the point of intersection of the two non parallel sides and , the symmetric point of with respect to the line and the midpoint of . It is given that the line is perpendicular to the line . Prove that the line is perpendicular to the line .

Solution
Let the line meets at points , respectively. Then in the triangle , is the midpoint of and . Hence is the midpoint of . Therefore in the triangle , connects the midpoints of two sides, and hence:
Moreover in the triangle , are altitudes, and hence is the ortho-center of the triangle. Hence: From (1) and (2) we conclude that . Figure 1
Moreover in the triangle , are altitudes, and hence is the ortho-center of the triangle. Hence: From (1) and (2) we conclude that . Figure 1
Techniques
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