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Vietnam geometry
Problem
Let be an acute, scalene triangle with orthocenter and , , be the feet of altitudes from vertices , , respectively. Let be the circumcircle of triangle with centre and , be the midpoints of , respectively. meets again at , meets again at .
a) Prove that is perpendicular to .
b) Let meet at , meet the circumcircle of triangle again at and meet , at , respectively. Prove that , and are concurrent.

a) Prove that is perpendicular to .
b) Let meet at , meet the circumcircle of triangle again at and meet , at , respectively. Prove that , and are concurrent.
Solution
a) It is well known that , are both tangent to . Thus, is the symmedian of , it follows that . Hence, , are isogonal with respect to angle . It is clear that is the diameter of . Therefore is the altitude of .
b) Since is the midpoint of , it's clear that is the Euler's circle of with the diameter . Besides, this implies that , , and are concyclic. Therefore, since (both lines are perpendicular to ). Hence, Let be the radical center of , and . Since is the radical axis of and then passes through . Similarly, passes through . Since the centers of , and are collinear, we have and are tangent at , thus is tangent to , in other words, . Hence, , it follows that , and are concurrent.
b) Since is the midpoint of , it's clear that is the Euler's circle of with the diameter . Besides, this implies that , , and are concyclic. Therefore, since (both lines are perpendicular to ). Hence, Let be the radical center of , and . Since is the radical axis of and then passes through . Similarly, passes through . Since the centers of , and are collinear, we have and are tangent at , thus is tangent to , in other words, . Hence, , it follows that , and are concurrent.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsRadical axis theoremPolar triangles, harmonic conjugatesIsogonal/isotomic conjugates, barycentric coordinatesAngle chasing