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2012 geometry

Problem

Let be a triangle, its circumcenter and the bisector of the angle where . Let be the line passing through and parallel to the bisector . Prove that passes through the orthocenter of the triangle if and only if is isosceles or .

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Solution
Let be the center of mass of the triangle . Assume that . Since are collinear, then . Suppose that meets the circumcircle of again at point and consider the midpoints of , respectively. Let the lines and meet at and let the lines and meet at . Then and is the center of mass of the isosceles triangle . Therefore we have If , then the lines and coincide and is isosceles. If , then the triangle is equilateral, and .



To prove the converse assume that . Then and the triangle is equilateral. Hence coincide with the center of mass of the triangle . Since , it follows that .

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleAngle chasing