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Estonia geometry
Problem
In an acute triangle with , the altitudes and intersect at . The tangent to the circumcircle of at intersects the circumcircle of at . The circumcircles of and intersect at . Prove that .


Solution
From (Fig. 5) we deduce that is cyclic. By definition, lies on this circle as well, so where the final equality is due to the tangent-chord theorem.
Let be the intersection of the lines and (Fig. 6). It's sufficient to show that or that lies on the circumcircles of and , as we have . To show this we notice that Fig. 5 Fig. 6
which shows that the points , , and are concyclic. Analogously we show that , , and are concyclic. Thus , as desired.
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Alternative solution.
Analogously to Solution 1 we show that .
Since , we see that is cyclic. Thus the lines , and are the radical axes of the circumcircles of , and . As these intersect at a point, we have that lies on the line . This yields , as desired.
Let be the intersection of the lines and (Fig. 6). It's sufficient to show that or that lies on the circumcircles of and , as we have . To show this we notice that Fig. 5 Fig. 6
which shows that the points , , and are concyclic. Analogously we show that , , and are concyclic. Thus , as desired.
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Alternative solution.
Analogously to Solution 1 we show that .
Since , we see that is cyclic. Thus the lines , and are the radical axes of the circumcircles of , and . As these intersect at a point, we have that lies on the line . This yields , as desired.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsRadical axis theoremCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing