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Iranian Mathematical Olympiad

Iran geometry

Problem

Let be an acute-angled triangle. The altitudes , meet at . is the circumcenter of triangle . is the midpoint of . is the point on such that . is the point on such that . Prove that .

problem
Solution
Let be the circumcircle of triangle . is the diameter of . If , , are the reflection points of through , , , then , , are on . It's easily seen that is a parallelogram so lies on . Let intersect again at . Lines intersects the lines , , , at , , , respectively.



Note that is the median line of triangle so . Because , according to butterfly theorem for segments and , it is obtained for quadrilateral that . By butterfly theorem for quadrilateral it is also obtained that . Note that so . Noticing the parallel lines, it is deduced that , this means . Hence the proof is done. ■

Techniques

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