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Saudi Arabia geometry
Problem
In quadrilateral , diagonals and intersect at . Denote by the orthogonal projections of onto , respectively. Prove that if and only if

Solution
Denote by the right angled triangles as in the above figure. Applying Pythagoras theorem successively in triangles , we get: It follows The last relation is equivalent to: hence and the conclusion follows.
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