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Problem
Given an acute triangle with its altitudes , , concurrent at . The point changes on the segment . Let , be the projection of on the lines , . Prove that the line joining the circumcenter of triangles and always passes through a fixed point.
Solution
Let , be the intersection of the lines , with , and , the midpoint of , . Since so is the diameter of and is the center of . Similarly, is the center of .
Let be the intersection of , . Based on the basic properties of harmonic points, we have On the other hand, if , intersect at , then , from which it follows that and resulting in being the fixed point. Since is fixed, the midpoint of is also a fixed point. On the other hand, , are the medians of triangles , such that , , are collinear, so belongs to . So passes through the fixed .
Let be the intersection of , . Based on the basic properties of harmonic points, we have On the other hand, if , intersect at , then , from which it follows that and resulting in being the fixed point. Since is fixed, the midpoint of is also a fixed point. On the other hand, , are the medians of triangles , such that , , are collinear, so belongs to . So passes through the fixed .
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsPolar triangles, harmonic conjugatesAngle chasingConstructions and loci