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Problem
Given an acute-angled triangle with an altitude and orthocenter . Let be the reflection of with respect to . A point lies on the circumcircle of the triangle such that , and similarly a point lies on the circumcircle of the triangle such that . Prove that the circumcircles of triangles and are tangent to each other.

Solution
Denote by the circumcircle of the triangle . Letting and be the reflections of with respect to and , respectively. It is well-known that and lie on . Also is parallel to since is the midpoint of the segment . Therefore and the pentagon is cyclic. Now notice that
Yielding that the line passes through . Then, since we should have . Similarly one can show that , , and are collinear and . So and . This yields that and Hence the result follows. ■
Yielding that the line passes through . Then, since we should have . Similarly one can show that , , and are collinear and . So and . This yields that and Hence the result follows. ■
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleCyclic quadrilateralsTangentsAngle chasing