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Iran geometry
Problem
Let be an acute triangle and be the midpoint of . Let be a point such that intersects the line , and . The tangent line to circumcircle of triangle at intersects line at . Prove that the reflection of line with respect to passes through the midpoint of .

Solution
Note that is parallel to the tangent line from to the circumcircle of . Therefore, if we denote by the circumcenter of , then . So, denoting by the intersection point of and , we have . On the other hand, , therefore is cyclic. We then have , hence the quadrilateral is also cyclic. Thus, On the other hand, . These facts together imply that is cyclic. Note that , hence . Now denote the midpoint of by . As is the midpoint of , similarity of triangles and implies that . Analogously, lies on the reflection of line with respect to , as desired.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing