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Saudi Arabia geometry
Problem
Given triangle inscribed in . Two tangents at , of intersect at . The bisector of angle intersects (the circle with center and radius ) at point lying inside triangle . Let , be the midpoints of two arcs of such that and are on different sides of . The circle with diameter intersects the line segment at . Prove that the orthocenter of triangle belongs to .

Solution
Let be the midpoint of . We have then is the bisector of . This follows that is the insimilicenter of and . However, hence is the exsimilicenter of and .
Let , be the intersections of and ( is between and ). Consider the homothety center at , ratio , , we get .
By the same way, consider the homothety , we get .
Therefore , , are collinear or is the diameter of . This means .
Denote the second intersection of and .
Since 3 circles , , have , , as their radical axes then cuts at point lying on .
In conclusion, orthocenter of triangle lies on .
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsRadical axis theoremHomothetyAngle chasing