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Saudi Arabia geometry
Problem
Let be a circle, and be a chord of such that is not a diameter. Let be a point on the larger arc of , and be two feet of the perpendiculars from and to , respectively.
1. Prove that two tangents of at and intersect to each other at a fixed point when moves on the larger arc of .
2. Let be the intersection of and , be the orthocenter of . Prove that is perpendicular to .

1. Prove that two tangents of at and intersect to each other at a fixed point when moves on the larger arc of .
2. Let be the intersection of and , be the orthocenter of . Prove that is perpendicular to .
Solution
Denote as the midpoint of . Since then belong to the same circle and the center of this circle is midpoint of . It is easy to check that and , so Then is the tangent line of at .
By same way, we have is the tangent line of at . These imply that the tangent lines of at meet at the fixed point .
2) Consider the diameter of then it is easy to see that is a parallelogram and are collinear.
Suppose that then which means .
By consider three radical axis of three circles , , , we have are concurrent at , which is the radical center. In triangle , we have and , then is the orthocenter. From this, we can conclude that .
By same way, we have is the tangent line of at . These imply that the tangent lines of at meet at the fixed point .
2) Consider the diameter of then it is easy to see that is a parallelogram and are collinear.
Suppose that then which means .
By consider three radical axis of three circles , , , we have are concurrent at , which is the radical center. In triangle , we have and , then is the orthocenter. From this, we can conclude that .
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsRadical axis theoremCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing