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Croatia 2011 geometry
Problem
Let and be points on a semicircle with diameter . Bisector of the side intersects the segment at a point so that and lie on one side of the bisector and and on the other. Let be the foot of perpendicular from the intersection of lines and to the line , and let be a point on the line such that . Prove that the lines and are perpendicular. (Iran TST 2009, modified)

Solution
Let be the center of the given semicircle, the intersection of the lines and , and the intersection of the lines and . From the given condition it follows that the quadrilateral is cyclic so by the power of a point theorem we have
The quadrilateral is also cyclic, so we have Since , and are altitudes of the triangle and is the midpoint of , points , , and belong to the nine points circle of that triangle. Therefore the quadrilateral is also cyclic, so Thereby the quadrilateral is cyclic, and hence .
The quadrilateral is also cyclic, so we have Since , and are altitudes of the triangle and is the midpoint of , points , , and belong to the nine points circle of that triangle. Therefore the quadrilateral is also cyclic, so Thereby the quadrilateral is cyclic, and hence .
Techniques
Cyclic quadrilateralsTriangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleRadical axis theoremAngle chasing