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Slovenia 2008 geometry
Problem
Let be a point on the side of an acute triangle such that the triangle is also acute. Denote the orthocentre of the triangle by . Prove: if points , , and are concyclic, then the triangle is isosceles.

Solution
Let . Since , , and are concyclic, we have .
Let be the foot of the altitude from to the side . Since , we have .
Since the line is perpendicular to the side , we have , so the triangle is isosceles.
Let be the foot of the altitude from to the side . Since , we have .
Since the line is perpendicular to the side , we have , so the triangle is isosceles.
Techniques
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