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Romania geometry
Problem
Let be a square and be a point on its diagonal , different from its midpoint. Denote and the orthocenters of the triangles , respectively . Prove that .
Mihaela Berindeanu

Mihaela Berindeanu
Solution
Notice that the points and are on the diagonal , because is perpendicular on and . Also, and are on the altitudes from in the two triangles, which are perpendicular on the sides of the initial square.
It follows that the triangle is right and isosceles, so and are symmetric with respect of the square's center. Since , are also symmetric with respect of the square's center, it follows that is a parallelogram, whence the conclusion.
It follows that the triangle is right and isosceles, so and are symmetric with respect of the square's center. Since , are also symmetric with respect of the square's center, it follows that is a parallelogram, whence the conclusion.
Techniques
Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleRotationVectorsQuadrilaterals with perpendicular diagonals