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Ukraine geometry
Problem
Let be a right triangle with hypothenuse and altitude . Let's denote the midpoints of and by and correspondingly. Let point be the circumcenter of . Prove that .
Solution
As , we get . As , , we get . From this similarity we get that (fig. 16): Then by angle and the ratio of the sides we get that . As is the midline of , we also get . Next, we get the following equalities of angles: . Therefore .
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