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Let AA1AA_1, BB1BB_1 be the altitudes of an acute non-isosceles triangle ABCABC. The circumcircle of triangle ABCABC meets that of triangle A1B1CA_1B_1C at point NN (different from CC). Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB and KK be the intersection point of CNCN and ABAB.

Prove that the line of centers of the circumcircles of triangles ABCABC and KMCKMC is parallel to the line ABAB.

Solution

Let OO and LL be the circumcenters of the triangles ABCABC and KMCKMC, respectively, HH the orthocenter of the triangle ABCABC. Let SS and PP be the midpoints of the segments KMKM and CHCH, respectively. Let RR denote the circumradius of the triangle ABCABC. Since AA, BB, A1A_1, B1B_1 lie on the circle with ABAB as its diameter, we have CB1A1=180AB1A1=ABC\angle CB_1A_1 = 180^\circ - \angle AB_1A_1 = \angle ABC, so A1B1CABC\triangle A_1B_1C \sim \triangle ABC and the ratio of similitude is equal to k=CB1/CB=cosACBk = CB_1/CB = \cos \angle ACB. Since CHCH is the diameter of circumcircle of the triangle CB1A1CB_1A_1 (CB1H=90\angle CB_1H = 90^\circ), we have CH=2RcosACBCH = 2R \cos \angle ACB. Since AOB\triangle AOB is isosceles and AOB=2ACB\angle AOB = 2\angle ACB, we have
OM=AOcosAOM=RcosACB=CH/2=CP=PH. OM = AO \cos \angle AOM = R \cos \angle ACB = CH/2 = CP = PH.
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Taking into account that PHABPH \perp AB and OMABOM \perp AB, we obtain PHOMPH \parallel OM, so PHMOPHMO is a parallelogram. Since POPO is the line of centers of circumcircles of the triangles CB1A1CB_1A_1 and ABCABC, we have POCNPO \perp CN. Then MHCNMH \perp CN. Since the angle CNHCNH subtends the diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle CB1A1CB_1A_1, we have NHCNNH \perp CN, so NN, HH, MM lie on the same line. Moreover, MNMN is the altitude of KMC\triangle KMC, so HH is the orthocenter of KMC\triangle KMC (CHABCH \perp AB). Therefore LS=CH/2=PH=OMLS = CH/2 = PH = OM, hence the lines LOLO and KBKB are parallel, as required.

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