Let O be a point inside a triangle ABC such that ∠BOC=90∘ and ∠BAO=∠BCO. Prove that ∠OMN=90∘, where M, N are the midpoints of AC and BC respectively.
Solution
Extend CO to a point D such that CO=OD. Since ∠BOC=90∘, the triangles BOC and BOD are congruent. Let ω1 be the circumcircle of the triangle BOD. Since ∠BDO=∠BCO=∠BAO, the point A lies on ω1. As M, O, N are the midpoints of CA, CD, CB respectively, the homothety centered at C with similitude ratio 21 maps ω1 to the circumcircle ω2 of the triangle MON. As DB is a diameter of ω1, ON is a diameter of ω2. Thus ∠OMN=90∘.
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