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Let ABCABC be an acute triangle with orthocenter HH. Let GG be the point such that the quadrilateral ABGHABGH is a parallelogram. Let II be the point on the line GHGH such that ACAC bisects HIHI. Suppose that the line ACAC intersects the circumcircle of the triangle GCIGCI at CC and JJ. Prove that IJ=AHIJ = AH.
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Solutions — 2

Solution 1

Since HGABHG \parallel AB and BGAHBG \parallel AH, we have BGBCBG \perp BC and CHGHCH \perp GH. Therefore, the quadrilateral BGCHBGCH is cyclic. Since HH is the orthocenter of the triangle ABCABC, we have HAC=90ACB=CBH\angle HAC = 90^\circ - \angle ACB = \angle CBH. Using that BGCHBGCH and CGJICGJI are cyclic quadrilaterals, we get
CJI=CGH=CBH=HAC. \angle CJI = \angle CGH = \angle CBH = \angle HAC.
Let MM be the intersection of ACAC and GHGH, and let DAD \neq A be the point on the line ACAC such that AH=HDAH = HD. Then MJI=HAC=MDH\angle MJI = \angle HAC = \angle MDH.
Since MJI=MDH\angle MJI = \angle MDH, IMJ=HMD\angle IMJ = \angle HMD, and IM=MHIM = MH, the triangles IMJIMJ and HMDHMD are congruent, and thus IJ=HD=AHIJ = HD = AH.

Solution 2

Obtain CGH=HAC\angle CGH = \angle HAC as in the previous solution. In the parallelogram ABGHABGH we have BAH=HGB\angle BAH = \angle HGB. It follows that
HMC=BAC=BAH+HAC=HGB+CGH=CGB. \angle HMC = \angle BAC = \angle BAH + \angle HAC = \angle HGB + \angle CGH = \angle CGB.
So the right triangles CMHCMH and CGBCGB are similar. Also, in the circumcircle of triangle GCIGCI we have similar triangles MIJMIJ and MCGMCG. Therefore,
IJCG=MIMC=MHMC=GBGC=AHCG. \frac{IJ}{CG} = \frac{MI}{MC} = \frac{MH}{MC} = \frac{GB}{GC} = \frac{AH}{CG}.
Hence IJ=AHIJ = AH.

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