Point D is marked on the half-circle with the diameter AB and the center O. The points E and F are the midpoints of lesser arcs AD and BD respectively. It is known that O lies on the line passing through the orthocenters of the triangles ADF and BDE. Find all possible values of the angle AOD.
Solution
Let H1 and H2 be the intersection points of the altitudes of the triangles ADF and BDE. Note that the point O is the circumcenter of both triangles ADF and BDE. Therefore the coinciding lines H1O and H2O are the Euler lines of these triangles and they contain the intersection points M1 and M2 of the medians of the triangles ADF and BDE respectively. Let K and N be the midpoints of the segments AD and BD respectively. Then M1∈FK, M2∈EN and KM1:M1F=NM2:M2E=1:2. Denote by R the radius of the semicircle given in the condition. Let L1 be the point on the extension of the ray OM1 beyond the point M1, such that M1L1=2OM1. Since KM1:M1F=OM1:M1L=1:2, the triangles KM1O and FM1L1 are similar with the coefficient 1/2. Hence ∠FL1O=∠FL1M=∠KOM1=∠EOL2andL1F=2OK=BD.(1) Let L2 be the point on the extension of the ray OM2 beyond the point M2, such that M2L2=2OM2. Similarly, we obtain the equalities ∠EL2O=∠FOM1 and EL2=AD.(2) The equalities (1) and (2) implies that the triangles OEL2 and L1FO are similar, therefore EOEL2=FL1OF⟺RAD=BDR⟺AD⋅BD=R2. Draw the altitude DH of the triangle ABD. According to the formula for the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse, DH=ABAD⋅BD=2RR2=2DO. Hence in the right-angled triangle DOH, the angle DOH is equal to 30∘. If the point H lies on the segment OB then ∠DOB=∠DOH=30∘, and if it lies on the segment OA then ∠DOB=180∘−∠DOH=150∘.
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