A right prism is given. It is known that triangles , , , and are acute-angled. Prove that the orthocenters of these triangles, and the centroid of lie on a sphere.
Solution
Let and denote the centroid and orthocenter of triangle respectively, and let be a point such that . Let be the sphere with diameter . Since the line is perpendicular to the plane , the point lies on . We will show that the orthocenter of triangle also lies on (the proof for the other two triangles is analogous).
Let be the midpoint of segment . Since , the point lies on segment , and consequently lies in the

plane . Let be the altitude of triangle . As is perpendicular to the plane , we have , and by the Three Perpendiculars Theorem, , meaning lies on segment .
Since the reflection of over lies on the circumcircle of , we have . Applying the same reasoning to triangle gives . Therefore, quadrilateral is cyclic, so .
Furthermore, since and , applying the Three Perpendiculars Theorem again shows that line is perpendicular to the plane . Thus, , proving that lies on sphere , as required.