Consider triangle ABC with orthocenter H. Let points M and N be the midpoints of segments BC and AH. Point D lies on line MH so that AD∥BC and point K lies on line AH so that DNMK is cyclic. Points E and F lie on lines AC and AB such that ∠EHM=∠C and ∠FHM=∠B. Prove that points D,E,F and K lie on a circle.
Solution
First we prove that E, M and F are collinear. Let H′ be the reflection of H with respect to M. It is known that AH′ is diameter of circumcircle of triangle ABC, and so ∠H′CA=90∘.
Let E′ be the intersection point of perpendicular line to HH′ through M with AC. The goal is to show that E′≡E. ∠H′ME′+∠H′CE′=180∘, thus H′ME′C is a cyclic quadrilateral and thus ∠C=∠EH′M=∠E′HM⟹E′≡E Using the same argument, it is proved that ∠HMF=90∘. So EF is the perpendicular bisector of HH′. Hence E, M and F are collinear. Now we show that DAH′K is cyclic and points E and F lie on the circumcircle passing through these points. Notice that HH′HM=HAHN=21, therefore AH′∥MN and ∠MDK=∠MNK=∠H′AK so DAH′K is cyclic. It suffices to prove that E lies on circumcircle of DAH′. ∠EH′D=∠C∠DAE=∠A+∠B}⟹∠EH′D+∠DAE=180∘⟹DAEH′ is cyclic. Hence the claim of the problem.
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