Problem: Let AD, BF and CE be the altitudes of △ABC. A line passing through D and parallel to AB intersects the line EF at the point G. If H is the orthocenter of △ABC, find the angle CGH.
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution: We can see easily that points C, D, H, F lie on a circle of diameter [CH]. Take {F,G′}=⊙(CHF)∩EF. We have EFH=BAD=BCE=DFH since the quadrilaterals AEDC, AEHF, CDHF are cyclic. Hence FB is the bisector of EFD, so H is the midpoint of the arc DG′. It follows that DG′⊥CH since [CH] is a diameter. Therefore DG′∥AB and G≡G′. Finally G lies on the circle ⊙(CFH), so HGC=90∘.
Solution 2
Solution: The quadrilateral AEHF is cyclic since AEH=AFH=90∘, so EAD≡GFH. But AB∥GD, hence EAD≡GDH. Therefore GFH≡GDH⇒DFGH is cyclic. Because the quadrilateral CDHF is cyclic since CDH=CFH=90∘, we conclude that the quadrilateral CFGH is cyclic, which gives that CGH=CFH=90∘.
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