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Geometry Difficulty 6.6 National Olympiad Prove it China

As shown in the figure, in an acute triangle ABCABC with AB<ACAB < AC, let AHAH be its altitude and GG the barycentre. Let P,QP, Q be the tangent points of the incircle to AB,ACAB, AC, respectively. Let M,NM, N be the midpoint of BP,CQBP, CQ, respectively. Let D,ED, E be two points lying on the incircle of the triangle ABCABC such that
∠BDH+∠ABC=180∘,∠CEH+∠ACB=180∘. \angle BDH + \angle ABC = 180^\circ, \quad \angle CEH + \angle ACB = 180^\circ.
Prove that the lines MD,NE,GHMD, NE, GH are concurrent.
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Solution

Proof: On the circumcircle of △ABC\triangle ABC, a point FF is chosen such that ABCFABCF forms an isosceles trapezoid. The line FHFH intersects the circumcircle of △ABC\triangle ABC at another point LL, and intersects the median AKAK at point G′G'. As shown in the figure.
Since AF=2HKAF = 2HK, it follows that AG′G′K=AFHK=2\frac{AG'}{G'K} = \frac{AF}{HK} = 2, implying that G′G' is the centroid of △ABC\triangle ABC, hence G′=GG' = G. Therefore,
∠BLH=∠BLF=12BF^=12AC^=∠ABC, \angle BLH = \angle BLF = \frac{1}{2}\widehat{BF} = \frac{1}{2}\widehat{AC} = \angle ABC,
Given ∠BDH+∠ABC=180∘\angle BDH + \angle ABC = 180^\circ, it follows that ∠BDH+∠BLH=180∘\angle BDH + \angle BLH = 180^\circ, which means points B,L,H,DB, L, H, D are concyclic.
Similarly, it can be proved that ∠CLH=∠ACB\angle CLH = \angle ACB, and points C,L,H,EC, L, H, E are concyclic.
Since ∠BLH=∠ABH\angle BLH = \angle ABH, PBPB is tangent to circle ⊙BLHD\odot BLHD at point BB. Let the incircle of △ABC\triangle ABC be ω\omega, and PBPB is an external common tangent of ω\omega and ⊙BLHD\odot BLHD. Given MP=MBMP = MB, it is known that MM is the radical center of ω\omega and ⊙BLHD\odot BLHD, thus line MDMD is the radical axis of ω\omega and ⊙BLHD\odot BLHD.
Similarly, it can be proved that line NENE is the radical axis of ω\omega and ⊙CLHE\odot CLHE. Moreover, line GHGH is the radical axis of ⊙BLHD\odot BLHD and ⊙CLHE\odot CLHE, therefore lines MD,NE,GHMD, NE, GH either intersect at a single point, or are pairwise parallel.
If MD,NE,GHMD, NE, GH are pairwise parallel, then the centers O1,O2O_1, O_2 of ⊙BLHD,⊙CLHE\odot BLHD, \odot CLHE, and the center II of ω\omega are collinear. Since both ∠BDH\angle BDH and ∠CEH\angle CEH are obtuse, O1,O2O_1, O_2 are below BCBC, obviously II is above BCBC. Let the projections of O1,O2,O_1, O_2,

II on BCBC be X,Y,ZX, Y, Z respectively, then X,YX, Y are the midpoints of BH,CHBH, CH respectively. Given AB<ACAB < AC, it is known that Y,ZY, Z are on the same side of AHAH, and
CZ=AC+BC−AB2>BC2>CH2=CY. CZ = \frac{AC + BC - AB}{2} > \frac{BC}{2} > \frac{CH}{2} = CY.
Hence, ZZ lies on the segment XYXY, therefore O1,O2,IO_1, O_2, I cannot be collinear, a contradiction. Thus, MD,NE,GHMD, NE, GH intersect at a single point. □\square

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