Problem 9.7. Let be an acute-angled triangle with . The point , located on side , is the foot of the altitude drawn from vertex , and is the orthocenter of triangle . On the ray a point is taken such that . The circumcircle of triangle intersects segment at point such that point also belongs to the circumcircle of triangle . Prove that the line passes through the midpoint of side .
Solution
Solution. Since is the diameter of the circumcircle of triangle . The circumcircle of triangle intersects the segment at point , therefore, . From here we obtain that line is perpendicular to line . Let be the foot of the altitude from vertex , and be the foot of the altitude from vertex . It follows that quadrilateral is inscribed in the circle with diameter . From here we obtain that . Since and , it follows that point is the point where the circumcircle of triangle intersects the circumcircle of quadrilateral
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. Let be the point where line intersects the circumcircle of triangle . Then we obtain that . Since , it follows that segment is the diameter of the circumcircle of triangle . From here we obtain that , hence . Therefore, quadrilateral is a parallelogram, in which segment is a diagonal. Thus, line passes through the midpoint of side , q.e.d.