Let ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in a unit circle with center O. Suppose that ∠AOB=∠COD=135∘,BC=1. Let B′ and C′ be the reflections of A across BO and CO respectively. Let H1 and H2 be the orthocenters of AB′C′ and BCD, respectively. If M is the midpoint of OH1, and O′ is the reflection of O about the midpoint of MH2, compute OO′.
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Solution
Put the diagram on the complex plane with O at the origin and A at 1. Let B have coordinate b and C have coordinate c. We obtain easily that B′ is b2,C′ is c2, and D is bc. Therefore, H1 is 1+b2+c2 and H2 is b+c+bc (we have used the fact that for triangles on the unit circle, their orthocenter is the sum of the vertices). Finally, we have that M is 21(1+b2+c2), so the reflection of O about the midpoint of MH2 is 21(1+b2+c2+2b+2c+2bc)=21(b+c+1)2, so we just seek 21∣b+c+1∣2. But we know that b=cis135∘ and c=cis195∘, so we obtain that this value is 41(8−6−32).
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