Brutal problem with equilateral hyperbola and Simson lines
Source: KoMaL A. 853.
May 11, 2023
conicshyperbolaSimson lineNine-point circlegeometry
Problem Statement
Let points be chosen in the plane such that no three of them are collinear, and let lines , and be tangent to a given equilateral hyperbola at points , and , respectively. Assume that the circumcircle of is the same as the nine-point circle of triangle . Let be the Simson line of point with respect to the orthic triangle of . Let be the intersection of line and the perpendicular on from the point . Points and are defined in a similar manner. Prove that points , and are collinear.Submitted by Áron Bán-Szabó, Budapest