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Orthocentres of triangles ABC and AB’C’

Source: IMO Shortlist 1995, G8

March 13, 2005
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Problem Statement

Suppose that ABCD ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Let E \equal{} AC\cap BD and F \equal{} AB\cap CD. Denote by H1 H_{1} and H2 H_{2} the orthocenters of triangles EAD EAD and EBC EBC, respectively. Prove that the points F F, H1 H_{1}, H2 H_{2} are collinear.
Original formulation:
Let ABC ABC be a triangle. A circle passing through B B and C C intersects the sides AB AB and AC AC again at C C' and B, B', respectively. Prove that BB BB', CCCC' and HH HH' are concurrent, where H H and H H' are the orthocentres of triangles ABC ABC and ABC AB'C' respectively.