equilateral triangle
Source: Ireland 1994
June 29, 2009
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Problem Statement
Let be collinear points on the plane with between and . Equilateral triangles are constructed with on one side of the line and on the other side. Prove that the centroids of the triangles are the vertices of an equilateral triangle, and that the centroid of this triangle lies on the line .