Let O be the circumcenter of the triangle ABC
Source: Balkan MO 1999, Problem 1
April 24, 2006
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Problem Statement
Let be the circumcenter of the triangle . The segment is the diameter of the circumcircle perpendicular to and it meets at . The point is closer to than and is the point on such that . The point is the midpoint of .
a) Show that lies on the circle through the midpoints of the sides of ;
b) Show that is perpendicular to .