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collinearity as a result of perpendicularity and equality

Source: Mexican Mathematical Olympiad 1996 OMM P6

July 28, 2018
geometryperpendicularitycollinearity

Problem Statement

In a triangle ABCABC with AB<BC<ACAB < BC < AC, points A′,B′,C′A' ,B' ,C' are such that AA′⊥BCAA' \perp BC and AA′=BC,BB′⊥CAAA' = BC, BB' \perp CA and BB′=CABB'=CA, and CC′⊥ABCC' \perp AB and CC′=ABCC'= AB, as shown on the picture. Suppose that ∠AC′B\angle AC'B is a right angle. Prove that the points A′,B′,C′A',B' ,C' are collinear.
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