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Set of Simson Lines

Source: Turkey Team Selection Test 2018 P9

March 27, 2018
geometrySimson Lines

Problem Statement

For a triangle TT and a line dd, if the feet of perpendicular lines from a point in the plane to the edges of TT all lie on dd, say dd focuses TT. If the set of lines focusing T1T_1 and the set of lines focusing T2T_2 are the same, say T1T_1 and T2T_2 are equivalent. Prove that, for any triangle in the plane, there exists exactly one equilateral triangle which is equivalent to it.