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The locus of orthocenters

Source: Baltic Way 2018, Problem 15

November 6, 2018
geometryradical axisRadical center

Problem Statement

Two circles in the plane do not intersect and do not lie inside each other. We choose diameters A1B1A_1B_1 and A2B2A_2B_2 of these circles such that the segments A1A2A_1A_2 and B1B2B_1B_2' intersect. Let AA and BB be the midpoints of the segments A1A2A_1A_2 and B1B2B_1B_2, and CC be the intersection point of these segments. Prove that the orthocenter of the triangle ABCABC belongs to a fixed line that does not depend on the choice of diameters.