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In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, a point $D$ lies on the segment $BC$. Let $O_1$,$O_2$ denote the circumcentres of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively. Prove that the line joining the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$ and the orthocentre of triangle $O_1O_2D$ is parallel to $BC$.



Supposing that the circumcentre of $Delta$$ABC$ is $O$, and the orthocenter of $Delta$$O_1O_2D$ is H, I could prove that $A,O_1,O,H,O_2$ lie on a circle. After that I cannot figure out how to do. Please help.



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    This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
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    I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
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    You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
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In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, a point $D$ lies on the segment $BC$. Let $O_1$,$O_2$ denote the circumcentres of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively. Prove that the line joining the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$ and the orthocentre of triangle $O_1O_2D$ is parallel to $BC$.



Supposing that the circumcentre of $Delta$$ABC$ is $O$, and the orthocenter of $Delta$$O_1O_2D$ is H, I could prove that $A,O_1,O,H,O_2$ lie on a circle. After that I cannot figure out how to do. Please help.



[Any other better solution is also welcome :)]










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    Please add a diagram.
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    – Anubhab Ghosal
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    Well, the original question did not provide a diagram, the reader had to draw the diagram himself/ herself because there may be variations.
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    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 16:50










  • $begingroup$
    This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
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    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 16:55










  • $begingroup$
    I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
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    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 17:02










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    You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
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In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, a point $D$ lies on the segment $BC$. Let $O_1$,$O_2$ denote the circumcentres of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively. Prove that the line joining the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$ and the orthocentre of triangle $O_1O_2D$ is parallel to $BC$.



Supposing that the circumcentre of $Delta$$ABC$ is $O$, and the orthocenter of $Delta$$O_1O_2D$ is H, I could prove that $A,O_1,O,H,O_2$ lie on a circle. After that I cannot figure out how to do. Please help.



[Any other better solution is also welcome :)]










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In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, a point $D$ lies on the segment $BC$. Let $O_1$,$O_2$ denote the circumcentres of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively. Prove that the line joining the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$ and the orthocentre of triangle $O_1O_2D$ is parallel to $BC$.



Supposing that the circumcentre of $Delta$$ABC$ is $O$, and the orthocenter of $Delta$$O_1O_2D$ is H, I could prove that $A,O_1,O,H,O_2$ lie on a circle. After that I cannot figure out how to do. Please help.



[Any other better solution is also welcome :)]







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    Please add a diagram.
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    – Anubhab Ghosal
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    Well, the original question did not provide a diagram, the reader had to draw the diagram himself/ herself because there may be variations.
    $endgroup$
    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 16:50










  • $begingroup$
    This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
    $endgroup$
    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 16:55










  • $begingroup$
    I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
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    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 17:02










  • $begingroup$
    You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
    $endgroup$
    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 19:23


















  • $begingroup$
    Please add a diagram.
    $endgroup$
    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 16:29










  • $begingroup$
    Well, the original question did not provide a diagram, the reader had to draw the diagram himself/ herself because there may be variations.
    $endgroup$
    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 16:50










  • $begingroup$
    This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
    $endgroup$
    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 16:55










  • $begingroup$
    I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
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    – Anu Radha
    Jan 1 at 17:02










  • $begingroup$
    You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
    $endgroup$
    – Anubhab Ghosal
    Jan 1 at 19:23
















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Please add a diagram.
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– Anubhab Ghosal
Jan 1 at 16:29




$begingroup$
Please add a diagram.
$endgroup$
– Anubhab Ghosal
Jan 1 at 16:29












$begingroup$
Well, the original question did not provide a diagram, the reader had to draw the diagram himself/ herself because there may be variations.
$endgroup$
– Anu Radha
Jan 1 at 16:50




$begingroup$
Well, the original question did not provide a diagram, the reader had to draw the diagram himself/ herself because there may be variations.
$endgroup$
– Anu Radha
Jan 1 at 16:50












$begingroup$
This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
$endgroup$
– Anubhab Ghosal
Jan 1 at 16:55




$begingroup$
This is not a site like Brilliant or AOPS. Here, the questioner must show effort and then the answer is to help him/her to complete the solution. One has to draw a diagram to solve the problem. Hence, the question is easier to comprehend with a diagram. As for the fact that multiple configurations are possible, draw any possible configuration.
$endgroup$
– Anubhab Ghosal
Jan 1 at 16:55












$begingroup$
I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
$endgroup$
– Anu Radha
Jan 1 at 17:02




$begingroup$
I do understand, @Anubhab Ghosal. I am not simply posting questions or asking doubts. I do write whatever I have done as a part of my attempt to solve the problem. But please see, I registered with this website just yesterday and I am yet to explore and learn more on this website. So maybe in my future posts I will try my best to post a figure, along with the question, too. Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
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– Anu Radha
Jan 1 at 17:02












$begingroup$
You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
$endgroup$
– Anubhab Ghosal
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You are welcome. Welcome to Math.SE. Enjoy! (I am not sure if I am the right person to welcome you as I myself joined only a month back. :P).
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I proceded starting from your suggestions and then by the following path.
You can use your result to state that
begin{equation}
angle O_2OH congangle O_2AH cong angle O_2DH,tag{1}label{eq:cong1}
end{equation}

where the first congruence is due to the fact that the angles are subtended by the same chord $O_2H$, and the second congruence is due to the fact that triangle $AO_2D$ is isosceles. Call then $M_1$ the middle point of $BC$ and $M_2$ the middle point of $AC$. Note that
begin{equation}
angle O_2OM_1 + angle ACB cong pi,tag{2}label{eq:sum1}
end{equation}

which can be obtained by adding up the internal angles of quadrilateral $CM_2OM_1$. Now subtract and add $angle O_2OH$ on the LHS of eqref{eq:sum1}, getting
begin{eqnarray}
angle O_2OM_1 -angle O_2OH+ angle ACB + angle O_2OH&cong& pi\
angle HOM_1 + angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong pi.
end{eqnarray}

Finally, by using eqref{eq:cong1} and properties of the circumcenter $O_2$, show that
begin{equation}
angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong frac{pi}{2},
end{equation}

which will lead to the thesis.






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    I proceded starting from your suggestions and then by the following path.
    You can use your result to state that
    begin{equation}
    angle O_2OH congangle O_2AH cong angle O_2DH,tag{1}label{eq:cong1}
    end{equation}

    where the first congruence is due to the fact that the angles are subtended by the same chord $O_2H$, and the second congruence is due to the fact that triangle $AO_2D$ is isosceles. Call then $M_1$ the middle point of $BC$ and $M_2$ the middle point of $AC$. Note that
    begin{equation}
    angle O_2OM_1 + angle ACB cong pi,tag{2}label{eq:sum1}
    end{equation}

    which can be obtained by adding up the internal angles of quadrilateral $CM_2OM_1$. Now subtract and add $angle O_2OH$ on the LHS of eqref{eq:sum1}, getting
    begin{eqnarray}
    angle O_2OM_1 -angle O_2OH+ angle ACB + angle O_2OH&cong& pi\
    angle HOM_1 + angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong pi.
    end{eqnarray}

    Finally, by using eqref{eq:cong1} and properties of the circumcenter $O_2$, show that
    begin{equation}
    angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong frac{pi}{2},
    end{equation}

    which will lead to the thesis.






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      I proceded starting from your suggestions and then by the following path.
      You can use your result to state that
      begin{equation}
      angle O_2OH congangle O_2AH cong angle O_2DH,tag{1}label{eq:cong1}
      end{equation}

      where the first congruence is due to the fact that the angles are subtended by the same chord $O_2H$, and the second congruence is due to the fact that triangle $AO_2D$ is isosceles. Call then $M_1$ the middle point of $BC$ and $M_2$ the middle point of $AC$. Note that
      begin{equation}
      angle O_2OM_1 + angle ACB cong pi,tag{2}label{eq:sum1}
      end{equation}

      which can be obtained by adding up the internal angles of quadrilateral $CM_2OM_1$. Now subtract and add $angle O_2OH$ on the LHS of eqref{eq:sum1}, getting
      begin{eqnarray}
      angle O_2OM_1 -angle O_2OH+ angle ACB + angle O_2OH&cong& pi\
      angle HOM_1 + angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong pi.
      end{eqnarray}

      Finally, by using eqref{eq:cong1} and properties of the circumcenter $O_2$, show that
      begin{equation}
      angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong frac{pi}{2},
      end{equation}

      which will lead to the thesis.






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        I proceded starting from your suggestions and then by the following path.
        You can use your result to state that
        begin{equation}
        angle O_2OH congangle O_2AH cong angle O_2DH,tag{1}label{eq:cong1}
        end{equation}

        where the first congruence is due to the fact that the angles are subtended by the same chord $O_2H$, and the second congruence is due to the fact that triangle $AO_2D$ is isosceles. Call then $M_1$ the middle point of $BC$ and $M_2$ the middle point of $AC$. Note that
        begin{equation}
        angle O_2OM_1 + angle ACB cong pi,tag{2}label{eq:sum1}
        end{equation}

        which can be obtained by adding up the internal angles of quadrilateral $CM_2OM_1$. Now subtract and add $angle O_2OH$ on the LHS of eqref{eq:sum1}, getting
        begin{eqnarray}
        angle O_2OM_1 -angle O_2OH+ angle ACB + angle O_2OH&cong& pi\
        angle HOM_1 + angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong pi.
        end{eqnarray}

        Finally, by using eqref{eq:cong1} and properties of the circumcenter $O_2$, show that
        begin{equation}
        angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong frac{pi}{2},
        end{equation}

        which will lead to the thesis.






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        I proceded starting from your suggestions and then by the following path.
        You can use your result to state that
        begin{equation}
        angle O_2OH congangle O_2AH cong angle O_2DH,tag{1}label{eq:cong1}
        end{equation}

        where the first congruence is due to the fact that the angles are subtended by the same chord $O_2H$, and the second congruence is due to the fact that triangle $AO_2D$ is isosceles. Call then $M_1$ the middle point of $BC$ and $M_2$ the middle point of $AC$. Note that
        begin{equation}
        angle O_2OM_1 + angle ACB cong pi,tag{2}label{eq:sum1}
        end{equation}

        which can be obtained by adding up the internal angles of quadrilateral $CM_2OM_1$. Now subtract and add $angle O_2OH$ on the LHS of eqref{eq:sum1}, getting
        begin{eqnarray}
        angle O_2OM_1 -angle O_2OH+ angle ACB + angle O_2OH&cong& pi\
        angle HOM_1 + angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong pi.
        end{eqnarray}

        Finally, by using eqref{eq:cong1} and properties of the circumcenter $O_2$, show that
        begin{equation}
        angle ACB + angle O_2OH cong frac{pi}{2},
        end{equation}

        which will lead to the thesis.







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