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jhz   2
N an hour ago by YaoAOPS
Source: 2025 CTST P16
In convex quadrilateral $ABCD, AB \perp AD, AD = DC$. Let $ E$ be a point on side $BC$, and $F$ be a point on the extension of $DE$ such that $\angle ABF = \angle DEC>90^{\circ}$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle CDE$, and $P$ be a point on the side extension of $FO$ satisfying $FB =FP$. Line BP intersects AC at point Q. Prove that $\angle AQB =\angle DPF.$
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jhz
4 hours ago
YaoAOPS
an hour ago
Flee Jumping on Number Line
utkarshgupta   23
N an hour ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: All Russian Olympiad 2015 11.5
An immortal flea jumps on whole points of the number line, beginning with $0$. The length of the first jump is $3$, the second $5$, the third $9$, and so on. The length of $k^{\text{th}}$ jump is equal to $2^k + 1$. The flea decides whether to jump left or right on its own. Is it possible that sooner or later the flee will have been on every natural point, perhaps having visited some of the points more than once?
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utkarshgupta
Dec 11, 2015
Ilikeminecraft
an hour ago
Smallest value of |253^m - 40^n|
MS_Kekas   3
N an hour ago by imagien_bad
Source: Kyiv City MO 2024 Round 1, Problem 9.5
Find the smallest value of the expression $|253^m - 40^n|$ over all pairs of positive integers $(m, n)$.

Proposed by Oleksii Masalitin
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MS_Kekas
Jan 28, 2024
imagien_bad
an hour ago
Operating on lamps in a circle
anantmudgal09   7
N an hour ago by hectorleo123
Source: India Practice TST 2017 D2 P3
There are $n$ lamps $L_1, L_2, \dots, L_n$ arranged in a circle in that order. At any given time, each lamp is either on or off. Every second, each lamp undergoes a change according to the following rule:

(a) For each lamp $L_i$, if $L_{i-1}, L_i, L_{i+1}$ have the same state in the previous second, then $L_i$ is off right now. (Indices taken mod $n$.)

(b) Otherwise, $L_i$ is on right now.

Initially, all the lamps are off, except for $L_1$ which is on. Prove that for infinitely many integers $n$ all the lamps will be off eventually, after a finite amount of time.
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anantmudgal09
Dec 9, 2017
hectorleo123
an hour ago
2025 Caucasus MO Seniors P1
BR1F1SZ   3
N 2 hours ago by Mathdreams
Source: Caucasus MO
For given positive integers $a$ and $b$, let us consider the equation$$a + \gcd(b, x) = b + \gcd(a, x).$$[list=a]
[*]For $a = 20$ and $b = 25$, find the least positive integer $x$ satisfying this equation.
[*]Prove that for any positive integers $a$ and $b$, there exist infinitely many positive integers $x$ satisfying this equation.
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(Here, $\gcd(m, n)$ denotes the greatest common divisor of positive integers $m$ and $n$.)
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BR1F1SZ
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Mathdreams
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IMO 2018 Problem 2
juckter   95
N 2 hours ago by Marcus_Zhang
Find all integers $n \geq 3$ for which there exist real numbers $a_1, a_2, \dots a_{n + 2}$ satisfying $a_{n + 1} = a_1$, $a_{n + 2} = a_2$ and
$$a_ia_{i + 1} + 1 = a_{i + 2},$$for $i = 1, 2, \dots, n$.

Proposed by Patrik Bak, Slovakia
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juckter
Jul 9, 2018
Marcus_Zhang
2 hours ago
Long condition for the beginning
wassupevery1   2
N 2 hours ago by wassupevery1
Source: 2025 Vietnam IMO TST - Problem 1
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}^+$ such that $$\dfrac{f(x)f(y)}{f(xy)} = \dfrac{\left( \sqrt{f(x)} + \sqrt{f(y)} \right)^2}{f(x+y)}$$holds for all positive rational numbers $x, y$.
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wassupevery1
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wassupevery1
2 hours ago
Inspired by IMO 1984
sqing   0
2 hours ago
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $a+b+c=1$. Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+ ab +24abc\leq\frac{81}{64}$$Equality holds when $a=b=\frac{3}{8},c=\frac{1}{4}.$
$$a^2+b^2+ ab +18abc\leq\frac{343}{324}$$Equality holds when $a=b=\frac{7}{18},c=\frac{2}{9}.$
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sqing
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Prime-related integers [CMO 2018 - P3]
Amir Hossein   15
N 3 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: 2018 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad - P3
Two positive integers $a$ and $b$ are prime-related if $a = pb$ or $b = pa$ for some prime $p$. Find all positive integers $n$, such that $n$ has at least three divisors, and all the divisors can be arranged without repetition in a circle so that any two adjacent divisors are prime-related.

Note that $1$ and $n$ are included as divisors.
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Amir Hossein
Mar 31, 2018
Ilikeminecraft
3 hours ago
Inspired by IMO 1984
sqing   2
N 3 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $a+b+c=1$. Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+ ab +17abc\leq\frac{8000}{7803}$$$$a^2+b^2+ ab +\frac{163}{10}abc\leq\frac{7189057}{7173630}$$$$a^2+b^2+ ab +16.23442238abc\le1$$
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sqing
Yesterday at 3:04 PM
sqing
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Orthocentre is collinear with two tangent points
vladimir92   42
N Mar 19, 2025 by AshAuktober
Source: Chinese MO 1996
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with orthocentre $H$. The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle with diameter $BC$ touch this circle at $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $H,P$ and $Q$ are collinear.
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vladimir92
Jul 29, 2010
AshAuktober
Mar 19, 2025
Orthocentre is collinear with two tangent points
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Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with orthocentre $H$. The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle with diameter $BC$ touch this circle at $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $H,P$ and $Q$ are collinear.
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This is a China Olympiad Problem, for example see here.

[Mod: also here]
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Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$ . The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle $w$ with diameter $[BC]$ touch it on $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $H\in PQ$ .
Proof 1 (pole/polar). Denote the circumcircle $(O)$ of $\triangle ABC$ , $\{A,D_1\}=AH\cap (O)$ , $D\in BC$ for which $AD\perp BC$ and $\{U,V\}=AH\cap w$ . Observe that $DU^2=DB\cdot DC=DA\cdot DD_1=DA\cdot DH$ , i.e. $\boxed {\ DU^2=DA\cdot DH\ }$ what is a characterization of $(A,H,U,V)$ - harmonical division, i.e. $H$ is harmonical conjugate of $A$ w.r.t. $\{U,V\}$ . In conclusion, $H$ belongs to polar of $A$ w.r.t. $(O)$ , i.e. $H\in PQ$ .

Proof 2 (metric). Suppose that $AB$ separates $P$ , $C$ . Denote $E\in AC$ so that $BE\perp AC$ and $F\in AB$ so that $CF\perp AB$ . Observe that $\frac {PF}{PB}=\sqrt {\frac {AF}{AB}}$ and $\frac {QE}{QC}=\sqrt {\frac {AE}{AC}}$ . Thus $\frac {PF}{PB}\cdot\frac {QE}{QC}=|\cos A|=\frac {EF}{BC}$ , i.e. $\frac {PF}{PB}\cdot\frac {QE}{QC}=\frac {EF}{BC}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $BP\cdot FE\cdot QC=PF\cdot EQ\cdot CB$ $\stackrel{(*)}{\Longleftrightarrow}$ $BE$ , $PQ$ , $FC$ are concurrently $\Longleftrightarrow$ $H\in PQ$ .

Lemma. Let $ABCDEF$ be a cyclic hexagon. Prove that $\boxed {\ AD\cap BE\cap CF\ne\emptyset \Longleftrightarrow AB\cdot CD\cdot EF=BC\cdot DE\cdot FA\ }\ (*)$ .
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I did it with poles and polars: We are going to use the circle with diameter $BC$ as the circle of reciprocation.
Proving that $P,Q,H$ are collinear its the same as proving that their polars are concurrent. Because both $P$
and $Q$ belong to the circle, their polars are the tangents to the circle that meet at $A$.

So, we must prove that the polar of $H$ passes through $A$.

Let $AE$ be the perpendicular to $HM$($M$ is the midpoint of $BC$). If $E$ is the inverse of $H$, then $AE$ is the polar of $H$ and we are done.
So we must prove that
$(ME)(HM)={BM}^{2}$.
Because $\triangle{AEH} $~$ \triangle MDH$ we have :
$\frac{EH}{HD}=\frac{AH}{HM}$ $\Longrightarrow$ $(EH)(HM)=(AH)(HD)$.
On the other hand
$(ME)(HM)={BM}^{2}$ $\Leftrightarrow$ $(EH)(HM) + {HM}^{2}={BM}^{2}$
$\Leftrightarrow$ $(AH)(HD) + {HM}^{2}={{R}^{2}}{{\sin A}^{2}}$
$\Leftrightarrow$ $4{R^{2}}\cos A\cos B\cos C + HD^{2} + DM^{2}={{R}^{2}}{{\sin A}^{2}}$
$\Leftrightarrow$ $4{R^{2}}\cos A\cos B\cos C$ $+ 4{R^{2}}{\cos B^{2}}{\cos C^{2}} +$ ${{R}^{2}}{{\sin A}^{2}}$ $+ 4{R^{2}}{\cos B^{2}}{\sin C^{2}} - $$4{{R}^{2}}\sin A\cos B\sin C$ $={{R}^{2}}{{\sin A}^{2}} $

Which is easy to verify that is true.
QED



(Sorry for posting the pole/polar solution again! i was finishing it when it appeared Virgil Niculas' solution)
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Let $AD,BE,CF$ the altitudes of $\triangle {ABC}$, and $O$ the midpoint of $BC$. Because $\angle APO=\angle AQO=\angle ADO=90$, the points $A,P,Q,O,D$ are concyclic. Let $\omega$ the circumcircle of $\triangle {APQ}$.

Apply an inversion with center at $A$ and radius $|AP|$. Because $AP^2=AH\cdot AD$, we obtain that $H$ is the image of $D$ under this inversion, and $P,Q$ remains invariant. For the other hand, $\omega$ is transformed into the line containing $P,Q$. Because $D\in \omega$, we can conclude that $H\in \overline {PQ}$.

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Points $P$ and $Q$ are the intersections of the circles $\mathcal {C}(M,MB)$ and $\mathcal{C}(N, NA)$, $M$ and $N$ being the midpoints of $ BC$ and $AM$ respectively.
If $D, E, F$ are the feet of the altitudes on $BC, CA$ and $AB$ respectively and these altitudes concur at $H$, then we know that $AH\cdot DH=BH\cdot HE$, i.e. $H$ has equal power w.r.t. to both circles, consequently it belongs to their radical axis $PQ$.

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Many nice solutions! that's great! thanks to Virgil Nicula for the interesting lemma that I'll try to prove later.
my solution
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Virgil Nicula's lemma is similar to this: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=360186

except that the points $B,E$ are switched.
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oneplusone wrote:
Virgil Nicula's lemma is similar to this: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=360186

except that the points $B,E$ are switched.
you're right! they are similar, to prove that part ${ \ AD\cap BE\cap CF\ne\emptyset\Longleftarrow AB\cdot CD\cdot EF=BC\cdot DE\cdot FA\ }\ (*) $ from Virgil's lemma, we can also assume that it's wrong i.e there is three intersection point, if I remembre well it's we get that $a.b.c=x.y.z$ with $a>x$ , $b>y$ and $c>z$ which obviously wrong, and then deduct the desired result.
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Let $AH \cap PQ = H'$ and $AH \cap (circle) = X, Y$(X is on the same side with A from BC)
$(circle) \cap AB = R$
we easily know that $C, H, R$ is collinear and perpendicular to $ AB$
since $AR \perp HR$ and $\angle XRH=\angle XBC=\angle YBC = \angle HRY$
$AXHY$ is harmonic
also, it's well known that $AXH'Y$ is harmonic
therefore $H=H'$
$P, H, Q$ is collinear since $P, H', Q$ is collinear
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Hi everyone :lol: .Let me inform you that this problem is from China 1997 and i have three solutions but two of them have already posted so i'll post the third one:

According to the following picture its enough to prove that $\hat{AQK}=\hat{AQH}$
Let $AD,BE,CF$ the altitudes of $\triangle {ABC}$, and $O$ the midpoint of $BC$.Since $\hat{APO}=\hat{AQO}=\hat{ADO}=90^{o}$ then the points $A,P,Q,O,D$ are concyclic.

We have: $AQ^{2}=AH\cdot AD=AE\cdot AC $
So $\hat{HDQ}=\hat{HQA}=\hat{ADQ}(1)$ and $\hat{APQ}=\hat{ADQ}=\hat{AQH}(2)$
As a result $\hat{APQ}=\hat{AQP}\stackrel{(2)}=\hat{AQH}$
and we are done.

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PS:The following problem was also posted in China 2005 i think(its almost the same):
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle and its altitude $AD$.The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle with diametre $BC$ touch this circle on $P$ and $Q$.If $H\equiv AD \cap PQ$ then prove that $H$ is the orthocenter of $ABC$

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Obviously points $A,P,M_{a},D,Q$ are concyclic where $M_{a}$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Let's call $\Gamma_{a}$ and $\Gamma_{b}$ circles with diamters $BC$ and $AC$ respectivly. Since $(APQ)\cap\Gamma{a}\equiv(QP)$ and $(APQ)\cap\Gamma{b}\equiv(AD)$ and $\Gamma{a}\cap\Gamma{b}\equiv(CF)$ then by radical axis theorem it follows immediatly that $(QP)\cap(AD)\cap(CF)\equiv H$ and hence the points $P,Q$ and $H$ are collinear.
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I have a very short proof.Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$.Extend $MH$ to meet $\odot ABC$ at $M'$ where $M'$ and $H$ are on the same side of $M$.Now $A$ is the pole of $PQ$ wrt the circle $(M,MB)$.Again note that $AM'$ is the polar of $H$.So polar of $H$ passes through $A\rightarrow H $lies on $PQ$.Hence proved.
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Let the altitudes be $AD$, $BE$, $CF$. Let the foot of the perpendicular from $H$ to $AM$ be $X$. By http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=2173258&sid=fd7168f527cac736647f7961645922f0#p2173258, $MX \cdot MA = BM^2$ so the polar of $A$ with respect to the semicircle with diameter $BC$ passes through $X$, and therefore $H$. So $P$, $Q$, $H$ are collinear.
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Another solution:
Let the three altitudes be $AK, BG$ and $CF$.
Easy to see that $P, Q$ lie on the circle $C_{1}$ with diameter $AD$.
Let $GF$ cut $BC$ at $L$. $PQ = a$ is the polar of $A$ with respect to $C_{2}$
But from the configuration $LH$ is also the polar of $A$. It follows that $L, P, H, Q$ are collinear.
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long radical axis solution
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you can instakill this with poles or polars, but here's a quick radical axis argument.

Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, $A_1$ be the foot of $A$ onto $BC$, $B_1$ be the foot of $B$ onto $AC$. We just want to show that $H$ is on the radical axis of the circles with diameters $BC$ and $AM$ (which is $PQ$). But this is obvious, since $(HB)(HB_1)=(HA)(HA_1)$.


Note that $\triangle ABC$ is implied to be acute...
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By pole and polar.
AD,BE and CF are the altitudes of ABC.Draw AL perpendicular on OH (possibly extended) meeting OH at L.
Then we have OH*OL=OH*(OH+HL)=OH^2+OH*HL.
Now <ADO=<ALO=90 degrees imply that points A,L,D,O are conclyclic.
Hence OH*HL=AH*HD, so, OH*OL=OH^2+AH*HD.
Substituting OH^2=2R^2[(cosB)^2+(cosC)^2]-a^2/2 , AH=2RcosA and HD=2RcosBcosC and simlifying, we get
OH*OL=a^2/4.
Thus L is the invese point of O, which implies that the polar of H passes through A.
Hence the polar of A must also pass through H. But polar of A is PQ. Hence the result.
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Dear Mathlinkers,
1. by definition, PQ is the polar of A wrt the circle with diameter BC
2. B', C' being the feet of thze B, C-altitudes of ABC are on the last circle
3. H being the point of intersection of BB' and CC' is on PQ (result of de La Hire Conics I prop. 22, 23

I will put this last resul this week...

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
Ayme J.-L., La réciprocité de Philippe de La Hire, G.G.G. vol. 13, p. 21-25 ; http://perso.orange.fr/jl.ayme
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Quick with projective. Let the circle with diameter $BC \equiv \Omega$ and $BH \cap AC \equiv E$. Observe that $PQ$ is the polar of $A$ wrt $\Omega$. Now $\angle XEH = \angle XYB=90-\angle CYX=\angle BCY = \angle BEY$, and $\angle BEA=90$. Thus $(A, H; X, Y)=-1$ so the result follows.
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$A$ lies on the polar of $H$ wrt the circle on diameter $\overline{BC}$ (Brokard) so $H,P,Q$ are collinear by La Hire.
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Let $X, Y$ be the intersections of the $A$-altitude with the circle.

$H, P, Q\text{ collinear}\Leftrightarrow H\in \text{polar}(A)\Leftrightarrow (A, H; X, Y)=-1\Leftrightarrow(X, Y; B,C)=-1\Leftrightarrow BX\cdot CY = BY\cdot CX$ which is obvious.
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Let $E,F$ be the feet of perpendiculars from respectively $C,B$
take an inversion with $A$ as the center and radius $AP$.
This inversion takes $P,Q$ to themselves and it takes $H$ to feet of perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$ ($\angle AEH=\angle AH^{'}E^{'}=\angle AH^{'}B=\frac{\pi}{2}$)thus
the images of $H,P,Q$ and $A$ are concyclic hence the conclusion
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I solve this problem with pole and polar.First we can note $E$ is on the cicrcle such as the $BE$ is perpendicular to $AC$ and analogus the point F.
Now we have 4 points on the circle $B,C,E,F$ and $BF\cap CE={A}$ and we have from theorem of Hire that the intersection point of BE and CF is on the polar of the point A which is PQ so P,Q and H are collinear.
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Does anybody have a solution with complex numbers?
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very short
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@Analgin,

Set $b=-1,c=1$. Then let $p,q$ be points on the unit circle, so $a=\frac{2pq}{p+q}$. Then if $DEF$ is the orthic triangle, $$e=\frac{p+q-2pq}{2-(p+q)},f=\frac{p+q+2pq}{2+p+q}.$$Now with the chord intersection formula, $$h=\frac{e+2ef-f}{e+f}=\frac{2p^2q^2-p^2-q^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)}.$$It remains to compute $$\frac{p-h}{p-q}=\frac{p-\frac{2p^2q^2-p^2-q^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)}}{p-q}=\frac{q(p^2-1)}{(p+q)(pq-1)}=\frac{q-pq\overline{h}}{q-p}=\overline{\left(\frac{p-h}{p-q}\right)},$$so $P,H,Q$ are collinear, as required.
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An easy extension. Let $\alpha=\mathbb C(O)$ be circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ and $w=\mathbb C(K)$ be a circle so that $\{B,C\}\subset w$ and exists $D\in (BC)$ such that $DA\perp DK\ .$ Let $\{A,D_1\}=\{A,D\}\cap \alpha$ and the symmetric $L$ of $D_1$ w.r.t. $D\ .$ The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle $w$ touch it on $P$ and $Q\ .$ Prove that $L\in PQ$ (see PP10 from here).
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jlammy wrote:
@Analgin,

Set $b=-1,c=1$. Then let $p,q$ be points on the unit circle, so $a=\frac{2pq}{p+q}$. Then if $DEF$ is the orthic triangle, $$e=\frac{p+q-2pq}{2-(p+q)},f=\frac{p+q+2pq}{2+p+q}.$$Now with the chord intersection formula, $$h=\frac{e+2ef-f}{e+f}=\frac{2p^2q^2-p^2-q^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)}.$$It remains to compute $$\frac{p-h}{p-q}=\frac{p-\frac{2p^2q^2-p^2-q^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)}}{p-q}=\frac{q(p^2-1)}{(p+q)(pq-1)}=\frac{q-pq\overline{h}}{q-p}=\overline{\left(\frac{p-h}{p-q}\right)},$$so $P,H,Q$ are collinear, as required.
Sorry i couldn't understand your solution can you explain it more detailed especially first part
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MathStudent2002
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As usual, the coordinate bash is not hard.

Solution
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Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$ . The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle $w$ with diameter $[BC]$ touch it on $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $H\in PQ$ .

I can't understand the reason before such long long long long solutions.

Let \(M\) denote the mid of segment \(BC.\) Clearly, \(A, P , H , M , Q\) are concyclic in that order. Also, \(Pow_\omega H = Pow_{APQ} H\)..Therefore \(H\) must lie on the radical axes of the circles \(\omega\) and \(APQ\) which clearly is the claimed line the \(PQ\).
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Dear Mathlinkers,
You can have a look at

http://jl.ayme.pagesperso-orange.fr/Docs/Quickies%205.pdf p.24-25

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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WolfusA
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@Anar24
Suppose BCPQ is inscribed in unit circle. Because BC is diameter jlammy supposed that $b=-1,c=1$. Then he used formula for tangents intersection. Next he used formula for foot $E$ of $C$ on $AB$
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WolfusA
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Virgil Nicula wrote:
Lemma. Let $ABCDEF$ be a cyclic hexagon. Prove that $\boxed {\ AD\cap BE\cap CF\ne\emptyset \Longleftrightarrow AB\cdot CD\cdot EF=BC\cdot DE\cdot FA\ }\ (*)$ .
Is this lemma true for not convex hexagons? If it's not true, then your proof doesn't work in case $H$ lies outside triangle $ABC$ in given problem.
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mathleticguyyy
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The polars of $P,Q$ wrt $(BC)$ both pass through $A$, so by La Hire it suffices to prove that the polar of $H$ does as well. Let the reflection of $H$ over the midpoint $M$ of $BC$ be $H_1$, and $HM\cap (ABC)=Q$; we can see that
$$MH\cdot MQ=MH_1\cdot HQ=MB\cdot MC$$by orthocenter reflection, and since $Q$ is the $A$-queue point, we know that $AQ\perp QH$, which implies that $AQ$ is the polar of $H$.
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JBMO2000 Problem 3
https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/u229790h6143p27113536
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ezpotd
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Consider the circle with center $A$ and radius $AP$. Then the problem is equivalent to showing that $H$ lies on the radical axis of this circle and the circle with diameter $BC$. We can do this by showing $H$ has equal powers with respect to both circles.

This resolves to showing $AH^2 - AP^2 = MH^2 - MP^2$ or $AH^2 - HM^2 = AP^2-  MP^2$. Notice that we have $AP^2 = AM^2 - MP^2$, and $AM^2 = \frac{AB^2 + AC^2}{2} - MB^2$, giving $AP^2-MP^2 = AM^2 - 2MB^2 = \frac{AB^2 + AC^2}{2} - 3MB^2$. Then let the foot from $A$ to $BC$ be $D$. We can then write $AH^2 - HM^2 = AH^2 - (CH^2 - CD^2 + CM^2) = AH^2 - (CH^2 - CD^2 + (CD - MC)^2) = AH^2 - (CH^2 - 2CD \cdot MC + MC^2) = AH^2 - CH^2 + CD \cdot BC + MC^2$. We then want to show $AH^2 - CH^2 + CD \cdot BC - MB^2 = \frac{AB^2 + AC^2}{2} - 3MB^2$, which we can reduce to $AH^2 - CH^2 + CD \cdot BC = \frac{AB^2 + AC^2 - BC^2}{2} $. Then by Law of Cosines, we have $AH^2 = CH^2 + AC^2 - 2CH \cdot AC \cdot \cos{ACH}= CH^2 + AC^2 - 2CH \cdot CE$ where $E$ is the foot from $C$ to $AB$. We can then write $AH^2 - CH^2 = AC^2 - 2CH \cdot CE$. By Power of a Point on $(BEDH)$, we have $CH \cdot CE = CD \cdot BC$. We then just need to show $AC^2 - BC \cdot CD = \frac{AB^2 + AC^2 - BC^2}{2} $. Multiply everything by two to get the equivalent $2AC^2 - 2BC \cdot CD =  AB^2 + AC^2 - BC^2$ and rearranging gives the equivalent $AC^2 + BC^2 - 2BC \cdot CD = AB^2$, but $CD = AC \cdot \cos C$, so we are done by LOC.
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Let $D$ be the altitude from $A$ to $\overline{BC}$ and $O$ the circumcenter of $(ABC)$. Also denote by $\measuredangle$ the angle $\angle$ modulo $\pi$. Then we make the following claim:

Claim: $A, P, D, O, Q$ is cyclic.
Proof: Indeed we have that \[\measuredangle APO = \measuredangle AQO = \measuredangle ADO = 90^{\circ}. \blacksquare\]
Now observe that if we consider circles $(BFHD)$ and $(DHQC)$, that $A$ is the radical center of all of our present circles so that \[AP^2 = AQ^2 = AH \cdot AD \implies \triangle AHP \sim \triangle APD; \phantom{c} \triangle AHQ \sim \triangle AQD.\]
Now the solution is immediate:
\begin{align*}
\measuredangle AHP &= \measuredangle DPA \\
&= \measuredangle DQA \\
&= \measuredangle AHQ,
\end{align*}so that $P, H, Q$ are collinear, as desired. $\blacksquare$
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short, nice
solution
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Let $M$ be midpoint of $BC$, then just check $X=AM \cap PQ$ is Humpty, since $MB^2=MP^2=MX*MA=MC^2$, from which the result follows.
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Let $\Delta DEF$ be the orthic triangle, $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$.
Note that $AP^2=AQ^2=AB \cdot AE = AH \cdot AD$. Also, $D,P,Q$ clearly lie on the circle with diameter $AM$.
Take an inversion centred at $A$ with radius $\sqrt{AH \cdot AD}$, then $P$ and $Q$ go to themselves, and $H$ goes to $D$.
Since $A,D,P,Q$ are concyclic, inverting back gives that $H,P,Q$ collinear as desired. $\square$
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Define \(D\), \(E\), \(F\) as the feet of the \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) altitudes respectively and \(M\) as the midpoint of \(BC\).
We shall use complex numbers by setting \(M = 0\) and \(B=1\), thus allowing the circle with diameter \(BC\) to be the unit circle.
Notice that \(E\) and \(F\) also lie on this circle. We set \(P\) and \(Q\) as free variables.

By using the formula for the intersection of tangents we obtain
\[A = \frac{2pq}{p+q}\]We shall find \(E\), notice that it is the intersection of \(AC\) with the unit circle and is thus given by the formula
\[e = \frac{1-\frac{2pq}{p+q}}{\frac{2}{p+q}-1} = \frac{p+q-2pq}{2-p-q}\]We similarly find
\[f = \frac{\frac{2pq}{p+q} + 1}{\frac{2}{p+q}+1} = \frac{2pq+p+q}{2+p+q}\]To find \(H\) we intersect \(CF\) and \(BQ\), we thus obtain
\[H = \frac{\frac{2pq-p-q}{2-p-q} \cdot (1 + \frac{2pq+p+q}{2+p+q}) - \frac{2pq+p+q}{2+p+q} \cdot (\frac{p+q-2pq}{2-p-q}-1)}{\frac{2pq-p-q}{2-p-q} - \frac{2pq+p+q}{2+p+q}}\]Simplifying, we have
\[H = \frac{2(2pq-p-q)(pq+p+q+1) + 2(2pq+p+q)(pq-p-q+1)}{(2+p+q)(2pq-p-q) + (p+q-2)(2pq+p+q)}\]Further simplifying, we obtain
\[H = 2 \cdot \frac{4pq(pq+1) - 2{(p+q)}^2}{4(p+q)(pq-1)} = \frac{2pq(pq+1)-{(p+q)}^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)}\]Now we shall prove the colinearity condition, notice that
\[\frac{H-p}{H-q} = \frac{\frac{2pq(pq+1)-{(p+q)}^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)} - p}{\frac{2pq(pq+1)-{(p+q)}^2}{(p+q)(pq-1)} - q} = \frac{(2p^2q^2 - p^2 - q^2) - p(p+q)(pq-1)}{(2p^2q^2 - p^2 - q^2) - q(p+q)(pq-1)}\]From which
\[\frac{H-p}{H-q} = \frac{q(q - p)(p^2-1)}{p(p-q)(q^2-1)} = -\frac{q(p^2-1)}{p(q^2-1)}\]We can simply take the conjugate to obtain
\[\overline{\left(\frac{H-p}{H-q}\right)} = -\frac{\left(\frac{1}{q}\right) \cdot (1 - \frac{1}{p^2})}{\left(\frac{1}{p}\right) \cdot (1 - \frac{1}{q^2})} = -\frac{q(p^2-1)}{p(q^2-1)}\]Thus \(H-P-Q\).
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Hmm...
Let $BH \cap AC = E, CH \cap AB = , EF \cap BC = T$. Then from Brokard's theorem, triangle $ATH$ is self-polar, leading to the required result.
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