Complete Quadrilateral

Complete quadrilateral

Let four lines made four triangles of a complete quadrilateral. In the diagram these are $\triangle ABC, \triangle ADE, \triangle CEF, \triangle BDF.$ One can see some of the properties of this configuration and their proof using the following links.

Radical axis

Let four lines made four triangles of a complete quadrilateral. In the diagram these are $\triangle ABC, \triangle ADE, \triangle CEF, \triangle BDF.$

Let points $H,$ and $H_A$ be the orthocenters of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle ADE,$ respectively.

Let circles $\omega, \theta,$ and $\Omega$ be the circles with diameters $CD, BE,$ and $AF,$ respectively. Prove that Steiner line $HH_A$ is the radical axis of $\omega, \theta,$ and $\Omega.$

Proof

Let points $G, K, L, N, P,$ and $Q$ be the foots of perpendiculars $AH_A, CH, DH_A, BH, AH,$ and $EH_A,$ respectively.

Denote $Po(X)_{\omega}$ power of point $X$ with respect the circle $\omega.$ $\angle AGF = 90^\circ \implies G \in \Omega \implies Po(H_A)_{\Omega} = AH_A \cdot GH_A.$ $\angle APF = 90^\circ \implies P \in \Omega \implies Po(H)_{\Omega} = AH \cdot PH_A.$ $\angle CLD = 90^\circ \implies L \in \omega \implies Po(H_A)_{\omega} = DH_A \cdot LH_A = AH_A \cdot GH_A = Po(H_A)_{\Omega}.$ $\angle EQB = 90^\circ \implies Q \in \theta \implies Po(H_A)_{\theta} = EH_A \cdot QH_A = AH_A \cdot GH_A = Po(H_A)_{\Omega}.$

$\angle BNE = 90^\circ \implies N \in \theta \implies Po(H)_{\theta} = BH \cdot NH = AH \cdot PH = Po(H)_{\Omega}.$ $\angle CKD = 90^\circ \implies K \in \theta \implies Po(H)_{\omega} = CH \cdot KH = AH \cdot PH = Po(H)_{\Omega}.$ Therefore power of point $H (H_A)$ with respect these three circles is the same. These points lies on the common radical axis of $\omega, \theta,$ and $\Omega \implies$ Steiner line $HH_A$ is the radical axis as desired.

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Newton–Gauss line

Let four lines made four triangles of a complete quadrilateral.

In the diagram these are $\triangle ABC, \triangle ADE, \triangle CEF, \triangle BDF.$

Let points $K, L,$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $BE, CD,$ and $AF,$ respectively.

Let points $H$ and $H_A$ be the orthocenters of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle ADE,$ respectively.

Prove that Steiner line $HH_A$ is perpendicular to Gauss line $KLN.$

Proof

Points $K, L,$ and $N$ are the centers of circles with diameters $BE, CD,$ and $AF,$ respectively.

Steiner line $HH_A$ is the radical axis of these circles.

Therefore $HH_A \perp KL$ as desired.

vladimir.shelomovskii@gmail.com, vvsss

Shatunov-Tokarev line

Let the complete quadrilateral ABCDEF be labeled as in the diagram. Quadrilateral $BCED$ is not cyclic.

Let points $H, H_A, H_B, H_C$ be the orthocenters and points $O, O_A, O_B, O_C$ be the circumcenters of $\triangle ABC, \triangle ADE, \triangle BDF,$ and $\triangle CEF,$ respectively.

Let bisector $BD$ cross bisector $CE$ at point $Q.$ Let bisector $BC$ cross bisector $DE$ at point $P.$

Prove that

a) points $P$ and $Q$ lie on circumcircle of $\triangle OO_AO_C,$

b) line $PQ$ is symmetric to Steiner line with respect centroid of $BDEC.$

I suppose that this line was found independently by two young mathematicians Leonid Shatunov and Alexander Tokarev in 2022. I would be grateful for information on whether this line was previously known.

Proof

a) Points $P$ and $O$ lies on bisector of $BC,$ points $P$ and $O_A$ lies on bisector of $DE \implies$

$\angle OPO_A + \angle OO_CO_A = 180^\circ \implies P \in$ circle $OO_AO_C.$

Similarly $P \in$ circle $OO_BO_C$ as desired.

Miquel's point

b) Let $M, M', P'$ and $G$ be midpoints of $CE, BD, HH_A,$ and $MM',$ respectively.

It is clear that $G$ is centroid of $BDEC.$

$M'P \perp BD, EH_A \perp AD, CH \perp AB \implies MP' \perp AB$ (midline of trapezium $ECHH_A) \implies EH_A||MP'||CH||M'P.$ $MP \perp CE, DH_A \perp AE, BH \perp AC \implies$ $M'P' \perp AB$ (midline of trapezium $HBDH_A) \implies$ $DH_A||M'P'||BH||MP \implies M'P'MP$ is parallelogram.