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Prove that $CH \bot AB$

Unread post by Tahmid Hasan » Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:17 pm

Let $(O),(I)$ be the circumcircle and incircle of $\triangle ABC$ respectively.$BC,CA,AB$ are tangent to $(I)$ at $M,N,P$ respectively. $E,F$ are midpoints of $PN,PM$ rspectively. $CO$ meets $(I)$ at point $D$. $DE,DF$ meet $(I)$ at $K,L$ respectively, $H=AK \cap BL$. Prove that $CH \bot AB$.
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Re: Prove that $CH \bot AB$

Unread post by *Mahi* » Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:18 am

The problem seemed quite nice to me.
My solution steps:
1. Proving $\angle KAB = \angle DAC$ and $\angle LBA = \angle DBC$ using symmetry.
2. Using trig cheva to prove $\angle HCB = \angle DCA = \angle OCA$, which also implies $CH \perp AB$.

($(O)$ is quite irrelevant here and just used to prove the last part, the main fact here is $H$ is the isogonal conjugate of $D$, similar facts of which is used to solve many problems.
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Re: Prove that $CH \bot AB$

Unread post by Nadim Ul Abrar » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:03 pm

$D,H$ are isogonal Conjugates :D
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Re: Prove that $CH \bot AB$

Unread post by Tahmid Hasan » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:07 pm

*Mahi* wrote:The problem seemed quite nice to me.
My solution steps:
1. Proving $\angle KAB = \angle DAC$ and $\angle LBA = \angle DBC$ using symmetry.
2. Using trig cheva to prove $\angle HCB = \angle DCA = \angle OCA$, which also implies $CH \perp AB$.

($(O)$ is quite irrelevant here and just used to prove the last part, the main fact here is $H$ is the isogonal conjugate of $D$, similar facts of which is used to solve many problems.
Would you kindly elaborate? :)
My solution:$DE.KE=PE.NE=AE.IE \Rightarrow AKID$ is cyclic.
Since $I$ lies on the perpendicular bisetor of $KD, AI$ bisects $\angle AKD$.
So $AH$ is the isogonal of $AD$ in $\triangle ABC$. Similarly $BH$ is the isogonal of $BD$ in $\triangle ABC$.
Hence $H$ is the isogonal conjugate of $D$ wrt $\triangle ABC \Rightarrow CH$ is the isogonal of $CO \Rightarrow CH \bot AB$.
Note: Actually $(I),CO$ have two intersection points but both can be dealt with the same reasoning.
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Re: Prove that $CH \bot AB$

Unread post by *Mahi* » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:23 pm

Lines $KA$ and $DA$ ar symmetric WRT $AI$, (Do I need to elaborate more here? This can be proved using pole-poler and some little other things, and I left that as an exercise), which implies $\angle KAB = \angle DAC$.
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