In a triangle $ABC$, with $AB\neq AC$ and $A\neq 60^{0},120^{0}$, $D$ is a point on line $AC$ different from $C$. Suppose that the circumcentres and orthocentres of triangles $ABC$ and $ABD$ lie on a circle. Prove that $\angle ABD=\angle ACB$.
Problem
Source: Indian TST Day 3 Problem 1
Tags: geometry, circumcircle, trigonometry, geometric transformation, reflection, dilation, radical axis
11.07.2014 22:49
Let $O,H$ denote the circumcenter and orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$ and $O_1,H_1$ denote the circumcenter and orthocenter of $\triangle ABD.$ Since $\tfrac{AH}{AO}=\tfrac{AH_1}{AO_1}=2 \cos \widehat{A}$ and $AO,AO_1$ are the isogonals of $AH,AH_1$ WRT $\widehat{BAC},$ we deduce that $\triangle AHH_1$ and $\triangle AOO_1$ are inversely similar by SAS. Hence if $M \equiv BH \cap AO$ and $N \equiv OO_1 \cap AH,$ then $\triangle AHM$ and $\triangle AON$ are inversely similar with corresponing cevians $AH_1$ and $AO_1$ or $OHNM$ is cyclic and $\overline{O_1O}:\overline{O_1N}=\overline{H_1H}:\overline{H_1M}.$ Thus if $P \equiv ON \cap HM,$ then all $\odot(PO_1H_1)$ go through the center $K$ of the spiral similarity that swaps $ON$ and $HM;$ 2nd intersection of $\odot(PMN)$ and $\odot(POH).$ If $OH_1O_1H$ is cyclic $\Longrightarrow$ $O_1H_1,$ $KP,$ $OH$ and $MN$ concur at the common radical center $Q$ of $\odot(OH_1O_1H),$ $\odot(PO_1H_1),$ $\odot(POH)$ and $\odot(OHNM),$ i.e. $O_1H_1$ must pass through $Q.$ But as $O_1 \mapsto H_1$ is an affine homography between $ON$ and $HM,$ that only happens at $O_1H_1 \equiv NM,$ $O_1H_1 \equiv OH$ and nowhere else. The former case occurs when $D \equiv C$ (contradiction) and the 1st case clearly happens when $BD$ is antiparallel to $BC$ WRT $AB,AC$ and the conclusion follows.
16.07.2014 13:15
let $O,H$ are circumcenter and orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$, anologuosly $O',H'\in \triangle ABD$. Let $AO\cap BH=Z $, $AH\cap OO'=Y$ and $BH\cap OO'=X$. Suppose that $AB<AC$ and $H\in BZ$. Obviously, $XH'>HH'$. If $Z\in HH' $ then we have that $ OYHZ$ is cyclic and obviously, $O'\in OY$. Then $2\angle ADB=\angle AO'B<\angle AYB=2 \angle B $, $ 180^\circ-\angle ABD=\angle AH'D>\angle A+\angle AZH'= \angle A+\angle B $. So $ \angle C>\angle ABD $ and $ \angle B>\angle ADB$. Contradiction. If $H'\in HZ$ then $Y\in OO'$. Again, a contradiction.
22.09.2014 21:46
Let $O,H,O',H'$ be the relevant points, $W$ its circumcircle and $l$ the angle bisector of angle A. Let $X$ be the reflection of $W$ about $l$, $Y$ the dilation of $X$ about $A$ with factor $AO/AH$ and $Z$ the reflection of $Y$ in $l$. Then $O,O'$ are the two points of intersection of $W,Y$. The two points of intersection of $X,Z$ are reflections of $O,O'$ in $l$, as well as their inverses with respect to a circle centered at $A$ (in which $X,Y$ are inverses, as are $W,Z$). Thus $AO,AO'$ are reflections in $l$ of each other, and the desired result follows easily.
25.09.2016 21:23
Let $K,L$ be the feets of the $B$ and $C$ altitudes respectively, in triangle $ABC$ and let $M$ be the midpoint of side $AB$. Let $D$ be a moving point on the line $AC$. Notice that the orthocenter $H_1$ of triangle $ABD$ varies on the line $BK$ such that $DH_1 \parallel CL$. Moreover, the circumcenter $O_1$ of triangle $ABD$ moves on the line $OM$ such that $\triangle BO_1M \sim \triangle BDK$. The maps homothety and spiral similarity are affine, so if we denote the motion of $D$ by a parameter $z$ then the motions of $H_1$ and $O_1$ are denoted by linear functions of $z$. In particular, the relation $$\frac{PH_1}{PO_1}=\frac{PO}{PH}=\text{constant}$$is a linear equation in $z$ and so, either it has one root or it vanishes always. The latter does not hold by checking, say $D=K$. For the former, we set $D$ such that $\angle ABD=\angle ACB$. Let $k$ be the ratio of similarity. In this case, it is clear that points $A,O_1,H$ and $A,H_1,O$ are collinear and we get that $$\frac{AO_1}{AO}=\frac{AH_1}{AH}=k$$and the concyclicity holds by applying the power of point $A$.