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concyclic reflections of an interior point in triangle

Source: Nordic Mathematical Contest 2013 #4

September 23, 2017
geometrygeometric transformationreflectionConcyclic

Problem Statement

Let ABC{ABC} be an acute angled triangle, and H{H} a point in its interior. Let the reflections of H{H} through the sides AB{AB} and AC{AC} be called Hc{H_{c} } and Hb{H_{b} } , respectively, and let the reflections of H through the midpoints of these same sidesbe called Hc{H_{c}^{'} } and Hb{H_{b}^{'} }, respectively. Show that the four points Hb,Hb,Hc{H_{b}, H_{b}^{'} , H_{c}}, and Hc{H_{c}^{'} } are concyclic if and only if at least two of them coincide or H{H} lies on the altitude from A{A} in triangle ABC{ABC}.