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ILL 92 nine-point circle

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September 2, 2010
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Problem Statement

Let NN be a point inside the triangle ABCABC. Through the midpoints of the segments AN,BNAN, BN, and CNCN the lines parallel to the opposite sides of ABC\triangle ABC are constructed. Let AN,BNAN, BN, and CNCN be the intersection points of these lines. If NN is the orthocenter of the triangle ABCABC, prove that the nine-point circles of ABC\triangle ABC and ANBNCN\triangle A_NB_NC_N coincide.
[hide="Remark."]Remark. The statement of the original problem was that the nine-point circles of the triangles ANBNCNA_NB_NC_N and AMBMCMA_MB_MC_M coincide, where NN and MM are the orthocenter and the centroid of ABCABC. This statement is false.