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Brutal problem with equilateral hyperbola and Simson lines

Source: KoMaL A. 853.

May 11, 2023
conicshyperbolaSimson lineNine-point circlegeometry

Problem Statement

Let points A,B,C,A,B,CA, B, C, A', B', C' be chosen in the plane such that no three of them are collinear, and let lines AAAA', BBBB' and CCCC' be tangent to a given equilateral hyperbola at points AA, BB and CC, respectively. Assume that the circumcircle of ABCA'B'C' is the same as the nine-point circle of triangle ABCABC. Let s(A)s(A') be the Simson line of point AA' with respect to the orthic triangle of ABCABC. Let AA^* be the intersection of line BCB'C' and the perpendicular on s(A)s(A') from the point AA. Points BB^* and CC^* are defined in a similar manner. Prove that points AA^*, BB^* and CC^* are collinear.
Submitted by Áron Bán-Szabó, Budapest