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Largest area implies orthocenter

Source: 10th Brazilian Math Olympiad - Problem 2

December 27, 2017
Brazilian Math Olympiad 1988Brazilian Math OlympiadorthocentergeometryPlane Geometry

Problem Statement

Show that, among all triangles whose vertices are at distances 3,5,7 respectively from a given point P, the ones with largest area have P as orthocenter.
(You can suppose, without demonstration, the existence of a triangle with maximal area in this question.)