Prove that $NP = NQ$.

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$M$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$. $D$ is a point outside of $\triangle ABC$ such that $\widehat{ABD} = \widehat{DBC} = \widehat{DMC}$. $N$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle BCD$. Let $P$ and $Q$ respectively be the circumcenters of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle DAB$. Prove that $NP = NQ$.

I tried to let $R$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle BCD$ and prove that $\triangle BRM = \triangle BNQ$. But I still don't know how.

Best Answer

Here is another solution which came from "mirror circle"

  1. if circle O is $\triangle ABC $ circum, H is the orthocenter, then the circle O' which pass H,B,C will be the mirror circle of BC with same radius. M is the midpoint of BC, we have $ AH=2OM=OO'$ . and if a $\triangle A‘BC $ is on circle O', then the orthocenter H' must on circle O and $ A'H'=2O'M=OO'$

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since the proof is very simple, I don't give details here.

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solution:

let circle R' is the mirror circle of circle R, connect $RR',OR'$, extend $BD$ to circle R at point $E$, connect $NE$,$NC$,

it is trivial $\angle NEB= \angle NCB $, $N$ is orthocenter $\implies NC\perp BD \implies \angle NEB + \angle DBC =\dfrac{\pi}{2}=\angle NEB+\angle EBA \implies NE \perp AB $

$\angle NDE= \angle BDF, \angle BDF+\angle DBC =\dfrac{\pi}{2} \implies \angle NDE= \angle NED \implies ND=NE=AM=RR'$

$ AB $ on circle $O$ & circle $R \implies OR \perp AB $ with same reason, $OR'\perp BD, RR'\perp BC \implies \angle ROR'= \angle ABD ,\angle RR'O= \angle DBC \implies RR'=OR=NE ,OR // NE \implies NO=ER$

it is trivial $NR=ER$ (radius) $\implies NO=NR$

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