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Saad
May1-04, 10:04 AM
AB is the diameter of a semicircle. Points C and D are ANY two points on the arc of the semicircle. AD and BC intersect at E. AC and BD are extended to meet at F. Prove that FE extended is perpendicular to AB.

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arildno
May2-04, 10:02 AM
The assertion is fairly easy to prove if you rephrase it in the terms of analytical geometry.
It looks difficult to prove it by "classical" means (i.e. identifying congruent triangles and suchlike)

HallsofIvy
May2-04, 11:51 AM
Use the fact that triangles ACB and ADB are right triangles with right angle at C and D.