Help proving a trianlge is isosceles

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Hi. I'm seriously stuck on this problem. I don't even know where to begin.

Homework Statement


Suppose triangle ABC is an acute angle triangle. Let the bases of the altitudes to B and C be E and F, respectively, and let A' be the midpoint of BC. Prove that triangle A'EF is isosceles.

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I know that I have to show that A'E and A'F are the same length or that angles A'EF and A'FE are congruent in order to prove the triangle is isosceles. I'm clueless though.There's a typo in the topic title. Sorry.
 
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First, show that A'F congruent to A'C. (Try drawing A'G such that G lies on CF and A'G is perpendicular to CF)

Use the same process to show that A'E congruent to A'C