Proving that quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

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Be $ABC$ an acute triangle with $\angle A=60º$ and $AB\ne AC$. Be $O$ and $H$ the circumcenter and orthocenter respectively of $ABC$ and $E$ the middle point of the arc $BC$ which goes through $A$.

Prove that $AHEO$ is a parallelogram.

The problem doesn't includes a diagram or a drawing. I have no idea how to start the problem so i'm searching some hints.

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HINT:

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  • Draw $AA'$ as an extra diameter, let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, you can prove $E,O,M$ are collinear by yourself.

  • Using the Thales' theorem, we can prove that $BH$ and $A'C$ are both perpendicular to $AC$, $A'B$ and $CH$ are both perpendicular to $AB$, so $BHCA'$ is a parallelogram.

  • $BHCA'$ is a parallelogram and $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$, so $M$ is also the midpoint of $A'H$, which means $OM$ is the midline of $\Delta{A'AH}\Rightarrow AH=2OM$.

  • $OM$ is the altitude of the isosceles $\Delta{OBC}$ so it is also the angle bisector of $\widehat{BOC}$, so the right $\Delta{BOM}$ has $\widehat{BOM}=\frac{\widehat{BOC}}{2}=\widehat{BAC}=60^\circ$.

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