Concurrency and Euler line locus result

If O is the circumcentre of triangle ABC with K, L and M the respective midpoints of BC, CA and AB, and points D, E and F are respectively constructed on the lines OA, OB and OC so that OD = OE = OF, then the lines DK, EL and FM are concurrent in X and the locus of X lies on the Euler line.

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Concurrency and Euler line locus result

Challenge
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Related Links
Euler line proof
Nine Point Conic and Generalization of Euler Line
Further Euler line generalization
Six Point Cevian Circle & Conic
Nine-point centre (anticentre or Euler centre) & Maltitudes of Cyclic Quadrilateral
The quasi-Euler line of a quadrilateral and a hexagon
A side trisection triangle concurrency

External Links
Nine-point circle
Euler line
The Euler Line and the 9-Point Circle


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Michael de Villiers, 17 May 2010; updated to WebSketchpad, 20 March 2024.