Problem 51. Fagnano's Triangle Problem. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College

In a given acute triangle ABC, prove that the inscribed triangle with the minimum perimeter is the orthic triangle DEF.

Orthic triangle: The triangle whose vertices are the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.

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