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Let ABC be an acute angled triangle whose orthocentre is at H. If altitude from A is produced to meet the circumcircle of triangle ABC at `D` , then prove `H D=4RcosBcosC`

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OA=R
AH=2RcosA
2RcosA=R
cosA=`1/2`
A=`60^@`.
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