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Answer is AP .
draw triangle abc
draw an altitude on ac from b such that it intersects ac at s and intersects a line l parallel to ac going thru the triangle at H
(this is the orthocentre)
now draw the perpendicular bisector of ac intersecting ac at r and line l at L
(this is the circumcentre)
similarly draw the median intersecting ac at r and line l at 
G(this is the centroid...the centroid will also lie on line l as it divides join of H and L (circumcentre) i ratio 2:1) 
now consider triangles bgh and glr
gl:hg = 2:1 (centroid,circumcentre and orthocentre prop.) 
bg:gr = 2:1 (centroid property that it divides median into 2:1 ratio)
so the two triangles are similar
so we can say
bh:lr = 2:1 = bh:hs = 2RcosB/2RcosAcosC(this is the property for orthocentre and altitude)
so we get 2cosAcosC = cosB
 2cosAcosC = -cos(A+C)
so we get on simplification
tanAtanC = 3 .....(1)
now tan(A+C) = -tan(B)
(tanA + tanC)/(1-tanAtanC) = -tanB
use (1) and get
tanA +tanC = 2tanB
so AP 
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