Problem

Source: IMO Shortlist 1997, Q25

Tags: geometry, circumcircle, incenter, parallelogram, concurrency, IMO Shortlist



Let $ X,Y,Z$ be the midpoints of the small arcs $ BC,CA,AB$ respectively (arcs of the circumcircle of $ ABC$). $ M$ is an arbitrary point on $ BC$, and the parallels through $ M$ to the internal bisectors of $ \angle B,\angle C$ cut the external bisectors of $ \angle C,\angle B$ in $ N,P$ respectively. Show that $ XM,YN,ZP$ concur.