Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB \neq AC$ and with incenter $I$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, and let $L$ be the midpoint of the circular arc $BAC$. Lines through $M$ parallel to $BI,CI$ meet $AB,AC$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively, and meet $LB$ and $LC$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Show that $I$ lies on the radical axis of the circumcircles of triangles $EMF$ and $PMQ$. Proposed by Andrew Wu
Problem
Source: Iranian RMM TST 2021 Day2 P2
Tags: geometry, incenter, power of a point, radical axis, circumcircle
16.04.2021 09:06
I messed something up, but I can't find what. What did I do wrong in the drawing?
16.04.2021 09:07
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16.04.2021 09:36
The problem was used as it is a beautiful problem, as for the name of the proposer we used Mr Wu name as he was the one who created the problem, now remember that this is an official tread, i will report the un needed posts to be deleted aswell as my own post here. I hope now it makes sense.
16.04.2021 09:45
What is GGG? It seems like a contest but I can't find it
16.04.2021 09:46
I'm glad you think the problem was beautiful! But I would really suggest that in the future, before using other peoples' problems on TSTs, you might consider contacting them to first to see whether it's okay with them. I would have liked to have some advance notice -- for some time I thought I had made a mistake and proposed the problem to two separate places (one being the American Mathematical Monthly and the other being to some country's TST ... that would have been a real disaster.)
16.04.2021 16:04
tudor129 wrote: I messed something up, but I can't find what. What did I do wrong in the drawing? $L$ is the midpoint of the arc $BAC$. You considered $L$ to be the midpoint of the arc $BC$. The problem is, in fact, true. View here a correct drawing. Anyways, nice one, Mr. Wu.
16.04.2021 17:25
oVlad wrote: tudor129 wrote: I messed something up, but I can't find what. What did I do wrong in the drawing? $L$ is the midpoint of the arc $BAC$. You considered $L$ to be the midpoint of the arc $BC$. The problem is, in fact, true. View here a correct drawing. Anyways, nice one, mr. Wu. It says $LB$ intersection line through $M$ parallel to $BI$ and in your diagram it's other way around
16.04.2021 17:32
Kabootar wrote: What is GGG? It seems like a contest but I can't find it https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h2150896
23.04.2021 00:18
07.05.2021 16:19
After modification we get https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h2553297_perpendicular_lines