Problem

Source: Bulgaria NMO 2022 P5

Tags: geometry, number theory, geometric sequence, ratio



Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AB=4$, $BC=CA=6$. On the segment $AB$ consecutively lie points $X_{1},X_{2},X_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $AX_{1},X_{1}X_{2},X_{2}X_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{4}$. On the segment $CB$ consecutively lie points $Y_{1},Y_{2},Y_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $CY_{1},Y_{1}Y_{2},Y_{2}Y_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{2}$. On the segment $AC$ consecutively lie points $Z_{1},Z_{2},Z_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $AZ_{1},Z_{1}Z_{2},Z_{2}Z_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{2}$. Find all triplets of positive integers $(a,b,c)$ such that the segments $AY_{a}$, $BZ_{b}$ and $CX_{c}$ are concurrent.