Problem

Source: Rioplatense L3 2023 #6

Tags: geometry, angle bisector



Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle such that $AB+BC=4AC$. Let $D$ in $AC$ such that $BD$ is angle bisector of $\angle ABC$. In the segment $BD$, points $P$ and $Q$ are marked such that $BP=2DQ$. The perpendicular line to $BD$, passing by $Q$, cuts the segments $AB$ and $BC$ in $X$ and $Y$, respectively. Let $L$ be the parallel line to $AC$ passing by $P$. The point $B$ is in a different half-plane(with respect to the line $L$) of the points $X$ and $Y$. An ant starts a run in the point $X$, goes to a point in the line $AC$, after that goes to a point in the line $L$, returns to a point in the line $AC$ and finishes in the point $Y$. Prove that the least length of the ant's run is equal to $4XY$.