Problem

Source: IGO 2024 Advanced Level - Problem 1

Tags: geometry



An equilateral triangle $\bigtriangleup ABC$ is split into $4$ triangles with equal area; three congruent triangles $\bigtriangleup ABX,\bigtriangleup BCY, \bigtriangleup CAZ$, and a smaller equilateral triangle $\bigtriangleup XYZ$, as shown. Prove that the points $X, Y, Z$ lie on the incircle of triangle $\bigtriangleup ABC$. Proposed by Josef Tkadlec - Czech Republic