In triangle ABC the angle bisectors of A and C intersect the sides BC and AB at the points A1 and C1, respectively, and the circumcircle of the triangle ABC at the points A2 and C2, respectively. Let K be the point of intersection of A1C2 and C1A2, and I be the incenter of triangle ABC. Prove that KI passes through the midpoint of AC.
Solution
Let's define notations of the points and angles as in the figure. Then ∠C2AB=∠C2CB=∠C2CA=∠C2A2A=γ, ∠A2CB=∠A2AB=∠A2AC=∠A2C2C=α and ∠C2AC=∠A2CA=∠ABC=2β.
By the law of sines in ΔC2AC1 and ΔC2AI we easily obtain: C1IC2C1=sinαsinγ⋅sin∠AC2Isin∠C2IA=sinαsinγ⋅sin2βsin(α+γ). Similarly, in ΔIA2C we get: A1A2IA1=sinαsinγ⋅sin∠A2ICsin∠IA2C=sinαsinγ⋅sin(α+γ)sin2β. Then (1)C1IC2C1⋅A1A2IA1=(sinαsinγ)2 By Ceva's theorem in ΔC2A2I we have (2)NA2C2N=C1IC2C1⋅A1A2IA1=(sinαsinγ)2 In ΔC2IN and ΔA2IN, using (2) we obtain (3)NIA2C2IN=N2AsinγC2Nsinα=(sinαsinγ)2⋅sinγsinα=sinαsinγ In ΔAIM and ΔCIM, using (3) we get AM=sin∠AIMMIsinα=sin∠NIA2MIsinα=sin∠C2INMIsinγ=sin∠MICMIsinγ=MC
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