Problem

Source: IV International Festival of Young Mathematicians Sozopol 2013, Theme for 10-12 grade

Tags: geometry, Locus



The point $P$, from the plane in which $\Delta ABC$ lies, is such that if $A_1,B_1$, and $C_1$ are the orthogonal projections of $P$ on the respective altitudes of $ABC$, then $AA_1=BB_1=CC_1=t$. Determine the locus of $P$ and length of $t$.