Problem

Source: 2011 Balkan Shortlist G4 BMO

Tags: geometric inequality, geometry, incircle



Given a triangle $ABC$, the line parallel to the side $BC$ and tangent to the incircle of the triangle meets the sides $AB$ and $AC$ at the points $A_1$ and $A_2$ , the points $B_1, B_2$ and $C_1, C_2$ are dened similarly. Show that $$AA_1 \cdot AA_2 + BB_1 \cdot BB_2 + CC_1 \cdot CC_2 \ge \frac19 (AB^2 + BC^2 + CA^2)$$