Problem

Source: 2016 Belarus Team Selection Test 6.2

Tags: geometry



Points $B_1$ and $C_1$ are marked respectively on the sides $AB$ and $AC$ of an acute isosceles triangle $ABC$( $AB=AC$) such that $BB_1=AC_1$. The points $B,C$ and $S$ lie in the same half-plane with respect to the line $B_1C_1$ so that $\angle SB_1C_1=\angle SC_1B_1 = \angle BAC$ Prove that $B,C,S$ are colinear if and only if the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.