Problem

Source: 2016 Saudi Arabia BMO TST , level 4+, III p2

Tags: geometry, reflection, incenter, Radical center, excircle



Let $I$ be the incenter of an acute triangle $ABC$. Assume that $K_1$ is the point such that $AK_1 \perp BC$ and the circle with center $K_1$ of radius $K_1A$ is internally tangent to the incircle of triangle $ABC$ at $A_1$. The points $B_1, C_1$ are defined similarly. a) Prove that $AA_1, BB_1, CC_1$ are concurrent at a point $P$. b) Let $\omega_1,\omega_2,\omega_3$ be the excircles of triangle $ABC$ with respect to $A, B, C$, respectively. The circles $\gamma_1,\gamma_2\gamma_3$ are the reflections of $\omega_1,\omega_2,\omega_3$ with respect to the midpoints of $BC, CA, AB$, respectively. Prove that P is the radical center of $\gamma_1,\gamma_2,\gamma_3$.