Problem

Source: 2007 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad grades 8-9 p5

Tags: geometry, Symmetric, parallel, midpoint



Given triangle $ABC$. Points $A_1,B_1$ and $C_1$ are symmetric to its vertices with respect to opposite sides. $C_2$ is the intersection point of lines $AB_1$ and $BA_1$. Points$ A_2$ and $B_2$ are defined similarly. Prove that the lines $A_1 A_2, B_1 B_2$ and $C_1 C_2$ are parallel. (A. Zaslavsky)