Problem

Source: Oliforum Contest V 2017 p9 https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2487525_oliforum_contes

Tags: geometry, Centroid



Given a triangle $ABC$, let $ P$ be the point which minimizes the sum of squares of distances from the sides of the triangle. Let $D, E, F$ the projections of $ P$ on the sides of the triangle $ABC$. Show that $P$ is the barycenter of $DEF$. (Jack D’Aurizio)