Problem

Source: Romanian TST 1979 Day 1 P1

Tags: geometry, Locus



Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC=60^\circ$, $M$ be a point in its interior and $A',\, B',\, C'$ be the orthogonal projections of $M$ on the sides $BC,\, CA,\, AB$. Determine the locus of $M$ when the sum $A'B+B'C+C'A$ is constant. Horea Călin Pop