A circle centered at $O{}$ passes through the vertices $B{}$ and $C{}$ of the acute-angles triangle $ABC$ and intersects the sides $AC{}$ and $AB{}$ at $D{}$ and $E{}$ respectively. The segments $CE$ and $BD$ intersect at $U{}.$ The ray $OU$ intersects the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $P{}.$ Prove that the incenters of the triangles $PEC$ and $PBD$ coincide.
Problem
Source: Russian TST 2014, Day 10 P2 (Group NG)
Tags: geometry, incenter
math_comb01
08.01.2024 21:04
@above could you please recheck the problem statement? Point $L,P$ are not defined, and even if we treat $P$ as $R$ still it seems to be false.
oVlad
08.01.2024 21:11
Sorry, the statement is now fixed.
math_comb01
08.01.2024 21:20
Very Quick Problem! Note that by inverting around $(BCDE)$ we get $PADE$ is cyclic. Now let $F=PO \cap (BCDE)$ We claim that $F$ is the desired incenter Note that by DDIT, $PO$ bisects $\measuredangle EPC, \measuredangle DPB$, so it suffices to prove that $\measuredangle BFD = 90 + \frac{\measuredangle BPD}{2}$ which is easy to see by simple angle chase.
starchan
08.01.2024 21:26
From well known spiral sim config, we see that $P$ (which we rename to $S$ in what follows) is the centre of spiral similarity mapping $ED \mapsto BC$. Moreover, we know that $SO \equiv SU$ bisects $\angle BSD$ and $\angle ESC$. Now let $SO$ meet circle $(O)$ again at a point $I$, such that $I$ lies strictly inside segment $PO$.
Now $OB = OD = OI$ along with $SI$ bisecting $\angle BSD$. Since $O$ is the arc midpoint, it follows that $I$ is the incentre of $\triangle SBD$. Similarily, $I$ is the incentre of $\triangle SEC$ and we're done. $\square$
khina
08.01.2024 21:38
See USA TST 2011 7