Consider the three disjoint arcs of a circle determined by three points of the circle. We construct a circle around each of the midpoint of every arc which goes the end points of the arc. Prove that the three circles pass through a common point.
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Source: MOP 2005 Homework - Red Group #20
Tags: geometry, incenter, geometry unsolved
07.05.2014 09:53
Dear Mathlinkers, if I have understand your problem, the point of concur is the incenter of the triangle determined by the three points... Sincerely Jean-Louis
07.05.2014 10:21
jayme wrote: Dear Mathlinkers, if I have understand your problem, the point of concur is the incenter of the triangle determined by the three points... Sincerely Jean-Louis This comes from the following lemma: Lemma: Let $I,E$ be the incenter and the $A$-excenter of $\triangle ABC$, respectively. Let $D$ be the midpoint of the arc $BC$ of circle $ABC$ which doesn't contain $A$. Then, $DB=DC=DI=DE$. Also, Lemma: Let $F,G$ be the $B$-excenter and the $C$-excenter of $\triangle ABC$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the arc $BC$ of circle $ABC$ which contains $A$. Then, $MB=MC=MF=MG$. Both the lemmas can be proved by trivial angle chasing.
07.05.2014 10:34
Dear Mathlinkers, yes, your lemma is well known... it comes from Mention, a French geometer of the past... Sincerely Jean-Louis