Problem

Source: Romanian IMO TST 2006, day 3, problem 3

Tags: geometry, incenter, circumcircle, power of a point, radical axis, geometry proposed



Let $\gamma$ be the incircle in the triangle $A_0A_1A_2$. For all $i\in\{0,1,2\}$ we make the following constructions (all indices are considered modulo 3): $\gamma_i$ is the circle tangent to $\gamma$ which passes through the points $A_{i+1}$ and $A_{i+2}$; $T_i$ is the point of tangency between $\gamma_i$ and $\gamma$; finally, the common tangent in $T_i$ of $\gamma_i$ and $\gamma$ intersects the line $A_{i+1}A_{i+2}$ in the point $P_i$. Prove that a) the points $P_0$, $P_1$ and $P_2$ are collinear; b) the lines $A_0T_0$, $A_1T_1$ and $A_2T_2$ are concurrent.