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Let DD be a point different from the vertices on the side BCBC of a triangle ABCABC. Let I,I1I, I_1 and I2I_2 be the incenters of the triangles ABCABC, ABDABD and ADCADC, respectively. Let EE be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles AI1IAI_1I and ADI2ADI_2, and FF be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles AII2AII_2 and AI1DAI_1D. Prove that if AI1=AI2AI_1 = AI_2, then
EIFIEDFD=EI12FI22. \frac{EI}{FI} \cdot \frac{ED}{FD} = \frac{EI_1^2}{FI_2^2}.

Solution

Let FF' be the point of intersection of the bisectors of the angles ABD\angle ABD and ADC\angle ADC. Since FBD=ABD/2\angle F'BD = \angle ABD/2 and FDC=(ABD+BAD)/2\angle F'DC = (\angle ABD + \angle BAD)/2, we have I1FD=BFD=BAD/2=I1AD\angle I_1F'D = \angle BF'D = \angle BAD/2 = \angle I_1AD. Therefore A,I1,D,FA, I_1, D, F' are concyclic. We also have IAI2=(BACDAC)/2=BAD/2=BFD=IFI2\angle IAI_2 = (\angle BAC - \angle DAC)/2 = \angle BAD/2 = \angle BF'D = \angle IF'I_2, and hence A,I,I2,FA, I, I_2, F' are concyclic too. We conclude that F=FF' = F. Similarly, EE is the point of intersection of the bisectors of ACD\angle ACD and ADB\angle ADB.

Figure 1

Since IAI2=I1AD\angle IAI_2 = \angle I_1AD and AI2I=AI2E=ADE=ADI1\angle AI_2I = \angle AI_2E = \angle ADE = \angle ADI_1, the triangles IAI2IAI_2 and I1ADI_1AD are similar. Hence II2/I1D=AI2/ADII_2/I_1D = AI_2/AD. Similarly, II1/I2D=AI1/ADII_1/I_2D = AI_1/AD. As AI1=AI2AI_1 = AI_2 these give II2I2D=II1I1DII_2 \cdot I_2D = II_1 \cdot I_1D.

By Menelaus Theorem for the line FI1FI_1 and the triangle EI2DEI_2D, and for the line EI2EI_2 and the triangle FI1DFI_1D we have
DFFI2I2IIEEI1I1D=1,andDEEI1I1IIFFI2I2D=1, \frac{DF}{FI_2} \cdot \frac{I_2I}{IE} \cdot \frac{EI_1}{I_1D} = 1, \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{DE}{EI_1} \cdot \frac{I_1I}{IF} \cdot \frac{FI_2}{I_2D} = 1,
respectively. From these we obtain
EI12FI22=I1DI1II2DI2IEIEDFIFD=EIEDFIFD. \frac{EI_1^2}{FI_2^2} = \frac{I_1D \cdot I_1I}{I_2D \cdot I_2I} \cdot \frac{EI \cdot ED}{FI \cdot FD} = \frac{EI \cdot ED}{FI \cdot FD}.

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