Let N be the midpoint of the arc ABC, and T be the midpoint of the lesser arc NC. Prove that N and T lie on A′B′. For this purpose, notice that AN=BN=AB=A′B=B′A.
From the parallelism of the lines AB′ and BC, we get that ∠AB′B=∠CBB′=∠ABB′. Therefore, AB′=AB. Similarly, AB=A′B. Denote ∠BAC=2α, ∠ABC=2β. Let, without loss of generality, α>β.
Let N be the midpoint of the arc ACB of the circle Ω (see Fig. 12). Then AN=BN and ∠ANB=∠ACB=60∘; therefore, =B′A. Therefore, point A is the center of the circle described around −∠AB′=60∘−β, whence ∠NAB′=2∠NBB′=120∘−2β and
=AN=BN and ∠ANB=∠ACB=60∘; therefore, =B′A. Therefore, point A is the center of the circle described around −∠AB′=60∘−β, whence ∠NAB′=2∠NBB′=120∘−2β and
∠ANB′=90∘−∠NAB′/2=30∘+β. Similarly, ∠BNA′=30∘+α, whence ∠B′NA+∠ANB+∠BNA′=(30∘+β)+60∘+(30∘+α)=120∘+(α+β)=180∘. Thus, point N lies on the line A′B′.
Let T be the midpoint of the lesser arc NC of the circle Ω. Note that ∠ANT=∠ABT=(∠ABN+∠ABC)/2=30∘+β=∠ANB′. Therefore, point T also lies on the line A′B′, and triangle CDE coincides with triangle CNT. This triangle is isosceles, since NT=TC.
