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Let A1A_1, B1B_1, C1C_1 be midpoints of sides BCBC, CACA, ABAB of an acute-angled triangle ABCABC respectively. Let C1LC_1L and C1KC_1K be bisectrices of ACC1\triangle ACC_1 and BCC1\triangle BCC_1 respectively. The line C1B1C_1B_1 intersects the line LKLK at A2A_2, and the line C1A1C_1A_1 intersects the line LKLK at B2B_2.
Prove that the lines AA2AA_2, BB2BB_2, CC1CC_1 are concurrent.

Solution

First show that the line LKLK is parallel to the side ABAB. Indeed, since C1LC_1L and C1KC_1K are the bisectrices of the angles AC1CAC_1C and BC1CBC_1C respectively we have
ALLC=AC1CC1=[AC1=BC1]=C1BCC1=BKKC. \frac{AL}{LC} = \frac{AC_1}{CC_1} = [AC_1 = BC_1] = \frac{C_1B}{CC_1} = \frac{BK}{KC}.
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So LKABLK \parallel AB. Since A1A_1 and B1B_1 are the midpoints of BCBC and ACAC respectively, we have B1A1ABLKB_1A_1 \parallel AB \parallel LK. Therefore
B1A2B1C1=A1B2A1C1.(1) \frac{B_1A_2}{B_1C_1} = \frac{A_1B_2}{A_1C_1}. \qquad (1)
Since LA2AC1LA_2 \parallel AC_1 we have LA2AC1=B1A2B1C1\frac{LA_2}{AC_1} = \frac{B_1A_2}{B_1C_1}, so LA2=B1A2B1C1AC1LA_2 = \frac{B_1A_2}{B_1C_1} AC_1.
Similarly, KB2=A1B2A1C1C1BKB_2 = \frac{A_1B_2}{A_1C_1} C_1B.
Since AC1=C1BAC_1 = C_1B, it follows from (1) that LA2=KB2LA_2 = KB_2.
Let CC1CC_1 meets LKLK at C2C_2. Since CC1CC_1 is the median of ABCABC and LKABLK \parallel AB, we have LC2=C2KLC_2 = C_2K. Therefore,
A2C2=LC2LA2=KC2B2K=C2B2. |A_2C_2| = |LC_2 - LA_2| = |KC_2 - B_2K| = |C_2B_2|.
Thus the line C1C2C_1C_2 passes through the midpoints C1C_1 and C2C_2 of the bases of the trapezoid AA2B2BAA_2B_2B. It is well-known fact that the line C1C2C_1C_2 and the extensions of the sides AA2AA_2, BB2BB_2 of the trapezoid AA2B2BAA_2B_2B are concurrent.

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