Let the incircle of the triangle ABC touch the side AB at point Q; the incircles of the triangles QAC and QBC touch AQ, AC and BQ, BC at points P, T and D, F, respectively. Prove that PDFT is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Solution
(Solution by A. Gaponenko, D. Voynov.) First, note that incircles of the triangles QAC and QBC touch CQ at the same point X (well-known fact). Hence CF=CX=CT. Also AP=AT, BF=BD. Now we have ∠TFD=180∘−∠TFC−∠BFD= =180∘−(90∘−21∠C)−(90∘−21∠B)= =21(∠C+∠B)=90∘−21∠A=∠APT. It follows that ∠TFD+∠TPD=∠TFD+(180∘−∠APT)=180∘ which finishes the proof.
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