Problem:
Let be the incircle of scalene triangle . Let be tangent to and at points and . Construct points and on line segments and respectively such that and . Let line intersect at points such that is closer to than . Also let be the intersection of lines and . Prove that .
Solution
Solution:
Let be the sidelengths respectively, and let be the semiperimeter of triangle (i.e. let ). Since and are the points of contact of the incircle we get . Similarly and where is the point of tangency between and side . Let and and as in the diagram.

We have the system of equations:
Adding them together yields so therefore . Then we simply get:
Similarly and . Hence , and .
Now let be the excircle of triangle opposite vertex . The circle is tangent to lines , and at points , and respectively. First we consider equal tangents from to .
Adding these together gives us . But since (equal tangents) this implies
Therefore . This means and thus and are the same point.

Now consider the homothety (centred at ) that carries to . This homothety sends point to point (since are colinear). It also carries the tangency point to . It follows that
i.e. Point divides segment into the ratio . Also we can apply Menelaus' Theorem (, , colinear) to get
Hence , so point divides segment into the ratio . Therefore as required.