The incircle of a triangle touches the sides , , at points , , , respectively. Let be a point on the incircle, different from the points , , . The lines and , and , and meet at points , , , respectively. Let further , , be points on the sides , , , respectively, such that the lines , , be concurrent. Prove that the lines , and are concurrent.
Solution
Let the lines and , and , and meet at points , , , respectively. By Desargues' theorem on perspective triangles, the lines , and are concurrent if and only if the points , and are collinear.

Without loss of generality, we may assume that lies on the arc of the incircle that does not contain . Consequently, lies on the side , while and lie on the respective extensions of the sides and .
Consider the cyclic quadrangle : The diagonals meet at , and the extensions of the opposite sides meet at and , respectively, so the line is the polar of with respect to the incircle – in what follows, all polar lines are considered with respect to the incircle. Since the line is the polar of , and lies on the line , it follows that lies on the line . Similarly, lies on the line , and lies on the line . Consequently, the lines and meet at .
Projectively, the lines and meet at some point . Notice that lies on the polar lines of and to deduce that the line is the polar of , so the cross-ratio is harmonic. Let further the lines and meet at . Read from , the cross-ratio equals , so it is harmonic; that is, is the harmonic conjugate of relative to and . Consequently, the points , and are collinear if and only if the lines , and are concurrent.
To prove the lines , and concurrent, simply check that