First, we prove the “only if” direction. We define P1 and I as in the second part of the first solution. The discussion of the configuration remains the same. It remains only to present the proofs of the two steps.
Step 1: Because OX⋅OP1=OE2=OC2, triangles OEX and OP1E are similar and triangles OCX and OP1C are similar. Thus, by also noting that triangle EOC is isosceles, we see that
∠EP1O=∠OEX=∠OEC=∠ECO=∠XCO=∠OP1C.
Therefore, OEP1C is cyclic, and OP1 bisects ∠EPC. Hence, we have OI=OC=OE. It is well known that I is thus the incenter of triangle P1CE. Here, we use the fact that if triangle MNK is inscribed in a circle δ, then its incenter lies on the circle centered at the midpoint Z of the arc NK not containing M with radius ZN=ZK. In the exact same way, we can show that I is the incenter of triangle P1BD. We conclude that triangles P1BD and P1CE share the same incenter.
Step 2: Because BP1DO and CP1EO are cyclic, we have ∠BP1O=∠BDO and OP1C=∠OEC, and so
∠BP1C=∠BP1O+∠OP1C=∠BDO+∠OEC.
On the other hand, because O is the circumcenter of triangles BDC and BEC, we have ∠BDO=∠OBD=90∘−∠DCB=90∘−∠ACB and ∠OEC=∠ECO=90∘−∠CBE=90∘−∠CBA. Combining the last three identities gives
∠BP1C=∠BDO+∠OEC=90∘−∠ACB+90∘−∠CBA=∠BAC,
implying that A, B, C, and P1 lie on a circle, and P=P1. This completes the proof of the “only if” direction.
We now prove the “if” direction by assuming that P satisfies the following property P:
P lies on Ω and triangle PBD and PCE have the same incenter.
As shown in the first part of the first solution, ∠EPD=∠BAC=∠EAD, implying that AEDP is cyclic. That is, P is the intersection of the circumcircles of triangles ABC and ADE other than A. This intersection is unique. On the other hand, by the "only if" direction, the intersection of ray OX and Ω also satisfies property P. By the uniqueness of the two constructions, we conclude that P is the intersection of ray OX and Ω, completing our proof.