Let {D}=BI∩AC. Then ∠BAD=∠ABD=40∘, so △ABD is isosceles, yielding AD=BD (1).
First construction. Draw the bisector BM of ∠DBA, with M∈AC. Then ∠ABM=∠IAB=20∘ and AB is a common side, hence △IAB≡△MBA (A.S.A.), whence AI=BM.
Then relations ∠CBM=∠CBD+∠DBM=60∘ and ∠MCB=60∘ show that triangle MBC is equilateral, therefore BC=BM=AI.
Second construction. Take the equilateral triangle △AMI, D∈(IM). Since ∠MAD=∠MAI−∠IAD=60∘−20∘=40∘, ∠MAD=∠DBC (2). From (1), (2) and ∠AMD=∠DCB=60∘ follows △ADM≡△BDC (A.S.A.), whence AM=BC. Now △AMI equilateral implies AI=AM, hence AI=BC.
Third construction. Let AM∥BC, M∈BI. Then ∠AMB=∠MBC (alternate angles), implying ∠ABM=∠AMB=40∘, hence △ABM is isosceles, whence AB=AM (3). From ∠CAM=∠ACB=60∘ (alternate angles) follows ∠IAM=20∘+60∘=80∘=∠ABC (4). Relations (3), (4) and ∠AMI=∠BAC=40∘ give △AMI≡△BAC (A.S.A.), which implies AI=BC.
Fourth construction. Take M so that B∈(MC) and △ACM is equilateral. Then relations CA=CM, ∠ICA=∠ICM=30∘ and IC common side lead to △CIA≡△CIM (S.A.S.), whence IA=IM (5) and ∠IAC=∠IMC=20∘.
Let {E}=AI∩BC. From ∠MAB=∠MAC−∠BAC=20∘, AM=MC and ∠AMB=∠ACE=60∘ follows △MAB≡△CAE (A.S.A.), hence MB=EC, which implies ME=BC (6). From △AEM, ∠AEM=180∘−60∘−40∘=80∘, so, in △MIE, ∠MIE=180∘−20∘−80∘=80∘=∠MEI, hence △MIE is isosceles, whence MI=ME (7). Relations (5), (6) and (7) yield IA=IM=ME=BC.