In an acute triangle , is the center of the inscribed circle, and it is given that . Prove that .
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Solution
Define a point on side such that . Given that , lies internally on side and . Since triangle is now isosceles, bisector is also the perpendicular bisector of , so and are each other's reflection in . This implies , so , which means that is a cyclic quadrilateral. In this cyclic quadrilateral, and are of equal length. According to Julian's theorem, and are then parallel. Therefore, is an isosceles trapezoid and the base angles of this trapezoid are equal. Thus, , from which the desired result follows directly.
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