Finding out 3 circles
Source: 2023 China TST Problem 8
March 18, 2023
geometryChina TST
Problem Statement
In non-isosceles acute , , , is the height of the triangle. is the midpoint of , intersects at , intersects a straight line that crosses and is parallel to at point , the line connecting the midpoint of and intersects at . Similarly define , . is known to be non-degenerate, and its circumscribed circle is . Prove that: there are circles , , tangent to and INSIDE satisfying:
(1) is tangent to and , is tangent to and , and is tangent to and .
(2) , , ' are different and collinear.
Created by Sihui Zhang