symmetries of interior point on sides of a triangle, circumcenter mirror again
Source: Dutch NMO 1997 p5
January 29, 2020
geometryCircumcentersymmetry
Problem Statement
Given is a triangle and a point within the triangle. The point is mirrored in the sides of the triangle: and are the mirrorings of in and , respectively . is the center of the circle passing through the vertices of triangle . is mirrored again in the sides of triangle : and are the mirror of in respectively, and .
a. Prove that is the center of the circle passing through the vertices of triangle .
b. Where should you choose within triangle so that and coincide? Prove your answer.