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k i Zero tolerance
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N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
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Azer and Babek playing a game on a chessboard
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N 2 minutes ago by Diamond-jumper76
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Azer and Babek have a $8 \times 8$ chessboard. Initially, Azer colors all cells of this chessboard with some colors. Then, Babek takes $2$ rows and $2$ columns and looks at the $4$ cells in the intersection. Babek wants to have all these $4$ cells in a same color, but Azer doesn't. With at least how many colors, Azer can reach his goal?
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N 20 minutes ago by arqady
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Problem. Given $a,b,c$ be non-negative real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca=1.$ Prove that

$$\sqrt{a+1}+\sqrt{b+1}+\sqrt{c+1}\le 1+2\sqrt{a+b+c+abc}.$$
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Let $a,b,c>0$ and $a^2+b^2+c^2=2(a+b+c).$ Find the minimum $$P=(a+b+c)\left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)$$
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Let $n\geqslant 2$ be a positive integer and $a_1,a_2, \ldots ,a_n$ be real numbers such that \[a_1+a_2+\dots+a_n=0.\]Define the set $A$ by
\[A=\left\{(i, j)\,|\,1 \leqslant i<j \leqslant n,\left|a_{i}-a_{j}\right| \geqslant 1\right\}\]Prove that, if $A$ is not empty, then
\[\sum_{(i, j) \in A} a_{i} a_{j}<0.\]
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2^x+3^x = yx^2
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N 28 minutes ago by Tamam
Prove that the following equation has infinite integer solutions:
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Let $S$ denote the set of all positive integers less than $1020$ that are relatively prime to $1020$. Let $\omega=\cos\frac{\pi}{510}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{510}$. Is the polynomial $$\prod_{n\in S}(2x^2-\omega^n)$$reducible over the rational numbers, given that it has integer coefficients?
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N an hour ago by KAME06
The sequence \( F \) is defined by \( F_0 = F_1 = 2025 \) and for all positive integers \( n \geq 2 \), \( F_n = F_{n-1} + F_{n-2} \). Show that for every positive integer \( k \), there exists a suitable positive integer \( j \) such that \( F_j \) is a multiple of \( k \).
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4 concyclic points
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Scalene triangle $ABC$ has circumcircle $\Gamma$ and incenter $I$. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ touches side $AB,AC$ at $D,E$ respectively. Circumcircle of triangle $BEI$ intersects $\Gamma$ again at $P$ distinct from $B$, circumcircle of triangle $CDI$ intersects $\Gamma$ again at $Q$ distinct from $C$. Prove that the $4$ points $D,E,P,Q$ are concyclic.
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angles in triangle
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Geometry Proof
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In triangle \( \triangle ABC \), point \( P \) on \( AB \) satisfies \( DB = BC \) and \( \angle DCA = 30^\circ \).
Let \( X \) be the point where the perpendicular from \( B \) to line \( DC \) meets the angle bisector of \( \angle BCA \).
Then, the relation \( AD \cdot DC = BD \cdot AX \) holds.

Prove that \( \triangle ABC \) is an isosceles triangle.
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Source: number theory
Let \( n \) be a positive integer, and let its positive divisors be
\[
d_1 < d_2 < \cdots < d_k.
\]Define \( f(n) \) to be the number of ordered pairs \( (i, j) \) with \( 1 \le i, j \le k \) such that \( \gcd(d_i, d_j) = 1 \).

Find \( f(3431 \times 2999) \).

Also, find a general formula for \( f(n) \) when
\[
n = p_1^{e_1} p_2^{e_2} \cdots p_k^{e_k},
\]where the \( p_i \) are distinct primes and the \( e_i \) are positive integers.
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Very easy NT
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Functionnal equation
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an hour ago
Source: Own
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}_{>0}\to \mathbb{R}_{>0}$ that verify the following equation for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}_{>0}$:
$f(x+yf(f(x)))+f(\frac{x}{y})=\frac{x}{y}+f(x+xy)$
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Great sequence problem
Assassino9931   1
N 2 hours ago by internationalnick123456
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Let $k$ be a positive integer. Determine all sequences $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ of positive integers such that
$$ a_{n+2}(a_{n+1} - k) = a_n(a_{n+1} + k) $$for all positive integers $n$.
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2021 ELMO Problem 6
reaganchoi   26
N Jun 29, 2024 by meql
In $\triangle ABC$, points $D$, $E$, and $F$ lie on sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively, such that each of the quadrilaterals $AFDE$, $BDEF$, and $CEFD$ has an incircle. Prove that the inradius of $\triangle ABC$ is twice the inradius of $\triangle DEF$.
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meql
Jun 29, 2024
2021 ELMO Problem 6
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In $\triangle ABC$, points $D$, $E$, and $F$ lie on sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively, such that each of the quadrilaterals $AFDE$, $BDEF$, and $CEFD$ has an incircle. Prove that the inradius of $\triangle ABC$ is twice the inradius of $\triangle DEF$.
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Let $\triangle D'E'F'$ be the triangle whose medial triangle is $\triangle DEF$. We want to show $\triangle D'E'F'$ and $\triangle ABC$ have the same inradius. We will instead show the following stronger claim, which finishes.

Key Claim: In fact, $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle D'E'F'$ share the same incircle.

Proof: We know $AF+DE=AE+DF$ by Pitot, so $AF+D'F=AE+D'E$. By the ``excircle'' version of the converse of Pitot, this implies the quadrilateral bounded by rays $FB$, $D'F$, $D'E$, and $EC$ has an incircle. Call this $\omega_A$, and the corresponding $B-$ and $C-$ analogs $\omega_B$ and $\omega_C$. By Monge on $\omega_A$, $\omega_B$, and $\omega_C$, we find that $D,E,F$ are collinear, contradiction. Hence two of $\{\omega_A,\omega_B,\omega_C\}$ are equal, which implies the desired claim, and finishes the proof. $\blacksquare$

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@above, wow!! What an awesome solution!! I'll still post mine since its very different.

I did dilatation/expansion!! Interested people can read about it from Handout by Nikolai Beluhov or in short

Now, direct DEF, ABC positively. Now, let $r$ be inradius of $\Delta DEF$, now expand every circle with radius $-2r$. Let this map be $f$. Now, consider the following $D'=f(DE^+)\cap f(FD^+)$ and define $E', F'$ similarly.

Also let $f(BC^+)\cap f(DE^+)=D_Y, f(BC^+)\cap f(DF^+)=D_Z$ and midpoint of $D'D_Y=L_Y$ and midpoint of $D'D_Z=L_Z$. Similarly define $E_X, E_Z, F_X, F_Y,M_X,M_Z,N_X,N_Y$. Now, we have that $D'D_YD_YZ$ has $D'-$ excircle of radius $2r$ and $D'E'F'$ has incircle of radius $r$. Thus, excircle of $D'L_YL_Z$ is the incircle of $D'E'F'$.

Also, we have from problem statement that the quadrilateral formed by $f(DE^+), f(BC^+), f(AC^+), f(EF^+)$ has an incircle but we that the quadrilateral formed by $f(DE^+), f(EF^+), L_YL_Z, N_XN_Y$ has incircle the same as that as $D'E'F'$ and the lines of the quadrilaterals are pairwise parallel. Thus, from $E'$, we must have that $L_YN_Y\parallel D_YF_Y$. Thus, $L_YN_Y\parallel AC$.

Now, since $L_YL_ZN_XN_YM_ZM_X$ has an incircle, we have from Brianchon that $L_YN_Y, L_ZM_Z, M_XN_X$ concur. Let this point be $T$. Now, $D'L_YTL_Z$ is a parallelogram, thus the midpoint of $D'T$ lies on $L_YL_Z$, so $T$ is on $D_YD_Z$. But then we get that $D_XD_Z, E_XE_Z, F_XF_Y$ concur!!

But then under $f$, the incircle of $ABC$ went to the point circle $T$. Thus, it must have had radius $2r$. Hence proved!
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Consider the anticomplementary triangle \(D'E'F'\) of \(\triangle DEF\). We will show that the incircles of \(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle D'E'F'\) coincide.

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pair Dp = (11.23550,1.19023), Ep = (8.32,-4.02), Fp = (15.,-4.), D = (11.66,-4.01), EE = (13.11775,-1.40488), F = (9.77775,-1.41488), I = (11.43393,-2.18789), A = (11.80061,3.90725), B = (8.49173,-4.79838), C = (13.64143,-3.51694);         filldraw(incircle(Dp,Ep,Fp),tfil,tri);         filldraw(A--B--C--cycle,sfil,sec);         filldraw(D--EE--F--cycle,fil2,pri2);         filldraw(Dp--Ep--Fp--cycle,fil,pri);

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First note that \(AF-AE=DF-DE=D'E-D'F\), so there is a circle \(\omega_A\) tangent to rays \(AE\), \(AF\), \(D'E\), \(D'F\). Define \(\omega_B\) and \(\omega_C\) analogously.

Assume for contradiction the circles \(\omega_A\), \(\omega_B\), \(\omega_C\) do not coincide. One can check that the pairwise exsimilicenters of \(\omega_A\), \(\omega_B\), \(\omega_C\) are \(\overline{BC}\cap\overline{E'F'}=D\), \(\overline{CA}\cap\overline{F'D'}=E\), \(\overline{AB}\cap\overline{D'E'}=F\). By Monge's theorem, points \(D\), \(E\), \(F\) are collinear, contradiction.
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By the ``excircle'' version of the converse of Pitot, this implies the quadrilateral bounded by rays $FB$, $D'F$, $D'E$, and $EC$ has an incircle.

Could someone explain what that version states?
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Darn those are nice solutions. :o

How much would this get?
Attachments:
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Loved the half talking you were doing in the solution. Is it advisable to write solutions this way?
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What is a half taking?
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Solution (Forgot to submit oops, same as above ones though): Take the anticomplementary triangle $D'E'F'$ of $DEF$ (twice the inradius). We claim that $ABC$ and $D'E'F'$ share a incircle, in which case we'd be done. Note that $AF+DE=AE+DF$, and since $D'F = DE$ and $DF=D'E$, we have $AF+D'F = AE+D'E$. Thus, the quadrilateral formed by the rays $AE, AF, D'E, D'F$ has an incircle, call this $w_a$ (I don't know what else to call :blush: ). We can do similar things with Pitot, and define $w_b, w_c$ equivalently. By Monge on those three circles, we see that $D, E, F$ are collinear, which is false, so two of the circles coincide, as desired. $\square$

Remark: I added the anticomplementary of $DEF$ as that was the only way I could actually deal with the "twice inradius" statement.
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This solution is kinda weird. Use directed lengths throughout.

Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be the incircles of $DEF$ and $ABC$, and let $\lambda$ be the ratio of their inradii.

Let $P$ be the center of the positive homothety mapping the $\omega_1$ to $\omega_2$. Notice by Monge's theorem on $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and the incircle of $AEDF$, we have that $P$ lies on $AD$. Similarly, it lies on $BE$ and $CF$.

Now, suppose the homothety centered at $P$ mapping $\omega_1$ to $\omega_2$ maps $D$, $E$, and $F$ to $D'$, $E'$, $F'$. We have that $D'E'F'$ and $ABC$ share an incircle. By Poncelet, this implies that $ABCD'E'F'$ all lie on a conic. Hence, it suffices to show the following problem:
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Let $ABC$ be a triangle, let $P$ be point in its interior, let $AP$ meet $BC$ at $D$, and extend $PD$ to $D'$ with $PD'=\lambda PD$. Define $E,E',F,F'$ similarly. Show that if $A,B,C,D',E',F'$ are on a conic, then $\lambda=2$.

We establish a claim (hidden b/c it's sorta known).
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By Pascal, $A,B,C,D',E',F'$ lying on a conic is equivalent to $X=AD' \cap BF'$, $Y=BE' \cap CD'$, and $Z=CF' \cap AE'$ being collinear. Note that $X,Y,Z$ are on $PD$, $PE$, and $PF$,

Now, suppose $X$, $Y$, $Z$ are collinear. We have that for some fixed constants $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$, by the hidden claim,
\[DBC\text{ collinear } \implies \frac{\alpha}{PD}+\frac{\beta}{PB}+\frac{\gamma}{PC}=0\]\[AEC\text{ collinear } \implies \frac{\alpha}{PA}+\frac{\beta}{PE}+\frac{\gamma}{PC}=0\]\[ABF\text{ collinear } \implies \frac{\alpha}{PA}+\frac{\beta}{PB}+\frac{\gamma}{PF}=0\]\[XBF'\text{ collinear} \implies \frac{\alpha}{PX}+\frac{\beta}{PB}+\frac{\gamma}{\lambda PF}=0\]\[D'YC\text{ collinear} \implies \frac{\alpha}{\lambda PD}+\frac{\beta}{PY}+\frac{\gamma}{PC}=0\]\[AE'Z\text{ collinear} \implies \frac{\alpha}{PA}+\frac{\beta}{\lambda PE}+\frac{\gamma}{PZ}=0\]\[XYZ\text{ collinear} \implies \frac{\alpha}{PX}+\frac{\beta}{PY}+\frac{\gamma}{PZ}=0\]Summing these up with coefficients $1,1,1,-2,-2,-2,2$ gives
\[\left(1-\frac{2}{\lambda}\right) \left(\frac{\alpha}{PD}+\frac{\beta}{PE}+\frac{\gamma}{PF}\right)=0.\]Since $DEF$ are not collinear, the second term is nonzero, so we must have $\lambda=2$, as desired.
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Darn those are nice solutions. :o

How much would this get?

Incomplete bashes are generally worth 0 points.
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Can someone complete this :(
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@above i think you forgot to use a sharing link, so we can't see it :(
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@above i think you forgot to use a sharing link, so we can't see it :(

Oh, my bad. It should work now ^^
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Solution with metrics and trig bash, by @diegoca1. Part 1
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Solution with metrics and trig bash, by @diegoca1. Part 2
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Solution with metrics and trig bash, by @diegoca1. Part 3
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Here is a convoluted solution using Menelaus' Theorem

Let $\Omega, \omega, \omega_A, \omega_B, \omega_C$ denote the incircles of $\triangle ABC$, $\triangle DEF$, $AFDE$, $BDEF$, $CEFD$, respectively. Let $I,J,I_A, I_B, I_C$ be the centers of $\Omega$, $\omega$, $\omega_A$, $\omega_B$, $\omega_C$.

Claim: $AD, BE, CF$ concur at the exsimilicenter $P$ of $\omega, \Omega$.

Proof: Follows from Monge's theorem applied on $\Omega, \omega, \omega_A$. $\blacksquare$
Claim: $D, I_B, I_C, J$ are concyclic. (Similarly, $E,I_A,I_C,J$ and $F,I_A,I_B,J$ are concyclic.)

Proof: Angle chasing:
$$\angle I_BDI_C = 180^{\circ} - \frac{\angle BDE+\angle CDF}{2} = 90^{\circ} + \frac{\angle EDF}{2}. \blacksquare$$
Before the next step, we would like to recall the well-known fact that $\frac{PD}{AD} + \frac{PE}{BE} + \frac{PF}{CF}=1$. This follows from summing $\frac{PD}{AD} = \frac{[BPC]}{[BAC]}$, etc.

Claim: We also have the relation
$$\frac{JI_A}{DI_A}  + \frac{JI_B}{EI_B} + \frac{JI_C}{FI_C}  = 1$$
Proof: Follows from inversion around $J$ an applying the above fact on $\triangle I_A^*I_B^*I_C^*$. $\blacksquare$
Claim: $J$ is the midpoint of $PI$.

Proof: Let $t = \tfrac{PI}{JI}$. By Menelaus' theorem on $\triangle DJP$ and $\overline{AI_AI}$, we obtain
$$\frac{PI}{IJ}\cdot \frac{JI_A}{I_AD}\cdot\frac{DA}{AP} = 1 \implies t\cdot \frac{JI_A}{I_AD} = \frac{AP}{AD}.$$Similarly, we obtain
\begin{align*}
t\cdot \frac{JI_B}{I_BE} &= \frac{BP}{BE} \\
t\cdot \frac{JI_C}{I_CF} &= \frac{CP}{CF}, \\
\end{align*}so summing gives $t=2$ as desired. $\blacksquare$
The first and the last claim combined imply the problem.
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There is another way to solve this problem here i just give an sketch
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There is another way to solve this problem here i just give an sketch
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Nice. But $P'IPG$ is a parallelogram, in fact.
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iman007 wrote:
There is another way to solve this problem here i just give an sketch
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Nice. But $P'IPG$ is a parallelogram, in fact.
no It's not look
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You have seen a lot of normal solutions. Now, let's see this weird one, and I'm also not sure if it is totally correct.

By Monge's Theorem with three incircles, $BC\cap EF,CA\cap FD, AB\cap DE$ are collinear, and by Desargue's Theorem, $AD,BE,CF$ are concurrent.

Let $\omega$ be an incircle of $\triangle DEF$.
Construct $\triangle A'B'C'$ which its incircle is $\omega$ and homothetic with $\triangle ABC$ and a homothetic center lies outside $AA'$.

If we homothety with center at $D$ and send $\omega$ to an incircle of $AFDE$, it will send $A'B'\to AB$ and $A'C'\to AC$. Therefore, $A'$ lies on $AD$, and similarly, $B'$ lies on $BE$, $C'$ lies on $CF$.

Let $X=B'C'\cap AD$. We want to prove that $X$ is a midpoint of $PD$ or $(P,D;X,\infty_{AD})$.

The fun begins here. Let $T$ be a projective transformation that send $P$ to the center of $\omega$.
For convenience, a name of point after this will referred to a point after the transformation as we will not convert it back.
Clearly, $P$ is incenter of $\triangle DEF,\triangle A'B'C'$.

Claim: $\triangle DEF,\triangle A'B'C'$ are symmetric with respect to $P$.
Let $\triangle D'E'F'$ be symmetric with $\triangle DEF$ wrt $P$.
$B'$ and $C'$ are defined by intersections of lines tangent to $\omega$ and $PE,PF$.
We see that as $A'$ move along $AP$, a segment $B'C'$ r $BC$ will not intersect $E'F'$ or $EF$ except when $A'\in\{D',D\}$. Thus, $B'C'$ is tangent to $\omega$ iff $A'\in\{D',D\}$, but $A'\neq D$ so $A'=D'$ as desired. $\square$

Since $(A,P;EF\cap AD,D)=-1$ before the transformation, $\triangle ABC$ is now a excentral triangle of $\triangle DEF$.
Let $K=BC\cap B'C',L=CA\cap C'A',M=AB\cap A'B'$, these point lie on image of a line at infinity.
We want to show that $(D,P;X,KL\cap AD)=-1$. Pencil at $K$, $K(D,P;X,KL\cap AD)=(C,P;C',KL\cap CP)$.

Now another unexpected thing come. By Reverse Pascal's theorem on $LA'DKB'E$, these six points lie on a conic $\mathcal{C}$. Moreover, because $A'B'$ and $DE$ are symmetric wrt $P$, a reflection of $L$ across $P$ lso lie on this conic. Denote this reflection by $L'$.
Now $L(C,P;C',KL\cap CP)=L(E,L';A',K)=B'(E,L;A',K)$.
We know that $B'E,B'L'$ bisect $\angle KB'A'$. (since $B'L'//EL$.)
Therefore, the last cross-ratio is equal to $-1$ as desired.
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starchan wrote:
pad wrote:
By the ``excircle'' version of the converse of Pitot, this implies the quadrilateral bounded by rays $FB$, $D'F$, $D'E$, and $EC$ has an incircle.

Could someone explain what that version states?

Can anyone explain it to me too, please?
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Consider the structure based on triangle DEF, it is easy to see(calculating the tangent length) that the condition is equivalent to tangent length from D,E,F to $\omega_{a,b,c}$ are 1/4 perimeter of DEF ($\omega_{a,b,c}$ are 1/2 homothety of excircles of DEF mapped with center D,E,F). Moreover, the tangent of incircle of ABC at each side are the symmetry of D,E,F wrt the midpoint of tangent of $\omega_{a,b,c}$ on each side. The incircle radius of ABC is then easily solved by the area relation.
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new problem wrote:
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, let $P$ be point in its interior, let $AP$ meet $BC$ at $D$, and extend $PD$ to $D'$ with $PD'=\lambda PD$. Define $E,E',F,F'$ similarly. Show that if $A,B,C,D',E',F'$ are on a conic, then $\lambda=2$.

Alternate finish
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Let $\triangle D'E'F'$ be the anticomplementary triangle of $\triangle DEF$. We finish by the following claim.

Claim: The incircles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle D'E'F'$ coincide.
Proof. By Pitot, $AF+DE=AE+FD$, so using medial triangle lengths, we rewrite this as \[ AF - AE = D'E-D'F, \]so by Pitot again we have that there is an excircle $\omega_A$ tangent to $AC, AB, D'F', D'E'$. Analogously, we draw $\omega_B$, $\omega_C$. Suppose that $\omega_A$, $\omega_B$, $\omega_C$ are pairwise distinct. By Monge's theorem on $\omega_A$, $\omega_B$, $\omega_C$, we have that $D$, $E$, and $F$ are collinear, a contradiction. Thus, at least two of these circles coincide, implying the claim.
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Remark: The excircle construction by Pitot very similar to that in 2022 China TST/4/2 (which also used Monge, with one of the three circles being the constructed one), although in the China TST problem the finish was more interesting; the claim that Monge induced resulted in the existence of an ellipse, and DIT was applied on the ellipse.
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I was thinking about this diagram recently and reremembered the following (hard) fact.

Problem: Show that the radical center of the incircles of $AFDE$, $BDEF$, and $CEFD$ is the incenter of $DEF$.

My own solution is fairly long, so I would love to see if there are any shorter solutions.

Solution
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