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Problem
Let be the incentre of the acute triangle . Rays and intersect the circumcircle of the triangle in points and respectively. Segments and intersect in point , line through point parallel to the line intersects circle also in point , and lines and intersect in point . Prove that the lines and touch the circumcircle of the triangle at points and respectively.

Solution
Let us denote , , , and let be the intersection of the segments and . Inscribed angles , and over the chord are equal, so . Analogously, , and . Since and , the triangle is isosceles. On the other hand, lines and are parallel, thus
and, by the converse of the tangent chord theorem, we conclude that the line touches the circumcircle of the triangle at point . Since line is the angle bisector of , we have . Since = , line is the bisector of the segment and = = . This implies that = = = . We conclude that the lines and are parallel. From = = = we conclude that the triangle is isosceles. Since is the midpoint of the arc and triangles and are isosceles with parallel to , the line is symmetric to the line with respect to the bisector of the segment . Hence, the line also touches the circumcircle of the triangle , at point .
and, by the converse of the tangent chord theorem, we conclude that the line touches the circumcircle of the triangle at point . Since line is the angle bisector of , we have . Since = , line is the bisector of the segment and = = . This implies that = = = . We conclude that the lines and are parallel. From = = = we conclude that the triangle is isosceles. Since is the midpoint of the arc and triangles and are isosceles with parallel to , the line is symmetric to the line with respect to the bisector of the segment . Hence, the line also touches the circumcircle of the triangle , at point .
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