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59th Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad

Ukraine geometry

Problem

Circle of radius is inscribed in . Tangent lines of , that are parallel to sides , and , intersect other sides of at points ; and (, and ). Denote by radii of circles inscribed in triangles and , respectively. Prove that .

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Fig. 28
Solution
Since all these triangles are similar, we get It is not hard to see that (fig. 28) Thus,

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsDistance chasing