Categories
Intermediate

The doubleganger

Two nested right triangles with their incircles. Two tangency points are shown. Prove that the red and yellow line segments are parallel.

Scroll down for a solution to this problem.

Solution

Solution by yifs.

The argument is that triangle ABC with its incircle is similar to triangle BDC with its incircle. This implies that |CE| : |CB| = |CF| : |CD|, which, by the converse of the Triangle proportionality theorem, ensures that BD // EF.

Video

Please find here the video solution: Video: The doubleganger.

🤞 Don’t miss these puzzles!

Subscribe to the weekly geometry puzzle e-mail.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Optionally add an image (JPEG only)