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Perpendiculars to the harmonic lines are also harmonic lines

Source: Kazakhstan National Olympiad 2024 (10-11 grade), P6

March 21, 2024
geometry

Problem Statement

The circle ω\omega with center at point II inscribed in an triangle ABCABC (ABACAB\neq AC) touches the sides BCBC, CACA and ABAB at points DD, EE and FF, respectively. The circumcircles of triangles ABCABC and AEFAEF intersect secondary at point K.K. The lines EFEF and AKAK intersect at point XX and intersects the line BCBC at points YY and ZZ, respectively. The tangent lines to ω\omega, other than BCBC, passing through points YY and ZZ touch ω\omega at points PP and QQ, respectively. Let the lines APAP and KQKQ intersect at the point RR. Prove that if MM is a midpoint of segment YZ,YZ, then IRXMIR\perp XM.