Two circles
and
are externally tangent to each other at a point
, and both of these circles are tangent to a third circle
which encloses the two circles
and
.
The common tangent to the two circles
and
at the point
meets the circle
at a point
. One common tangent to the circles
and
which doesn't pass through
meets the circle
at the points
and
such that the points
and
lie on the same side of the line
.
Prove that the point
is the incenter of triangle
.
Alternative formulation. Two circles touch externally at a point
. The two circles lie inside a large circle and both touch it. The chord
of the large circle touches both smaller circles (not at
). The common tangent to the two smaller circles at the point
meets the large circle at a point
, where the points
and
are on the same side of the chord
. Show that the point
is the incenter of triangle
.






The common tangent to the two circles














Prove that the point


Alternative formulation. Two circles touch externally at a point









