IMO 1987 LL FRA16

Let ABC be a triangle. For every point M belonging to segment

IMO 1987 LL FRA16

Origin: FRA

Problem

Let ABC be a triangle. For every point M belonging to segment BC we denote by B′ and c′ the orthogonal projections of M on the straight lines AC and BC. Find points M for which the length of segment B′C′ is a minimum.