The two equilateral triangles X+ →Y + →Z+ → and X+ ←Y + ←Z+ ← corresponding to the Fermat point F+ are congruent; so are X− →Y− →Z− → and X− ←Y− ←Z− ←. In fact, they are homothetic at the common midpoint of the segments X+ →Y + ←, Y + →Z+ ←, andZ + →X+ ←, and their sides are parallel to the corresponding cevians of the Fermat point. This is indeed a special case of the following proposition.
Proposition 4. For every point Q not on the side lines of triangle ABC, the triangle intercepted by the forward parallelians through Q→ and that by the backward parallelians through Q← are homothetic at (u(v + w):v(w + u):w(u + v)), with ratio 1:−1. Their corresponding sides are parallel to the cevians AQ, BQ, and CQrespectively.