HMMT 2016 U36

(Self-Isogonal Cubics) Let $A B C$ be a triangle with $A B=2, A C=3, B C=4$. The isogonal conjugate of a point $P$, denoted $P^{*}$, is the point obtained by intersecting the reflection of lines $P A$, $P B, P C$ across the angle bisectors of $\angle A, \angle B$, and $\angle C$, respectively. Given a point $Q$, let $\mathfrak{K}(Q)$ denote the unique cubic plane curve which passes through all points $P$ such that line $P P^{*}$ contains $Q$. Consider: (a) the M'Cay cubic $\mathfrak{K}(O)$, where $O$ is the circumcenter of $\triangle A B C$, (b) the Thomson cubic $\mathfrak{K}(G)$, where $G$ is the centroid of $\triangle A B C$, (c) the Napoleon-Feurerbach cubic $\mathfrak{K}(N)$, where $N$ is the nine-point center of $\triangle A B C$, (d) the Darboux cubic $\mathfrak{K}(L)$, where $L$ is the de Longchamps point (the reflection of the orthocenter across point $O$ ), (e) the Neuberg cubic $\mathfrak{K}\left(X_{30}\right)$, where $X_{30}$ is the point at infinity along line $O G$, (f) the nine-point circle of $\triangle A B C$, (g) the incircle of $\triangle A B C$, and (h) the circumcircle of $\triangle A B C$.

Estimate $N$, the number of points lying on at least two of these eight curves. An estimate of $E$ earns $\left\lfloor 20 \cdot 2^{-|N-E| / 6}\right\rfloor$ points.