How can one construct the diagram shown below, using just a ruler and a compass, where $ \angle PYX = 2\angle PXY $ and $ \angle PYZ = 2\angle PZY $:
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How to construct the scheme below?
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A locus of points $P$ such that $\angle PYZ = 2 \angle PZY$ is a certain hyperbola.
A locus of poins $P$ such that $\angle PYX = 2\angle PXY$ is another hyperbola.
Finding an intersection of two hyperbolas is essentially a Problem of Apollonius. So the only thing left is to identify them.
Can you take it from here?

The ratio doesn't seem to be anything special, but depends on the size of the angles in the triangle.
Let $M$ be the intersection of $YP$ and $XZ$. Using the cotangent formula or m-n rule, you can get the ratio $$\frac{XM}{MZ}=\frac{\sin ZPY\cos PXY}{\sin XPY\cos PZY}$$