Olympiad problems

2012 Tournament of Towns, 4

Given a triangle $ABC$. Suppose I is its incentre, and $X, Y, Z$ are the incentres of triangles $AIB, BIC$ and $AIC$ respectively. The incentre of triangle $XYZ$ coincides with $I$. Is it necessarily true that triangle $ABC$ is regular?

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly VII, 2021.6

Tags: geometry , equal segments , Equilateral

Inside the equilateral triangle $ABC$, points $P$ and $Q$ are chosen so that the quadrilateral $APQC$ is convex, $AP = PQ = QC$ and $\angle PBQ = 30^o$. Prove that $AQ = BP$.

2011 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 3

Tags: combinatorics , Equilateral , grid , game strategy , game , winning strategy

Chris and Michael play a game on a board which is a rhombus of side length $n$ (a positive integer) consisting of two equilateral triangles, each of which has been divided into equilateral triangles of side length $ 1$. Each has a single token, initially on the leftmost and rightmost squares of the board, called the “home” squares (the illustration shows the case $n = 4$). [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/b/8135203c22ce77c03c144850099ad1c575edb8.png[/img] A move consists of moving your token to an adjacent triangle (two triangles are adjacent only if they share a side). To win the game, you must either capture your opponent’s token (by moving to the triangle it occupies), or move on to your opponent’s home square. Supposing that Chris moves first, which, if any, player has a winning strategy?

1952 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 212

Tags: geometry , ratio , orthocenter , Equilateral , altitude

Prove that if the orthocenter divides all heights of a triangle in the same proportion, the triangle is equilateral.

Ukrainian From Tasks to Tasks - geometry, 2012.9

Tags: geometry , Equilateral

In the triangle $ABC$, the angle $A$ is equal to $60^o$, and the median $BD$ is equal to the altitude $CH$. Prove that this triangle is equilateral.

1961 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 4

Tags: geometry , Equilateral , Triangle , computation , triangle area , max , min

Consider a unit square $ABCD$ and a (variable) equilateral triangle $XYZ$ such that $X, Z$ lie on rays $AB, DC,$ respectively, and $Y$ lies on segment $AD$. Compute the area of triangle $XYZ$ in terms of $x=AX$ and determine its maximum and minimum.

Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 2001.1.3

Tags: geometry , Concyclic , trisector , Equilateral

Consider points $C_1, C_2$ on the side $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$, points $A_1, A_2$ on the side $BC$ and points $B_1 , B_2$ on the side $CA$ such that these points divide the corresponding sides to three equal parts. It is known that all the points $A_1, A_2, B_1, B_2 , C_1$ and $C_2$ are concyclic. Prove that triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.

2017 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 9

Tags: geometry , Equilateral

Prove that the equilateral triangle of area $1$ can be covered by five arbitrary equilateral triangles having the total area $2$.

1964 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 4

Tags: geometry , geometric construction , Equilateral , Triangle

Points $A, S$ are given in plane such that $AS = a > 0$ as well as positive numbers $b, c$ satisfying $b < a < c$. Construct an equilateral triangle $ABC$ with the property $BS = b$, $CS = c$. Discuss conditions of solvability.

Durer Math Competition CD Finals - geometry, 2014.C2

Tags: geometry , Equilateral , fixed

Let $P$ be an arbitrary interior point of the equilateral triangle $ABC$. From $P$ draw parallel to the sides: $A'_1A_1 \parallel AB$, $B' _1B_1 \parallel BC$ and $C'_1C_1 \parallel CA$. Prove that the sum of legths $| AC_1 | + | BA_1 | + | CB_1 |$ is independent of the choice of point $P$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/a/15b06706c09e2458fb5938807b9f3833ffb62e.png[/img]

2016 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, C2

Tags: combinatorics , Equilateral Triangle , Equilateral

A frog trainer places one frog at each vertex of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ of unit sidelength. The trainer can make one frog jump over another along the line joining the two, so that the total length of the jump is an even multiple of the distance between the two frogs just before the jump. Let $M$ and $N$ be two points on the rays $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, emanating from $A$, such that $AM = AN = \ell$, where $\ell$ is a positive integer. After a finite number of jumps, the three frogs all lie in the triangle $AMN$ (inside or on the boundary), and no more jumps are performed. Determine the number of final positions the three frogs may reach in the triangle $AMN$. (During the process, the frogs may leave the triangle $AMN$, only their nal positions are to be in that triangle.)

2012 BAMO, 4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , Equilateral

Given a segment $AB$ in the plane, choose on it a point $M$ different from $A$ and $B$. Two equilateral triangles $\triangle AMC$ and $\triangle BMD$ in the plane are constructed on the same side of segment $AB$. The circumcircles of the two triangles intersect in point $M$ and another point $N$. (The [b]circumcircle[/b] of a triangle is the circle that passes through all three of its vertices.) (a) Prove that lines $AD$ and $BC$ pass through point $N$. (b) Prove that no matter where one chooses the point $M$ along segment $AB$, all lines $MN$ will pass through some fixed point $K$ in the plane.

2020 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , rectangle , Equilateral , angles

In the rectangle $ABCD$, $AB = 2BC$. An equilateral triangle $ABE$ is constructed on the side $AB$ of the rectangle so that its sides $AE$ and $BE$ intersect the segment $CD$. Point $M$ is the midpoint of $BE$. Find the $\angle MCD$.

1981 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: Equilateral , geometry

Given is the equilateral triangle $ABC$ with center $M$. On $CA$ and $CB$ the respective points $D$ and $E$ lie such that $CD = CE$. $F$ is such that $DMFB$ is a parallelogram. Prove that $\vartriangle MEF$ is equilateral.

2013 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 7

Tags: Equilateral Triangle , Equilateral , geometry , Angle Chasing

Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle and a point M inside the triangle such that $MA^2 = MB^2 +MC^2$. Draw an equilateral triangle $ACD$ where $D \ne B$. Let the point $N$ inside $\vartriangle ACD$ such that $AMN$ is an equilateral triangle. Determine $\angle BMC$.

2002 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.4

Tags: geometry , Equilateral , equilaterals

Given a triangle $ABC$ with pairwise distinct sides. on his on the sides, regular triangles $ABC_1$, $BCA_1$, $CAB_1$. are constructed externally. Prove that triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ cannot be regular.

1963 All Russian Mathematical Olympiad, 032

Tags: geometry , Equilateral , minimum

Given equilateral triangle with the side $l$. What is the minimal length $d$ of a brush (segment), that will paint all the triangle, if its ends are moving along the sides of the triangle.

2019 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification, 2

Tags: sphere , pyramid , Equilateral , combinatorial geometry , combinatorics

Rosemonde is stacking spheres to make pyramids. She constructs two types of pyramids $S_n$ and $T_n$. The pyramid $S_n$ has $n$ layers, where the top layer is a single sphere and the $i^{th}$ layer is an $i\times $i square grid of spheres for each $2 \le i \le n$. Similarly, the pyramid $T_n$ has $n$ layers where the top layer is a single sphere and the $i^{th}$ layer is $\frac{i(i+1)}{2}$ spheres arranged into an equilateral triangle for each $2 \le i \le n$.

2019 BAMO, E/3

Tags: geometry , angle bisector , median , altitude , Equilateral

In triangle $\vartriangle ABC$, we have marked points $A_1$ on side $BC, B_1$ on side $AC$, and $C_1$ on side $AB$ so that $AA_1$ is an altitude, $BB_1$ is a median, and $CC_1$ is an angle bisector. It is known that $\vartriangle A_1B_1C_1$ is equilateral. Prove that $\vartriangle ABC$ is equilateral too. (Note: A median connects a vertex of a triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side. Thus, for median $BB_1$ we know that $B_1$ is the midpoint of side $AC$ in $\vartriangle ABC$.)

2019 Greece Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: combinatorics , minimum value , maximum value , hexagon , Equilateral

Given an equilateral triangle with sidelength $k$ cm. With lines parallel to it's sides, we split it into $k^2$ small equilateral triangles with sidelength $1$ cm. This way, a triangular grid is created. In every small triangle of sidelength $1$ cm, we place exactly one integer from $1$ to $k^2$ (included), such that there are no such triangles having the same numbers. With vertices the points of the grid, regular hexagons are defined of sidelengths $1$ cm. We shall name as [i]value [/i] of the hexagon, the sum of the numbers that lie on the $6$ small equilateral triangles that the hexagon consists of . Find (in terms of the integer $k>4$) the maximum and the minimum value of the sum of the values of all hexagons .

2003 Cuba MO, 3

Tags: geometry , Equilateral

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $T$ be a point interior to this triangle. that $\angle ATB = \angle BTC = \angle CTA$. Let $M,N$ and $P$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $T$ to $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$ respectively. Prove that if the circle circumscribed around $\vartriangle MNP$ cuts again the sides $ BC$, $CA$ and $AB$ in $M_1$, $N_1$, $P_1$ respectively, then the $\vartriangle M_1N_1P_1$ It is equilateral.

2022 Argentina National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , Locus , Equilateral , midpoint

Given a square $ABCD$, let us consider an equilateral triangle $KLM$, whose vertices $K$, $L$ and $M$ belong to the sides $AB$, $BC$ and $CD$ respectively. Find the locus of the midpoints of the sides $KL$ for all possible equilateral triangles $KLM$. Note: The set of points that satisfy a property is called a locus.

2022 Durer Math Competition Finals, 1

Tags: geometry , tangent , Equilateral , Sqaure

To the exterior of side $AB$ of square $ABCD$, we have drawn the regular triangle $ABE$. Point $A$ reflected on line $BE$ is $F$, and point $E$ reflected on line $BF$ is $G$. Let the perpendicular bisector of segment $FG$ meet segment $AD$ at $X$. Show that the circle centered at $X$ with radius $XA$ touches line$ FB$.

2017 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 11

Tags: geometry , inequalities , geometric inequality , angles , Equilateral

Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle, and let $P$ stand for an arbitrary point inside the triangle. Is it true that $| \angle PAB - \angle PAC| \ge | \angle PBC - \angle PCB|$ ?

Kyiv City MO 1984-93 - geometry, 1991.7.4

Tags: geometry , Locus , Equilateral

Given a circle, point $C$ on it and point $A$ outside the circle. The equilateral triangle $ACP$ is constructed on the segment $AC$. Point $C$ moves along the circle. What trajectory will the point $P$ describe?