Found problems: 287
1998 Italy TST, 2
In a triangle $ABC$, points $H,M,L$ are the feet of the altitude from $C$, the median from $A$, and the angle bisector from $B$, respectively. Show that if triangle $HML$ is equilateral, then so is triangle $ABC$.
1995 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2
A line $g$ and a point $A$ outside $g$ are given in a plane. A point $P$ moves along $g$.
Find the locus of the third vertices of equilateral triangles whose two vertices are $A$ and $P$.
2002 Estonia National Olympiad, 2
Inside an equilateral triangle there is a point whose distances from the sides of the triangle are $3, 4$ and $5$. Find the area of the triangle.
2017 Azerbaijan EGMO TST, 1
Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and a point $P$ so that the distances $P$ to $A$ and to $C$ are not farther than the distances $P$ to $B$. Prove that $PB = PA + PC$ if and only if $P$ lies on the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$.
2002 District Olympiad, 3
Consider the equilateral triangle $ABC$ with center of gravity $G$. Let $M$ be a point, inside the triangle and $O$ be the midpoint of the segment $MG$. Three segments go through $M$, each parallel to one side of the triangle and with the ends on the other two sides of the given triangle.
a) Show that $O$ is at equal distances from the midpoints of the three segments considered.
b) Show that the midpoints of the three segments are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
1982 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2
Decide whether every triangle $ABC$ in space can be orthogonally projected onto a plane such that the projection is an equilateral triangle $A'B'C'$.
2003 District Olympiad, 1
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle. On the plane $(ABC)$ rise the perpendiculars $AA'$ and $BB'$ on the same side of the plane, so that $AA' = AB$ and $BB' =\frac12 AB$. Determine the measure the angle between the planes $(ABC)$ and $(A'B'C')$.
Indonesia Regional MO OSP SMA - geometry, 2002.4
Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and a point $P$ so that the distances $P$ to $A$ and to $C$ are not farther than the distances $P$ to $B$. Prove that $PB = PA + PC$ if and only if $P$ lies on the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$.
1999 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 3
An isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$ and $\angle A = 30^o$ is inscribed in a circle with center $O$. Point $D$ lies on the shorter arc $AC$ so that $\angle DOC = 30^o$, and point $G$ lies on the shorter arc $AB$ so that $DG = AC$ and $AG < BG$. The line $BG$ intersects $AC$ and $AB$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively.
(a) Prove that triangle $AFG$ is equilateral.
(b) Find the ratio between the areas of triangles $AFE$ and $ABC$.
2012 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 5
In the hexagon $ABCDEF$, all angles are equally large. The side lengths satisfy $AB = CD = EF = 3$ and $BC = DE = F A = 2$. The diagonals $AD$ and $CF$ intersect each other in the point $G$. The point $H$ lies on the side $CD$ so that $DH = 1$. Prove that triangle $EGH$ is equilateral.
2005 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 3b
In the parallelogram $ABCD$, all sides are equal, and $\angle A = 60^o$. Let $F$ be a point on line $AD, H$ a point on line $DC$, and $G$ a point on diagonal $AC$ such that $DFGH$ is a parallelogram. Show that then $\vartriangle BHF$ is equilateral.
2024 Mozambique National Olympiad, P3
Let $ACE$ be a triangle with $\angle ECA=60^{\circ}, \angle AEC=90^{\circ}$. Let $B$ and $D$ be points on the sides $AC$ and $CE$ respectively such that the $\triangle BCD$ is equilateral. Now suppose $BD \cap AE=F$. Find $\angle EAC+\angle EFD$.
1992 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 578
An equilateral triangle side $10$ is divided into $100$ equilateral triangles of side $1$ by lines parallel to its sides. There are m equilateral tiles of $4$ unit triangles and $25 - m$ straight tiles of $4$ unit triangles (as shown below). For which values of $m$ can they be used to tile the original triangle. [The straight tiles may be turned over.]
Durer Math Competition CD Finals - geometry, 2022.C3
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$.
1973 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 6
An equilateral triangle of altitude $1$ is considered. For every point $P$ on the interior of the triangle, denote by $x, y , z$ the distances from the point $P$ to the sides of the triangle.
a) Prove that for every point $P$ inside the triangle it is true that $x + y + z = 1$.
b) For which points of the triangle does it hold that the distance to one side is greater than the sum of the distances to the other two?
c) We have a bar of length $1$ and we break it into three pieces. find the probability that with these pieces a triangle can be formed.
2015 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 3 seniors
Points $A, B$, and $C$ are on a line in this order. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on the same side of this line, in such a way that triangles $ABD$ and $BCE$ are equilateral. The segments $AE$ and $CD$ intersect in point $S$. Prove that $\angle ASD = 60^o$.
[asy]
unitsize(1.5 cm);
pair A, B, C, D, E, S;
A = (0,0);
B = (1,0);
C = (2.5,0);
D = dir(60);
E = B + 1.5*dir(60);
S = extension(C,D,A,E);
fill(A--B--D--cycle, gray(0.8));
fill(B--C--E--cycle, gray(0.8));
draw(interp(A,C,-0.1)--interp(A,C,1.1));
draw(A--D--B--E--C);
draw(A--E);
draw(C--D);
draw(anglemark(D,S,A,5));
dot("$A$", A, dir(270));
dot("$B$", B, dir(270));
dot("$C$", C, dir(270));
dot("$D$", D, N);
dot("$E$", E, N);
dot("$S$", S, N);
[/asy]
2011 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 2.1
The shape of a military base is an equilateral triangle of side $10$ kilometers. Security constraints make cellular phone communication possible only within $2.5$ kilometers. Each of $17$ soldiers patrols the base randomly and tries to contact all others. Prove that at each moment at least two soldiers can communicate.
1942 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 3
Let $A'$, $B'$ and $C'$ be points on the sides $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$, respectively, of an equilateral triangle $ABC$. If $AC' = 2C'B$, $BA' = 2A'C$ and $CB' = 2B'A$, prove that the lines $AA'$, $BB'$ and $CC'$ enclose a triangle whose area is $1/7$ that of $ABC$.
2021 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Given five points inside an equilateral triangle of side length $2$, show that there are two points whose distance from each other is at most $ 1$.
2021 Irish Math Olympiad, 6
A sequence whose first term is positive has the property that any given term is the area of an equilateral triangle whose perimeter is the preceding term. If the first three terms form an arithmetic progression, determine all possible values of the first term.
2000 Switzerland Team Selection Test, 3
An equilateral triangle of side $1$ is covered by five congruent equilateral triangles of side $s < 1$ with sides parallel to those of the larger triangle. Show that some four of these smaller triangles also cover the large triangle.
2016 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 3
Points $A, B, C$ are vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. Point $D$ lies on the shorter arc $\overarc {AB}$ . Prove that $AD + BD = DC$.
2010 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 4
A line drawn from the vertex $A$ of the equilateral triangle $ABC$ meets the side $BC$ at $D$ and the circumcircle of the triangle at point $Q$. Prove that $\frac{1}{QD} = \frac{1}{QB} + \frac{1}{QC}$.
2001 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 6
Each interior point of an equilateral triangle with sides equal to $1$ lies in one of six circles of the same radius $ r $. Prove that $ r \geq \frac {{\sqrt 3}} {{10}} $.
Kyiv City MO 1984-93 - geometry, 1992.7.2
Inside a right angle is given a point $A$. Construct an equilateral triangle, one of the vertices of which is point $A$, and two others lie on the sides of the angle (one on each side).