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Let $I$, $I_{a}$ be the incenter and the $A$-excenter of a triangle $ABC$; $E$, $F$ be the touching points of the incircle with $AC$, $AB$ respectively; $G$ be the common point of $BE$ and $CF$. The perpendicular to $BC$ from $G$ meets $AI$ at point $J$. Prove that $E$, $F$, $J$, $I_{a}$ are concyclic. Proposed by:Y.Shcherbatov
An acute triangle is a triangle that has all angles less than $90^{\circ}$ ($90^{\circ}$ is a Right Angle). Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with altitudes $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ meeting at $H$. The circle passing through points $D$, $E$, and $F$ meets $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ again at $X$, $Y$, and $Z$ respectively. Prove the following inequality: $$\frac{AH}{DX}+\frac{BH}{EY}+\frac{CH}{FZ} \geq 3.$$
In a convex quadrilateral of area $1$, the sum of the lengths of all sides and diagonals is not less than $4+\sqrt 8$. Prove this.
Determine a quadric polynomial with intergral coefficients whose roots are $\cos 72^{\circ}$ and $\cos 144^{\circ}.$
The triangle $ABC$ has $CA = CB$. $P$ is a point on the circumcircle between $A$ and $B$ (and on the opposite side of the line $AB$ to $C$). $D$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $PB$. Show that $PA + PB = 2 \cdot PD$.
Inscribed in a circle is a quadrilateral having sides of lengths $25,~39,~52,$ and $60$ taken consecutively. The diameter of this circle has length $\textbf{(A) }62\qquad\textbf{(B) }63\qquad\textbf{(C) }65\qquad\textbf{(D) }66\qquad \textbf{(E) }69$
Let there be a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. The angle bisector of $\angle A$ meets the angle bisector of $\angle B$, the angle bisector of $\angle D$ at $P, Q$ respectively. The angle bisector of $\angle C$ meets the angle bisector of $\angle D$, the angle bisector of $\angle B$ at $R, S$ respectively. $P, Q, R, S$ are all distinct points. $PR$ and $QS$ meets perpendicularly at point $Z$. Denote $l_A, l_B, l_C, l_D$ as the exterior angle bisectors of $\angle A, \angle B, \angle C, \angle D$. Denote $E = l_A \cap l_B$, $F= l_B \cap l_C$, $G = l_C \cap l_D$, and $H= l_D \cap l_A$. Let $K, L, M, N$ be the midpoints of $FG, GH, HE, EF$ respectively. Prove that the area of quadrilateral $KLMN$ is equal to $ZM \cdot ZK + ZL \cdot ZN$.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with $\angle ADC = \angle DBA$. Furthermore, let $E$ be the projection of $A$ on $BD$. Show that $BC = DE - BE$ .
Let $ ABC$ be a fixed triangle, and let $ A_1$, $ B_1$, $ C_1$ be the midpoints of sides $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Let $ P$ be a variable point on the circumcircle. Let lines $ PA_1$, $ PB_1$, $ PC_1$ meet the circumcircle again at $ A'$, $ B'$, $ C'$, respectively. Assume that the points $ A$, $ B$, $ C$, $ A'$, $ B'$, $ C'$ are distinct, and lines $ AA'$, $ BB'$, $ CC'$ form a triangle. Prove that the area of this triangle does not depend on $ P$. [i]Author: Christopher Bradley, United Kingdom [/i]
Given a triangle $ABC$ satisfying $AC+BC=3\cdot AB$. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ has center $I$ and touches the sides $BC$ and $CA$ at the points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the reflections of the points $D$ and $E$ with respect to $I$. Prove that the points $A$, $B$, $K$, $L$ lie on one circle. [i]Proposed by Dimitris Kontogiannis, Greece[/i]
Given a parallelogram $ABCD$. A circle passing through $A$ meets the line segments $AB, AC$ and $AD$ at inner points $M,K,N$, respectively. Prove that \[|AB|\cdot |AM | + |AD|\cdot |AN|=|AK|\cdot |AC|\]
Let $ABCDE$ be a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that $AB=CD=3$, $BC=DE=10$, and $AE=14$. The sum of the lengths of all diagonals of $ABCDE$ is equal to $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$? $\textbf{(A) }129\qquad \textbf{(B) }247\qquad \textbf{(C) }353\qquad \textbf{(D) }391\qquad \textbf{(E) }421\qquad$
Let $a > b > c > d$ be positive integers and suppose that \[ ac + bd = (b+d+a-c)(b+d-a+c). \] Prove that $ab + cd$ is not prime.
In triangle $ABC$, $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$, $E$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$, and $F$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $D$ to $AC$. Given that $BE=5$, $EC=9$, and the area of triangle $ABC$ is $84$, compute $|EF|$.
Given a triangle $ABC$ with $AB>BC$, let $ \Omega $ be the circumcircle. Let $M$, $N$ lie on the sides $AB$, $BC$ respectively, such that $AM=CN$. Let $K$ be the intersection of $MN$ and $AC$. Let $P$ be the incentre of the triangle $AMK$ and $Q$ be the $K$-excentre of the triangle $CNK$. If $R$ is midpoint of the arc $ABC$ of $ \Omega $ then prove that $RP=RQ$. [i]M. Kungodjin[/i]
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with $\angle BAD < \angle ADC$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the arc $CD$ not containing $A$. Suppose there is a point $P$ inside $ABCD$ such that $\angle ADB = \angle CPD$ and $\angle ADP = \angle PCB$. Prove that lines $AD, PM$, and $BC$ are concurrent.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $R$. $AO$ meets the circumcircle of $BOC$ at $A'$, $BO$ meets the circumcircle of $COA$ at $B'$ and $CO$ meets the circumcircle of $AOB$ at $C'$. Prove that \[OA'\cdot OB'\cdot OC'\geq 8R^{3}.\] Sorry if this has been posted before since this is a very classical problem, but I failed to find it with the search-function.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let $P$, $Q$, $R$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $D$ to the lines $BC$, $CA$, $AB$, respectively. Show that $PQ=QR$ if and only if the bisectors of $\angle ABC$ and $\angle ADC$ are concurrent with $AC$.
Let $ABF$ be a right-angled triangle with $\angle AFB = 90$, a square $ABCD$ is externally to the triangle. If $FA = 6$, $FB = 8$ and $E$ is the circumcenter of the square $ABCD$, determine the value of $EF$
Let $ ABC$ be an acute, scalene triangle, and let $ M$, $ N$, and $ P$ be the midpoints of $ \overline{BC}$, $ \overline{CA}$, and $ \overline{AB}$, respectively. Let the perpendicular bisectors of $ \overline{AB}$ and $ \overline{AC}$ intersect ray $ AM$ in points $ D$ and $ E$ respectively, and let lines $ BD$ and $ CE$ intersect in point $ F$, inside of triangle $ ABC$. Prove that points $ A$, $ N$, $ F$, and $ P$ all lie on one circle.
Let $ a$ and $ b$ be positive real numbers with $ a\ge b$. Let $ \rho$ be the maximum possible value of $ \frac{a}{b}$ for which the system of equations \[ a^2\plus{}y^2\equal{}b^2\plus{}x^2\equal{}(a\minus{}x)^2\plus{}(b\minus{}y)^2\]has a solution in $ (x,y)$ satisfying $ 0\le x<a$ and $ 0\le y<b$. Then $ \rho^2$ can be expressed as a fraction $ \frac{m}{n}$, where $ m$ and $ n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $ m\plus{}n$.
Circles $\mathcal{P}$ and $\mathcal{Q}$ have radii $1$ and $4$, respectively, and are externally tangent at point $A$. Point $B$ is on $\mathcal{P}$ and point $C$ is on $\mathcal{Q}$ so that line $BC$ is a common external tangent of the two circles. A line $\ell$ through $A$ intersects $\mathcal{P}$ again at $D$ and intersects $\mathcal{Q}$ again at $E$. Points $B$ and $C$ lie on the same side of $\ell$, and the areas of $\triangle DBA$ and $\triangle ACE$ are equal. This common area is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$. [asy] import cse5; pathpen=black; pointpen=black; size(6cm); pair E = IP(L((-.2476,1.9689),(0.8,1.6),-3,5.5),CR((4,4),4)), D = (-.2476,1.9689); filldraw(D--(0.8,1.6)--(0,0)--cycle,gray(0.7)); filldraw(E--(0.8,1.6)--(4,0)--cycle,gray(0.7)); D(CR((0,1),1)); D(CR((4,4),4,150,390)); D(L(MP("D",D(D),N),MP("A",D((0.8,1.6)),NE),1,5.5)); D((-1.2,0)--MP("B",D((0,0)),S)--MP("C",D((4,0)),S)--(8,0)); D(MP("E",E,N)); [/asy]
In cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $R$, define $X=\overline{AB}\cap\overline{CD}$, $Y=\overline{AC}\cap \overline{BD}$, and $Z=\overline{AD}\cap\overline{BC}$. Prove that \[OX^2+OY^2+OZ^2\ge 2R^2+2[ABCD].\] [i]Rohan Bodke[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $M$ be the midpoint of $AC$. A circle $\omega$ passing through $B$ and $M$ meets the sides $AB$ and $BC$ at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Let $T$ be the point such that $BPTQ$ is a parallelogram. Suppose that $T$ lies on the circumcircle of $ABC$. Determine all possible values of $\frac{BT}{BM}$.
Circles with centers $A ,~ B,$ and $C$ each have radius $r$, where $1 < r < 2$. The distance between each pair of centers is $2$. If $B'$ is the point of intersection of circle $A$ and circle $C$ which is outside circle $B$, and if $C'$ is the point of intersection of circle $A$ and circle $B$ which is outside circle $C$, then length $B'C'$ equals $\textbf{(A) }3r-2\qquad\textbf{(B) }r^2\qquad\textbf{(C) }r+\sqrt{3(r-1)}\qquad$ $\textbf{(D) }1+\sqrt{3(r^2-1)}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{none of these}$ [asy] //Holy crap, CSE5 is freaking amazing! import cse5; pathpen=black; pointpen=black; dotfactor=3; size(200); pair A=(1,2),B=(2,0),C=(0,0); D(CR(A,1.5)); D(CR(B,1.5)); D(CR(C,1.5)); D(MP("$A$",A)); D(MP("$B$",B)); D(MP("$C$",C)); pair[] BB,CC; CC=IPs(CR(A,1.5),CR(B,1.5)); BB=IPs(CR(A,1.5),CR(C,1.5)); D(BB[0]--CC[1]); MP("$B'$",BB[0],NW);MP("$C'$",CC[1],NE); //Credit to TheMaskedMagician for the diagram [/asy]