Found problems: 311
In $ \triangle ABC $, $ AB = 3 $, $ BC = 4 $, and $ CA = 5 $. Circle $\omega$ intersects $\overline{AB}$ at $E$ and $B$, $\overline{BC}$ at $B$ and $D$, and $\overline{AC}$ at $F$ and $G$. Given that $EF=DF$ and $\tfrac{DG}{EG} = \tfrac{3}{4}$, length $DE=\tfrac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$, where $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime positive integers, and $b$ is a positive integer not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a+b+c$.
Given three positive real numbers $a,b,c$ such that following holds $a^2=b^2+bc$, $b^2=c^2+ac$
Prove that $\frac{1}{c}=\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB=13$, $BC=14$, and $AC=15$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and let $\Gamma$ be the circle passing through $A$ and tangent to line $BC$ at $M$. Let $\Gamma$ intersect lines $AB$ and $AC$ at points $D$ and $E$, respectively, and let $N$ be the midpoint of $DE$. Suppose line $MN$ intersects lines $AB$ and $AC$ at points $P$ and $O$, respectively. If the ratio $MN:NO:OP$ can be written in the form $a:b:c$ with $a,b,c$ positive integers satisfying $\gcd(a,b,c)=1$, find $a+b+c$.
[i]James Tao[/i]
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 $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcircle $\omega$. Let $D$ and $E$ be the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$ onto sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively. Lines $BD$ and $CE$ intersect $\omega$ again at points $P \neq B$ and $Q \neq C$. Suppose that $PD=3$, $QE=2$, and $AP \parallel BC$. Compute $DE$.
[i]Proposed by Kyle Lee[/i]
Consider a sequence $x_1,x_2,\cdots x_{12}$ of real numbers such that $x_1=1$ and for $n=1,2,\dots,10$ let \[ x_{n+2}=\frac{(x_{n+1}+1)(x_{n+1}-1)}{x_n}. \] Suppose $x_n>0$ for $n=1,2,\dots,11$ and $x_{12}=0$. Then the value of $x_2$ can be written as $\frac{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}}{c}$ for positive integers $a,b,c$ with $a>b$ and no square dividing $a$ or $b$. Find $100a+10b+c$.
[i]Proposed by Michael Kural[/i]
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle inscribed in circle $\Gamma$, and let $P$ be a point on minor arc $AB$ of $\Gamma$. Suppose that $P A \cdot P B = 2$, $P C \cdot P D = 18$, and $P B \cdot P C = 9$. The area of rectangle $ABCD$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ , where $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime positive integers and $b$ is a squarefree positive integer. Compute $100a + 10b + c$.
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.
Right triangle $ABC$ has its right angle at $A$. A semicircle with center $O$ is inscribed inside triangle $ABC$ with the diameter along $AB$. Let $D$ be the point where the semicircle is tangent to $BC$. If $AD=4$ and $CO=5$, find $\cos\angle{ABC}$.
[asy]
import olympiad;
pair A, B, C, D, O;
A = (1,0);
B = origin;
C = (1,1);
O = incenter(C, B, (1,-1));
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
dot(O);
draw(arc(O, 0.41421356237,0,180));
D = O+0.41421356237*dir(135);
label("$A$",A,SE);
label("$B$",B,SW);
label("$C$",C,NE);
label("$D$",D,NW);
label("$O$",O,S);
[/asy]
$\text{(A) }\frac{\sqrt{5}}{4}\qquad\text{(B) }\frac{3}{5}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{12}{25}\qquad\text{(D) }\frac{4}{5}\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $M$ be the midpoint of side $BC$. Let $D,E$ be the excircles of triangles $AMB,AMC$ respectively, towards $M$. Circumcirscribed circle of triangle $ABD$ intersects line $BC$ at points $B$ and $F$. Circumcirscribed circles of triangle $ACE$ intersects line $BC$ at points $C$ and $G$. Prove that $BF=CG$.
by Petru Braica, Romania
Cyclic pentagon $ ABCDE$ has side lengths $ AB\equal{}BC\equal{}5$, $ CD\equal{}DE\equal{}12$, and $ AE \equal{} 14$. Determine the radius of its circumcircle.
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$ the bisector of $ \angle ACB$ intersects $ AB$ at $ D$. Consider an arbitrary circle $ O$ passing through $ C$ and $ D$, so that it is not tangent to $ BC$ or $ CA$. Let $ O\cap BC \equal{} \{M\}$ and $ O\cap CA \equal{} \{N\}$.
a) Prove that there is a circle $ S$ so that $ DM$ and $ DN$ are tangent to $ S$ in $ M$ and $ N$, respectively.
b) Circle $ S$ intersects lines $ BC$ and $ CA$ in $ P$ and $ Q$ respectively. Prove that the lengths of $ MP$ and $ NQ$ do not depend on the choice of circle $ O$.
In acute triangle $ABC$ ($AB<AC$) point $O$ is center of its circumcircle $\Omega$. Let the tangent to $\Omega$ drawn at point $A$ intersect the line $BC$ at point $D$. Let the line $DO$ intersects the segments $AB$ and $AC$ at points $E$ and $F$, respectively. Point $G$ is constructed such that $AEGF$ is a parallelogram. Let $K$ and $H$ be points of intersection of segment $BC$ with segments $EG$ and $FG$, respectively. Prove that the circle $(GKH)$ touches the circle $\Omega$.
[i] Proposed by Dong Luu [/i]
Let $ABC$ be a equilateral triangle and let $P$ be any point on the minor arc $AC$ of the circumcircle of $ABC$.Prove that $PB=PA+PC$
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral, and let M and N be the midpoints of its sides AD and BC, respectively. Assume that the points A, B, M, N are concyclic, and the circumcircle of triangle BMC touches the line AB. Show that the circumcircle of triangle AND touches the line AB, too.
Darij
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $P$ be a point inside $ABC$, so let the points $D, E, F$ be on $BC, AC, AB$ respectively so that the Miquel point of $DEF$ with respect to $ABC$ is $P$. Let the reflections of $D, E, F$ over the midpoints of the sides that they lie on be $R, S, T$. Let the Miquel point of $RST$ with respect to the triangle $ABC$ be $Q$. Show that $OP = OQ$.
[i]Proposed by Yang Liu[/i]
Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in circle $O$ and has sides $AB = 3$, $BC = 2$, $CD = 6$, and $DA = 8$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be points on $\overline{BD}$ such that
\[\frac{DX}{BD} = \frac{1}{4} \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{BY}{BD} = \frac{11}{36}.\]
Let $E$ be the intersection of intersection of line $AX$ and the line through $Y$ parallel to $\overline{AD}$. Let $F$ be the intersection of line $CX$ and the line through $E$ parallel to $\overline{AC}$. Let $G$ be the point on circle $O$ other than $C$ that lies on line $CX$. What is $XF \cdot XG$?
$\textbf{(A) }17\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{59 - 5\sqrt{2}}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{91 - 12\sqrt{3}}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{67 - 10\sqrt{2}}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E) }18$
In a triangle, a symmedian is a line through a vertex that is symmetric to the median with the respect to the internal bisector (all relative to the same vertex). In the triangle $ABC$, the median $m_a$ meets $BC$ at $A'$ and the circumcircle again at $A_1$. The symmedian $s_a$ meets $BC$ at $M$ and the circumcircle again at $A_2$. Given that the line $A_1A_2$ contains the circumcenter $O$ of the triangle, prove that:
[i](a) [/i]$\frac{AA'}{AM} = \frac{b^2+c^2}{2bc} ;$
[i](b) [/i]$1+4b^2c^2 = a^2(b^2+c^2)$
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $M$ be the midpoint of side $BC$. Let $D,E$ be the excircles of triangles $AMB,AMC$ respectively, towards $M$. Circumcirscribed circle of triangle $ABD$ intersects line $BC$ at points $B$ and $F$. Circumcirscribed circles of triangle $ACE$ intersects line $BC$ at points $C$ and $G$. Prove that $BF=CG$.
by Petru Braica, Romania
XOY is angle in the plane.A,B are variable point on OX,OY such that 1/OA+1/OB=1/K (k is constant).draw two circles with diameter OA and OB.prove that common external tangent to these circles is tangent to the constant circle( ditermine the radius and the locus of its center).
Let $ABCDEF$ be a regular hexagon and $P$ be a point on the shorter arc $EF$ of its circumcircle. Prove that the value of
$$\frac{AP+BP+CP+DP}{EP+FP}$$is constant and find its value.
Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in circle $\omega$ with $AB = 5$, $BC = 7$, and $AC = 3$. The bisector of angle $A$ meets side $BC$ at $D$ and circle $\omega$ at a second point $E$. Let $\gamma$ be the circle with diameter $DE$. Circles $\omega$ and $\gamma$ meet at $E$ and a second point $F$. Then $AF^2 = \frac mn$, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.
Assume that in the $\triangle ABC$ there exists a point $D$ on $BC$ and a line $l$ passing through $A$ such that $l$ is tangent to $(ADC)$ and $l$ bisects $BD.$
Prove that $a\sqrt{2}\geq b+c.$
The vertices $D,E,F$ of an equilateral triangle lie on the sides $BC,CA,AB$ respectively of a triangle $ABC.$ If $a,b,c$ are the respective lengths of these sides, and $S$ the area of $ABC,$ prove that
\[ DE \geq \frac{2 \cdot \sqrt{2} \cdot S}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 4 \cdot \sqrt{3} \cdot S}}. \]