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A circle with center $O$ has radius 25. Chord $\overline{AB}$ of length 30 and chord $\overline{CD}$ of length 14 intersect at point $P$. The distance between the midpoints of the two chords is 12. The quantity $OP^2$ can be represented as $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find the remainder where $m+n$ is divided by 1000.
A $\emph{luns}$ with vertices $X$ and $Y$ is a region bounded by two circular arcs meeting at the endpoints $X$ and $Y$. Let $A$, $B$, and $V$ be points such that $\angle AVB=75^\circ$, $AV=\sqrt{2}$ and $BV=\sqrt{3}$. Let $\mathcal{L}$ be the largest area luns with vertices $A$ and $B$ that does not intersect the lines $VA$ or $VB$ in any points other than $A$ and $B$. Define $k$ as the area of $\mathcal{L}$. Find the value \[ \dfrac {k}{(1+\sqrt{3})^2}. \]
It is known that $ \angle BAC$ is the smallest angle in the triangle $ ABC$. The points $ B$ and $ C$ divide the circumcircle of the triangle into two arcs. Let $ U$ be an interior point of the arc between $ B$ and $ C$ which does not contain $ A$. The perpendicular bisectors of $ AB$ and $ AC$ meet the line $ AU$ at $ V$ and $ W$, respectively. The lines $ BV$ and $ CW$ meet at $ T$. Show that $ AU \equal{} TB \plus{} TC$. [i]Alternative formulation:[/i] Four different points $ A,B,C,D$ are chosen on a circle $ \Gamma$ such that the triangle $ BCD$ is not right-angled. Prove that: (a) The perpendicular bisectors of $ AB$ and $ AC$ meet the line $ AD$ at certain points $ W$ and $ V,$ respectively, and that the lines $ CV$ and $ BW$ meet at a certain point $ T.$ (b) The length of one of the line segments $ AD, BT,$ and $ CT$ is the sum of the lengths of the other two.
A convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ satisfies $AB\cdot CD = BC\cdot DA$. Point $X$ lies inside $ABCD$ so that \[\angle{XAB} = \angle{XCD}\quad\,\,\text{and}\quad\,\,\angle{XBC} = \angle{XDA}.\] Prove that $\angle{BXA} + \angle{DXC} = 180^\circ$. [i]Proposed by Tomasz Ciesla, Poland[/i]
In $\triangle ABC$, $\angle A = 60$, $AB>AC$, point $O$ is the circumcenter and $H$ is the intersection point of two altitudes $BE$ and $CF$. Points $M$ and $N$ are on the line segments $BH$ and $HF$ respectively, and satisfy $BM=CN$. Determine the value of $\frac{MH+NH}{OH}$.
Parallelogram $ABCD$ has $AB=CD=6$ and $BC=AD=10$, where $\angle ABC$ is obtuse. The circumcircle of $\triangle ABD$ intersects $BC$ at $E$ such that $CE=4$. Compute $BD$.
A hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius $r$. Two of the sides of the hexagon have length $1$, two have length $2$ and two have length $3$. Show that $r$ satisfies the equation $2r^3 - 7r - 3 = 0$.
Let $\Gamma$ be a circle, and $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be two non-intersecting circles inside $\Gamma$ that are internally tangent to $\Gamma$ at $X_1$ and $X_2$, respectively. Let one of the common internal tangents of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ touch $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ at $T_1$ and $T_2$, respectively, while intersecting $\Gamma$ at two points $A$ and $B$. Given that $2X_1T_1=X_2T_2$ and that $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and $\Gamma$ have radii $2$, $3$, and $12$, respectively, compute the length of $AB$. [i]Proposed by James Lin.[/i]
$ABCDE$ is a regular pentagon. Determine the smallest value of the expression \[\frac{|PA|+|PB|}{|PC|+|PD|+|PE|},\] where $P$ is an arbitrary point lying in the plane of the pentagon $ABCDE$.
The sides $a,b,c$ of triangle $ABC$ satisfy $a\le b\le c$. The circumradius and inradius of triangle $ABC$ are $R$ and $r$ respectively. Let $f=a+b-2R-2r$. Determine the sign of $f$ by the measure of angle $C$.
Let $ ABCD$ be a quadrilateral which has an incircle centered at $ O$. Prove that \[ OA\cdot OC\plus{}OB\cdot OD\equal{}\sqrt{AB\cdot BC\cdot CD\cdot DA}\]
The bisectors of the angles $ CAB, ABC, BCA $ of the triangle $ ABC $ intersect the circle circumcribed around this triangle at points $ K, L, M $, respectively. Prove that $$ AK+BL+CM > AB+BC+CA.$$
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]
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 $\frac{BT}{BM}$.
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid inscribed in a unit circle with diameter $AB$. If $DC = 4AD$, compute $AD$.
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 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]
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $\angle ABC=60^{\circ}.$ Suppose points $D$ and $E$ are on lines $AB$ and $CB,$ respectively, such that $CDB$ and $AEB$ are equilateral triangles. Given that the positive difference between the perimeters of $CDB$ and $AEB$ is $60$ and $DE=45,$ what is the value of $AB \cdot BC?$ [i]Proposed by Kyle Lee[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 5$, $BC = 7$, and $CA = 8$, and let $D$ be a point on arc $\widehat{BC}$ of its circumcircle $\Omega$. Suppose that the angle bisectors of $\angle ADB$ and $\angle ADC$ meet $AB$ and $AC$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively, and that $EF$ and $BC$ meet at $G$. Line $GD$ meets $\Omega$ at $T$. If the maximum possible value of $AT^2$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ for positive integers $a, b$ with $\gcd (a,b) = 1$, find $a + b$. [i]Proposed by Andrew Wu[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcenter $O$ and incenter $I$. The points $D,E$ and $F$ on the sides $BC,CA$ and $AB$ respectively are such that $BD+BF=CA$ and $CD+CE=AB$. The circumcircles of the triangles $BFD$ and $CDE$ intersect at $P \neq D$. Prove that $OP=OI$.
A point $C$ lies on the bisector of an acute angle with vertex $S$. Let $P$, $Q$ be the projections of $C$ to the sidelines of the angle. The circle centered at $C$ with radius $PQ$ meets the sidelines at points $A$ and $B$ such that $SA\ne SB$. Prove that the circle with center $A$ touching $SB$ and the circle with center $B$ touching $SA$ are tangent. Proposed by: A.Zaslavsky
In triangle $ABC$ let $I_a$ be the $A$-excenter. Let $\omega$ be an arbitrary circle that passes through $A,I_a$ and intersects the extensions of sides $AB,AC$ (extended from $B,C$) at $X,Y$ respectively. Let $S,T$ be points on segments $I_aB,I_aC$ respectively such that $\angle AXI_a=\angle BTI_a$ and $\angle AYI_a=\angle CSI_a$.Lines $BT,CS$ intersect at $K$. Lines $KI_a,TS$ intersect at $Z$. Prove that $X,Y,Z$ are collinear. [i]Proposed by Hooman Fattahi[/i]
In the figure shown below, $ABCDE$ is a regular pentagon and $AG=1$. What is $FG+JH+CD$? [asy] import cse5;pathpen=black;pointpen=black; size(2inch); pair A=dir(90), B=dir(18), C=dir(306), D=dir(234), E=dir(162); D(MP("A",A,A)--MP("B",B,B)--MP("C",C,C)--MP("D",D,D)--MP("E",E,E)--cycle,linewidth(1.5)); D(A--C--E--B--D--cycle); pair F=IP(A--D,B--E), G=IP(B--E,C--A), H=IP(C--A,B--D), I=IP(D--B,E--C), J=IP(C--E,D--A); D(MP("F",F,dir(126))--MP("I",I,dir(270))--MP("G",G,dir(54))--MP("J",J,dir(198))--MP("H",H,dir(342))--cycle); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 3 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 12-4\sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(C) } \dfrac{5+2\sqrt5}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D) } 1+\sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(E) } \dfrac{11+11\sqrt5}{10} $
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 $\frac{BT}{BM}$.
In scalene triangle $ABC$ the shortest side is $BC$. Let points $M$ and $N$ be chosen on sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that $BM=CN=BC$. Let $I$ and $O$ denote the incenter and circumcentre of triangle $ABC$, and let $D$ and $E$ denote the incenter and circumcenter of triangle $AMN$. Prove that lines $IO$ and $DE$ intersect each other on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. [i]Submitted by Luu Dong, Vietnam[/i]