Found problems: 53
Given circle arc, whose center is an inaccessible point. $A$ is a point on this arc (see fig.). How to construct using compass and ruler without divisions, a tangent to given circle arc at point $A$ ?
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A triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle $G$. Points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of the arcs $BC$ and $AC$ respectively, and $D$ is an arbitrary point on the arc $AB$ (not containing $C$). Points $I_1$ and $I_2$ are the incenters of the triangles $ADC$ and $BDC$, respectively. If the circumcircle of triangle $DI_1I_2$ meets $G$ again at $P$, prove that triangles $PNI_1$ and $PMI_2$ are similar.
Let $A$ and $B$ be points on a circle $k$. Suppose that an arc $k'$ of another circle, $\ell$, connects $A$ with $B$ and divides the area inside the circle $k$ into two equal parts. Prove that arc $k'$ is longer than the diameter of $k$.
On the circle $k$, the points $A,B$ are given, while $AB$ is not the diameter of the circle $k$. Point $C$ moves along the long arc $AB$ of circle $k$ so that the triangle $ABC$ is acute. Let $D,E$ be the feet of the altitudes from $A, B$ respectively. Let $F$ be the projection of point $D$ on line $AC$ and $G$ be the projection of point $E$ on line $BC$.
(a) Prove that the lines $AB$ and $FG$ are parallel.
(b) Determine the set of midpoints $S$ of segment $FG$ while along all allowable positions of point $C$.
(a) $10$ points dividing a circle into $10$ equal arcs are connected in pairs by $5$ chords.
Is it necessary that two of these chords are of equal length?
(b) $20$ points dividing a circle into $20$ equal arcs are connected in pairs by $10$ chords.
Prove that among these $10$ chords there are two chords of equal length.
(VV Proizvolov, Moscow)
Let $A$ and $A' $ be fixed points on two equal circles in the plane and let $AB$ and $A' B'$ be arcs of these circles of the same length $x$. Find the locus of the midpoint of segment $BB'$ when $x$ varies:
(a) if the arcs have the same direction,
(b) if the arcs have opposite directions.
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 $AD + BD = DC$.
A circle is divided into $2n$ equal arcs by $2n$ points. Find all $n>1$ such that these points can be joined in pairs using $n$ segments, all of different lengths and such that each point is the endpoint of exactly one segment.
A circle is inscribed in an angle with vertex $O$, touching its sides at points $M$ and $N$. On an arc $MN$ nearest to point $O$, an arbitrary point $P$ is selected. At point $P$, a tangent is drawn to the circle $P$, intersecting the sides of the angle at points $A$ and $B$. Prove that that the length of the segment $AB$ is the smallest when $P$ is its midpoint.
The figure shows an arc $\ell$ on the unit circle and two regions $A$ and $B$.
Prove that the area of $A$ plus the area of $B$ equals the length of $\ell$.
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On the attraction "Merry parking", the auto has only two position* of a steering wheel: "right", and "strongly right". So the auto can move along an arc with radius $r_1$ or $r_2$. The auto started from a point $A$ to the Nord, it covered the distance $\ell$ and rotated to the angle $a < 2\pi$. Find the locus of its possible endpoints.
A cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ is given. Point $K_1, K_2$ lie on the segment $AB$, points $L_1, L_2$ on the segment $BC$, points $M_1, M_2$ on the segment $CD$ and points $N_1, N_2$ on the segment $DA$. Moreover, points $K_1, K_2, L_1, L_2, M_1, M_2, N_1, N_2$ lie on a circle $\omega$ in that order. Denote by $a, b, c, d$ the lengths of the arcs $N_2K_1, K_2L_1, L_2M_1, M
_2N_1$ of the circle $\omega$ not containing points $K_2, L_2, M_2, N_2$, respectively. Prove that
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a+c=b+d.
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Consider an arc $AB$ of a circle $C$ and a point $P$ variable in that arc $AB$. Let $D$ be the midpoint of the arc $AP$ that doeas not contain $B$ and let $E$ be the midpoint of the arc $BP$ that does not contain $A$. Let $C_1$ be the circle with center $D$ passing through $A$ and $C_2$ be the circle with center $E$ passing through $B.$ Prove that the line that contains the intersection points of $C_1$ and $C_2$ passes through a fixed point.
A circle rolls along a side of an equilateral triangle. The radius of the circle is equal to the height of the triangle. Prove that the measure of the arc intercepted by the sides of the triangle on this circle is equal to $60^o$ at all times.
In the convex quadrilateral $ABCD, BC$ is parallel to $AD$. Two circular arcs $\omega_1$ and $\omega_3$ pass through $A$ and $B$ and are on the same side of $AB$. Two circular arcs $\omega_2$ and $\omega_4$ pass through $C$ and $D$ and are on the same side of $CD$. The measures of $\omega_1, \omega_2, \omega_3$ and $\omega_4$ are $\alpha, \beta,\beta$ and $\alpha$ respectively. If $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ are tangent to each other externally, prove that so are $\omega_3$ and $\omega_4$.
Chords $AB$ and $CD$, which do not intersect, are drawn in a circle. On the chord $AB$ or on its extension is taken the point $E$. Using a compass and construct the point $F$ on the arc $AB$ , such that $\frac{PE}{EQ} = \frac{m}{n}$, where $m,n$ are given natural numbers, $P$ is the point of intersection of the chord $AB$ with the chord $FC$, $Q$ is the point of intersection of the chord $AB$ with the chord $FD$. Consider cases where $E\in PQ$ and $E \notin PQ$.
Point $O$ is the center of the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$. Ray $AO$ intersects the side $BC$ at point $T$. With $AT$ as a diameter, a circle is constructed. At the intersection with the sides of the triangle $ABC$, three arcs were formed outside it. Prove that the larger of these arcs is equal to the sum of the other two.
(Oleksii Karliuchenko)
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 $AD + BD = DC$.
A circle is divided into $2n$ equal arcs by $2n$ points. Find all $n>1$ such that these points can be joined in pairs using $n$ segments, all of different lengths and such that each point is the endpoint of exactly one segment.
Let $ABCD$ be a unit square. Draw a quadrant of the a circle with $A$ as centre and $B,D$ as end points of the arc. Similarly, draw a quadrant of a circle with $B$ as centre and $A,C$ as end points of the arc. Inscribe a circle $\Gamma$ touching the arc $AC$ externally, the arc $BD$ externally and also touching the side $AD$. Find the radius of $\Gamma$.
On the radius $OA$ of a certain circle, as on the diameter, a circle is constructed. A ray is drawn from the center $O$, intersecting the larger and smaller circles at points $B$ and $C$, respectively. Show that the lengths of arcs $AB$ and $AC$ are equal.
On a circle with diameter $AC$, let $B$ be an arbitrary point distinct from $A$ and $C$. Points $M, N$ are the midpoints of chords $AB, BC$, and points $P, Q$ are the midpoints of smaller arcs restricted by these chords. Lines $AQ$ and $BC$ meet at point $K$, and lines $CP$ and $AB$ meet at point $L$. Prove that lines $MQ, NP$ and $KL$ concur.
Point $ O $ is the center of the circumscribed circle of an acute triangle $ Abc $. A certain circle passes through the points $ B $ and $ C $ and intersects sides $ AB $ and $ AC $ of a triangle. On its arc lying inside the triangle, points $ D $ and $ E $ are chosen so that the segments $ BD $ and $ CE $ pass through the point $ O $. Perpendicular $ DD_1 $ to $ AB $ side and perpendicular $ EE_1 $ to $ AC $ side intersect at $ M $. Prove that the points $ A $, $ M $ and $ O $ lie on the same straight line.
Let $C$ be the circle with center $O(0,0)$ and radius $1$, and $A(1,0), B(0,1)$ be points on the circle. Distinct points $A_1,A_2, ....,A_{n-1}$ on $C$ divide the smaller arc $AB$ into $n$ equal parts ($n \ge 2$). If $P_i$ is the orthogonal projection of $A_i$ on $OA$ ($i =1, ... ,n-1$), find all values of $n$ such that $P_1A^{2p}_1 +P_2A^{2p}_2 +...+P_{n-1}A^{2p}_{n-1}$ is an integer for every positive integer $p$.
We are given a figure bounded by arc $AC$ of a circle, and a broken line $ABC$, with the arc and broken line being on opposite sides of the chord $AC$. Construct a line passing through the mid-point of arc $AC$ and dividing the area of the figure into two regions of equal area.