Olympiad problems

Kyiv City MO 1984-93 - geometry, 1991.9.3

Tags: geometry , area

The point $M$ is the midpoint of the median $BD$ of the triangle $ABC$, the area of which is $S$. The line $AM$ intersects the side $BC$ at the point $K$. Determine the area of the triangle $BKM$.

May Olympiad L2 - geometry, 1996.1

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle. A line $r$ moves parallel to $AB$ and intersects diagonal $AC$ , forming two triangles opposite the vertex, inside the rectangle. Prove that the sum of the areas of these triangles is minimal when $r$ passes through the midpoint of segment $AD$ .

1989 IMO Shortlist, 1

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , inradius , area , geometric inequality

$ ABC$ is a triangle, the bisector of angle $ A$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $ ABC$ in $ A_1$, points $ B_1$ and $ C_1$ are defined similarly. Let $ AA_1$ meet the lines that bisect the two external angles at $ B$ and $ C$ in $ A_0$. Define $ B_0$ and $ C_0$ similarly. Prove that the area of triangle $ A_0B_0C_0 \equal{} 2 \cdot$ area of hexagon $ AC_1BA_1CB_1 \geq 4 \cdot$ area of triangle $ ABC$.

1994 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 5

Tags: equal area , geometry , right triangle , isosceles , area

In a right-angled and isosceles triangle, the two catheti are both length $1$. Find the length of the shortest line segment dividing the triangle into two figures with the same area, and specify the location of this line segment

1978 Chisinau City MO, 167

Tags: geometry , area , geometric inequality

Prove that the largest area of a triangle with sides $a, b, c$ satisfying the relation $a^2 +b^2 c^2 = 3m^2$, equals to $\frac{\sqrt3}{4}m^2$.

2017 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: ratio , area , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a right-angled triangle ($\angle C = 90^\circ$) and $D$ be the midpoint of an altitude from C. The reflections of the line $AB$ about $AD$ and $BD$, respectively, meet at point $F$. Find the ratio $S_{ABF}:S_{ABC}$. Note: $S_{\alpha}$ means the area of $\alpha$.

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 2005.1

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , pyramid , area

This figure is cut out from a sheet of paper. Folding the sides upwards along the dashed lines, one gets a (non-equilateral) pyramid with a square base. Calculate the area of the base. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPpfHqfMMRY/XzcBIiF-n2I/AAAAAAAAMW8/nPs_mLe5C8srcxNz45Wg-_SqHlRAsAmigCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2005%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

1993 Chile National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

Given a rectangle, circumscribe a rectangle of maximum area.

1963 All Russian Mathematical Olympiad, 029

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , area

a) Each diagonal of the quadrangle halves its area. Prove that it is a parallelogram. b) Three main diagonals of the hexagon halve its area. Prove that they intersect in one point.

1992 Tournament Of Towns, (336) 4

Tags: combinatorics , combinatorial geometry , area , geometry

Three triangles $A_1A_2A_3$, $B_1B_2B_3$, $C_1C_2C_3$ are given such that their centres of gravity (intersection points of their medians) lie on a straight line, but no three of the $9$ vertices of the triangles lie on a straight line. Consider the set of $27$ triangles $A_iB_jC_k$ (where $i$, $j$, $k$ take the values $1$, $2$, $3$ independently). Prove that this set of triangles can be divided into two parts of the same total area. (A. Andjans, Riga)

2016 May Olympiad, 5

Tags: game , combinatorics , geometry , winning strategy , area

Rosa and Sara play with a triangle $ABC$, right at $B$. Rosa begins by marking two interior points of the hypotenuse $AC$, then Sara marks an interior point of the hypotenuse $AC$ different from those of Rosa. Then, from these three points the perpendiculars to the sides $AB$ and $BC$ are drawn, forming the following figure. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/9/9/c964bbacc4a5960bee170865cc43902410e504.png[/img] Sara wins if the area of the shaded surface is equal to the area of the unshaded surface, in other case wins Rosa. Determine who of the two has a winning strategy.

2018 Malaysia National Olympiad, A4

Tags: geometry , octagon , area

Given a regular octagon $ABCDEFGH$ with side length $3$. By drawing the four diagonals $AF$, $BE$, $CH$, and $DG$, the octagon is divided into a square, four triangles, and four rectangles. Find the sum of the areas of the square and the four triangles.

2018 Czech-Polish-Slovak Junior Match, 2

Tags: ratio , geometry , symmetry , right triangle , area

Given a right triangle $ABC$ with the hypotenuse $AB$. Let $K$ be any interior point of triangle $ABC$ and points $L, M$ are symmetric of point $K$ wrt lines $BC, AC$ respectively. Specify all possible values for $S_{ABLM} / S_{ABC}$, where $S_{XY ... Z}$ indicates the area of the polygon $XY...Z$ .

1970 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: equal area , geometry , area

An arbitrary triangle $ABC$ is given and a point $P$ lies on the side $AB$. It is requested to draw through $P$ a line that divides the triangle into two figures of the same area.

2001 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 5

Tags: geometry , trapezoid , isosceles trapezoid , area

A sheet of paper has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid $C_1AB_2C_2$ with the shorter base $B_2C_2$. The foot of the perpendicular from the midpoint $D$ of $C_1C_2$ to $AC_1$ is denoted by $B_1$. Suppose that upon folding the paper along $DB_1, AD$ and $AC_1$ points $C_1,C_2$ become a single point $C$ and points $B_1,B_2$ become a point $B$. The area of the tetrahedron $ABCD$ is $64$ cm$^3$ . Find the sides of the initial trapezoid.

1997 Nordic, 2

Tags: diagonal , geometry , area of triangle , area , quadrilateral

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. We assume that there exists a point $P$ inside the quadrilateral such that the areas of the triangles $ABP, BCP, CDP$, and $DAP$ are equal. Show that at least one of the diagonals of the quadrilateral bisects the other diagonal.

1991 Tournament Of Towns, (315) 1

Tags: geometry , cyclic , area

In an inscribed quadrilateral $ABCD$ we have $BC = CD$. Prove that the area of the quadrilateral is equal to $\frac{(AC)^2 \sin A}{2}$ (D. Fomin, Leningrad)

1991 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 6

Tags: geometry , area , geometric inequalities , equilateral

Given any triangle, show that we can always pick a point on each side so that the three points form an equilateral triangle with area at most one quarter of the original triangle.

1952 Poland - Second Round, 2

Tags: area , geometry

Prove that if $ a $, $ b $, $ c $, $ d $ are the sides of a quadrilateral in which a circle can be circumscribed and a circle can be inscribed in it, then the area $ S $ of the quadrilateral is given by $$S = \sqrt{abcd}.$$

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 2

Tags: altitude , area

Through a point $P$ inside the triangle $ABC$ a line is drawn parallel to the base $AB$, dividing the triangle into two equal areas. If the altitude to $AB$ has a length of $1$, then the distance from $P$ to $AB$ is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac14\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2-\sqrt2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2-\sqrt2}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2+\sqrt2}{8} $

2019 Tournament Of Towns, 5

Tags: tangential , cyclic quadrilateral , cyclic , geometry , area

The point $M$ inside a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ is equidistant from the lines $AB$ and $CD$ and is equidistant from the lines $BC$ and $AD$. The area of $ABCD$ occurred to be equal to $MA\cdot MC +MB \cdot MD$. Prove that the quadrilateral $ABCD$ is a) tangential (circumscribed), b) cyclic (inscribed). (Nairi Sedrakyan)

2021 Iranian Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: inscribed , geometry , square , area

Points $K, L, M, N$ lie on the sides $AB, BC, CD, DA$ of a square $ABCD$, respectively, such that the area of $KLMN$ is equal to one half of the area of $ABCD$. Prove that some diagonal of $KLMN$ is parallel to some side of $ABCD$. [i]Proposed by Josef Tkadlec - Czech Republic[/i]

2019 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, p3

Tags: geometry , hexagon , area

Let $ABCDEF$ be the regular hexagon. It is known that the area of the triangle $ACD$ is equal to $8$. Find the hexagonal area of $ABCDEF$.

1905 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 2

Tags: geometry , area

Divide the unit square into $9$ equal squares by means of two pairs of lines parallel to the sides (see figure). Now remove the central square. Treat the remaining $8$ squares the same way, and repeat the process $n$ times. (a) How many squares of side length $1/3^n$ remain? (b) What is the sum of the areas of the removed squares as $n$ becomes infinite? [center][img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/d/3e6e68559919583c24d4457f946bc4cef3922f.png[/img][/center]

Ukraine Correspondence MO - geometry, 2004.8

Tags: geometry , ratio , trapezoid , area

The extensions of the sides $AB$ and $CD$ of the trapezoid $ABCD$ intersect at point $E$. Denote by $H$ and $G$ the midpoints of $BD$ and $AC$. Find the ratio of the area $AEGH$ to the area $ABCD$.