The figure below shows a $90 \times90$ square with each side divided into three equal segments. Some of the endpoints of these segments are connected by straight lines. Find the area of the shaded region. [asy] import graph; size(6cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; pen dotstyle = black; draw((-4,6)--(86,6)--(86,96)--(-4,96)--cycle); filldraw((16,76)--(-4,36)--(32,60)--(56,96)--cycle,grey); filldraw((32,60)--(-4,6)--(50,42)--(86,96)--cycle,grey); filldraw((50,42)--(26,6)--(66,26)--(86,66)--cycle,grey); draw((-4,6)--(26,6)); draw((26,6)--(56,6)); draw((56,6)--(86,6)); draw((-4,6)--(86,6)); draw((86,6)--(86,96)); draw((86,96)--(-4,96)); draw((-4,96)--(-4,6)); draw((26,96)--(-4,36)); draw((56,96)--(-4,6)); draw((86,96)--(26,6)); draw((86,66)--(56,6)); draw((-4,66)--(56,96)); draw((-4,36)--(86,96)); draw((-4,6)--(86,66)); draw((26,6)--(86,36)); draw((16,76)--(-4,36)); draw((-4,36)--(32,60)); draw((32,60)--(56,96)); draw((56,96)--(16,76)); draw((32,60)--(-4,6)); draw((-4,6)--(50,42)); draw((50,42)--(86,96)); draw((86,96)--(32,60)); draw((50,42)--(26,6)); draw((26,6)--(66,26)); draw((66,26)--(86,66)); draw((86,66)--(50,42)); dot((-4,96),dotstyle); dot((26,96),dotstyle); dot((56,96),dotstyle); dot((86,96),dotstyle); dot((-4,6),dotstyle); dot((-4,36),dotstyle); dot((-4,66),dotstyle); dot((27.09,6),dotstyle); dot((56,6),dotstyle); dot((86,36),dotstyle); dot((86,66),dotstyle); dot((86,6),dotstyle); [/asy]

A pyramid $MABCD$ with the top-vertex $M$ is circumscribed about a sphere with center $O$ so that $O$ lies on the altitude of the pyramid. Each of the planes $ACM,BDM,ABO$ divides the lateral surface of the pyramid into two parts of equal areas. The areas of the sections of the planes $ACM$ and $ABO$ inside the pyramid are in ratio $(\sqrt2+2):4$. Determine the angle $\delta$ between the planes $ACM$ and $ABO$, and the dihedral angle of the pyramid at the edge $AB$.

Through a point $M$ inside an angle $a$ line is drawn. It cuts off this angle a triangle of the least possible area. Prove that $M$ is the midpoint of the segment on this line that the angle intercepts.

Consider a shape obtained from two equal squares with the same center. Prove that the ratio of the area of this shape to the perimeter does not change when the squares are rotated around their center. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1AI4FxsNSr4/XovZWkvAwiI/AAAAAAAALvY/-kIzOgXB5rk3iIqGbpoKRCW9rwJPcZ3uQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/estonia%2B2000%2Bo.j.1.3.png[/img]

The triangle $ABC$ is right in $A$ and $R$ is the midpoint of the hypotenuse $BC$ . On the major leg $AB$ the point $P$ is marked such that $CP = BP$ and on the segment $BP$ the point $Q$ is marked such that the triangle $PQR$ is equilateral. If the area of triangle $ABC$ is $27$, calculate the area of triangle $PQR$ .

Given triangle $ABC$ with $|AC| > |BC|$. The point $M$ lies on the angle bisector of angle $C$, and $BM$ is perpendicular to the angle bisector. Prove that the area of triangle AMC is half of the area of triangle $ABC$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/4/2/1b541b76ec4a9c052b8866acbfea9a0ce04b56.png[/img]

Consider the parallelogram $ABCD$, with $\angle ABC = 60$ and sides $AB =\sqrt3$, $BC = 1$. Let $\omega$ be the circle of center $B$ and radius $BA$, and let $\tau$ be the circle of center $D$ and radius $DA$. Determine the area of the region between the circumferences $\omega$ and $\tau$, within the parallelogram $ABCD$ (the area of the shaded region). [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/a/02b17ec644289d95b6fce78cb5f1ecb3d3ba5b.png[/img]

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]

Annie drew a rectangle and partitioned it into $n$ rows and $k$ columns with horizontal and vertical lines. Annie knows the area of the resulting $n \cdot k$ little rectangles while Benny does not. Annie reveals the area of some of these small rectangles to Benny. Given $n$ and $k$ at least how many of the small rectangle’s areas did Annie have to reveal, if from the given information Benny can determine the areas of all the $n \cdot k$ little rectangles? For example in the case $n = 3$ and $k = 4$ revealing the areas of the $10$ small rectangles if enough information to find the areas of the remaining two little rectangles. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/1/c4b6e0ab6ba50068ced09d2a6fe51e24dd096a.png[/img]

In a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD $ with area $ S $, each side was divided into 3 equal parts and segments were drawn connecting the appropriate points of division of the opposite sides in such a way that the quadrilateral was divided into 9 quadrilaterals. Prove that the sum of the areas of the following three quadrilaterals resulting from the division: the one containing the vertex $ A $, the middle one and the one containing the vertex $ C $ is equal to $ \frac{S}{3} $.

The real numbers $a_0,a_1,a_2,\ldots$ satisfy $1=a_0\le a_1\le a_2\le\ldots. b_1,b_2,b_3,\ldots$ are defined by $b_n=\sum_{k=1}^n{1-{a_{k-1}\over a_k}\over\sqrt a_k}$. [b]a.)[/b] Prove that $0\le b_n<2$. [b]b.)[/b] Given $c$ satisfying $0\le c<2$, prove that we can find $a_n$ so that $b_n>c$ for all sufficiently large $n$.

Suppose $ \vartriangle ABC$ is similar to $\vartriangle DEF$, with $ A$, $ B$, and $C$ corresponding to $D, E$, and $F$ respectively. If $\overline{AB} = \overline{EF}$, $\overline{BC} = \overline{FD}$, and $\overline{CA} = \overline{DE} = 2$, determine the area of $ \vartriangle ABC$.

$ 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$.

In the triangle $ABC$, the circle with the center at the point $O$ touches the pages $AB, BC$ and $CA$ in the points $C_1, A_1$ and $B_1$, respectively. Lines $AO, BO$ and $CO$ cut the inscribed circle at points $A_2, B_2$ and $C_2,$ respectively. Prove that it is the area of the triangle $A_2B_2C_2$ is double from the surface of the hexagon $B_1A_2C_1B_2A_1C_2$. (Moldova)

Show that if a circumscribable quadrilateral of sides $a,b,c,d$ has area $A= \sqrt{abcd},$ then it is also inscribable.

A rectangle is divided into $9$ smaller rectangles. The area of four of them is $5, 3, 9$ and $2$, as in the picture below. (The picture is not at scale.) [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/e/0ccd6f41073f776b62e9ef4522df1f1639ee31.png[/img] Determine the minimum area of the rectangle. Under what circumstances is it achieved?