Olympiad problems

2003 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 1

A Pythagorean triangle is a right triangle whose three sides are integers. The best known example is the triangle with rectangular sides $3$ and $4$ and hypotenuse $5$. Determine all Pythagorean triangles whose area is twice the perimeter.

2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Junior BMO TST, 2

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

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?

1993 Tournament Of Towns, (384) 2

Tags: geometry , area

The square $ PQRS$ is placed inside the square $ABCD$ in such a way that the segments $AP$, $BQ$, $CR$ and $DS$ intersect neither each other nor the square $PQRS$. Prove that the sum of areas of quadrilaterals $ABQP$ and $CDSR$ is equal to the sum of the areas of quadrilaterals $BCRQ$ and $DAPS$. (Folklore)

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 1994.5

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

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

2006 May Olympiad, 4

Tags: trapezoid , area , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid of bases $AB$ and $CD$ . Let $O$ be the intersection point of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. If the area of the triangle $ABC$ is $150$ and the area of the triangle $ACD$ is $120$, calculate the area of the triangle $BCO$.

2003 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 3

Tags: ratio , geometry , area , diagonal

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ with perpendicular diagonals is inscribed in the circle with center $O$, the points $M,N$ are the midpoints of $[BC]$ and $[CD]$ respectively. Find the ratio of areas of the figures $OMCN$ and $ABCD$

1989 IMO Shortlist, 18

Tags: geometry , algebra , convex polygon , area

Given a convex polygon $ A_1A_2 \ldots A_n$ with area $ S$ and a point $ M$ in the same plane, determine the area of polygon $ M_1M_2 \ldots M_n,$ where $ M_i$ is the image of $ M$ under rotation $ R^{\alpha}_{A_i}$ around $ A_i$ by $ \alpha_i, i \equal{} 1, 2, \ldots, n.$

Kyiv City MO 1984-93 - geometry, 1985.7.3

Tags: geometry , area

$O$ is the point of intersection of the diagonals of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. It is known that the areas of triangles $AOB, BOC, COD$ and $DOA$ are expressed in natural numbers. Prove that the product of these areas cannot end in $1985$.

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.

1983 Austrian-Polish Competition, 3

Tags: area , geometry , covering , disc

A bounded planar region of area $S$ is covered by a finite family $F$ of closed discs. Prove that $F$ contains a subfamily consisting of pairwise disjoint discs, of joint area not less than $S/9$.

1951 Poland - Second Round, 2

Tags: geometry , inscribed , ratio , area

In the triangle $ ABC $ on the sides $ BC $, $ CA $, $ AB $, the points $ D $, $ E $, $ F $ are chosen respectively in such a way that $$ BD \colon DC = CE \colon EA = AF \colon FB = k,$$ where $k$ is a given positive number. Given the area $ S $ of the triangle $ ABC $, calculate the area of the triangle $ DEF $

2014 BMT Spring, 12

Tags: geometry , area of a triangle , geometric inequality , area

Suppose four coplanar points $A, B, C$, and $D$ satisfy $AB = 3$, $BC = 4$, $CA = 5$, and $BD = 6$. Determine the maximal possible area of $\vartriangle ACD$.

2013 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 12

Tags: incircle , area , geometry

Let $\omega$ be the incircle of $\vartriangle ABC$, $\omega$ is tangent to sides $BC$ and $AC$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively. The line perpendicular to $BC$ at $D$ intersects $\omega$ again at $P$. Lines $AP$ and $BC$ intersect at $M$. Let $N$ be a point on segment $AC$ so that $AE = CN$. Line $BN$ intersects $\omega$ at $Q$ (closer to $B$) and intersect $AM$ at $R$. Show that the area of $\vartriangle ABR$ is equal to the area of $PQMN$.

1974 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 6

Tags: geometry , geometric transformation , rotation , locus , square , area

Let a unit square $\mathcal D$ be given in the plane. For any point $X$ in the plane denote $\mathcal D_X$ the image of $\mathcal D$ in rotation with respect to origin $X$ by $+90^\circ.$ Find the locus of all $X$ such that the area of union $\mathcal D\cup\mathcal D_X$ is at most 1.5.

1966 IMO Longlists, 53

Tags: geometry , combinatorics , hexagon , diagonal , area

Prove that in every convex hexagon of area $S$ one can draw a diagonal that cuts off a triangle of area not exceeding $\frac{1}{6}S.$

1987 IMO, 2

Tags: circumcircle , trigonometry , area , geometry

In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ the interior bisector of angle $A$ meets $BC$ at $L$ and meets the circumcircle of $ABC$ again at $N$. From $L$ perpendiculars are drawn to $AB$ and $AC$, with feet $K$ and $M$ respectively. Prove that the quadrilateral $AKNM$ and the triangle $ABC$ have equal areas.

2023 German National Olympiad, 2

Tags: area of a triangle , area , geometric inequality , geometry

In a triangle, the edges are extended past both vertices by the length of the edge opposite to the respective vertex. Show that the area of the resulting hexagon is at least $13$ times the area of the original triangle.

1996 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 1

Tags: geometry , right triangle , area

In triangle $ABC$, angle $C$ is right and the two catheti are both length $1$. For one given the choice of the point $P$ on the cathetus $BC$, the point $Q$ on the hypotenuse and the point $R$ are plotted on the second cathetus so that $PQ$ is parallel to $AC$ and $QR$ is parallel to $BC$. Thereby the triangle is divided into three parts. Determine the locations of point $P$ for which the rectangular part has a larger area than each of the other two parts.

1978 Chisinau City MO, 167

Tags: area , geometric inequality , geometry

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 $\frac{\sqrt3}{4}m^2$.

2014 Chile National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , centroid , area

Consider an $ABCD$ parallelogram of area $1$. Let $E$ be the center of gravity of the triangle $ABC, F$ the center of gravity of the triangle $BCD, G$ the center of gravity of the triangle $CDA$ and $H$ the center of gravity of the triangle $DAB$. Calculate the area of quadrilateral $EFGH$.

2022 Durer Math Competition Finals, 11

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

In rectangle $ABCD$, diagonal $AC$ is met by the angle bisector from $B$ at $B'$ and the angle bisector from $D$ at $D'$. Diagonal $BD$ is met by the angle bisector from $A$ at $A'$ and the angle bisector from $C$ at $C'$. The area of quadrilateral $A'B'C'D'$ is $\frac{9}{16}$ the area of rectangle $ABCD$. What is the ratio of the longer side and shorter side of rectangle $ABCD$?

May Olympiad L2 - geometry, 1996.1

Tags: rectangle , area , geometry

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 $AD$ .

2022 Chile Junior Math Olympiad, 2

Tags: ratio , trapezoid , area , geometry

In a trapezoid $ABCD$ whose parallel sides $AB$ and $CD$ are in ratio $\frac{AB}{CD}=\frac32$, the points $ N$ and $M$ are marked on the sides $BC$ and $AB$ respectively, in such a way that $BN = 3NC$ and $AM = 2MB$ and segments $AN$ and $DM$ are drawn that intersect at point $P$, find the ratio between the areas of triangle $APM$ and trapezoid $ABCD$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/8/21d59ca995d638dfcb76f9508e439fd93a5468.png[/img]

Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 2016.2.4

Tags: parabola , area , algebra , analytic geometry , conic , quadratic

Let $d$ be a positive number. On the parabola, whose equation has the coefficient $1$ at the quadratic term, points $A, B$ and $C$ are chosen in such a way that the difference of the $x$-coordinates of points $A$ and $B$ is $d$ and the difference of the $x$-coordinates of points $B$ and $C$ is also $d$. Find the area of the triangle $ABC$.

2013 Dutch BxMO/EGMO TST, 1

Tags: geometry , parallel , equal area , area

In quadrilateral $ABCD$ the sides $AB$ and $CD$ are parallel. Let $M$ be the midpoint of diagonal $AC$. Suppose that triangles $ABM$ and $ACD$ have equal area. Prove that $DM // BC$.