Find the smallest real $\alpha$, such that for any convex polygon $P$ with area $1$, there exist a point $M$ in the plane, such that the area of convex hull of $P\cup Q$ is at most $\alpha$, where $Q$ denotes the image of $P$ under central symmetry with respect to $M$.

Angle bisector from vertex $A$ of acute triangle $ABC$ intersects side $BC$ in point $D$, and circumcircle of $ABC$ in point $E$ (different from $A$). Let $F$ and $G$ be foots of perpendiculars from point $D$ to sides $AB$ and $AC$. Prove that area of quadrilateral $AEFG$ is equal to the area of triangle $ABC$

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 $ABC$.

The pentagon $ABCDE$ has $AB = BC, CD = DE, \angle ABC = 120^o, \angle CDE = 60^o$ and $BD = 2$. Calculate the area of the pentagon.

A bowl is formed by attaching four regular hexagons of side 1 to a square of side 1. The edges of adjacent hexagons coincide, as shown in the figure. What is the area of the octagon obtained by joining the top eight vertices of the four hexagons, situated on the rim of the bowl? [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); draw((342,-662) -- (600, -727) -- (757,-619) -- (967,-400) -- (1016,-300) -- (912,-116) -- (651,-46) -- (238,-90) -- (82,-204) -- (184, -388) -- (447,-458) -- (859,-410) -- (1016,-300)); draw((82,-204) -- (133,-490) -- (342, -662)); draw((652,-626) -- (600,-727)); draw((447,-458) -- (652,-626) -- (859,-410)); draw((133,-490) -- (184, -388)); draw((967,-400) -- (912,-116)^^(342,-662) -- (496, -545) -- (757,-619)^^(496, -545) -- (446, -262) -- (238, -90)^^(446, -262) -- (651, -46),linewidth(0.6)+linetype("5 5")+gray(0.4)); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }6\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }5+2\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }8\qquad\textbf{(E) }9$

Find the area of the section of a unit cube $ABCDA_1B_1C_1D_1$, when a plane passes through the midpoints of the edges $AB, AD$ and $CC_1$.

Let $OP$ be a diagonal of a unit cube. Find the minimum and the maximum value of the area of the intersection of the cube with a plane through $OP$.

(a) A regular $4k$-gon is cut into parallelograms. Prove that among these there are at least $k$ rectangles. (b) Find the total area of the rectangles in (a) if the lengths of the sides of the $4k$-gon equal $a$. (VV Proizvolov, Moscow)

Let $ABC$ be an isosceles right triangle with $\angle BCA=90^{\circ}, BC=AC=10$. Let $P$ be a point on $AB$ that is a distance $x$ from $A$, $Q$ be a point on $AC$ such that $PQ$ is parallel to $BC$. Let $R$ and $S$ be points on $BC$ such that $QR$ is parallel to $AB$ and $PS$ is parallel to $AC$. The union of the quadrilaterals $PBRQ$ and $PSCQ$ determine a shaded area $f(x)$. Evaluate $f(2)$

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram, and let $P$ be a point on the side $AB$. Let the line through $P$ parallel to $BC$ intersect the diagonal $AC$ at point $Q$. Prove that $$|DAQ|^2 = |PAQ| \times |BCD| ,$$ where $|XY Z|$ denotes the area of triangle $XY Z$.

Let's call a convex figure, the boundary of which consists of two segments and an arc of a circle, a mushroom-gon (see fig.). An arbitrary mushroom-gon is given. Use a compass and straightedge to draw a straight line dividing its area in half. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/e/e541a83a7bb31ba14b3637f82e6a6d1ea51e22.png[/img]

On a straight line $\ell$ there are four points, $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ in that order, such that $AB=BC=CD$. A point $E$ is chosen outside the straight line so that when drawing the segments $EB$ and $EC$, an equilateral triangle $EBC$ is formed . Segments $EA$ and $ED$ are drawn, and a point $F$ is chosen so that when drawing the segments $FA$ and $FE$, an equilateral triangle $FAE$ is formed outside the triangle $EAD$. Finally, the lines $EB$ and $FA$ are drawn , which intersect at the point $G$. If the area of triangle $EBD$ is $10$, calculate the area of triangle $EFG$.

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle in which $AB + BC + CD = 20$ and $AE = 9$ where $E$ is the midpoint of the side $BC$. Find the area of the rectangle.

Seven triangles of area $7$ lie in a square of area $27$. Prove that among the $7$ triangles there are $2$ that intersect in a region of area not less than $1$.

Is it possible to put $1987$ points in the Euclidean plane such that the distance between each pair of points is irrational and each three points determine a non-degenerate triangle with rational area? [i](IMO Problem 5)[/i] [i]Proposed by Germany, DR[/i]

The vertical diameter of a circle is moved a centimetres to the right, and the horizontal diameter of this circle is moved $b$ centimetres up. These two lines divide the circle into four pieces. Consider the sum of the areas of the largest and the smallest pieces, and the sum of the areas of the other two pieces. Find the difference between these two sums. (G Galperin, NB Vassiliev)

The pairs $(a,b)$ such that $|a+bt+ t^2 |\leq 1$ for $0\leq t \leq 1$ fill a certain region in the plane. What is the area of this region?

Find the total area of the shaded area in the figure if all circles have an equal radius $R$ and the centers of the outer circles divide into six equal parts of the middle circle. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ax0QJ38poYU/XovXkdaM-3I/AAAAAAAALvM/DAZGVV7TQjEnSf2y1mbnse8lL6YIg-BQgCK4BGAYYCw/s400/estonia%2B2000%2Bo.j.1.5.png[/img]

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 $n$.

$ABCD$ is a convex quadrilateral. $X$ lies on the segment $AB$ with $\frac{AX}{XB} = \frac{m}{n}$. $Y$ lies on the segment $CD$ with $\frac{CY}{YD} = \frac{m}{n}$. $AY$ and $DX$ intersect at $P$, and $BY$ and $CX$ intersect at $Q$. Show that $\frac{S_{XQYP}}{S_{ABCD}} < \frac{mn}{m^2 + mn + n^2}$.

Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side $1$. Four points are marked $P_1$, $P_2$, $P_3$, $P_4$ on side $AC$ and four points $Q_1$, $Q_2$, $Q_3$, $Q_4$ on side $AB$ (see figure) of such a way to generate $9$ triangles of equal area. Find the length of segment $AP_4$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/f/29243932262cb963b376244f4c981b1afe87c6.png[/img] PS. Easier version of [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h3323141p30741525]2023 Chile NMO L2 P3[/url]

Two circles in the plane, both of radius $R$, intersect at a right angle. Compute the area of the intersection of the interiors of the two circles.

In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, $E$ is the midpoint of $CD$, $F$ is midpoint of $AD$, $K$ is the intersection point of $AC$ with $BE$. Prove that the area of triangle $BKF$ is half the area of triangle $ABC$.

The diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ in the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ intersect in $S$. Let $F_1$ and $F_2$ be the areas of $\vartriangle ABS$ and $\vartriangle CSD$. and let $F$ be the area of the quadrilateral $ABCD$. Show that $\sqrt{ F_1 }+\sqrt{ F_2}\le \sqrt{ F}$

What is the largest area of a regular hexagon that can be drawn inside the equilateral triangle of side $3$? A. $3\sqrt7$ B. $\frac{3 \sqrt3}{2}$ C. $2\sqrt5$ D. $\frac{3\sqrt3}{8}$ E. $3\sqrt5$