Olympiad problems

1981 IMO Shortlist, 18

Several equal spherical planets are given in outer space. On the surface of each planet there is a set of points that is invisible from any of the remaining planets. Prove that the sum of the areas of all these sets is equal to the area of the surface of one planet.

2013 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 3

Tags: polyhedron , area , ratio , 3d geometry , geometry

Is there a polyhedron whose area ratio of any two faces is at least $2$ ?

1962 Polish MO Finals, 2

Tags: geometry , construction , area

Inside a given convex quadrilateral, find a point such that the segments connecting this point with the midpoints of the quadrilateral's sides divide the quadrilateral into four parts with equal areas.

2013 IFYM, Sozopol, 8

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , geometric inequality , area , polygon

Let $P$ be a polygon that is convex and symmetric to some point $O$. Prove that for some parallelogram $R$ satisfying $P\subset R$ we have \[\frac{|R|}{|P|}\leq \sqrt 2\] where $|R|$ and $|P|$ denote the area of the sets $R$ and $P$, respectively. [i]Proposed by Witold Szczechla, Poland[/i]

Durer Math Competition CD 1st Round - geometry, 2019.C3

Tags: geometry , area

The best parts of grandma’s $30$ cm $ \times 30$ cm square shaped pie are the edges. For this reason grandma’s three grandchildren would like to split the pie between each other so that everyone gets the same amount (of the area) of the pie, but also of the edges. Can they cut the pie into three connected pieces like that?

Estonia Open Senior - geometry, 1996.2.4

Tags: geometry , square , trigonometry , area , circles

The figure shows a square and a circle with a common center $O$, with equal areas of striped shapes. Find the value of $\cos a$. [img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7uwa0H42ELg/XnmsSoPMgcI/AAAAAAAALgk/pHNBqtbsdKgMhcvIRYLm_8JRpOeIYcUeACK4BGAYYCw/s400/96%2Bestonia%2Bopen%2Bs2.4.png[/img]

2023 Indonesia Regional, 1

Tags: geometry , ratio , area

Let $ABCD$ be a square with side length $43$ and points $X$ and $Y$ lies on sides $AD$ and $BC$ respectively such that the ratio of the area of $ABYX$ to the area of $CDXY$ is $20 : 23$ . Find the maximum possible length of $XY$.

2009 IMO Shortlist, 5

Tags: parallelogram , geometric inequality , area , polygon , geometry

Let $P$ be a polygon that is convex and symmetric to some point $O$. Prove that for some parallelogram $R$ satisfying $P\subset R$ we have \[\frac{|R|}{|P|}\leq \sqrt 2\] where $|R|$ and $|P|$ denote the area of the sets $R$ and $P$, respectively. [i]Proposed by Witold Szczechla, Poland[/i]

Estonia Open Senior - geometry, 1996.1.4

Tags: geometry , semicircle , minimum , maximum , area , circles

A unit square has a circle of radius $r$ with center at it's midpoint. The four quarter circles are centered on the vertices of the square and are tangent to the central circle (see figure). Find the maximum and minimum possible value of the area of the striped figure in the figure and the corresponding values of $r$ such these, the maximum and minimum are achieved. [img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DOT4_B5Mx-8/XnmsTlWYfyI/AAAAAAAALgs/TVYkrhqHYGAeG8eFuqFxGDCTnogVbQFUwCK4BGAYYCw/s400/96%2Bestonia%2Bopen%2Bs1.4.png[/img]

2013 BMT Spring, 8

Tags: geometry , parabola , conic , area

A parabola has focus $F$ and vertex $V$ , where $VF = 1$0. Let $AB$ be a chord of length $100$ that passes through $F$. Determine the area of $\vartriangle VAB$.

2006 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 21

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

On the sides $AB, BC, CA$ of triangle $ABC$, points $C', A', B'$ are taken. Prove that for the areas of the corresponding triangles, the inequality holds: $$S_{ABC}S^2_{A'B'C'}\ge 4S_{AB'C'}S_{BC'A'}S_{CA'B'}$$ and equality is achieved if and only if the lines $AA', BB', CC'$ intersect at one point.

2006 IMO, 6

Tags: geometry , area , geometric inequality

Assign to each side $b$ of a convex polygon $P$ the maximum area of a triangle that has $b$ as a side and is contained in $P$. Show that the sum of the areas assigned to the sides of $P$ is at least twice the area of $P$.

2010 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 9

Tags: area of a triangle , area , geometry

Let be given a triangle $ABC$ and points $D,M,N$ belong to $BC,AB,AC$, respectively. Suppose that $MD$ is parallel to $AC$ and $ND$ is parallel to $AB$. If $S_{\vartriangle BMD} = 9$ cm $^2, S_{\vartriangle DNC} = 25$ cm$^2$, compute $S_{\vartriangle AMN}$?

2006 IMO Shortlist, 10

Tags: geometry , area , geometric inequality

Assign to each side $b$ of a convex polygon $P$ the maximum area of a triangle that has $b$ as a side and is contained in $P$. Show that the sum of the areas assigned to the sides of $P$ is at least twice the area of $P$.

2015 BMT Spring, 4

Tags: geometry , right triangle , area

Triangle $ABC$ has side lengths $AB = 3$, $BC = 4$, and $CD = 5$. Draw line $\ell_A$ such that $\ell_A$ is parallel to $BC$ and splits the triangle into two polygons of equal area. Define lines $\ell_B$ and $\ell_C$ analogously. The intersection points of $\ell_A$, $\ell_B$, and $\ell_C$ form a triangle. Determine its area.

2016 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , square , area

Triangle $XYZ$ is inside square $KLMN$ shown below so that its vertices each lie on three different sides of the square. It is known that: $\bullet$ The area of square $KLMN$ is $1$. $\bullet$ The vertices of the triangle divide three sides of the square up into these ratios: $KX : XL = 3 : 2$ $KY : YN = 4 : 1$ $NZ : ZM = 2 : 3$ What is the area of the triangle $XYZ$? (Note that the sketch is not drawn to scale). [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/0/38e76709373ba02346515f9949ce4507ed4f8f.png[/img]

2005 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

The hexagon has five $90^o$ angles and one $270^o$ angle (see picture). Use a straight-line ruler to divide it into two equal-sized polygons. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/8/cdd4df68644bb8e04adbe1b265039b82a5382b.png[/img]

1967 IMO Longlists, 13

Tags: geometry , quadrilateral , area , maximization

Find whether among all quadrilaterals, whose interiors lie inside a semi-circle of radius $r$, there exist one (or more) with maximum area. If so, determine their shape and area.

1999 Cono Sur Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , construction , right triangle , rectangle , area

Let $ABC$ be a triangle right in $A$. Construct a point $P$ on the hypotenuse $BC$ such that if $Q$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from $P$ to side $AC$, then the area of the square of side $PQ$ is equal to the area of the rectangle of sides $PB$ and $PC$. Show construction steps.

2014 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 14

Tags: geometry , area , circles

In a given disc, construct a subset such that its area equals the half of the disc area and its intersection with its reflection over an arbitrary diameter has the area equal to the quarter of the disc area.

2007 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 21

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , solid geometry , area

There are two pipes on the plane (the pipes are circular cylinders of equal size, $4$ m around). Two of them are parallel and, being tangent one to another in the common generatrix, form a tunnel over the plane. The third pipe is perpendicular to two others and cuts out a chamber in the tunnel. Determine the area of the surface of this chamber.

2010 Balkan MO Shortlist, G3

Tags: concurrency , area of a triangle , incenter , incircle , area , geometry

The incircle of a triangle $A_0B_0C_0$ touches the sides $B_0C_0,C_0A_0,A_0B_0$ at the points $A,B,C$ respectively, and the incircle of the triangle $ABC$ with incenter $ I$ touches the sides $BC,CA, AB$ at the points $A_1, B_1,C_1$, respectively. Let $\sigma(ABC)$ and $\sigma(A_1B_1C)$ be the areas of the triangles $ABC$ and $A_1B_1C$ respectively. Show that if $\sigma(ABC) = 2 \sigma(A_1B_1C)$ , then the lines $AA_0, BB_0,IC_1$ pass through a common point .

2004 Alexandru Myller, 2

Tags: geometry , area

Let $ M,N,P,Q $ be points on the sides $ AB,BC,CD,DA $ (respectively) of a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD $ so that: $$ \frac{MA}{MB} =\frac{NB}{NC} =\frac{PD}{PC} =\frac{QA}{QD}\neq 1 $$ Show that the area of $ MNPQ $ is half the area of $ ABCD $ if and only if $ ABD $ and $ BCD $ have equal areas. [i]Petre Asaftei[/i]

2008 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , area , common tangent

The radii $r$ and $R$ of two non-intersecting circles are given. The common internal tangents of these circles are perpendicular. Find the area of the triangle bounded by these tangents, as well as the common external tangents.

1992 Tournament Of Towns, (336) 4

Tags: geometry , combinatorial geometry , area , combinatorics

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)