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Let $ ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle. Let $ L$ be any line in the plane of the triangle $ ABC$. Denote by $ u$, $ v$, $ w$ the lengths of the perpendiculars to $ L$ from $ A$, $ B$, $ C$ respectively. Prove the inequality $ u^2\cdot\tan A \plus{} v^2\cdot\tan B \plus{} w^2\cdot\tan C\geq 2\cdot S$, where $ S$ is the area of the triangle $ ABC$. Determine the lines $ L$ for which equality holds.
Let $\triangle ABC$ have $M$ as the midpoint of $BC$ and let $P$ and $Q$ be the feet of the altitudes from $M$ to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. Find $\angle BAC$ if $[MPQ]=\frac{1}{4}[ABC]$ and $P$ and $Q$ lie on the segments $AB$ and $AC$.
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 $\vartriangle ACD$.
Let $k_1, k_2$ and $k_3$ be three circles with centers $O_1, O_2$ and $O_3$ respectively, such that no center is inside of the other two circles. Circles $k_1$ and $k_2$ intersect at $A$ and $P$, circles $k_1$ and $k_3$ intersect and $C$ and $P$, circles $k_2$ and $k_3$ intersect at $B$ and $P$. Let $X$ be a point on $k_1$ such that the line $XA$ intersects $k_2$ at $Y$ and the line $XC$ intersects $k_3$ at $Z$, such that $Y$ is nor inside $k_1$ nor inside $k_3$ and $Z$ is nor inside $k_1$ nor inside $k_2$. a) Prove that $\triangle XYZ$ is simular to $\triangle O_1O_2O_3$ b) Prove that the $P_{\triangle XYZ} \le 4P_{\triangle O_1O_2O_3}$. Is it possible to reach equation?$ *Note: $P$ denotes the area of a triangle*
The area of a triangle is $S$ and the sum of the lengths of its sides is $L$. Prove that $36S \leq L^2\sqrt 3$ and give a necessary and sufficient condition for equality.
A circle is inscribed in a triangle $ABC$ with sides $a,b,c$. Tangents to the circle parallel to the sides of the triangle are contructe. Each of these tangents cuts off a triagnle from $\triangle ABC$. In each of these triangles, a circle is inscribed. Find the sum of the areas of all four inscribed circles (in terms of $a,b,c$).
$ABC$ is a triangle with an area of $1$ square meter. Given the point $D$ on $BC$, point $E$ on $CA$, point $F$ on $AB$, such that quadrilateral $AFDE$ is cyclic. Prove that the area of $DEF \le \frac{EF^2}{4 AD^2}$. [i](holmes)[/i]
The points of a circle of unit radius are colored in two colors. Prove that $3$ points of the same color can be chosen such that the area of the triangle they define is at least $\frac{9}{10}$.
Let $P$ be an arbitrary point inside $\triangle ABC$ with sides $3,7,8$. What is the probability that the distance of $P$ to at least one vertices of the triangle is less than $1$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi}{36}\sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi}{36}\sqrt 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\pi}{36} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac 34 $
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.[i](IMO Problem 2)[/i] [i]Proposed by Soviet Union.[/i]
Consider in a plane $ P$ the points $ O,A_1,A_2,A_3,A_4$ such that \[ \sigma(OA_iA_j) \geq 1 \quad \forall i, j \equal{} 1, 2, 3, 4, i \neq j.\] where $ \sigma(OA_iA_j)$ is the area of triangle $ OA_iA_j.$ Prove that there exists at least one pair $ i_0, j_0 \in \{1, 2, 3, 4\}$ such that \[ \sigma(OA_iA_j) \geq \sqrt{2}.\]
$ABC$ is an acute-angled triangle and $P$ a point inside or on the boundary. The feet of the perpendiculars from $P$ to $BC, CA, AB$ are $A', B', C'$ respectively. Show that if $ABC$ is equilateral, then $\frac{AC'+BA'+CB'}{PA'+PB'+PC'}$ is the same for all positions of $P$, but that for any other triangle it is not.
The triangle with side lengths $3, 5$, and $k$ has area $6$ for two distinct values of $k$: $x$ and $y$. Compute $ |x^2 -y^2|$.
On the sides $BC,CA$ and $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$ of area $S$ are taken points $A' ,B' ,C'$ respectively such that $AC' /AB = BA' /BC = CB' /CA = p$, where $0 < p < 1$ is variable. (a) Find the area of triangle $A' B' C'$ in terms of $ p$. (b) Find the value of $p$ which minimizes this area. (c) Find the locus of the intersection point $P$ of the lines through $A' $ and $C'$ parallel to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively.
A clock has an hour, minute, and second hand, all of length $1$. Let $T$ be the triangle formed by the ends of these hands. A time of day is chosen uniformly at random. What is the expected value of the area of $T$? [i]Proposed by Dylan Toh[/i]
Determine all integers $ n > 3$ for which there exist $ n$ points $ A_{1},\cdots ,A_{n}$ in the plane, no three collinear, and real numbers $ r_{1},\cdots ,r_{n}$ such that for $ 1\leq i < j < k\leq n$, the area of $ \triangle A_{i}A_{j}A_{k}$ is $ r_{i} \plus{} r_{j} \plus{} r_{k}$.
A triangle $ABC$ with area $1$ is given. Anja and Bernd are playing the following game: Anja chooses a point $X$ on side $BC$. Then Bernd chooses a point $Y$ on side $CA$ und at last Anja chooses a point $Z$ on side $AB$. Also, $X,Y$ and $Z$ cannot be a vertex of triangle $ABC$. Anja wants to maximize the area of triangle $XYZ$ and Bernd wants to minimize that area. What is the area of triangle $XYZ$ at the end of the game, if both play optimally?
Find out the maximum possible area of the triangle $ABC$ whose medians have lengths satisfying inequalities $m_a \le 2, m_b \le 3, m_c \le 4$.
11.6 Construct for each vertex of the quadrilateral of area $S$ a symmetric point wrt to the diagonal, which doesn't contain this vertex. Let $S'$ be an area of the obtained quadrilateral. Prove that $\frac{S'}{S}<3$. ([i]L. Emel'yanov[/i])
Let $P$ be an arbitrary point inside the triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1, B_1$ and $C_1$ denote the intersection points of the straight lines $AP, BP$ and $CP$, respectively, with the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$. We order the areas of the triangles $AB_1C_1,A_1BC_1,A_1B_1C$. Denote the smaller by $S_1$, the middle by $S_2$, and the larger by $S_3$. Prove that $\sqrt{S_1 S_2} \le S \le \sqrt{S_2 S_3}$ ,where $S$ is the area of the triangle $A_1B_1S_1$.
Among the triangles that have a side of length $5$ m and the angle opposite of $30^o$, determine the one with maximum area, calculating the value of the other two angles and area of triangle.
The sides of a triangle are $ 30$, $ 70$, and $ 80$ units. If an altitude is dropped upon the side of length $ 80$, the larger segment cut off on this side is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 62\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 63\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 64\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 65\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 66$
In a convex pentagon $ABCDE$ the areas of the triangles $ABC, ABD, ACD$ and $ADE$ are all equal to the same value x. What is the area of the triangle $BCE$?
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 $S_{\vartriangle AMN}$?
On a circle of center $O$, let $A$ and $B$ be points on the circle such that $\angle AOB = 120^o$. Point $C$ lies on the small arc $AB$ and point $D$ lies on the segment $AB$. Let also $AD = 2, BD = 1$ and $CD = \sqrt2$. Calculate the area of triangle $ABC$.