$A_0B_0C_0$ and $A_1B_1C_1$ are acute-angled triangles. Describe, and prove, how to construct the triangle $ABC$ with the largest possible area which is circumscribed about $A_0B_0C_0$ (so $BC$ contains $B_0, CA$ contains $B_0$, and $AB$ contains $C_0$) and similar to $A_1B_1C_1.$

Point $P$ is inside $\triangle ABC$. Line segments $APD$, $BPE$, and $CPF$ are drawn with $D$ on $BC$, $E$ on $AC$, and $F$ on $AB$ (see the figure at right). Given that $AP=6$, $BP=9$, $PD=6$, $PE=3$, and $CF=20$, find the area of $\triangle ABC$. [asy] size(200); pair A=origin, B=(7,0), C=(3.2,15), D=midpoint(B--C), F=(3,0), P=intersectionpoint(C--F, A--D), ex=B+40*dir(B--P), E=intersectionpoint(B--ex, A--C); draw(A--B--C--A--D^^C--F^^B--E); pair point=P; label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); label("$D$", D, dir(point--D)); label("$E$", E, dir(point--E)); label("$F$", F, dir(point--F)); label("$P$", P, dir(0));[/asy]

Given a plane $P$ in space. For a figure $A$, call orthogonal projection the whole of points of intersection between the perpendicular drawn from each point in $A$ and $P$. Answer the following questions. (1) Let a plane $Q$ intersects with the plane $P$ by angle $\theta\ \left(0<\theta <\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ between the planes, that is to say,　the angles between two lines, is $\theta$, which can be generated by cuttng $P,\ Q$ by a plane which is perpendicular to the line of intersection of $P$ and $Q$.　Find the maximum and minimum length of the orthogonal projection of the line segment in length 1 on $Q$ on to $P$.. (2) Consider $Q$ in (1). Find the area of the orthogonal projection of a equilateral triangle on $Q$ with side length 1 onto $P$. (3) What's the shape of the orthogonal projection $T'$ of a regular tetrahedron $T$ with side length 1 on to $P'$, then find the max area of $T'$.

The diagonals $AD, BE$, and $CF$ of a convex hexagon $ABCDEF$ intersect in a common point. Show that $a(ABE) a(CDA) a(EFC) = a(BCE) a(DEA) a(FAC)$, where $a(KLM)$ is the area of the triangle $KLM$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/a/bcbbddedde159150fe3c26b1f0a2bfc322aa1a.png[/img]

Denote by $S(a,b,c)$ the area of a triangle whose lengthes of three sides are $a,b,c$ Prove that for any positive real numbers $a_{1},b_{1},c_{1}$ and $a_{2},b_{2},c_{2}$ which can serve as the lengthes of three sides of two triangles respectively ,we have $ \sqrt{S(a_{1},b_{1},c_{1})}+\sqrt{S(a_{2},b_{2},c_{2})}\le\sqrt{S(a_{1}+a_{2},b_{1}+b_{2},c_{1}+c_{2})}$

A rectangle has side lengths $6$ and $8$. There are relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$ so that $\tfrac{m}{n}$ is the probability that a point randomly selected from the inside of the rectangle is closer to a side of the rectangle than to either diagonal of the rectangle. Find $m + n$.

Prove that for every triangle the following inequality holds: \[\frac{ab+bc+ca}{4S} \geq \cot \frac{\pi}{6}.\] where $a, b, c$ are lengths of the sides and $S$ is the area of the triangle.

Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side length $10$ and $P$ be a point inside the triangle such that $|PA|^2+ |PB|^2 + |PC|^2 = 128$. What is the area of a triangle with side lengths $|PA|,|PB|,|PC|$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6\sqrt 3 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7 \sqrt 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8 \sqrt 3 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 9 \sqrt 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 10 \sqrt 3 $

Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle, and $P$ be an arbitrary point within the triangle. Perpendiculars $PD,PE,PF$ are drawn to the three sides of the triangle. Show that, no matter where $P$ is chosen, \[ \frac{PD+PE+PF}{AB+BC+CA}=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}. \]

Six points $A, B, C, D, E,$ and $F$ lie in a straight line in that order. Suppose that $G$ is a point not on the line and that $AC=26, BD=22, CE=31, DF=33, AF=73, CG=40,$ and $DG=30.$ Find the area of $\triangle BGE.$

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 $S_{\vartriangle AMN}$?

Let $ABCD$ be a square with side $20$ and $T_1, T_2, ..., T_{2000}$ are points in $ABCD$ such that no $3$ points in the set $S = \{A, B, C, D, T_1, T_2, ..., T_{2000}\}$ are collinear. Prove that there exists a triangle with vertices in $S$, such that the area is less than $1/10$.

Prove that inside any convex hexagon with pairs of parallel sides of area $1$, you can draw a triangle of area $1/2$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 90^o, \angle B = 60^o$ and $BC = 1$ cm. Draw outside of $\vartriangle ABC$ three equilateral triangles $ABD,ACE$ and $BCF$. Determine the area of $\vartriangle DEF$.

The side lengths of a triangle are the roots of a cubic polynomial with rational coefficients. Prove that the altitudes of this triangle are roots of a polynomial of sixth degree with rational coefficients.

Given a rectangle $ABCD$, determine two points $K$ and $L$ on the sides $BC$ and $CD$ such that the triangles $ABK, AKL$ and $ADL$ have same area.

Points $A$, $B$, and $C$ lie on a circle of radius $5$ such that $AB=6$ and $AC=8$. Find the smaller of the two possible values of $BC$.

A trapezoid has side lengths as indicated in the figure (the sides with length $11$ and $36$ are parallel). Calculate the area of the trapezoid.[img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PKrqDG37X4/XzcJtCyUv8I/AAAAAAAAMY0/tB0FObJUJdcTlAJc4n6YNEaVIDfQ91-eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/1995%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

In a convex quadrilateral (in the plane) with the area of $32 \text{ cm}^{2}$ the sum of two opposite sides and a diagonal is $16 \text{ cm}$. Determine all the possible values that the other diagonal can have.

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$

A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Let $ A$ be the area of the circle circumscribed about the square and $ B$ be the area of the circle circumscribed about the triangle. Find $ A/B$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{9}{16} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{3}{4} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{27}{32} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3\sqrt{6}}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1$

Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon. The diagonal $AC$ is cut by $BF$ and $BD$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The diagonal $CE$ is cut by $DB$ and $DF$ at points $R$ and $S$, respectively. The diagonal $EA$ is cut by $FD$ and $FB$ at points $T$ and $U$, respectively. It is known that each of the seven triangles $APB, PBQ, QBC, CRD, DRS, DSE$ and $AUF$ has area $1$. Find the area of the hexagon $ABCDEF$.

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.

Consider all segments dividing the area of a triangle $ABC$ in two equal parts. Find the length of the shortest segment among them, if the side lengths $a,$ $b,$ $c$ of triangle $ABC$ are given. How many of these shortest segments exist ?

In a right-angled triangle $ ABC$ let $ AD$ be the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse and let the straight line joining the incentres of the triangles $ ABD, ACD$ intersect the sides $ AB, AC$ at the points $ K,L$ respectively. If $ E$ and $ E_1$ dnote the areas of triangles $ ABC$ and $ AKL$ respectively, show that \[ \frac {E}{E_1} \geq 2. \]