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Let $P$ be a point inside a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. Points $K,L,M,N$ are given on the sides $AB,BC,CD,DA$ respectively such that $PKBL$ and $PMDN$ are parallelograms. Let $S,S_1$, and $S_2$ be the areas of $ABCD, PNAK$, and $PLCM$. Prove that $\sqrt{S}\ge \sqrt{S_1} +\sqrt{S_2}$.
Find the circumradius of the triangle with side lengths $104$, $112$, and $120$.
The trapezoid $ABCD$ of bases $AB$ and $CD$, has $\angle A = 90^o, AB = 6, CD = 3$ and $AD = 4$. Let $E, G, H$ be the circumcenters of triangles $ABC, ACD, ABD$, respectively. Find the area of the triangle $EGH$.
Triangle $ABC$ has $BC=20$. The incircle of the triangle evenly trisects the median $AD$. If the area of the triangle is $m \sqrt{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, find $m+n$.
İn convex hexagon $ABCDEF$'s diagonals $AD,BE,CF$ intercepts each other at point $O$. If the area of triangles $AOB,COD,EOF$ are $4,6$ and $9$ respectively, find the minimum possible value of area of hexagon $ABCDEF$
Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with $AB = BC = 2$. Let $ACD$ be a right triangle with angle $\angle DAC = 30$ degrees and $\angle DCA = 60$ degrees. Given that $ABC$ and $ACD$ do not overlap, what is the area of triangle $BCD$?
Three lines $k, l, m$ are drawn through a point $P$ inside a triangle $ABC$ such that $k$ meets $AB$ at $A_1$ and $AC$ at $A_2 \ne A_1$ and $PA_1 = PA_2$, $l $ meets $BC$ at $B_1$ and $BA$ at $B_2 \ne B_1$ and $PB_1 = PB_2$, $m$ meets $CA$ at $C_1$ and $CB$ at $C_2\ne C_1$ and $PC_1=PC_2$. Prove that the lines $k,l,m$ are uniquely determined by these conditions. Find point $P$ for which the triangles $AA_1A_2, BB_1B_2, CC_1C_2$ have the same area and show that this point is unique.
(1) Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $(a^2+b^2+c^2)^2>2(a^4+b^4+c^4)$. Prove that $a,b,c$ can be the lengths of three sides of a triangle respectively. (2) Let $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ be $n$ ($n>3$) positive real numbers satisfying $(a_1^2+a_2^2+\dots +a_n^2)^2>(n-1)(a_1^4+ a_2^4+\dots +a_n^4)$. Prove that any three of $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ can be the lengths of three sides of a triangle respectively.
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 ?
On a $4 \times 4 \times 3$ rectangular parallelepiped, vertices $A$, $B$, and $C$ are adjacent to vertex $D$. The perpendicular distance from $D$ to the plane containing $A$, $B$, and $C$ is closest to $\text{(A)}\ 1.6 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1.9 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2.1 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2.7 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2.9$
Let $ABCD$ be a square of side $a$. On side $AD$ consider points $E$ and $Z$ such that $DE=a/3$ and $AZ=a/4$. If the lines $BZ$ and $CE$ intersect at point $H$, calculate the area of the triangle $BCH$ in terms of $a$.
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 \[ \frac {E}{E_1} \geq 2. \]
The sides of $\triangle ABC$ measure 11,20, and 21 units. We fold it along $PQ,QR,RP$ where $P,Q,R$ are the midpoints of its sides until $A,B,C$ coincide. What is the volume of the resulting tetrahedron?
Given a rectangle $ABCD$ such that $AB = b > 2a = BC$, let $E$ be the midpoint of $AD$. On a line parallel to $AB$ through point $E$, a point $G$ is chosen such that the area of $GCE$ is $$(GCE)= \frac12 \left(\frac{a^3}{b}+ab\right)$$ Point $H$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $E$ to $GD$ and a point $I$ is taken on the diagonal $AC$ such that the triangles $ACE$ and $AEI$ are similar. The lines $BH$ and $IE$ intersect at $K$ and the lines $CA$ and $EH$ intersect at $J$. Prove that $KJ \perp AB$.
Let $T$ be a triangle with side lengths $26$, $51$, and $73$. Let $S$ be the set of points inside $T$ which do not lie within a distance of $5$ of any side of $T$. Find the area of $S$.
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are prime numbers of centimeters. Prove that its area cannot be an integer number of square centimeters.
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*
Let $XYZ$ be a right triangle of area $1$ m$^2$ . Consider the triangle $X'Y'Z'$ such that $X'$ is the symmetric of X wrt side $YZ$, $Y'$ is the symmetric of $Y$ wrt side $XZ$ and $Z' $ is the symmetric of $Z$ wrt side $XY$. Calculate the area of the triangle $X'Y'Z'$.
The vertices of $\Delta ABC$ lie on the graphics of the function $f(x)=x^2$ and its centroid is $M(1,7)$. Determine the greatest possible value of the area of $\Delta ABC$.
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]
A straight line passing through the center of the circumscribed circle and the intersection point of the heights of the non-equilateral triangle $ABC$ divides its perimeter and area in the same ratio.Find this ratio.
Given the sequence $(t_n)$ defined as $t_0 = 0$, $t_1 = 6$, $t_{n + 2} = 14t_{n + 1} - t_n$. Prove that for every number $n \ge 1$, $t_n$ is the area of a triangle whose lengths are all numbers integers. Dang Hung Thang, University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University.
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle of area $1998$ cm$^2$. Points $K, L, M$ divide the segments $[AB], [BC] ,[CA]$, respectively, in the ratio $3:4$ . Line $AL$ intersects the lines $CK$ and $BM$ respectively at the points $P$ and $Q$, and the line $BM$ intersects the line $CK$ at point $R$. Find the area of the triangle $PQR$.
We call a tetrahedron a "trirectangular " if it has a vertex (we call this is called a "right-angled" vertex) in which the planes of the three sides of the tetrahedron intersect at right angles. Prove the "three-dimensional Pythagorean theorem": The square of the area of the opposite face of the "right-angled" vertex of the ""trirectangular " tetrahedron is equal to the sum of the squares of the areas of three other sides of the tetrahedron .
$A_0B_0C_0$ 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 $A_1B_1C_1.$