Found problems: 45
2010 Greece JBMO TST, 3
Given an acute and scalene triangle $ABC$ with $AB<AC$ and random line $(e)$ that passes throuh the center of the circumscribed circles $c(O,R)$. Line $(e)$, intersects sides $BC,AC,AB$ at points $A_1,B_1,C_1$ respectively (point $C_1$ lies on the extension of $AB$ towards $B$). Perpendicular from $A$ on line $(e)$ and $AA_1$ intersect circumscribed circle $c(O,R)$ at points $M$ and $A_2$ respectively. Prove that
a) points $O,A_1,A_2, M$ are consyclic
b) if $(c_2)$ is the circumcircle of triangle $(OBC_1)$ and $(c_3)$ is the circumcircle of triangle $(OCB_1)$, then circles $(c_1),(c_2)$ and $(c_3)$ have a common chord
2014 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 3b
Nine points are placed on a circle. Show that it is possible to colour the $36$ chords connecting them using four colours so that for any set of four points, each of the four colours is used for at least one of the six chords connecting the given points
1986 China Team Selection Test, 4
Mark $4 \cdot k$ points in a circle and number them arbitrarily with numbers from $1$ to $4 \cdot k$. The chords cannot share common endpoints, also, the endpoints of these chords should be among the $4 \cdot k$ points.
[b]i.[/b] Prove that $2 \cdot k$ pairwisely non-intersecting chords can be drawn for each of whom its endpoints differ in at most $3 \cdot k - 1$.
[b]ii.[/b] Prove that the $3 \cdot k - 1$ cannot be improved.
2011 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1
$AB$ and $CD$ are two parallel chords of a parabola. Circle $S_1$ passing through points $A,B$ intersects circle $S_2$ passing through $C,D$ at points $E,F$. Prove that if $E$ belongs to the parabola, then $F$ also belongs to the parabola.
I.Voronovich
1993 Mexico National Olympiad, 5
$OA, OB, OC$ are three chords of a circle. The circles with diameters $OA, OB$ meet again at $Z$, the circles with diameters $OB, OC$ meet again at $X$, and the circles with diameters $OC, OA$ meet again at $Y$. Show that $X, Y, Z$ are collinear.
2019 Tournament Of Towns, 2
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Suppose the points $A',B',C'$ lie on its sides $BC,AC,AB$ respectively and the segments $AA',BB',CC'$ intersect in a common point $P$ inside the triangle. For each of those segments let us consider the circle such that the segment is its diameter, and the chord of this circle that contains the point $P$ and is perpendicular to this diameter. All three these chords occurred to have the same length. Prove that $P$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$.
(Grigory Galperin)
1987 Austrian-Polish Competition, 1
Three pairwise orthogonal chords of a sphere $S$ are drawn through a given point $P$ inside $S$. Prove that the sum of the squares of their lengths does not depend on their directions.
1982 Tournament Of Towns, (026) 4
(a) $10$ points dividing a circle into $10$ equal arcs are connected in pairs by $5$ chords.
Is it necessary that two of these chords are of equal length?
(b) $20$ points dividing a circle into $20$ equal arcs are connected in pairs by $10$ chords.
Prove that among these $10$ chords there are two chords of equal length.
(VV Proizvolov, Moscow)
1986 China Team Selection Test, 4
Mark $4 \cdot k$ points in a circle and number them arbitrarily with numbers from $1$ to $4 \cdot k$. The chords cannot share common endpoints, also, the endpoints of these chords should be among the $4 \cdot k$ points.
[b]i.[/b] Prove that $2 \cdot k$ pairwisely non-intersecting chords can be drawn for each of whom its endpoints differ in at most $3 \cdot k - 1$.
[b]ii.[/b] Prove that the $3 \cdot k - 1$ cannot be improved.
1996 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 1
$PQ, CD$ are parallel chords of a circle. The tangent at $D$ cuts $PQ$ at $T$ and $B$ is the point of contact of the other tangent from $T$ (Fig. ). Prove that $BC$ bisects $PQ$.
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1973 Chisinau City MO, 65
A finite number of chords is drawn in a circle $1$ cm in diameter so that any diameter of the circle intersects at most $N$ of these chords. Prove that the sum of the lengths of all chords is less than $3.15 \cdot N$ cm.
1980 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 289
Given a point $E$ on the diameter $AC$ of the certain circle. Draw a chord $BD$ to maximise the area of the quadrangle $ABCD$.
1974 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 6
Two chords are drawn in a circle of radius equal to unit, $AB$ and $AC$ of equal length.
a) Describe how you can construct a third chord $DE$ that is divided into three equal parts by the intersections with $AB$ and $AC$.
b) If $AB = AC =\sqrt2$, what are the lengths of the two segments that the chord $DE$ determines in $AB$?
2008 Danube Mathematical Competition, 2
In a triangle $ABC$ let $A_1$ be the midpoint of side $BC$. Draw circles with centers $A, A1$ and radii $AA_1, BC$ respectively and let $A'A''$ be their common chord. Similarly denote the segments $B'B''$ and $C'C''$. Show that lines $A'A'', B'B'''$ and $C'C''$ are concurrent.
2018 India PRMO, 8
Let $AB$ be a chord of a circle with centre $O$. Let $C$ be a point on the circle such that $\angle ABC =30^o$ and $O$ lies inside the triangle $ABC$. Let $D$ be a point on $AB$ such that $\angle DCO = \angle OCB = 20^o$. Find the measure of $\angle CDO$ in degrees.
Kyiv City MO Juniors 2003+ geometry, 2009.89.5
A chord $AB$ is drawn in the circle, on which the point $P$ is selected in such a way that $AP = 2PB$. The chord $DE$ is perpendicular to the chord $AB $ and passes through the point $P$. Prove that the midpoint of the segment $AP$ is the orthocener of the triangle $AED$.
2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 10.3
Two parallel chords $AB$ and $CD$ are drawn in a circle with center $O$.
Circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at point $P$.
Prove that the midpoint of the segment $OP$ is equidistant from lines $AB$ and $CD$.
1998 Portugal MO, 5
Let $F$ be the midpoint of circle arc $AB$, and let $M$ be a point on the arc such that $AM <MB$. The perpendicular drawn from point $F$ on $AM$ intersects $AM$ at point $T$. Show that $T$ bisects the broken line $AMB$, that is $AT =TM+MB$.
KöMaL Gy. 2404. (March 1987), Archimedes of Syracuse
2004 Estonia National Olympiad, 1
Inside a circle, point $K$ is taken such that the ray drawn from $K$ through the centre $O$ of the circle and the chord perpendicular to this ray passing through $K$ divide the circle into three pieces with equal area. Let $L$ be one of the endpoints of the chord mentioned. Does the inequality $\angle KOL < 75^o$ hold?
1949-56 Chisinau City MO, 31
Find the locus of the points that are the midpoints of the chords of the secant to the given circle and passing through a given point.