Found problems: 821
In the plane let $\,C\,$ be a circle, $\,L\,$ a line tangent to the circle $\,C,\,$ and $\,M\,$ a point on $\,L$. Find the locus of all points $\,P\,$ with the following property: there exists two points $\,Q,R\,$ on $\,L\,$ such that $\,M\,$ is the midpoint of $\,QR\,$ and $\,C\,$ is the inscribed circle of triangle $\,PQR$.
One square is inscribed in a circle, and another square is circumscribed around the same circle so that its vertices lie on the extensions of the sides of the first (see figure). Find the angle between the sides of these squares.
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A convex, closed figure lies inside a given circle. The figure is seen from every point of the circumference at a right angle (that is, the two rays drawn from the point and supporting the convex figure are perpendicular). Prove that the center of the circle is a center of symmetry of the figure.
From a point $P$ outside of a circle with centre $O$, tangent segments $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn. $\frac{1}{OA^2}+\frac{1}{PA^2}=\frac{1}{16}$ then $AB=$
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* Two circles are tangent to each other externally, and to a third one from the inside. Two common tangents to the first two circles are drawn, one outer and one inner. Prove that the inner tangent divides in halves the arc intercepted by the outer tangent on the third circle.
On the circumference of a circle, there are $3n$ colored points that divide the circle on $3n$ arches, $n$ of which have lenght $1$, $n$ of which have length $2$ and the rest of them have length $3$ . Prove that there are two colored points on the same diameter of the circle.
Given four points $A,$ $B,$ $C,$ $D$ on a circle such that $AB$ is a diameter and $CD$ is not a diameter. Show that the line joining the point of intersection of the tangents to the circle at the points $C$ and $D$ with the point of intersection of the lines $AC$ and $BD$ is perpendicular to the line $AB.$
Given an unit square and some circles inside. Radius of each circle is less than $0.001$, and there is no couple of points belonging to the different circles with the distance between them $0.001$ exactly. Prove that the area, covered by the circles is not greater than $0.34$.
The side $AC$ of an acute triangle $ABC$ is the diameter of the circle $c_1$ and side $BC$ is the diameter of the circle $c_2$. Let $E$ be the foot of the altitude drawn from the vertex $B$ of the triangle and $F$ the foot of the altitude drawn from the vertex $A$. In addition, let $L$ and $N$ be the points of intersection of the line $BE$ with the circle $c_1$ (the point $L$ lies on the segment $BE$) and the points of intersection of $K$ and $M$ of line $AF$ with circle $c_2$ (point $K$ is in section $AF$). Prove that $K LM N$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
A circle $C$ with center $O$ on base $BC$ of an isosceles triangle $ABC$ is tangent to the equal sides $AB,AC$. If point $P$ on $AB$ and point $Q$ on $AC$ are selected such that $PB \times CQ = (\frac{BC}{2})^2$, prove that line segment $PQ$ is tangent to circle $C$, and prove the converse.
Consider a sequence of circles $K_1,K_2,K_3,K_4, \ldots$ of radii $r_1, r_2, r_3, r_4, \ldots$ , respectively, situated inside a triangle $ABC$. The circle $K_1$ is tangent to $AB$ and $AC$; $K_2$ is tangent to $K_1$, $BA$, and $BC$; $K_3$ is tangent to $K_2$, $CA$, and $CB$; $K_4$ is tangent to $K_3$, $AB$, and $AC$; etc.
(a) Prove the relation
\[r_1 \cot \frac 12 A+ 2 \sqrt{r_1r_2} + r_2 \cot \frac 12 B = r \left(\cot \frac 12 A + \cot \frac 12 B \right) \]
where $r$ is the radius of the incircle of the triangle $ABC$. Deduce the existence of a $t_1$ such that
\[r_1=r \cot \frac 12 B \cot \frac 12 C \sin^2 t_1\]
(b) Prove that the sequence of circles $K_1,K_2, \ldots $ is periodic.
Let $A$, $B$, and $C$ be three given points in the plane; construct three cirdes, $k_1$, $k_2$, and $k_3$, such that $k_2$ and $k_3$ have a common tangent at $A$, $k_3$ and $k_1$ at $B$, and $k_1$ and $k_2$ at $C$.
Let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be the outer circumferences of centers $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively. The two tangents to the circumference $C_2$ are drawn by $O_1$, intersecting $C_1$ at $P$ and $P'$. The two tangents to the circumference $C_1$ are drawn by $O_2$, intersecting $C_2$ at $Q$ and $Q'$. Prove that the segment $PP'$ is equal to the segment $QQ'$.
Mari and Juri ordered a round pizza. Juri cut the pizza into four pieces by two straight cuts, none of which passed through the centre point of the pizza. Mari can choose two pieces not aside of these four, and Juri gets the rest two pieces. Prove that if Mari chooses the piece that covers the centre point of the pizza, she will get more pizza than Juri.
Let $ABC$ be triangle with circumcircle $(O)$ of fixed $BC$, $AB \ne AC$ and $BC$ not a diameter. Let $I$ be the incenter of the triangle $ABC$ and $D = AI \cap BC, E = BI \cap CA, F = CI \cap AB$. The circle passing through $D$ and tangent to $OA$ cuts for second time $(O)$ at $G$ ($G \ne A$). $GE, GF$ cut $(O)$ also at $M, N$ respectively.
a) Let $H = BM \cap CN$. Prove that $AH$ goes through a fixed point.
b) Suppose $BE, CF$ cut $(O)$ also at $L, K$ respectively and $AH \cap KL = P$. On $EF$ take $Q$ for $QP = QI$. Let $J$ be a point of the circimcircle of triangle $IBC$ so that $IJ \perp IQ$. Prove that the midpoint of $IJ$ belongs to a fixed circle.
We are given a family of discs in the plane, with pairwise disjoint interiors. Each disc is tangent to at least six other discs of the family. Show that the family is infinite.
Consider a triangle $ABC$ with $BC>AC$. The circle with center $C$ and radius $AC$ intersects the segment $BC$ in $D$. Let $I$ be the incenter of triangle $ABC$ and $\Gamma$ be the circle that passes through $I$ and is tangent to the line $CA$ at $A$. The line $AB$ and $\Gamma$ intersect at a point $F$ with $F \neq A$. Prove that $BF=BD$.
Let $(O_1), (O_2)$ be given two circles intersecting at $A$ and $B$. The tangent lines of $(O_1)$ at $A, B$ intersect at $O$. Let $I$ be a point on the circle $(O_1)$ but outside the circle $(O_2)$. The lines $IA, IB$ intersect circle $(O_2)$ at $C, D$. Denote by $M$ the midpoint of $C D$. Prove that $I, M, O$ are collinear.
Let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be two concentric circles and $C_3$ an outer circle to $C_1$ inner to $C_2$ and tangent to both. If the radius of $C_2$ is equal to $ 1$, how much must the radius of $C_1$ be worth, so that the area of is twice that of $C_3$?
Inside triangle $ABC$ there are three circles $k_1, k_2, k_3$ each of which is tangent to two sides of the triangle and to its incircle $k$. The radii of $k_1, k_2, k_3$ are $1, 4$, and $9$. Determine the radius of $k.$
The circles $k_1$, $k_2$, $k_3$ are externally tangent: $k_1$ to $k_2$ at point $A$, $k_2$ to $k_3$ at point $B$, $k_3$ to $k_4$ at point $C$, $k_4$ to $k_1$ at point $D$. The lines $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at the point $S$. A line $ p $ is drawn through point $ S $, tangent to $ k_4 $ at point $ F $. Prove that $ |SE|=|SF| $.
$PQ, CD$ 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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Let $\omega$ be a circle and let $A$ be a point lying outside of $\omega$. The tangents from $A$ to $\omega$ touch $\omega$ at points $B$ and $C$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and let $D$ a point on the side $BC$ different from $M$. The circle with diameter $AD$ intersects $\omega$ at points $X$ and $Y$ and the circumcircle of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ again at $E$. Prove that $AD$, $EM$, and $XY$ are concurrent.
Circles $\omega_1,\omega_2,\omega_3$ with centers $O_1,O_2,O_3$, respectively, are externally tangent to each other. The circle $\omega_1$ touches $\omega_2$ at $P_1$ and $\omega_3$ at $P_2$. For any point $A$ on $\omega_1$, $A_1$ denotes the point symmetric to $A$ with respect to $O_1$. Show that the intersection points of $AP_2$ with $\omega_3$, $A_1P_3$ with $\omega_2$, and $AP_3$ with $A_1P_2$ lie on a line.
In the plane, six circles are given so that none of the circles contain one the center of the other. Show that there is no point that lies in all the circles.