Olympiad problems

2011 Chile National Olympiad, 2

Let $O$ be the center of the circle circumscribed to triangle $ABC$ and let $ S_ {A} $, $ S_ {B} $, $ S_ {C} $ be the circles centered on $O$ that are tangent to the sides $BC, CA, AB$ respectively. Show that the sum of the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {A} $ from $A$ plus the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {B} $ from $B$ plus the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {C} $ from $C$ is $180$ degrees.

2015 Indonesia MO Shortlist, G5

Tags: geometry , circles , collinear , tangent

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Suppose that circle $\Gamma_1$ has it's center on the side $AC$ and is tangent to the sides $AB$ and $BC$, and circle $\Gamma_2$ has it's center on the side $AB$ and is tangent to the sides $AC$ and $BC$. The circles $\Gamma_1$ and $ \Gamma_2$ intersect at two points $P$ and $Q$. Show that if $A, P, Q$ are collinear, then $AB = AC$.

2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: geometry , coordinate geometry , circles , coordinates , triangle , combinatorics

Every point with integer coordinates in the plane is the center of a disk with radius $1/1000$. (1) Prove that there exists an equilateral triangle whose vertices lie in different discs. (2) Prove that every equilateral triangle with vertices in different discs has side-length greater than $96$. [i]Radu Gologan, Romania[/i] [hide="Remark"] The "> 96" in [b](b)[/b] can be strengthened to "> 124". By the way, part [b](a)[/b] of this problem is the place where I used [url=http://mathlinks.ro/viewtopic.php?t=5537]the well-known "Dedekind" theorem[/url]. [/hide]

2017 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , maximum value , area , circles

Given circle $\omega$ and point $D$ outside this circle. Find the following points $A, B$ and $C$ on the circle $\omega$ so that the $ABCD$ quadrilateral is convex and has the maximum possible area. Justify your answer.

1996 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: bisects segment , parallel , tangent , chord , circles , geometry

$PQ, CD$ 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 $PQ$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/f/22f69c03601fbb8e388e319cd93567246b705c.png[/img]

1969 Vietnam National Olympiad, 4

Tags: equal , geometry , circles , minimum , ratio

Two circles centers $O$ and $O'$, radii $R$ and $R'$, meet at two points. A variable line $L$ meets the circles at $A, C, B, D$ in that order and $\frac{AC}{AD} = \frac{CB}{BD}$. The perpendiculars from $O$ and $O'$ to $L$ have feet $H$ and $H'$. Find the locus of $H$ and $H'$. If $OO'^2 < R^2 + R'^2$, find a point $P$ on $L$ such that $PO + PO'$ has the smallest possible value. Show that this value does not depend on the position of $L$. Comment on the case $OO'^2 > R^2 + R'^2$.

2003 Greece JBMO TST, 4

Tags: ratio , circles , area of a triangle , geometry , area

Given are two points $B,C$. Consider point $A$ not lying on the line $BC$ and draw the circles $C_1(K_1,R_1)$ (with center $K_1$ and radius $R_1$) and $C_2(K_2,R_2)$ with chord $AB, AC$ respectively such that their centers lie on the interior of the triangle $ABC$ and also $R_1 \cdot AC= R_2 \cdot AB$. Let $T$ be the intersection point of the two circles, different from $A$, and M be a random pointof line $AT$, prove that $TC \cdot S_{(MBT)}=TB \cdot S_{(MCT)}$

2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 10.5

Tags: tangent , distance , circles , geometry

Two circles of radius $1$ intersect at points $X, Y$, the distance between which is also equal to $1$. From point $C$ of one circle, tangents $CA, CB$ are drawn to the other. Line $CB$ will cross the first circle a second time at point $A'$. Find the distance $AA'$.

1985 IMO Longlists, 34

Tags: geometry , cyclic quadrilateral , circles

A circle whose center is on the side $ED$ of the cyclic quadrilateral $BCDE$ touches the other three sides. Prove that $EB+CD = ED.$

Estonia Open Senior - geometry, 2008.2.3

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , circles

Two circles are drawn inside a parallelogram $ABCD$ so that one circle is tangent to sides $AB$ and $AD$ and the other is tangent to sides $CB$ and $CD$. The circles touch each other externally at point $K$. Prove that $K$ lies on the diagonal $AC$.

2000 IMO Shortlist, 2

Tags: circles , geometry

Two circles $ G_1$ and $ G_2$ intersect at two points $ M$ and $ N$. Let $ AB$ be the line tangent to these circles at $ A$ and $ B$, respectively, so that $ M$ lies closer to $ AB$ than $ N$. Let $ CD$ be the line parallel to $ AB$ and passing through the point $ M$, with $ C$ on $ G_1$ and $ D$ on $ G_2$. Lines $ AC$ and $ BD$ meet at $ E$; lines $ AN$ and $ CD$ meet at $ P$; lines $ BN$ and $ CD$ meet at $ Q$. Show that $ EP \equal{} EQ$.

2018 Iran MO (1st Round), 23

Tags: geometry , circles

Nadia bought a compass and after opening its package realized that the length of the needle leg is $10$ centimeters whereas the length of the pencil leg is $16$ centimeters! Assume that in order to draw a circle with this compass, the angle between the pencil leg and the paper must be at least $30$ degrees but the needle leg could be positioned at any angle with respect to the paper. Let $n$ be the difference between the radii of the largest and the smallest circles that Nadia can draw with this compass in centimeters. Which of the following options is closest to $n$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 20$

2010 Contests, 4

Tags: hexagon , cyclic , geometry , circles

The two circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ intersect at $P$ and $Q$. The common tangent that's on the same side as $P$, intersects the circles at $A$ and $B$,respectively. Let $C$ be the second intersection with $\Gamma_2$ of the tangent to $\Gamma_1$ at $P$, and let $D$ be the second intersection with $\Gamma_1$ of the tangent to $\Gamma_2$ at $Q$. Let $E$ be the intersection of $AP$ and $BC$, and let $F$ be the intersection of $BP$ and $AD$. Let $M$ be the image of $P$ under point reflection with respect to the midpoint of $AB$. Prove that $AMBEQF$ is a cyclic hexagon.

2011 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 3

Tags: geometry , equal segments , angle , circles

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $ \angle ACB = 90^o + \frac12 \angle ABC$ . The point $M$ is the midpoint of the side $BC$ . A circle with center at vertex $A$ intersects the line $BC$ at points $M$ and $D$. Prove that $MD = AB$.

Kyiv City MO Juniors 2003+ geometry, 2013.9.5

Tags: bisects segment , circles , geometry , tangent circle

The two circles ${{w} _ {1}}, \, \, {{w} _ {2}}$ touch externally at the point $Q$. The common external tangent of these circles is tangent to ${{w} _ {1}}$ at the point $B$, $BA$ is the diameter of this circle. A tangent to the circle ${{w} _ {2}} $ is drawn through the point $A$, which touches this circle at the point $C$, such that the points $B$ and $C$ lie in one half-plane relative to the line $AQ$. Prove that the circle ${{w} _ {1}}$ bisects the segment $C $. (Igor Nagel)

2022 European Mathematical Cup, 4

Tags: tangent , trapezoid , circles , geometry

Five points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ and $E$ lie on a circle $\tau$ clockwise in that order such that $AB \parallel CE$ and $\angle ABC > 90^{\circ}$. Let $k$ be a circle tangent to $AD$, $CE$ and $\tau$ such that $k$ and $\tau$ touch on the arc $\widehat{DE}$ not containing $A$, $B$ and $C$. Let $F \neq A$ be the intersection of $\tau$ and the tangent line to $k$ passing through $A$ different from $AD$. Prove that there exists a circle tangent to $BD$, $BF$, $CE$ and $\tau$.

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 32

Tags: geometry , power of a point , circles

The length $l$ of a tangent, drawn from a point $A$ to a circle, is $\frac43$ of the radius $r$. The (shortest) distance from $A$ to the circle is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2}r \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ r\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{2}l\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac23l \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{a value between r and l.} $

1979 IMO, 3

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , circles , fixed point , conic

Two circles in a plane intersect. $A$ is one of the points of intersection. Starting simultaneously from $A$ two points move with constant speed, each travelling along its own circle in the same sense. The two points return to $A$ simultaneously after one revolution. Prove that there is a fixed point $P$ in the plane such that the two points are always equidistant from $P.$

1992 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 6

Tags: altitude , concyclic , circles , geometry

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The altitude from $B$ meets the circle with diameter $AC$ at points $P,Q$, and the altitude from $C$ meets the circle with diameter $AB$ at $M,N$. Prove that the points $M,N,P,Q$ lie on a circle.

2011 Dutch IMO TST, 3

Tags: circles , tangent , geometry

Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ be two intersecting circles with midpoints respectively $O_1$ and $O_2$, such that $\Gamma_2$ intersects the line segment $O_1O_2$ in a point $A$. The intersection points of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ are $C$ and $D$. The line $AD$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ a second time in $S$. The line $CS$ intersects $O_1O_2$ in $F$. Let $\Gamma_3$ be the circumcircle of triangle $AD$. Let $E$ be the second intersection point of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_3$. Prove that $O_1E$ is tangent to $\Gamma_3$.

1998 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , circles , tangent circle

Let $C$ be a circle in the plane. Let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be two non-intersecting circles touching $C$ internally at points $A$ and $B$ respectively (Fig. ). Suppose that $D$ and $E$ are two points on $C_1$ and $C_2$ respectively such that $DE$ is a common tangent of $C_1$ and $C_2$, and both $C_1$ and C2 are on the same side of $DE$. Let $F$ be the intersection point of $AD$ and $BE$. Prove that $F$ lies on $C$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/c/5c733db462ef8ec3d3f82bbb762f7f087fbd3d.png[/img]

1981 Poland - Second Round, 2

Tags: geometry , angle bisector , circles

Two circles touch internally at point $P$. A line tangent to one of the circles at point $A$ intersects the other circle at points $B$ and $C$. Prove that the line $ PA $ is the bisector of the angle $ BPC $.

2004 Brazil Team Selection Test, Problem 1

Tags: geometry , circles

Let $\Gamma_1,\Gamma_2,\Gamma_3,\Gamma_4$ be distinct circles such that $\Gamma_1,\Gamma_3$ are externally tangent at $P$, and $\Gamma_2,\Gamma_4$ are externally tangent at the same point $P$. Suppose that $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$; $\Gamma_2$ and $\Gamma_3$; $\Gamma_3$ and $\Gamma_4$; $\Gamma_4$ and $\Gamma_1$ meet at $A,B,C,D,$ respectively, and that all of these points are different from $P$. Prove that $$\frac{AB\cdot BC}{AD\cdot DC}=\frac{PB^2}{PD^2}$$

2016 Saudi Arabia BMO TST, 2

Tags: geometry , circles , right angle

A circle with center $O$ passes through points $A$ and $C$ and intersects the sides $AB$ and $BC$ of triangle $ABC$ at points $K$ and $N$, respectively. The circumcircles of triangles $ABC$ and $KBN$ meet at distinct points $B$ and $M$. Prove that $\angle OMB = 90^o$.

2017 Switzerland - Final Round, 1

Tags: geometry , angle bisector , circles , equal segments

Let $A$ and $B$ be points on the circle $k$ with center $O$, so that $AB> AO$. Let $C$ be the intersection of the bisectors of $\angle OAB$ and $k$, different from $A$. Let $D$ be the intersection of the straight line $AB$ with the circumcircle of the triangle $OBC$, different from $B$. Show that $AD = AO$ .