Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Consider three circles, centered at $A, B, C$, with respective radii $$\sqrt{AB \cdot AC},\sqrt{BC \cdot BA},\sqrt{CA \cdot CB}.$$ Given that there are six distinct pairwise intersections between these three circles, show that they lie on two concentric circles. [i](Two circles are concentric if they have the same center.)[/i]

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 $k.$

Given a point $E$ on the diameter $AC$ of the certain circle. Draw a chord $BD$ to maximise the area of the quadrangle $ABCD$.

Two circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ intersect at points $A$ and $B$. A line passing through point $B$ intersects $\omega_1$ for the second time at point $C$ and $\omega_2$ at point $D$. The line $AC$ intersects circle $\omega_2$ for the second time at point $F$, and the line $AD$ intersects the circle $\omega_1$ for the second time at point $E$ . Let point $O$ be the center of the circle circumscribed around $\vartriangle AEF$. Prove that $OB \perp CD$.

Points $A, M_1, M_2$ and $C$ are on a line in this order. Let $k_1$ the circle with center $M_1$ passing through $A$ and $k_2$ the circle with center $M_2$ passing through $C$. The two circles intersect at points $E$ and $F$. A common tangent of $k_1$ and $k_2$, touches $k_1$ at $B$ and $k_2$ at $D$. Show that the lines $AB, CD$ and $EF$ intersect at one point.

a) Two perpendicular rays are drawn through a fixed point $P$ inside a given circle, intersecting the circle at points $A$ and $B$. Find the geometric locus of the projections of $P$ on the lines $AB$. b) Three pairwise perpendicular rays passing through the fixed point $P$ inside a given sphere intersect the sphere at points $A, B, C$. Find the geometrical locus of the projections $P$ on the $ABC$ plane

A lattice point in the plane is a point both of whose coordinates are integers. Each lattice point has four neighboring points: upper, lower, left, and right. Let $k$ be a circle with radius $r \geq 2$, that does not pass through any lattice point. An interior boundary point is a lattice point lying inside the circle $k$ that has a neighboring point lying outside $k$. Similarly, an exterior boundary point is a lattice point lying outside the circle $k$ that has a neighboring point lying inside $k$. Prove that there are four more exterior boundary points than interior boundary points.

Given a circular arc, find a triangle of the smallest possible area which covers the arc so that the endpoints of the arc lie on the same side of the triangle.

It is known that the merchant’s $n$ clients live in locations laid along the ring road. Of these, $k$ customers have debts to the merchant for $a_1,a_2,...,a_k$ rubles, and the merchant owes the remaining $n-k$ clients, whose debts are $b_1,b_2,...,b_{n-k}$ rubles, moreover, $a_1+a_2+...+a_k=b_1+b_2+...+b_{n-k}$. Prove that a merchant who has no money can pay all his debts and have paid all the customer debts, by starting a customer walk along the road from one of points and not missing any of their customers.

Let $P$ and $Q$ be any points inside a circle $C$ with center $O$ such that $OP=OQ.$ Determine the location of a point $Z$ on $C$ such that $PZ+QZ$ is minimal.

A circle of radius $10$ is tangent to two adjacent sides of a square and intersects its two remaining sides at the endpoints of a diameter of the circle. Find the side length of the square.

Circles $k_1,k_2$ intersect at $B,C$ such that $BC$ is diameter of $k_1$.Tangent of $k_1$ at $C$ touches $k_2$ for the second time at $A$.Line $AB$ intersects $k_1$ at $E$ different from $B$, and line $CE$ intersects $k_2$ at F different from $C$. An arbitrary line through $E$ intersects segment $AF$ at $H$ and $k_1$ for the second time at $G$.If $BG$ and $AC$ intersect at $D$, prove $CH//DF$ .

Let $k_1$ and $k_2$ be two circles with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ and equal radius $r$ such that $O_1O_2 = r$. Let $A$ and $B$ be two points lying on the circle $k_1$ and being symmetric to each other with respect to the line $O_1O_2$. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on $k_2$. Prove that \[PA^2 + PB^2 \geq 2r^2.\]

Let $N$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$. Through the midpoints of the segments $AN, BN$, and $CN$ the lines parallel to the opposite sides of $\triangle ABC$ are constructed. Let $AN, BN$, and $CN$ be the intersection points of these lines. If $N$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$, prove that the nine-point circles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle A_NB_NC_N$ coincide. [hide="Remark."]Remark. The statement of the original problem was that the nine-point circles of the triangles $A_NB_NC_N$ and $A_MB_MC_M$ coincide, where $N$ and $M$ are the orthocenter and the centroid of $ABC$. This statement is false.[/hide]

In triangle $ABC$, the angle bisectors are $BE$ and $CF$ (where $E, F$ are on the sides of the triangle), and their intersection point is $I$. Point $N$ lies on the circumcircle of $AEF$, and the angle $\angle IAN$ is right. The circumcircle of $AEF$ meets the line $NI$ a second time at the point $L$. Show that the circumcenter of $AIL$ lies on line $BC$.

On the plane circles $k$ and $\ell$ are intersected at points $C$ and $D$, where circle $k$ passes through the center $L$ of circle $\ell$. The straight line passing through point $D$ intersects circles $k$ and $\ell$ for the second time at points $A$ and $B$ respectively in such a way that $D$ is the interior point of segment $AB$. Show that $AB = AC$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle inscribed in a circle $(O)$ that is fixed, and two of the vertices $B$, $C$ are fixed while vertex $A$ varies on the circumference of the circle. Let $I$ be the center of the incircle, and $AD$ the angle bisector. Let $K$, $L$ be the circumcenters of $CAD$, $ABD$. A line through $O$ parallel to $DL$, $DK$ intersects the line that is through $I$ perpendicular to $IB$, $IC$ at $M$, $N$ respectively. Prove that $MN$ is tangent to a fixed circle when $A$ varies on the circle $(O)$. Tran Quang Hung, Natural Science High School, National University, Hanoi

In a coordinate system, a circle with radius $7$ and center is on the y-axis placed inside the parabola with equation $y = x^2$ , so that it just touches the parabola in two points. Determine the coordinate set for the center of the circle.

The parabola $y = x^2$ intersects a circle at exactly two points $A$ and $B$. If their tangents at $A$ coincide, must their tangents at $B$ also coincide?

Let $A$ be a fixed point on a circle $k$. Let $B$ be any point on $k$ and $M$ be a point such that $AM:AB=m$ and $\angle BAM=\alpha$, where $m$ and $\alpha$ are given. Find the locus of point $M$ when $B$ describes the circle $k$.

Each of three lines cuts chords of equal lengths in two given circles. The points of intersection of these lines form a triangle. Prove that its circumcircle passes through the midpoint of the segment joining the centres of the circles.

Let $ABC$ be an acute, non isosceles with $I$ is its incenter. Denote $D, E$ as tangent points of $(I)$ on $AB,AC$, respectively. The median segments respect to vertex $A$ of triangles $ABE$ and $ACD$ meet$ (I)$ at$ P,Q,$ respectively. Take points $M, N$ on the line $DE$ such that $AM \parallel BE$ and $AN \parallel C D$ respectively. a) Prove that $A$ lies on the radical axis of $(MIP)$ and $(NIQ)$. b) Suppose that the orthocenter $H$ of triangle $ABC$ lies on $(I)$. Prove that there exists a line which is tangent to three circles of center $A, B, C$ and all pass through $H$.

Circles ${{w} _ {1}}$ and ${{w} _ {2}}$ with centers ${{O} _ {1}}$ and ${{O} _ {2}}$ intersect at points $A$ and $B$, respectively. The line ${{O} _ {1}} {{O} _ {2}}$ intersects ${{w} _ {1}}$ at the point $Q$, which does not lie inside the circle ${{w} _ {2}}$, and ${{w} _ {2}}$ at the point $X$ lying inside the circle ${{w} _ {1} }$. Around the triangle ${{O} _ {1}} AX$ circumscribe a circle ${{w} _ {3}}$ intersecting the circle ${{w} _ {1}}$ for the second time in point $T$. The line $QT$ intersects the circle ${{w} _ {3}}$ at the point $K$, and the line $QB$ intersects ${{w} _ {2}}$ the second time at the point $H$. Prove that a) points $T, \, \, X, \, \, B$ lie on one line; b) points $K, \, \, X, \, \, H$ lie on one line. (Vadym Mitrofanov)

Let $F$ be a closed convex region inside a circle $C$ with center $O$ and radius $1$. Furthermore, assume that from each point of $C$ one can draw two rays tangent to $F$ which form an angle of $60^o$. Prove that $F$ is the disc centered at $O$ with radius $1/2$.

Given are $n$ different concentric circles on the plane.Inside the disk with the smallest radius (strictly inside it),we consider two distinct points $A,B$.We consider $k$ distinct lines passing through $A$ and $m$ distinct lines passing through $B$.There is no line passing through both $A$ and $B$ and all the lines passing through $k$ intersect with all the lines passing through $B$.The intersections do not lie on some of the circles.Determine the maximum and the minimum number of regions formed by the lines and the circles and are inside the circles.