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1986 Tournament Of Towns, (120) 2

Square $ABCD$ and circle $O$ intersect in eight points, forming four curvilinear triangles, $AEF , BGH , CIJ$ and $DKL$ ($EF , GH, IJ$ and $KL$ are arcs of the circle) . Prove that (a) The sum of lengths of $EF$ and $IJ$ equals the sum of the lengths of $GH$ and $KL$. (b) The sum of the perimeters of curvilinear triangles $AEF$ and $CIJ$ equals the sum of the perimeters of the curvilinear triangles $BGH$ and $DKL$. ( V . V . Proizvolov , Moscow)

1995 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 9.6

Circles $S_1$ and $S_2$ with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively intersect at $A$ and $B$. The circle passing through $O_1$, $O_2$, and $A$ intersects $S_1$, $S_2$ and line $AB$ again at $D$, $E$, and $C$, respectively. Show that $CD = CB = CE$.

2000 Tournament Of Towns, 1

Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. Chords $AM$ and $AN$ intersect side $BC$ at points $K$ and $L$ respectively. Prove that if a circle passes through all of the points $K, L, M$ and $N$, then $ABC$ is an isosceles triangle. (V Zhgun)

1985 IMO Shortlist, 20

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

2000 Tournament Of Towns, 3

$A$ is a fixed point inside a given circle. Determine the locus of points $C$ such that $ABCD$ is a rectangle with $B$ and $D$ on the circumference of the given circle. (M Panov)

2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 5

Two circles \(\Gamma\) and \(\Sigma\) intersect at two distinct points \(A\) and \(B\). A line through \(B\) intersects \(\Gamma\) and \(\Sigma\) again at \(C\) and \(D\), respectively. Suppose that \(CA=CD\). Show that the centre of \(\Sigma\) lies on \(\Gamma\).

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)

2014 Finnish National High School Mathematics, 4

The radius $r$ of a circle with center at the origin is an odd integer. There is a point ($p^m, q^n$) on the circle, with $p,q$ prime numbers and $m,n$ positive integers. Determine $r$.

1995 Grosman Memorial Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Two given circles $\alpha$ and $\beta$ intersect each other at two points. Find the locus of the centers of all circles that are orthogonal to both $\alpha$ and $\beta$.

2014 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 5

In triangle $ABC$ $\angle B = 60^o, O$ is the circumcenter, and $L$ is the foot of an angle bisector of angle $B$. The circumcirle of triangle $BOL$ meets the circumcircle of $ABC$ at point $D \ne B$. Prove that $BD \perp AC$. (D. Shvetsov)

2011 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 4

We consider $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ two circles that intersect at points $P$ and $Q$ . Let $A , B$ and $C$ be points on the circle $\Gamma_1$ and $D , E$ and $F$ points on the circle $\Gamma_2$ so that the lines $A E$ and $B D$ intersect at $P$ and the lines $A F$ and $C D$ intersect at $Q$. Denote $M$ and $N$ the intersections of lines $A B$ and $D E$ and of lines $A C$ and $D F$ , respectively. Show that $A M D N$ is a parallelogram.

2007 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 2

The vertices of a convex pentagon $ABCDE$ lie on a circle $\gamma_1$. The diagonals $AC , CE, EB, BD$, and $DA$ are tangents to another circle $\gamma_2$ with the same centre as $\gamma_1$. (a) Show that all angles of the pentagon $ABCDE$ have the same size and that all edges of the pentagon have the same length. (b) What is the ratio of the radii of the circles $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$? (The answer should be given in terms of integers, the four basic arithmetic operations and extraction of roots only.)

2022 Turkey EGMO TST, 5

We are given three points $A,B,C$ on a semicircle. The tangent lines at $A$ and $B$ to the semicircle meet the extension of the diameter at points $M,N$ respectively. The line passing through $A$ that is perpendicular to the diameter meets $NC$ at $R$, and the line passing through $B$ that is perpendicular to the diameter meets $MC$ at $S$. If the line $RS$ meets the extension of the diameter at $Z$, prove that $ZC$ is tangent to the semicircle.

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

2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 10.6

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$, $X$ be an arbitrary point. A circle with a diameter of $XH$ intersects lines $AH, BH, CH$ at points $A_1, B_1, C_1$ for the second time, and lines $AX BX, CX$ at points $A_2, B_2, C_2$. Prove that lines A$_1A_2, B_1B_2, C_1C_2$ intersect at one point.

2020 Brazil National Olympiad, 3

Let $r_A,r_B,r_C$ rays from point $P$. Define circles $w_A,w_B,w_C$ with centers $X,Y,Z$ such that $w_a$ is tangent to $r_B,r_C , w_B$ is tangent to $r_A, r_C$ and $w_C$ is tangent to $r_A,r_B$. Suppose $P$ lies inside triangle $XYZ$, and let $s_A,s_B,s_C$ be the internal tangents to circles $w_B$ and $w_C$; $w_A$ and $w_C$; $w_A$ and $w_B$ that do not contain rays $r_A,r_B,r_C$ respectively. Prove that $s_A, s_B, s_C$ concur at a point $Q$, and also that $P$ and $Q$ are isotomic conjugates. [b]PS: The rays can be lines and the problem is still true.[/b]

2014 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 5

In the segment $A C$ a point $B$ is taken. Construct circles $T_1, T_2$ and $T_3$ of diameters $A B, BC$ and $AC$ respectively. A line that passes through $B$ cuts $T_3$ in the points $P$ and $Q$, and the circles $T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively at points $R$ and $S$. Prove that $PR = Q S$.

1969 IMO Longlists, 3

$(BEL 3)$ Construct the circle that is tangent to three given circles.

Kyiv City MO Seniors Round2 2010+ geometry, 2012.11.4

The circles ${{w} _ {1}}$ and ${{w} _ {2}}$ intersect at points $P$ and $Q$. Let $AB$ and $CD$ be parallel diameters of circles ${ {w} _ {1}}$ and ${{w} _ {2}} $, respectively. In this case, none of the points $A, B, C, D$ coincides with either $P$ or $Q$, and the points lie on the circles in the following order: $A, B, P, Q$ on the circle ${{w} _ {1} }$ and $C, D, P, Q$ on the circle ${{w} _ {2}} $. The lines $AP$ and $BQ$ intersect at the point $X$, and the lines $CP$ and $DQ$ intersect at the point $Y, X \ne Y$. Prove that all lines $XY$ for different diameters $AB$ and $CD$ pass through the same point or are all parallel. (Serdyuk Nazar)

Kharkiv City MO Seniors - geometry, 2017.11.5

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in the circle $\omega$. Lines $AD$ and $BC$ intersect at point $E$. Points $M$ and $N$ are selected on segments $AD$ and $BC$, respectively, so that $AM: MD = BN: NC$. The circumscribed circle of the triangle $EMN$ intersects the circle $\omega$ at points $X$ and $Y$. Prove that the lines $AB, CD$ and $XY$ intersect at the same point or are parallel.

2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, P5

Tags: circles , geometry , angle
Let a triangle $ABC$ be given. Two circles passing through $A$ touch $BC$ at points $B$ and $C$ respectively. Let $D$ be the second common point of these circles ($A$ is closer to $BC$ than $D$). It is known that $BC = 2BD$. Prove that $\angle DAB = 2\angle ADB.$

2014 Danube Mathematical Competition, 1

Two circles $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ cross one another at two points; let $A$ be one of these points. The tangent to $\gamma_1$ at $A$ meets again $\gamma_2$ at $B$, the tangent to $\gamma_2$ at $A$ meets again $\gamma_1$ at $C$, and the line $BC$ meets again $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ at $D_1$ and $D_2$, respectively. Let $E_1$ and $E_2$ be interior points of the segments $AD_1$ and $AD_2$, respectively, such that $AE_1 = AE_2$. The lines $BE_1$ and $AC$ meet at $M$, the lines $CE_2$ and $AB$ meet at $N$, and the lines $MN$ and $BC$ meet at $P$. Show that the line $PA$ is tangent to the circle $ABC$.

VMEO III 2006 Shortlist, G5

Tags: geometry , circles
Prove that there exists a family of rational circles with a distinct radius $\{(O_n)\}$ $(n = 1,2,3,...)$ satisfying the property that for all natural indices $n$, circles $(O_n)$,$( O_{n+1})$, $(O_{n+2})$,$(O_{n+3})$ are externally tangent like in the figure. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/f/5655e677e7c4f203b63afe82c50088e9ef97f5.png[/img]

Kyiv City MO Seniors Round2 2010+ geometry, 2014.10.4

Three circles are constructed for the triangle $ABC $: the circle ${{w} _ {A}} $ passes through the vertices $B $ and $C $ and intersects the sides $AB $ and $ AC $ at points ${{A} _ {1}} $ and ${{A} _ {2}} $ respectively, the circle ${{w} _ {B}} $ passes through the vertices $A $ and $C $ and intersects the sides $BA $ and $BC $ at the points ${{B} _ {1}} $ and ${{B} _ {2}} $, ${{w} _ {C}} $ passes through the vertices $A $ and $B $ and intersects the sides $CA $ and $CB $ at the points ${{C} _ {1}} $ and ${{C} _ {2}} $. Let ${{A} _ {1}} {{A} _ {2}} \cap {{B} _ {1}} {{B} _ {2}} = {C} '$, ${{A} _ {1}} {{A} _ {2}} \cap {{C} _ {1}} {{C} _ {2}} = {B} '$ ta ${ {B} _ {1}} {{B} _ {2}} \cap {{C} _ {1}} {{C} _ {2}} = {A} '$ is Prove that the perpendiculars, which are omitted from the points ${A} ', \, \, {B}', \, \, {C} '$ to the lines $BC $, $CA $ and $AB $ respectively intersect at one point. (Rudenko Alexander)

1926 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 3

Tags: circles , geometry
The circle $k'$ rolls along the inside of circle $k$, the radius of $k$ is twice the radius of $k'$. Describe the path of a point on $k$..