Olympiad problems

1971 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 150

The projections of the body on two planes are circles. Prove that they have the same radius.

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 2018.2

Tags: geometry , circles , area

The figure shows a large circle with radius $2$ m and four small circles with radii $1$ m. It is to be painted using the three shown colours. What is the cost of painting the figure? [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWnh8uhyTIo/XzP30gZueKI/AAAAAAAAMUY/GlC3puNU_6g6YRf6hPpbQW8IE8IqMP3ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2018%2BMohr%2Bp2.png[/img]

2016 Estonia Team Selection Test, 12

Tags: geometry , parallel , circles

The circles $k_1$ and $k_2$ intersect at points $M$ and $N$. The line $\ell$ intersects with the circle $k_1$ at points $A$ and $C$ and with circle $k_2$ at points $B$ and $D$, so that points $A, B, C$ and $D$ are on the line $\ell$ in that order. Let $X$ be a point on line $MN$ such that the point $M$ is between points $X$ and $N$. Lines $AX$ and $BM$ intersect at point $P$ and lines $DX$ and $CM$ intersect at point $Q$. Prove that $PQ \parallel \ell $.

1974 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3

Tags: circles , semicircle , sequence , square , geometry

A circle $K_1$ of radius $r_1 = 1\slash 2$ is inscribed in a semi-circle $H$ with diameter $AB$ and radius $1.$ A sequence of different circles $K_2, K_3, \ldots$ with radii $r_2, r_3, \ldots$ respectively are drawn so that for each $n\geq 1$, the circle $K_{n+1}$ is tangent to $H$, $K_n$ and $AB.$ Prove that $a_n = 1\slash r_n$ is an integer for each $n$, and that it is a perfect square for $n$ even and twice a perfect square for $n$ odd.

2020 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Center Zone, 4

Tags: geometry , square , circles

Let $\Gamma_1$ be a circle with center $O$ and $A$ a point on it. Consider the circle $\Gamma_2$ with center at $A$ and radius $AO$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the intersection points of $\Gamma_1$and $\Gamma_2$. Consider the circle $\Gamma_3$ with center at $P$ and radius $PQ$. Let $C$ be the second intersection point of $\Gamma_3$ and $\Gamma_1$. The line $OP$ cuts $\Gamma_3$ at $R$ and $S$, with $R$ outside $\Gamma_1$. $RC$ cuts $\Gamma_1$ into $B$. $CS$ cuts $\Gamma_1$ into $D$. Show that $ABCD$ is a square.

1969 Vietnam National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , ratio , equal , circles , minimum

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 $OO'^2 > R^2 + R'^2$.

2020 BMT Fall, 19

Tags: geometry , circles , area

Alice is standing on the circumference of a large circular room of radius $10$. There is a circular pillar in the center of the room of radius $5$ that blocks Alice’s view. The total area in the room Alice can see can be expressed in the form $\frac{m\pi}{n} +p\sqrt{q}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers and $p$ and $q$ are integers such that $q$ is square-free. Compute $m + n + p + q$. (Note that the pillar is not included in the total area of the room.) [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/1/26e8aa6d12d9dd85bd5b284b6176870c7d11b1.png[/img]

2018 Junior Regional Olympiad - FBH, 4

Tags: circles , touching , tangent , radius

It is given $4$ circles in a plane and every one of them touches the other three as shown: [img]https://services.artofproblemsolving.com/download.php?id=YXR0YWNobWVudHMvZC82L2FkYWQ5NThhMWRiMjAwZjYxOWFhYmE1M2YzZDU5YWI2N2IyYzk2LnBuZw==&rn=a3J1Z292aS5wbmc=[/img] Biggest circle has radius $2$, and every one of the medium has $1$. Find out the radius of fourth circle.

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 $AB = AC$.

2009 Switzerland - Final Round, 7

Tags: geometry , common tangent , circles , concurrency

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.

2023 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , circles

In the triangle $ABC$ with sides $AC = b$ and $AB = c$, the extension of the bisector of angle $A$ intersects it's circumcircle at point with $W$. Circle $\omega$ with center at $W$ and radius $WA$ intersects lines $AC$ and $AB$ at points $D$ and $F$, respectively. Calculate the lengths of segments $CD$ and $BF$. (Evgeny Svistunov) [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/e/3b340afc4b94649992eb2dccda50ca8f3f7d1d.png[/img]

2017 Switzerland - Final Round, 1

Tags: angle bisector , geometry , 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 $AD = AO$ .

KoMaL A Problems 2019/2020, A. 779

Tags: geometry , circles , incenter , tangent , concurrency , reflection

Two circles are given in the plane, $\Omega$ and inside it $\omega$. The center of $\omega$ is $I$. $P$ is a point moving on $\Omega$. The second intersection of the tangents from $P$ to $\omega$ and circle $\Omega$ are $Q$ and $R.$ The second intersection of circle $IQR$ and lines $PI$, $PQ$ and $PR$ are $J$, $S$ and $T,$ respectively. The reflection of point $J$ across line $ST$ is $K.$ Prove that lines $PK$ are concurrent.

2014 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: geometry , circles , concyclic , collinear

Circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ meet at points $X$ and $Y$. A circle $S_1$ touches internally $\Gamma_1$ at $A$ and $\Gamma_2$ externally at $B$. A circle $S_2$ touches $\Gamma_2$ internally at $C$ and $\Gamma_1$ externally at $D$. Prove that the points $A, B, C, D$ are either collinear or concyclic. (A. Voidelevich)

2015 Dutch IMO TST, 4

Tags: perpendicular , parallel , circles , geometry

Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ be circles - with respective centres $O_1$ and $O_2$ - that intersect each other in $A$ and $B$. The line $O_1A$ intersects $\Gamma_2$ in $A$ and $C$ and the line $O_2A$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ in $A$ and $D$. The line through $B$ parallel to $AD$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ in $B$ and $E$. Suppose that $O_1A$ is parallel to $DE$. Show that $CD$ is perpendicular to $O_2C$.

2019 Argentina National Olympiad Level 2, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcenter , locus , circles

Let $\Gamma$ be a circle of center $S$ and radius $r$ and let be $A$ a point outside the circle. Let $BC$ be a diameter of $\Gamma$ such that $B$ does not belong to the line $AS$ and consider the point $O$ where the perpendicular bisectors of triangle $ABC$ intersect, that is, the circumcenter of $ABC$. Determine all possible locations of point $O$ when $B$ varies in circle $\Gamma$.

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]

III Soros Olympiad 1996 - 97 (Russia), 10.5

Tags: geometry , construction , circles

A circle is drawn on a plane, the center of which is not indicated. On this circle, point $A$ is marked and a second circle with center at $A$ is constructed. The second circle has a radius greater than the radius of the first and intersects the first at two points. Construct the center of the first circle using only a compass, drawing no more than five more circles.

1983 IMO Longlists, 69

Tags: geometry , circles , midpoint , angle

Let $A$ be one of the two distinct points of intersection of two unequal coplanar circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively. One of the common tangents to the circles touches $C_1$ at $P_1$ and $C_2$ at $P_2$, while the other touches $C_1$ at $Q_1$ and $C_2$ at $Q_2$. Let $M_1$ be the midpoint of $P_1Q_1$ and $M_2$ the midpoint of $P_2Q_2$. Prove that $\angle O_1AO_2=\angle M_1AM_2$.

2015 Irish Math Olympiad, 4

Tags: circles , tangent , geometry

Two circles $C_1$ and $C_2$, with centres at $D$ and $E$ respectively, touch at $B$. The circle having $DE$ as diameter intersects the circle $C_1$ at $H$ and the circle $C_2$ at $K$. The points $H$ and $K$ both lie on the same side of the line $DE$. $HK$ extended in both directions meets the circle $C_1$ at $L$ and meets the circle $C_2$ at $M$. Prove that (a) $|LH| = |KM|$ (b) the line through $B$ perpendicular to $DE$ bisects $HK$.

1998 Akdeniz University MO, 2

Tags: combinatorics , circles

$100$ points at a circle with radius $1$ $cm$. Show that, we find an another point such that, this point's distance to other $100$ points is greater than $100$ $cm$.

Swiss NMO - geometry, 2014.10

Tags: bisects segment , circles , geometry

Let $k$ be a circle with diameter $AB$. Let $C$ be a point on the straight line $AB$, so that $B$ between $A$ and $C$ lies. Let $T$ be a point on $k$ such that $CT$ is a tangent to $k$. Let $l$ be the parallel to $CT$ through $A$ and $D$ the intersection of $l$ and the perpendicular to $AB$ through $T$. Show that the line $DB$ bisects segment $CT$.

1939 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 050

Tags: circles , find point , geometric construction , geometry

Given two points $A$ and $B$ and a circle, find a point $X$ on the circle so that points $C$ and $D$ at which lines $AX$ and $BX$ intersect the circle are the endpoints of the chord $CD$ parallel to a given line $MN$.

1990 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 527

Tags: circumcircle , geometry , common tangent , circles , tangent

Two unequal circles intersect at $X$ and $Y$. Their common tangents intersect at $Z$. One of the tangents touches the circles at $P$ and $Q$. Show that $ZX$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $PXQ$.

2015 Romania Team Selection Tests, 2

Tags: inequalities , inradius , circles , triangle inequality , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $r$ denote its inradius. Let $R_A$ denote the radius of the circle internally tangent at $A$ to the circle $ABC$ and tangent to the line $BC$; the radii $R_B$ and $R_C$ are defined similarly. Show that $\frac{1}{R_A} + \frac{1}{R_B} + \frac{1}{R_C}\leq\frac{2}{r}$.