Found problems: 821
Let $\omega_1, \omega_2$ be two circles with different radii, and let $H$ be the exsimilicenter of the two circles. A point X outside both circles is given. The tangents from $X$ to $\omega_1$ touch $\omega_1$ at $P, Q$, and the tangents from $X$ to $\omega_2$ touch $\omega_2$ at $R, S$. If $PR$ passes through $H$ and is not a common tangent line of $\omega_1, \omega_2$, prove that $QS$ also passes through $H$.
Let $\omega$ be a circle with centre $O$, and let $\ell$ be a line that does not intersect $\omega$. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on $\ell$. Let $A,B$ denote the tangent points of the tangent lines from $P$. Prove that $AB$ passes through a point being independent of choosing $P$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle not being isosceles at $A$. Let $(O)$ and $(I)$ denote the circumcircle and incircle of the triangle. $(I)$ touches $AC$ and $AB$ at $E, F$ respectively. Points $M$ and $N$ are on the circle $(I)$ such that $EM \parallel FN \parallel BC$. Let $P,Q$ be the intersections of $BM,CN$ and $(I)$. Prove that
i) $BC,EP, FQ$ are concurrent, and denote by $K$ the point of concurrency.
ii) the circumcircles of triangle $BPK, CQK$ are all tangent to $(I)$ and all pass through a common point on the circle $(O)$.
Nguyễn Minh Hà
Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in circle. Points $P$ and $Q$ lie respectively on rays $AB^{\rightarrow}$ and $AD^{\rightarrow}$ such that $AP = CD$, $AQ = BC$. Show that middle point of line segment $PQ$ lies on the line $AC$.
Consider a box of dimensions $10$ cm $\times 16$ cm $\times 1$ cm. Determine the maximum number of balls of diameter $ 1$ cm that the box can contain.
On circle there are $2009$ positive integers which sum is $7036$. Show that it is possible to find two pairs of neighboring numbers such that sum of both pairs is greater or equal to $8$
Into how many regions do $n$ circles divide the plane, if each pair of circles intersects in two points and no point lies on three circles?
A circle with center $O$ is inscribed in an angle. Let $A$ be the reflection of $O$ across one side of the angle. Tangents to the circle from $A$ intersect the other side of the angle at points $B$ and $C$. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$ lies on the bisector of the original angle.
(I.Sharygin)
Let $A$ and $B$ be two arbitrary points on the circumference of the circle such that $AB$ is not the diameter of the circle. The tangents to the circle drawn at points $A$ and $B$ meet at $T$. Next, choose the diameter $XY$ so that the segments $AX$ and $BY$ intersect. Let this be the intersection of $Q$. Prove that the points $A, B$, and $Q$ lie on a circle with center $T$.
A circle whose center is on the side $ED$ of the cyclic quadrilateral $BCDE$ touches the other three sides. Prove that $EB+CD = ED.$
The circles $ S_1 $ and $ S_2 $ intersect at points $ A $ and $ B $. Circle $ S_3 $ externally touches $ S_1 $ and $ S_2 $ at points $ C $ and $ D $ respectively. Let $ K $ be the midpoint of the chord cut by the line $ AB $ on circles $ S_3 $. Prove that $ \angle CKA = \angle DKA $.
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.
Suppose $L_1$ is a circle with center $O$, and $L_2$ is a circle with center $O'$. The circles intersect at $ A$ and $ B$ such that $\angle OAO' = 90^o$. Suppose that point $X$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $OAB$, but lies inside $L_2$. Let the extension of $OX$ intersect $L_1$ at $Y$ and $Z$. Let the extension of $O'X$ intersect $L_2$ at $W$ and $V$ . Prove that $\vartriangle XWZ$ is congruent with $\vartriangle XYV$.
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.
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Two points on a circle are joined by a broken line shorter than the diameter of the circle. Prove that there exists a diameter which does not intersect this broken line.
(Folklor )
Let $AD$ and $BE$ be the altitudes of acute triangle $ABC.$ The circles with diameters $AD$ and $BE$ intersect at points $S$ and $T$. Prove that $\angle ACS=\angle BCT.$
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.
If $p$ is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle, the area of the circle is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{3} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{9}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{27}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{81} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\pi p^2 \sqrt3}{27} $
Circles $c_1$ and $c_2$ with centres $O_1$and $O_2$, respectively, intersect at points $A$ and $B$ so that the centre of each circle lies outside the other circle. Line $O_1A$ intersects circle $c_2$ again at point $P_2$ and line $O_2A$ intersects circle $c_1$ again at point $P_1$. Prove that the points $O_1,O_2, P_1, P_2$ and $B$ are concyclic
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.
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral and let $l$ be a line. Let $l$ intersect the lines $AB,CD,BC,DA,AC,BD$ at points $X,X',Y,Y',Z,Z'$ respectively. Given that these six points on $l$ are in the order $X,Y,Z,X',Y',Z'$, show that the circles with diameter $XX',YY',ZZ'$ are coaxal.
$A, B$ and $C$ are points on the circumference of a circle with centre $O$. Tangents are drawn to the circumcircles of triangles $OAB$ and $OAC$ at $P$ and $Q$ respectively, where $P$ and $Q$ are diametrically opposite $O$. The two tangents intersect at $K$. The line $CA$ meets the circumcircle of $\triangle OAB$ at $A$ and $X$. Prove that $X$ lies on the line $KO$.
The circles in the figure have their centers at $C$ and $D$ and intersect at $A$ and $B$. Let $\angle ACB =60$, $\angle ADB =90^o$ and $DA = 1$ . Find the length of $CA$.
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Inside the parallelogram $ABCD$ are the circles $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$, which are externally tangent at the point $K$. The circle $\gamma_1$ touches the sides $AD$ and $AB$ of the parallelogram, and the circle $\gamma_2$ touches the sides $CD$ and $CB$. Prove that the point $K$ lies on the diagonal $AC$ of the paralelogram.
In $\triangle ABC$, points $P$ and $Q$ lie on sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that the circumcircle of $\triangle APQ$ is tangent to $BC$ at $D$. Let $E$ lie on side $BC$ such that $BD = EC$. Line $DP$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle CDQ$ again at $X$, and line $DQ$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle BDP$ again at $Y$. Prove that $D$, $E$, $X$, and $Y$ are concyclic.