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Found problems: 821

1992 IMO Longlists, 28

Two circles $ \Omega_{1}$ and $ \Omega_{2}$ are externally tangent to each other at a point $ I$, and both of these circles are tangent to a third circle $ \Omega$ which encloses the two circles $ \Omega_{1}$ and $ \Omega_{2}$. The common tangent to the two circles $ \Omega_{1}$ and $ \Omega_{2}$ at the point $ I$ meets the circle $ \Omega$ at a point $ A$. One common tangent to the circles $ \Omega_{1}$ and $ \Omega_{2}$ which doesn't pass through $ I$ meets the circle $ \Omega$ at the points $ B$ and $ C$ such that the points $ A$ and $ I$ lie on the same side of the line $ BC$. Prove that the point $ I$ is the incenter of triangle $ ABC$. [i]Alternative formulation.[/i] Two circles touch externally at a point $ I$. The two circles lie inside a large circle and both touch it. The chord $ BC$ of the large circle touches both smaller circles (not at $ I$). The common tangent to the two smaller circles at the point $ I$ meets the large circle at a point $ A$, where the points $ A$ and $ I$ are on the same side of the chord $ BC$. Show that the point $ I$ is the incenter of triangle $ ABC$.

2022 Durer Math Competition Finals, 5

Tags: circles , area , geometry
Benedek draws circles with the same center in the following way. The first circle he draws has radius $1$. Next, he draws a second circle such that the ring between the first and second circles has twice the area of the first circle. Next, he draws a third circle such that the ring between the second and third circles is three times the area of the first circle, and so on (see the diagram). What is the smallest $n$ fow which the radius of the $n$-th circle is an integer greater than $1$? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/2/afa6d5ead6f2252aa821028370a3768912e674.png[/img]

2016 Peru Cono Sur TST, P6

Two circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$, which have centers $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively, intersect at $A$ and $B$. A line $\ell$ that passes through $B$ cuts to $\omega_1$ again at $C$ and cuts to $\omega_2$ again in $D$, so that points $C, B, D$ appear in that order. The tangents of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ in $C$ and $D$, respectively, intersect in $E$. Line $AE$ intersects again to the circumscribed circumference of the triangle $AO_1O_2$ in $F$. Try that the length of the $EF$ segment is constant, that is, it does not depend on the choice of $\ell$.

Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 1998.1.3

Two non intersecting circles with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ are tangent to line $s$ at points $A_1$ and $A_2$, respectively, and lying on the same side of this line. Line $O_1O_2$ intersects the first circle at $B_1$ and the second at $B_2$. Prove that the lines $A_1B_1$ and $A_2B_2$ are perpendicular to each other.

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.

1988 Brazil National Olympiad, 4

Two triangles are circumscribed to a circumference. Show that if a circumference containing five of their vertices exists, then it will contain the sixth vertex too.

1979 IMO Longlists, 71

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 $P.$

2015 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 2

There are $n=1681$ children, $a_1,a_2,...,a_{n}$ seated clockwise in a circle on the floor. The teacher walks behind the children in the clockwise direction with a box of $1000$ candies. She drops a candy behind the first child $a_1$. She then skips one child and drops a candy behind the third child, $a_3$. Now she skips two children and drops a candy behind the next child, $a_6$. She continues this way, at each stage skipping one child more than at the preceding stage before dropping a candy behind the next child. How many children will never receive a candy? Justify your answer.

2016 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 3

Given two circles $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ intersect at $A$ and $B$. Let $d_1$ and $d_2$ be two lines through $A$ and be symmetric with respect to $AB$. The line $d_1$ cuts $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ at $G, E$ ($\ne A$), respectively, the line $d_2$ cuts $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ at $F, H$ ($\ne A$), respectively, such that $E$ is between $A, G$ and $F$ is between $A, H$. Let $J$ be the intersection of $EH$ and $FG$. The line $BJ$ cuts $(O_1), (O_2)$ at $K, L$ ($\ne B$), respectively. Let $N$ be the intersection of $O_1K$ and $O_2L$. Prove that the circle $(NLK)$ is tangent to $AB$.

2013 BMT Spring, 5

Tags: geometry , circles
Circle $C_1$ has center $O$ and radius $OA$, and circle $C_2$ has diameter $OA$. $AB$ is a chord of circle $C_1$ and $BD$ may be constructed with $D$ on $OA$ such that $BD$ and $OA$ are perpendicular. Let $C$ be the point where $C_2$ and $BD$ intersect. If $AC = 1$, find $AB$.

2012 German National Olympiad, 3

Let $ABC$ a triangle and $k$ a circle such that: (1) The circle $k$ passes through $A$ and $B$ and touches the line $AC.$ (2) The tangent to $k$ at $B$ intersects the line $AC$ in a point $X\ne C.$ (3) The circumcircle $\omega$ of $BXC$ intersects $k$ in a point $Q\ne B.$ (4) The tangent to $\omega$ at $X$ intersects the line $AB$ in a point $Y.$ Prove that the line $XY$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $BQY.$

2000 IMO, 1

Tags: geometry , circles
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$.

1999 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 2

Circle $C$ center $O$ touches externally circle $C'$ center $O'$. A line touches $C$ at $A$ and $C'$ at $B$. $P$ is the midpoint of $AB$. Show that $\angle OPO' = 90^o$.

2005 Estonia Team Selection Test, 1

On a plane, a line $\ell$ and two circles $c_1$ and $c_2$ of different radii are given such that $\ell$ touches both circles at point $P$. Point $M \ne P$ on $\ell$ is chosen so that the angle $Q_1MQ_2$ is as large as possible where $Q_1$ and $Q_2$ are the tangency points of the tangent lines drawn from $M$ to $c_i$ and $c_2$, respectively, differing from $\ell$ . Find $\angle PMQ_1 + \angle PMQ_2$·

2013 Dutch IMO TST, 3

Fix a triangle $ABC$. Let $\Gamma_1$ the circle through $B$, tangent to edge in $A$. Let $\Gamma_2$ the circle through C tangent to edge $AB$ in $A$. The second intersection of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ is denoted by $D$. The line $AD$ has second intersection $E$ with the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$. Show that $D$ is the midpoint of the segment $AE$.

2015 Romania Team Selection Test, 2

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 $\frac{1}{R_A} + \frac{1}{R_B} + \frac{1}{R_C}\leq\frac{2}{r}$.

Brazil L2 Finals (OBM) - geometry, 2003.3

The triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in the circle $S$ and $AB <AC$. The line containing $A$ and is perpendicular to $BC$ meets $S$ in $P$ ($P \ne A$). Point $X$ is on the segment $AC$ and the line $BX$ intersects $S$ in $Q$ ($Q \ne B$). Show that $BX = CX$ if, and only if, $PQ$ is a diameter of $S$.

2015 Switzerland - Final Round, 4

Given a circle $k$ and two points $A$ and $B$ outside the circle. Specify how to can construct a circle with a compass and ruler, so that $A$ and $B$ lie on that circle and that circle is tangent to $k$.

2004 Singapore MO Open, 3

Let $AD$ be the common chord of two circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$. A line through $D$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ at $B$ and $\Gamma_2$ at $C$. Let $E$ be a point on the segment $AD$, different from $A$ and $D$. The line $CE$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ at $P$ and $Q$. The line $BE$ intersects $\Gamma_2$ at $M$ and $N$. (i) Prove that $P,Q,M,N$ lie on the circumference of a circle $\Gamma_3$. (ii) If the centre of $\Gamma_3$ is $O$, prove that $OD$ is perpendicular to $BC$.

2018 Malaysia National Olympiad, B1

Tags: proof , geometry , circles
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $D$ be the reflection of point $B$ with respect to the line $AC$. Let $E$ be the reflection of point $C$ with respect to the line $AB$. Let $\Gamma_1$ be the circle that passes through $A, B$, and $D$. Let $\Gamma_2$ be the circle that passes through $A, C$, and $E$. Let $P$ be the intersection of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ , other than $A$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circle that passes through $A, B$, and $C$. Show that the center of $\Gamma$ lies on line $AP$.

2022 3rd Memorial "Aleksandar Blazhevski-Cane", P6

For any integer $n\geq1$, we consider a set $P_{2n}$ of $2n$ points placed equidistantly on a circle. A [i]perfect matching[/i] on this point set is comprised of $n$ (straight-line) segments whose endpoints constitute $P_{2n}$. Let $\mathcal{M}_{n}$ denote the set of all non-crossing perfect matchings on $P_{2n}$. A perfect matching $M\in \mathcal{M}_{n}$ is said to be [i]centrally symmetric[/i], if it is invariant under point reflection at the circle center. Determine, as a function of $n$, the number of centrally symmetric perfect matchings within $\mathcal{M}_{n}$. [i]Proposed by Mirko Petrusevski[/i]

1969 IMO Shortlist, 33

$(GDR 5)$ Given a ring $G$ in the plane bounded by two concentric circles with radii $R$ and $\frac{R}{2}$, prove that we can cover this region with $8$ disks of radius $\frac{2R}{5}$. (A region is covered if each of its points is inside or on the border of some disk.)

1961 All-Soviet Union Olympiad, 2

Consider $120$ unit squares arbitrarily situated in a $20\times 25$ rectangle. Prove that one can place a circle with unit diameter in the rectangle without intersecting any of the squares.

2013 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 6

A line $\ell$ passes through the vertex $B$ of a regular triangle $ABC$. A circle $\omega_a$ centered at $I_a$ is tangent to $BC$ at point $A_1$, and is also tangent to the lines $\ell$ and $AC$. A circle $\omega_c$ centered at $I_c$ is tangent to $BA$ at point $C_1$, and is also tangent to the lines $\ell$ and $AC$. Prove that the orthocenter of triangle $A_1BC_1$ lies on the line $I_aI_c$.

2018 Saudi Arabia BMO TST, 4

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 $H$.