Found problems: 3882
2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 4
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $H$ be its orthocenter. If it is given that $B$ is $(0,0)$, $C$ is $(1,2)$ and $H$ is $(5,0)$, find $A$.
2005 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 1
Let $P$ be a point inside triangle $ABC$ and let $R$ denote the circumradius of triangle $ABC$. Prove that
\[ \frac{PA}{AB\cdot AC}+\frac{PB}{BC\cdot BA}+\frac{PC}{CA\cdot CB}\ge\frac{1}{R}.\]
1971 IMO Longlists, 20
Let $M$ be the circumcenter of a triangle $ABC.$ The line through $M$ perpendicular to $CM$ meets the lines $CA$ and $CB$ at $Q$ and $P,$ respectively. Prove that
\[\frac{\overline{CP}}{\overline{CM}} \cdot \frac{\overline{CQ}}{\overline{CM}}\cdot \frac{\overline{AB}}{\overline{PQ}}= 2.\]
2010 Contests, 3
The circle $ \Gamma $ is inscribed to the scalene triangle $ABC$. $ \Gamma $ is tangent to the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ at $D, E$ and $F$ respectively. The line $EF$ intersects the line $BC$ at $G$. The circle of diameter $GD$ intersects $ \Gamma $ in $R$ ($ R\neq D $). Let $P$, $Q$ ($ P\neq R , Q\neq R $) be the intersections of $ \Gamma $ with $BR$ and $CR$, respectively. The lines $BQ$ and $CP$ intersects at $X$. The circumcircle of $CDE$ meets $QR$ at $M$, and the circumcircle of $BDF$ meet $PR$ at $N$. Prove that $PM$, $QN$ and $RX$ are concurrent.
[i]Author: Arnoldo Aguilar, El Salvador[/i]
2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with semiperimeter $s$ and inradius $r$. The semicircles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ are drawn on the outside of the triangle $ABC$. The circle tangent to all of these three semicircles has radius $t$. Prove that
\[\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\left(1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)r. \]
[i]Alternative formulation.[/i] In a triangle $ABC$, construct circles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Construct a circle $w$ externally tangent to these three circles. Let the radius of this circle $w$ be $t$.
Prove: $\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\frac12\left(2-\sqrt3\right)r$, where $r$ is the inradius and $s$ is the semiperimeter of triangle $ABC$.
[i]Proposed by Dirk Laurie, South Africa[/i]
2014 Contests, 2
Let $ABCD$ be a convex cyclic quadrilateral with $AD=BD$. The diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect in $E$. Let the incenter of triangle $\triangle BCE$ be $I$. The circumcircle of triangle $\triangle BIE$ intersects side $AE$ in $N$.
Prove
\[ AN \cdot NC = CD \cdot BN. \]
2010 Contests, 2
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $L$, $M$, $N$ be the midpoints of $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$, respectively. The tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A$ intersects $LM$ and $LN$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Show that $CP$ is parallel to $BQ$.
2010 Slovenia National Olympiad, 3
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. A line parallel to $BC$ intersects the sides $AB$ and $AC$ at $D$ and $E$, respectively. The circumcircle of the triangle $ADE$ intersects the segment $CD$ at $F \ (F \neq D).$ Prove that the triangles $AFE$ and $CBD$ are similar.
2020 Tournament Of Towns, 2
At heights $AA_0, BB_0, CC_0$ of an acute-angled non-equilateral triangle $ABC$, points $A_1, B_1, C_1$ were marked, respectively, so that $AA_1 = BB_1 = CC_1 = R$, where $R$ is the radius of the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$. Prove that the center of the circumscribed circle of the triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ coincides with the center of the inscribed circle of triangle $ABC$.
E. Bakaev
2023 Indonesia TST, G
Given an acute triangle $ABC$ with altitudes $AD$ and $BE$ intersecting at $H$, $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$. A nine-point circle of $ABC$ intersects with a circumcircle of $ABH$ on $P$ and $Q$ where $P$ lays on the same side of $A$ (with respect to $CH$). Prove that $ED, PH, MQ$ are concurrent on circumcircle $ABC$
2014 NIMO Problems, 5
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 130$, $BC = 140$, $CA = 150$. Let $G$, $H$, $I$, $O$, $N$, $K$, $L$ be the centroid, orthocenter, incenter, circumenter, nine-point center, the symmedian point, and the de Longchamps point. Let $D$, $E$, $F$ be the feet of the altitudes of $A$, $B$, $C$ on the sides $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{CA}$, $\overline{AB}$. Let $X$, $Y$, $Z$ be the $A$, $B$, $C$ excenters and let $U$, $V$, $W$ denote the midpoints of $\overline{IX}$, $\overline{IY}$, $\overline{IZ}$ (i.e. the midpoints of the arcs of $(ABC)$.) Let $R$, $S$, $T$ denote the isogonal conjugates of the midpoints of $\overline{AD}$, $\overline{BE}$, $\overline{CF}$. Let $P$ and $Q$ denote the images of $G$ and $H$ under an inversion around the circumcircle of $ABC$ followed by a dilation at $O$ with factor $\frac 12$, and denote by $M$ the midpoint of $\overline{PQ}$. Then let $J$ be a point such that $JKLM$ is a parallelogram. Find the perimeter of the convex hull of the self-intersecting $17$-gon $LETSTRADEBITCOINS$ to the nearest integer. A diagram has been included but may not be to scale.
[asy]
size(6cm);
import olympiad;
import cse5;
pair A = dir(110);
pair B = dir(210);
pair C = dir(330);
pair D = foot(A,B,C);
pair E = foot(B,C,A);
pair F = foot(C,A,B);
pair G = centroid(A,B,C);
pair H = orthocenter(A,B,C);
pair I = incenter(A,B,C);
pair isocon(pair targ) {
return extension(A,2*foot(targ,I,A)-targ,
C,2*foot(targ,I,C)-targ);
}
pair O = circumcenter(A,B,C);
pair K = isocon(G);
pair N = midpoint(O--H);
pair U = extension(O,midpoint(B--C),A,I);
pair V = extension(O,midpoint(C--A),B,I);
pair W = extension(O,midpoint(A--B),C,I);
pair X = -I + 2*U;
pair Y = -I + 2*V;
pair Z = -I + 2*W;
pair R = isocon(midpoint(A--D));
pair S = isocon(midpoint(B--E));
pair T = isocon(midpoint(C--F));
pair L = 2*H-O;
pair P = 0.5/conj(G);
pair Q = 0.5/conj(H);
pair M = midpoint(P--Q);
pair J = K+M-L;
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
void draw_cevians(pair target) {
draw(A--extension(A,target,B,C));
draw(B--extension(B,target,C,A));
draw(C--extension(C,target,A,B));
}
draw_cevians(H);
draw_cevians(G);
draw_cevians(I);
draw(unitcircle);
draw(circumcircle(D,E,F));
draw(O--P);
draw(O--Q);
draw(P--Q);
draw(CP(X,foot(X,B,C)));
draw(CP(Y,foot(Y,C,A)));
draw(CP(Z,foot(Z,A,B)));
draw(J--K--L--M);
draw(X--Y--Z--cycle);
draw(A--X);
draw(B--Y);
draw(C--Z);
draw(A--foot(X,A,B));
draw(A--foot(X,A,C));
draw(B--foot(Y,B,C));
draw(B--foot(Y,B,A));
draw(C--foot(Z,C,A));
draw(C--foot(Z,C,B));
pen p = black;
dot(A, p);
dot(B, p);
dot(C, p);
dot(D, p);
dot(E, p);
dot(F, p);
dot(G, p);
dot(H, p);
dot(I, p);
dot(J, p);
dot(K, p);
dot(L, p);
dot(M, p);
dot(N, p);
dot(O, p);
dot(P, p);
dot(Q, p);
dot(R, p);
dot(S, p);
dot(T, p);
dot(U, p);
dot(V, p);
dot(W, p);
dot(X, p);
dot(Y, p);
dot(Z, p);
[/asy]
2012 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 5
Let $AL$ and $BK$ be the angle bisectors in a non-isosceles triangle $ABC,$ where $L$ lies on $BC$ and $K$ lies on $AC.$ The perpendicular bisector of $BK$ intersects the line $AL$ at $M$. Point $N$ lies on the line $BK$ such that $LN$ is parallel to $MK.$ Prove that $LN=NA.$
2008 Baltic Way, 18
Let $ AB$ be a diameter of a circle $ S$, and let $ L$ be the tangent at $ A$. Furthermore, let $ c$ be a fixed, positive real, and consider all pairs of points $ X$ and $ Y$ lying on $ L$, on opposite sides of $ A$, such that $ |AX|\cdot |AY| \equal{} c$. The lines $ BX$ and $ BY$ intersect $ S$ at points $ P$ and $ Q$, respectively. Show that all the lines $ PQ$ pass through a common point.
1985 IMO Longlists, 38
The tangents at $B$ and $C$ to the circumcircle of the acute-angled triangle $ABC$ meet at $X$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that
[i](a)[/i] $\angle BAM = \angle CAX$, and
[i](b)[/i] $\frac{AM}{AX} = \cos\angle BAC.$
2019 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Let $ABCDE$ be a convex pentagon with $\angle AEB=\angle BDC=90^o$ and line $AC$ bisects $\angle BAE$ and $\angle DCB$ internally. The circumcircle of $ABE$ intersects line $AC$ again at $P$.
(a) Show that $P$ is the circumcenter of $BDE$.
(b) Show that $A, C, D, E$ are concyclic.
2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
A circle of radius $r$ passes through both foci of, and exactly four points on, the ellipse with equation $x^2+16y^2=16$. The set of all possible values of $r$ is an interval $[a,b)$. What is $a+b$?
$\textbf{(A) }5\sqrt2+4\qquad\textbf{(B) }\sqrt{17}+7\qquad\textbf{(C) }6\sqrt2+3\qquad\textbf{(D) }\sqrt{15}+8\qquad\textbf{(E) }12$
2012 France Team Selection Test, 3
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral whose sides $AD$ and $BC$ are not parallel. Suppose that the circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ meet at points $E$ and $F$ inside the quadrilateral. Let $\omega_E$ be the circle through the feet of the perpendiculars from $E$ to the lines $AB,BC$ and $CD$. Let $\omega_F$ be the circle through the feet of the perpendiculars from $F$ to the lines $CD,DA$ and $AB$. Prove that the midpoint of the segment $EF$ lies on the line through the two intersections of $\omega_E$ and $\omega_F$.
[i]Proposed by Carlos Yuzo Shine, Brazil[/i]
2019 China Team Selection Test, 1
$ABCDE$ is a cyclic pentagon, with circumcentre $O$. $AB=AE=CD$. $I$ midpoint of $BC$. $J$ midpoint of $DE$. $F$ is the orthocentre of $\triangle ABE$, and $G$ the centroid of $\triangle AIJ$.$CE$ intersects $BD$ at $H$, $OG$ intersects $FH$ at $M$. Show that $AM\perp CD$.
2022 Dutch IMO TST, 1
Consider an acute triangle $ABC$ with $|AB| > |CA| > |BC|$. The vertices $D, E$, and $F$ are the base points of the altitudes from $A, B$, and $C$, respectively. The line through F parallel to $DE$ intersects $BC$ in $M$. The angular bisector of $\angle MF E$ intersects $DE$ in $N$. Prove that $F$ is the circumcentre of $\vartriangle DMN$ if and only if $B$ is the circumcentre of $\vartriangle FMN$.
2010 Olympic Revenge, 6
Let $ABC$ to be a triangle and $\Gamma$ its circumcircle. Also, let $D, F, G$ and $E$, in this order, on the arc $BC$ which does not contain $A$ satisfying $\angle BAD = \angle CAE$ and $\angle BAF = \angle CAG$. Let $D`, F`, G`$ and $E`$ to be the intersections of $AD, AF, AG$ and $AE$ with $BC$, respectively. Moreover, $X$ is the intersection of $DF`$ with $EG`$, $Y$ is the intersection of $D`F$ with $E`G$, $Z$ is the intersection of $D`G$ with $E`F$ and $W$ is the intersection of $EF`$ with $DG`$.
Prove that $X, Y$ and $A$ are collinear, such as $W, Z$ and $A$. Moreover, prove that $\angle BAX = \angle CAZ$.
1998 Slovenia National Olympiad, Problem 3
In a right-angled triangle $ABC$ with the hypotenuse $BC$, $D$ is the foot of the altitude from $A$. The line through the incenters of the triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ intersects the legs of $\triangle ABC$ at $E$ and $F$. Prove that $A$ is the circumcenter of triangle $DEF$.
1987 IMO Longlists, 5
Let there be given three circles $K_1,K_2,K_3$ with centers $O_1,O_2,O_3$ respectively, which meet at a common point $P$. Also, let $K_1 \cap K_2 = \{P,A\}, K_2 \cap K_3 = \{P,B\}, K_3 \cap K_1 = \{P,C\}$. Given an arbitrary point $X$ on $K_1$, join $X$ to $A$ to meet $K_2$ again in $Y$ , and join $X$ to $C$ to meet $K_3$ again in $Z.$
[b](a)[/b] Show that the points $Z,B, Y$ are collinear.
[b](b)[/b] Show that the area of triangle $XY Z$ is less than or equal to $4$ times the area of triangle $O_1O_2O_3.$
2023 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 8
In acute triangle $\triangle ABC$, point $R$ lies on the perpendicular bisector of $AC$ such that $\overline{CA}$ bisects $\angle BAR$. Let $Q$ be the intersection of lines $AC$ and $BR$. The circumcircle of $\triangle ARC$ intersects segment $\overline{AB}$ at $P\neq A$, with $AP=1$, $PB=5$, and $AQ=2$. Compute $AR$.
2013 ELMO Shortlist, 5
Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be two orthogonal circles, and let the center of $\omega_1$ be $O$. Diameter $AB$ of $\omega_1$ is selected so that $B$ lies strictly inside $\omega_2$. The two circles tangent to $\omega_2$, passing through $O$ and $A$, touch $\omega_2$ at $F$ and $G$. Prove that $FGOB$ is cyclic.
[i]Proposed by Eric Chen[/i]
2017 JBMO Shortlist, G2
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle such that $AB$ is the shortest side of the triangle. Let $D$ be the midpoint of the side $AB$ and $P$ be an interior point of the triangle such that $\angle CAP = \angle CBP = \angle ACB$. Denote by M and $N$ the feet of the perpendiculars from $P$ to $BC$ and $AC$, respectively. Let $p$ be the line through $ M$ parallel to $AC$ and $q$ be the line through $N$ parallel to $BC$. If $p$ and $q$ intersect at $K$ prove that $D$ is the circumcenter of triangle $MNK$.