Olympiad problems

2012 Morocco TST, 4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , symmetry , homothety , radical axis , marvio

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcircle $\Omega$. Let $B_0$ be the midpoint of $AC$ and let $C_0$ be the midpoint of $AB$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ and let $G$ be the centroid of the triangle $ABC$. Let $\omega$ be a circle through $B_0$ and $C_0$ that is tangent to the circle $\Omega$ at a point $X\not= A$. Prove that the points $D,G$ and $X$ are collinear. [i]Proposed by Ismail Isaev and Mikhail Isaev, Russia[/i]

2008 Philippine MO, 3

Tags: projective geometry , circumcircle , geometry

Let $P$ be a point outside a circle $\Gamma$, and let the two tangent lines through $P$ touch $\Gamma$ at $A$ and $B$. Let $C$ be on the minor arc $AB$, and let ray $PC$ intersect $\Gamma$ again at $D$. Let $\ell$ be the line through $B$ and parallel to $PA$. $\ell$ intersects $AC$ and $AD$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively. Prove that $B$ is the midpoint of $EF$.

2009 Princeton University Math Competition, 8

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Consider $\triangle ABC$ and a point $M$ in its interior so that $\angle MAB = 10^\circ$, $\angle MBA = 20^\circ$, $\angle MCA = 30^\circ$ and $\angle MAC = 40^\circ$. What is $\angle MBC$?

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Tags: hmmt , geometry , incenter , circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , analytic geometry

Let triangle $ABC$ satisfy $2BC = AB+AC$ and have incenter $I$ and circumcircle $\omega$. Let $D$ be the intersection of $AI$ and $\omega$ (with $A, D$ distinct). Prove that $I$ is the midpoint of $AD$.

2012 India National Olympiad, 1

Tags: inequalities , trigonometry , function , circumcircle , topology , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. Suppose $AB=\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}$ and $AB$ subtends $135$ degrees at center of circle . Find the maximum possible area of $ABCD$.

2023 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 2

Tags: circumcircle , parallelogram , geometry

Let $\Omega$ be the circumscribed circle of the acute triangle $ABC$ and $ D $ a point the small arc $BC$ of $\Omega$. Points $E$ and $ F $ are on the sides $ AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that the quadrilateral $CDEF$ is a parallelogram. Point $G$ is on the small arc $AC$ such that lines $DC$ and $BG$ are parallel. Prove that the angles $GFC$ and $BAC$ are equal.

2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 32

Tags: trigonometry , geometry , circumcircle , symmetry

Cyclic pentagon $ ABCDE$ has side lengths $ AB\equal{}BC\equal{}5$, $ CD\equal{}DE\equal{}12$, and $ AE \equal{} 14$. Determine the radius of its circumcircle.

2002 Pan African, 2

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , perpendicular bisector

$\triangle{AOB}$ is a right triangle with $\angle{AOB}=90^{o}$. $C$ and $D$ are moving on $AO$ and $BO$ respectively such that $AC=BD$. Show that there is a fixed point $P$ through which the perpendicular bisector of $CD$ always passes.

2009 Indonesia TST, 4

Tags: circumcircle , trigonometry , geometry

Given triangle $ ABC$. Let the tangent lines of the circumcircle of $ AB$ at $ B$ and $ C$ meet at $ A_0$. Define $ B_0$ and $ C_0$ similarly. a) Prove that $ AA_0,BB_0,CC_0$ are concurrent. b) Let $ K$ be the point of concurrency. Prove that $ KG\parallel BC$ if and only if $ 2a^2\equal{}b^2\plus{}c^2$.

2018 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Southeast, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , parallel

Let $ABC$ a triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$ and $R$ a point inside $ABC$ such that $\angle ABR=\angle RBC$. Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ the circumcircles of triangles $ARB$ and $CRB$ respectly. The parallel to $AC$ that pass through $R$, intersect $\Gamma$ in $D$ and $E$, with $D$ on the same side of $BR$ that $A$ and $E$ on the same side of $BR$ that $C$. $AD$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ in $P$ and $CE$ intersect $\Gamma_2$ in $Q$. Prove that $APQC$ is cyclic if and only if $AB=BC$

2021 Latvia Baltic Way TST, P9

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Pentagon $ABCDE$ with $CD\parallel BE$ is inscribed in circle $\omega$. Tangent to $\omega$ through $B$ intersects line $AC$ at $F$ in a way that $A$ lies between $C$ and $F$. Lines $BD$ and $AE$ intersect at $G$. Prove that $FG$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\triangle ADG$.

2016 German National Olympiad, 3

Tags: circumcircle , excenter , parallel , orthocenter , geometry

Let $I_a$ be the $A$-excenter of a scalene triangle $ABC$. And let $M$ be the point symmetric to $I_a$ about line $BC$. Prove that line $AM$ is parallel to the line through the circumcenter and the orthocenter of triangle $I_aCB$.

2025 EGMO, 4

Tags: geometry , incenter , circumcircle , parallelogram

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with incentre $I$ and $AB \neq AC$. Let lines $BI$ and $CI$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $P \neq B$ and $Q \neq C$, respectively. Consider points $R$ and $S$ such that $AQRB$ and $ACSP$ are parallelograms (with $AQ \parallel RB, AB \parallel QR, AC \parallel SP$, and $AP \parallel CS$). Let $T$ be the point of intersection of lines $RB$ and $SC$. Prove that points $R, S, T$, and $I$ are concyclic.

2010 Contests, 2

Tags: circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , parallelogram , calculus , trigonometry , geometry

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle, $H$ its orthocentre, $D$ a point on the side $[BC]$, and $P$ a point such that $ADPH$ is a parallelogram. Show that $\angle BPC > \angle BAC$.

2013 ITAMO, 5

Tags: circumcircle , parallelogram , rhombus , perpendicular bisector , geometry

$ABC$ is an isosceles triangle with $AB=AC$ and the angle in $A$ is less than $60^{\circ}$. Let $D$ be a point on $AC$ such that $\angle{DBC}=\angle{BAC}$. $E$ is the intersection between the perpendicular bisector of $BD$ and the line parallel to $BC$ passing through $A$. $F$ is a point on the line $AC$ such that $FA=2AC$ ($A$ is between $F$ and $C$). Show that $EB$ and $AC$ are parallel and that the perpendicular from $F$ to $AB$, the perpendicular from $E$ to $AC$ and $BD$ are concurrent.

2008 Mongolia Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

Given acute angle triangle $ ABC$. Let $ CD$be the altitude , $ H$ be the orthocenter and $ O$ be the circumcenter of $ \triangle ABC$ The line through point $ D$ and perpendicular with $ OD$ , is intersect $ BC$ at $ E$. Prove that $ \angle DHE \equal{} \angle ABC$.

2017 South Africa National Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$. Let $D$ be a point on segment $BC$ such that $\angle BAD = \angle DAC$, and let $M$ and $N$ be points on segments $BD$ and $CD$, respectively, such that $\angle MAD = \angle DAN$. Let $S, P$ and $Q$ (all different from $A$) be the intersections of the rays $AD$, $AM$ and $AN$ with $\Gamma$, respectively. Show that the intersection of $SM$ and $QD$ lies on $\Gamma$.

2021 IMO Shortlist, G5

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , projective geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides have pairwise different lengths. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $ABCD$. The internal angle bisectors of $\angle ABC$ and $\angle ADC$ meet $AC$ at $B_1$ and $D_1$, respectively. Let $O_B$ be the center of the circle which passes through $B$ and is tangent to $\overline{AC}$ at $D_1$. Similarly, let $O_D$ be the center of the circle which passes through $D$ and is tangent to $\overline{AC}$ at $B_1$. Assume that $\overline{BD_1} \parallel \overline{DB_1}$. Prove that $O$ lies on the line $\overline{O_BO_D}$.

Brazil L2 Finals (OBM) - geometry, 2010.5

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , cyclic quadrilateral , cyclic , diagonal

The diagonals of an cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ intersect at $O$. The circumcircles of triangle $AOB$ and $COD$ intersect lines $BC$ and $AD$, for the second time, at points $M, N, P$and $Q$. Prove that the $MNPQ$ quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle of center $O$.

2007 Tournament Of Towns, 3

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

$D$ is the midpoint of the side $BC$ of triangle $ABC$. $E$ and $F$ are points on $CA$ and $AB$ respectively, such that $BE$ is perpendicular to $CA$ and $CF$ is perpendicular to $AB$. If $DEF$ is an equilateral triangle, does it follow that $ABC$ is also equilateral?

2014 Estonia Team Selection Test, 4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , equal segments , altitude

In an acute triangle the feet of altitudes drawn from vertices $A$ and $B$ are $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of side $AB$. Line $CM$ intersects the circumcircle of $CDE$ again in point $P$ and the circumcircle of $CAB$ again in point $Q$. Prove that $|MP| = |MQ|$.

2020 Thailand TSTST, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , reflection , collinear

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $\Gamma$ be its circumcircle. Line $\ell$ is tangent to $\Gamma$ at $A$ and let $D$ and $E$ be distinct points on $\ell$ such that $AD = AE$. Suppose that $B$ and $D$ lie on the same side of line $AC$. The circumcircle $\Omega_1$ of $\vartriangle ABD$ meets $AC$ again at $F$. The circumcircle $\Omega_2$ of $\vartriangle ACE$ meets $AB$ again at $G$. The common chord of $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $H$. Let $K$ be the reflection of $H$ across line $BC$ and let $L$ be the intersection of $BF$ and $CG$. Prove that $A, K$ and $L$ are collinear.

2014 European Mathematical Cup, 3

Tags: circumcircle , incenter , geometry

Let ABC be a triangle. The external and internal angle bisectors of ∠CAB intersect side BC at D and E, respectively. Let F be a point on the segment BC. The circumcircle of triangle ADF intersects AB and AC at I and J, respectively. Let N be the mid-point of IJ and H the foot of E on DN. Prove that E is the incenter of triangle AHF, or the center of the excircle. [i]Proposed by Steve Dinh[/i]

2020 South Africa National Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , cyclic quadrilateral , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $T$ be a point on the extension of $AB$ beyond $B$, and $U$ a point on the extension of $AC$ beyond $C$, such that $BT = CU$. Moreover, let $R$ and $S$ be points on the extensions of $AB$ and $AC$ beyond $A$ such that $AS = AT$ and $AR = AU$. Prove that $R$, $S$, $T$, $U$ lie on a circle whose centre lies on the circumcircle of $ABC$.

2014 France Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , circumcircle , rotation , trapezoid , trigonometry

Two circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ intersect each other at $M$ and $N$. The common tangent to two circles nearer to $M$ touch $O_1$ and $O_2$ at $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let $C$ and $D$ be the reflection of $A$ and $B$ respectively with respect to $M$. The circumcircle of the triangle $DCM$ intersect circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively at points $E$ and $F$ (both distinct from $M$). Show that the circumcircles of triangles $MEF$ and $NEF$ have same radius length.