Olympiad problems

2007 Mexico National Olympiad, 2

Given an equilateral $\triangle ABC$, find the locus of points $P$ such that $\angle APB=\angle BPC$.

May Olympiad L1 - geometry, 2008.4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $ABF$ be a right-angled triangle with $\angle AFB = 90$, a square $ABCD$ is externally to the triangle. If $FA = 6$, $FB = 8$ and $E$ is the circumcenter of the square $ABCD$, determine the value of $EF$

2018 Tuymaada Olympiad, 8

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Quadrilateral $ABCD$ with perpendicular diagonals is inscribed in a circle with centre $O$. The tangents to this circle at $A$ and $C$ together with line $BD$ form the triangle $\Delta$. Prove that the circumcircles of $BOD$ and $\Delta$ are tangent. [hide=Additional information for Junior League]Show that this point lies belongs to $\omega$, the circumcircle of $OAC$[/hide] [i]Proposed by A. Kuznetsov[/i]

2008 IMO Shortlist, 4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , reflection

In an acute triangle $ ABC$ segments $ BE$ and $ CF$ are altitudes. Two circles passing through the point $ A$ and $ F$ and tangent to the line $ BC$ at the points $ P$ and $ Q$ so that $ B$ lies between $ C$ and $ Q$. Prove that lines $ PE$ and $ QF$ intersect on the circumcircle of triangle $ AEF$. [i]Proposed by Davood Vakili, Iran[/i]

2009 Indonesia TST, 4

Tags: incenter , circumcircle , geometry

Given triangle $ ABC$ with $ AB>AC$. $ l$ is tangent line of the circumcircle of triangle $ ABC$ at $ A$. A circle with center $ A$ and radius $ AC$, intersect $ AB$ at $ D$ and $ l$ at $ E$ and $ F$. Prove that the lines $ DE$ and $ DF$ pass through the incenter and excenter of triangle $ ABC$.

Kvant 2024, M2817

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

We are given fixed circles $\Omega$ and $\omega$ such that there exists a hexagon $ABCDEF$ inscribed in $\Omega$ and circumscribed around $\omega$. (Note that then, by virtue of Poncelet's theorem, there is an infinite family of such hexagons.) Prove that the value of $\dfrac{S_{ABCDEF}}{AD+BE+CF}$ it does not depend on the choice of the hexagon $ABCDEF$. [i]A. Zaslavsky and Tran Quang Hung[/i]

2015 Iran Team Selection Test, 6

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

$ABCD$ is a circumscribed and inscribed quadrilateral. $O$ is the circumcenter of the quadrilateral. $E,F$ and $S$ are the intersections of $AB,CD$ , $AD,BC$ and $AC,BD$ respectively. $E'$ and $F'$ are points on $AD$ and $AB$ such that $A\hat{E}E'=E'\hat{E}D$ and $A\hat{F}F'=F'\hat{F}B$. $X$ and $Y$ are points on $OE'$ and $OF'$ such that $\frac{XA}{XD}=\frac{EA}{ED}$ and $\frac{YA}{YB}=\frac{FA}{FB}$. $M$ is the midpoint of arc $BD$ of $(O)$ which contains $A$. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $OXY$ and $OAM$ are coaxal with the circle with diameter $OS$.

2008 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 1

Tags: circumcircle , symmetry , geometry

Consider the acute-angled triangle $ ABC$, altitude $ AD$ and point $ E$ - intersection of $ BC$ with diameter from $ A$ of circumcircle. Let $ M,N$ be symmetric points of $ D$ with respect to the lines $ AC$ and $ AB$ respectively. Prove that $ \angle{EMC} \equal{} \angle{BNE}$.

2014 All-Russian Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , incenter , trigonometry , circumcircle

Given a triangle $ABC$ with $AB>BC$, $ \Omega $ is circumcircle. Let $M$, $N$ are lie on the sides $AB$, $BC$ respectively, such that $AM=CN$. $K(.)=MN\cap AC$ and $P$ is incenter of the triangle $AMK$, $Q$ is K-excenter of the triangle $CNK$ (opposite to $K$ and tangents to $CN$). If $R$ is midpoint of the arc $ABC$ of $ \Omega $ then prove that $RP=RQ$. M. Kungodjin

2016 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , incenter , circumcircle

Let $I$ and $I_a$ be the incenter and excenter (opposite vertex $A$) of a triangle $ABC$, respectively. Let $A'$ be the point on its circumcircle opposite to $A$, and $A_1$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$. Prove that $\angle IA_1I_a=\angle IA'I_a$. [i](Proposed by Pavel Kozhevnikov)[/i]

2012 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 11

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

Given triangle $ABC$ and point $P$. Points $A', B', C'$ are the projections of $P$ to $BC, CA, AB$. A line passing through $P$ and parallel to $AB$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $PA'B'$ for the second time in point $C_{1}$. Points $A_{1}, B_{1}$ are defined similarly. Prove that a) lines $AA_{1}, BB_{1}, CC_{1}$ concur; b) triangles $ABC$ and $A_{1}B_{1}C_{1}$ are similar.

1985 IMO Longlists, 72

Tags: circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

Construct a triangle $ABC$ given the side $AB$ and the distance $OH$ from the circumcenter $O$ to the orthocenter $H$, assuming that $OH$ and $AB$ are parallel.

2004 IMO Shortlist, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , homothety , triangle

Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with ${\angle B<\angle C}$. The line $AO$ meets the side $BC$ at $D$. The circumcenters of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ are $E$ and $F$, respectively. Extend the sides $BA$ and $CA$ beyond $A$, and choose on the respective extensions points $G$ and $H$ such that ${AG=AC}$ and ${AH=AB}$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFGH$ is a rectangle if and only if ${\angle ACB-\angle ABC=60^{\circ }}$. [i]Proposed by Hojoo Lee, Korea[/i]

1998 Cono Sur Olympiad, 2

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$, $M$ is the midpoint of the segment $BC$. Let $X$ be the point of the intersection of the line $HM$ with arc $BC$(without $A$) of the circumcircle of $ABC$, let $Y$ be the point of intersection of the line $BH$ with the circle, show that $XY = BC$.

2008 South East Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: circumcircle , perpendicular bisector , geometry

In $\triangle ABC$, side $BC>AB$. Point $D$ lies on side $AC$ such that $\angle ABD=\angle CBD$. Points $Q,P$ lie on line $BD$ such that $AQ\bot BD$ and $CP\bot BD$. $M,E$ are the midpoints of side $AC$ and $BC$ respectively. Circle $O$ is the circumcircle of $\triangle PQM$ intersecting side $AC$ at $H$. Prove that $O,H,E,M$ lie on a circle.

1997 Iran MO (3rd Round), 5

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

In an acute triangle $ABC$ let $AD$ and $BE$ be altitudes, and $AP$ and $BQ$ be bisectors. Let $I$ and $O$ be centers of incircle and circumcircle, respectively. Prove that the points $D, E$, and $I$ are collinear if and only if the points $P, Q$, and $O$ are collinear.

2017 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The altitudes $BE$ and $CF$ intersect at the orthocenter $H$, and point $O$ denotes the circumcenter. Point $P$ is chosen so that $\angle APH = \angle OPE = 90^{\circ}$, and point $Q$ is chosen so that $\angle AQH = \angle OQF = 90^{\circ}$. Lines $EP$ and $FQ$ meet at point $T$. Prove that points $A$, $T$, $O$ are collinear.

2019 Centroamerican and Caribbean Math Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $\Gamma$ its circumcircle. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to the side $BC$, $M$ and $N$ the midpoints of $AB$ and $AC$, and $Q$ the point on $\Gamma$ diametrically opposite to $A$. Let $E$ be the midpoint of $DQ$. Show that the lines perpendicular to $EM$ and $EN$ passing through $M$ and $N$, respectively, meet on $AD$.

2008 USA Team Selection Test, 7

Tags: circumcircle , parallelogram , spiral similarity , geometry , fixed point

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle with $ G$ as its centroid. Let $ P$ be a variable point on segment $ BC$. Points $ Q$ and $ R$ lie on sides $ AC$ and $ AB$ respectively, such that $ PQ \parallel AB$ and $ PR \parallel AC$. Prove that, as $ P$ varies along segment $ BC$, the circumcircle of triangle $ AQR$ passes through a fixed point $ X$ such that $ \angle BAG = \angle CAX$.

2012 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 16

Tags: circumcircle , geometry

Given right-angled triangle $ABC$ with hypothenuse $AB$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$ and $O$ be the center of circumcircle $\omega$ of triangle $CMB$. Line $AC$ meets $\omega$ for the second time in point $K$. Segment $KO$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ in point $L$. Prove that segments $AL$ and $KM$ meet on the circumcircle of triangle $ACM$.

2017 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2

Tags: circles , circumcircle , angle , geometry

Let $A$ be a point outside the circle $\omega$ . The tangents from $A$ touch the circle at $B$ and $C$. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on extension of $AC$ towards $C$, $Q$ the projection of $C$ onto $PB$ and $E$ the second intersection point of the circumcircle of $ABP$ with the circle $\omega$ . Prove that $\angle PEQ = 2\angle APB$

2014 Contests, 1

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $D$ be the midpoint of the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC$ and $AD$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ for the second time at $E$. Let $P$ be the point symmetric to the point $E$ with respect to the point $D$ and $Q$ be the point of intersection of the lines $CP$ and $AB$. Prove that if $A,C,D,Q$ are concyclic, then the lines $BP$ and $AC$ are perpendicular.

1979 IMO Longlists, 74

Tags: circumcircle , function , trigonometry , trig identities , law of cosines , geometry

Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ of side $a$ in a plane, let $M$ be a point on the circumcircle of the triangle. Prove that the sum $s = MA^4 +MB^4 +MC^4$ is independent of the position of the point $M$ on the circle, and determine that constant value as a function of $a$.

2020 Mexico National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , incenter , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$. The line $BI$ meets $AC$ at $D$. Let $P$ be a point on $CI$ such that $DI=DP$ ($P\ne I$), $E$ the second intersection point of segment $BC$ with the circumcircle of $ABD$ and $Q$ the second intersection point of line $EP$ with the circumcircle of $AEC$. Prove that $\angle PDQ=90^\circ$. [i]Proposed by Ariel García[/i]

1995 Romania Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: incenter , circumcircle , ellipse , perpendicular bisector , geometry , conic

Let AD be the altitude of a triangle ABC and E , F be the incenters of the triangle ABD and ACD , respectively. line EF meets AB and AC at K and L. prove tht AK=AL if and only if AB=AC or A=90