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Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and let $P$ and $Q$ be variable points inside this quadrilateral so that $\angle APB=\angle CPD=\angle AQB=\angle CQD$. Prove that the lines $PQ$ obtained in this way all pass through a fixed point , or they are all parallel.
Show that if $a,b,c$ are complex numbers that such that \[ (a+b)(a+c)=b \qquad (b+c)(b+a)=c \qquad (c+a)(c+b)=a\] then $a,b,c$ are real numbers.
A [i]word[/i] is a finite sequence of letters from some alphabet. A word is [i]repetitive[/i] if it is a concatenation of at least two identical subwords (for example, $ababab$ and $abcabc$ are repetitive, but $ababa$ and $aabb$ are not). Prove that if a word has the property that swapping any two adjacent letters makes the word repetitive, then all its letters are identical. (Note that one may swap two adjacent identical letters, leaving a word unchanged.) [i]Romania (Dan Schwarz)[/i]
Given trapezoid $ ABCD$ with parallel sides $ AB$ and $ CD$, assume that there exist points $ E$ on line $ BC$ outside segment $ BC$, and $ F$ inside segment $ AD$ such that $ \angle DAE \equal{} \angle CBF$. Denote by $ I$ the point of intersection of $ CD$ and $ EF$, and by $ J$ the point of intersection of $ AB$ and $ EF$. Let $ K$ be the midpoint of segment $ EF$, assume it does not lie on line $ AB$. Prove that $ I$ belongs to the circumcircle of $ ABK$ if and only if $ K$ belongs to the circumcircle of $ CDJ$. [i]Proposed by Charles Leytem, Luxembourg[/i]
Let $Z_1,Z_2,\cdots ,Z_n$ be complex numbers satisfying $|Z_1|+|Z_2|+\cdots +|Z_n|=1$. Show that there exist some among the $n$ complex numbers such that the modulus of the sum of these complex numbers is not less than $1/6$.
Let $ABCD$ be a circumscribed quadrilateral (i. e. a quadrilateral which has an incircle). The exterior angle bisectors of the angles $DAB$ and $ABC$ intersect each other at $K$; the exterior angle bisectors of the angles $ABC$ and $BCD$ intersect each other at $L$; the exterior angle bisectors of the angles $BCD$ and $CDA$ intersect each other at $M$; the exterior angle bisectors of the angles $CDA$ and $DAB$ intersect each other at $N$. Let $K_{1}$, $L_{1}$, $M_{1}$ and $N_{1}$ be the orthocenters of the triangles $ABK$, $BCL$, $CDM$ and $DAN$, respectively. Show that the quadrilateral $K_{1}L_{1}M_{1}N_{1}$ is a parallelogram.
A point $T$ is chosen inside a triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1$, $B_1$, and $C_1$ be the reflections of $T$ in $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Let $\Omega$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $A_1B_1C_1$. The lines $A_1T$, $B_1T$, and $C_1T$ meet $\Omega$ again at $A_2$, $B_2$, and $C_2$, respectively. Prove that the lines $AA_2$, $BB_2$, and $CC_2$ are concurrent on $\Omega$. [i]Proposed by Mongolia[/i]
The points $A, B, C, D$ lie in this order on a circle with center $O$. Furthermore, the straight lines $AC$ and $BD$ should be perpendicular to each other. The base of the perpendicular from $O$ on $AB$ is $F$. Prove $CD = 2 OF$. [i](Karl Czakler)[/i]
Let $A$, $B$ and $C$ be equidistant points on the circumference of a circle of unit radius centered at $O$, and let $P$ be any point in the circle's interior. Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be the distances from $P$ to $A$, $B$, $C$ respectively. Show that there is a triangle with side lengths $a$, $b$, $c$, and that the area of this triangle depends only on the distance from $P$ to $O$.
Without using tables, find the exact value of the product: \[P = \prod^7_{k=1} \cos \left(\frac{k \pi}{15} \right).\]
Consider any complex units $Z,W$ with $\text{Im}\ Z\ge0,\text{Re}\,W\ge 0.$ Determine and draw the locus of all possible sums $S=Z+W$ in the complex plane.
Fix a triangle $ABC$. We say that triangle $XYZ$ is elegant if $X$ lies on segment $BC$, $Y$ lies on segment $CA$, $Z$ lies on segment $AB$, and $XYZ$ is similar to $ABC$ (i.e., $\angle A=\angle X, \angle B=\angle Y, \angle C=\angle Z $). Of all the elegant triangles, which one has the smallest perimeter?
The incircle of a triangle $ABC$ is tangent to the sides $AB,AC$ at $M,N$ respectively. Suppose $P$ is the intersection between $MN$ and the bisector of $\angle ABC$. Prove that $BP$ and $CP$ are perpendicular.
Let $A$ be a complex $n \times n$ Matrix for $n >1$. Let $A^{H}$ be the conjugate transpose of $A$. Prove that $A\cdot A^{H} =I_{n}$ if and only if $A=S\cdot (S^{H})^{-1}$ for some complex Matrix $S$.
If $\theta=\arctan \frac{5}{12}$, $z=\frac{\cos 2\theta+\text{i}\sin2\theta}{239+\text{i}}$, then $\arg z=$________.
Let there be an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and a point $P$ in its plane such that $AP<BP<CP.$ Suppose that the lengths of segments $AP,BP$ and $CP$ uniquely determine the side of $ABC$. Prove that $P$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC.$
Fix a circle $\Gamma$, a line $\ell$ to tangent $\Gamma$, and another circle $\Omega$ disjoint from $\ell$ such that $\Gamma$ and $\Omega$ lie on opposite sides of $\ell$. The tangents to $\Gamma$ from a variable point $X$ on $\Omega$ meet $\ell$ at $Y$ and $Z$. Prove that, as $X$ varies over $\Omega$, the circumcircle of $XYZ$ is tangent to two fixed circles.
Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with circumcentre $O$, incentre $I$ and orthocentre $H$. Let the second intersection point of circle which passes through $O$ and tangent to $IH$ at point $I$, and the circle which passes through $H$ and tangent to $IO$ at point $I$ be $M$. Prove that $M$ lies on circumcircle of $ABC$.
For a natural number $n>1$ , consider the $n-1$ points on the unit circle $e^{\frac{2\pi ik}{n}}\ (k=1,2,...,n-1) $ . Show that the product of the distances of these points from $1$ is $n$.
[b]a)[/b] Find all $ 2\times 2 $ complex matrices $ A $ which have the property that there are two complex numbers $ \alpha ,\gamma $ with $ \alpha \neq \text{tr} (A) $ or $ \gamma\neq \det (A) $ such that $ A^2-\alpha A+\gamma I=0. $ [b]b)[/b] Consider $ B\not\in\{ 0,I\} $ as a matrix having the property mentioned at [b]a).[/b] Solve in the complex numbers the system $ xB-yI-B^2=xB^2-yI-B^4=0. $ [i]Adrian Troie[/i]
Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB>AC$, $O$ be its circumcenter and $D$ the midpoint of side $BC$. The circle with diameter $AD$ meets sides $AB,AC$ again at points $E,F$ respectively. The line passing through $D$ parallel to $AO$ meets $EF$ at $M$. Show that $EM=MF$.
How many integers $n \geq 2$ are there such that whenever $z_1, z_2, ..., z_n$ are complex numbers such that $$|z_1| = |z_2| = ... = |z_n| = 1 \text{ and } z_1 + z_2 + ... + z_n = 0,$$ then the numbers $z_1, z_2, ..., z_n$ are equally spaced on the unit circle in the complex plane? $\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5$
Let $\omega_P$ and $\omega_Q$ be two circles of radius $1$, intersecting in points $A$ and $B$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be two regular $n$-gons (for some positive integer $n\ge4$) inscribed in $\omega_P$ and $\omega_Q$, respectively, such that $A$ and $B$ are vertices of both $P$ and $Q$. Suppose a third circle $\omega$ of radius $1$ intersects $P$ at two of its vertices $C$, $D$ and intersects $Q$ at two of its vertices $E$, $F$. Further assume that $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, $E$, $F$ are all distinct points, that $A$ lies outside of $\omega$, and that $B$ lies inside $\omega$. Show that there exists a regular $2n$-gon that contains $C$, $D$, $E$, $F$ as four of its vertices.
If $\xi_1,\ldots,\xi_n$ denote the $n$-th roots of unity, evaluate $$\prod_{1\leq i<j \leq n} (\xi_{i}-\xi_j )^2 .$$
Given a non-isosceles triangle $ABC$, let $D,E$, and $F$ denote the midpoints of the sides $BC,CA$, and $AB$ respectively. The circle $BCF$ and the line $BE$ meet again at $P$, and the circle $ABE$ and the line $AD$ meet again at $Q$. Finally, the lines $DP$ and $FQ$ meet at $R$. Prove that the centroid $G$ of the triangle $ABC$ lies on the circle $PQR$. [i](United Kingdom) David Monk[/i]