Found problems: 478
Let $D$ be a point on the circumcircle of some triangle $ABC$. Let $E, F$ be points on $AC$, $AB$, respectively, such that $A,D,E,F$ are concyclic. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Show that if $DM$, $BE$, $CF$ are concurrent, then either $BE \cap CF$ is on the circle $ADEF$, or $EF$ is parallel to $BC$.
[i]proposed by USJL[/i]
Three circles are constructed for the triangle $ABC $: the circle ${{w} _ {A}} $ passes through the vertices $B $ and $C $ and intersects the sides $AB $ and $ AC $ at points ${{A} _ {1}} $ and ${{A} _ {2}} $ respectively, the circle ${{w} _ {B}} $ passes through the vertices $A $ and $C $ and intersects the sides $BA $ and $BC $ at the points ${{B} _ {1}} $ and ${{B} _ {2}} $, ${{w} _ {C}} $ passes through the vertices $A $ and $B $ and intersects the sides $CA $ and $CB $ at the points ${{C} _ {1}} $ and ${{C} _ {2}} $. Let ${{A} _ {1}} {{A} _ {2}} \cap {{B} _ {1}} {{B} _ {2}} = {C} '$, ${{A} _ {1}} {{A} _ {2}} \cap {{C} _ {1}} {{C} _ {2}} = {B} '$ ta ${ {B} _ {1}} {{B} _ {2}} \cap {{C} _ {1}} {{C} _ {2}} = {A} '$ is Prove that the perpendiculars, which are omitted from the points ${A} ', \, \, {B}', \, \, {C} '$ to the lines $BC $, $CA $ and $AB $ respectively intersect at one point.
(Rudenko Alexander)
Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Let $AH$ be the altitude of this triangle, $M,N,P,Q$ be the midpoints of the segments $AB, AC, BH, CH$, respectively. Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be the circumferences of the triangles $AMN$ and $POQ$. Prove that one of the intersection points of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ belongs to the altitude $AH$.
(A. Voidelevich)
Let $ABCD$ be an inscribed quadrilateral. Let the circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at two points $X_1$ and $Y_1$, the circles with diameters $BC$ and $AD$ intersect at two points $X_2$ and $Y_2$, the circles with diameters $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at two points $X_3$ and $Y_3$. Prove that the lines $X_1Y_1, X_2Y_2$ and $X_3Y_3$ are concurrent.
Maxim Didin
Let $K$ be the midpoint of a fixed line segment $AB$, two circles $(O)$ and $(O')$ with variable radius each such that the straight line $OO'$ is throughK and $K$ is inside $(O)$, the two circles meet at $A$ and $C$, center $O'$ is on the circumference of $(O)$ and $O$ is interior to $(O')$. Assume that $M$ is the midpoint of $AC, H$ the projection of $C$ onto the perpendicular bisector of segment $AB$. Let $I$ be a variable point on the arc $AC$ of circle $(O')$ that is inside $(O), I$ is not on the line $OO'$ . Let $J$ be the reflection of $I$ about $O$. The tangent of $(O')$ at $I$ meets $AC$ at $N$. Circle $(O'JN)$ meets $IJ$ at $P$, distinct from $J$, circle $(OMP)$ intersects $MI$ at $Q$ distinct from $M$. Prove that
(a) the intersection of $PQ$ and $O'I$ is on the circumference of $(O)$.
(b) there exist a location of $I$ such that the line segment $AI$ meets $(O)$ at $R$ and the straight line $BI$ meets $(O')$ at $S$, then the lines $AS$ and $KR$ meets at a point on the circumference of $(O)$.
(c) the intersection $G$ of lines $KC$ and $HB$ moves on a fixed line.
Lê Phúc Lữ
In convex pentagon $ABCDE, AC$ is parallel to $DE, AB$ is perpendicular to $AE$, and $BC$ is perpendicular to $CD$. If $H$ is the orthocentre of triangle $ABC$ and $M$ is the midpoint of segment $DE$, prove that $AD, CE$ and $HM$ are concurrent.
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with the property that the bisector of $\angle BAC$, the altitude through $B$ and the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ intersect in one point. Determine the angle $\alpha = \angle BAC$.
Point $P$ lies inside triangle $ABC$. Let the projections of $P$ onto sides $BC$,$CA$,$AB$ be $D$, $E$, $F$ respectively. Let the projections from $A$ to the lines $BP$ and $CP$ be $M$ and $N$ respectively. Prove that $ME$, $NF$ and $BC$ are concurrent.
Let $AD, BE$, and $CF$ denote the altitudes of triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Points $E'$ and $F'$ are the reflections of $E$ and $F$ over $AD$, respectively. The lines $BF'$ and $CE'$ intersect at $X$, while the lines $BE'$ and $CF'$ intersect at the point $Y$. Prove that if $H$ is the orthocenter of $\vartriangle ABC$, then the lines $AX, YH$, and $BC$ are concurrent.
Let $ABC$ be a non-equilateral triangle and let $M_a$, $M_b$, $M_c$ be the midpoints of the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$, respectively. Let $S$ be a point lying on the Euler line. Denote by $X$, $Y$, $Z$ the second intersections of $M_aS$, $M_bS$, $M_cS$ with the nine-point circle. Prove that $AX$, $BY$, $CZ$ are concurrent.
$L(a)$ is the line connecting the points of the unit circle corresponding to the angles $a$ and $\pi - 2a$.
Prove that if $a + b + c = 2\pi$, then the lines $L (a), L (b)$ and $L (c)$ intersect at one point.
Point $P$ lies inside the triangle $ABC$. Points $K, L, M$ are symmetrics of point $P$ wrt the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA, AB$. Prove that the straight $AK, BL, CM$ intersect at one point.
Let $H$ be the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$ and let $D$, $E$, $F$ be the feet of heights by $A$, $B$, $C$. Let $\omega_D$, $\omega_E$, $\omega_F$ be the incircles of $FEH$, $DHF$, $HED$ and let $I_D$, $I_E$, $I_F$ be their centers. Show that $I_DD$, $I_EE$ and $I_FF$ compete.
We say that $M$ is the midpoint of the open polygonal $XYZ$, formed by the segments $XY, YZ$, if $M$ belongs to the polygonal and divides its length by half. Let $ABC$ be a acute triangle with orthocenter $H$. Let $A_1, B_1,C_1,A_2, B_2,C_2$ be the midpoints of the open polygonal $CAB, ABC, BCA, BHC, CHA, AHB$, respectively. Show that the lines $A_1 A_2, B_1B_2$ and $C_1C_2$ are concurrent.
A convex hexagon $ABCDEF$ is such that
$$AB=BC \quad CD=DE \quad EF=FA$$
and
$$\angle ABC=2\angle AEC \quad \angle CDE=2\angle CAE \quad \angle EFA=2\angle ACE$$
Show that $AD$, $CF$ and $EB$ are concurrent.
Let $AA_1, BB_1, CC_1$ be the altitudes of triangle $ABC$, and $A0, C0$ be the common points of the circumcircle of triangle $A_1BC_1$ with the lines $A_1B_1$ and $C_1B_1$ respectively. Prove that $AA_0$ and $CC_0$ meet on the median of ABC or are parallel to it
Let $\lambda$ be a line and let $M, N$ be two points on $\lambda$. Circles $\alpha$ and $\beta$ centred at $A$ and $B$ respectively are both tangent to $\lambda$ at $M$, with $A$ and $B$ being on opposite sides of $\lambda$. Circles $\gamma$ and $\delta$ centred at $C$ and $D$ respectively are both tangent to $\lambda$ at $N$, with $C$ and $D$ being on opposite sides of $\lambda$. Moreover $A$ and $C$ are on the same side of $\lambda$. Prove that if there exists a circle tangent to all circles $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta$ containing all of them in its interior, then the lines $AC, BD$ and $\lambda$ are either concurrent or parallel.
Points $I_A, I_B, I_C$ are the centers of the excircles of $ABC$ related to sides $BC, AC$ and $AB$ respectively. Perpendicular from $I_A$ to $AC$ intersects the perpendicular from $I_B$ to $B_C$ at point $X_C$. The points $X_A$ and $X_B$. Prove that the lines $I_AX_A, I_BX_B$ and $I_CX_C$ intersect at the same point.
Different points $A,B,C,D,E,F$ lie on circle $k$ in this order. The tangents to $k$ in the points $A$ and $D$ and the lines $BF$ and $CE$ have a common point $P$. Prove that the lines $AD,BC$ and $EF$ also have a common point or are parallel.
Six points are chosen on the sides of an equilateral triangle $ABC$: $A_1$, $A_2$ on $BC$, $B_1$, $B_2$ on $CA$ and $C_1$, $C_2$ on $AB$, such that they are the vertices of a convex hexagon $A_1A_2B_1B_2C_1C_2$ with equal side lengths.
Prove that the lines $A_1B_2$, $B_1C_2$ and $C_1A_2$ are concurrent.
[i]Bogdan Enescu, Romania[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $D$ and $E$ be the feet of the altitudes of the triangle $ABC$ from $A$ and $B$, respectively. Let $F$ be the reflection of the point $A$ over $BC$. Let $G$ be a point such that the quadrilateral $ABCG$ is a parallelogram. Show that the circumcircles of triangles $BCF$ , $ACG$ and $CDE$ are concurrent on a point different from $C$.
Let $P$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$ and $P_a, P_b ,P_c$ be the symmetric points wrt the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA,AB$ respectively. Prove that that the lines $AP_a, BP_b$ and $CP_c$ are concurrent.
As shown in the figure, two circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ on the plane intersect at two points $A$ and $B$. The two rays passing through $A$, $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ at points $D$ and $E$ respectively, and $\Gamma_2$ at points $F$ and $C$ respectively (where $E$ and $F$ lie on line segments $AC$ and $AD$ respectively, and neither of them coincides with the endpoints). It is known that the three lines $AB$, $CF$ and $DE$ have a common point, the circumscribed circle of $\vartriangle AEF$ intersects $AB$ at point $G$, the straight line $EG$ intersects the circle $\Gamma_1$ at point $P$, the straight line $FG$ intersects the circle $\Gamma_2$ at point $Q$. Let the symmetric points of $C$ and $D$ wrt the straight line $AB$ be $C'$ and $D'$ respectively. If $PD'$ and $QC'$ intersect at point$ J$, prove that $J$ lies on the straight line $AB$.
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A quadrilateral $KLMN$ is given. A circle with center $O$ meets its side $KL$ at points $A$ and $A_1$, side $LM$ at points $B$ and $B_1$, etc. Prove that if the circumcircles of triangles $KDA, LAB, MBC$ and $NCD$ concur at point $P$, then
a) the circumcircles of triangles $KD_1A_1, LA_1B_1, MB_1C_1$ and $NC1D1$ also concur at some point $Q$;
b) point $O$ lies on the perpendicular bisector to $PQ$.
A triangle $ABC$ is given. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the side $AC$ of the triangle and $Z$ the image of point $B$ along the line $BM$. The circle with center $M$ and radius $MB$ intersects the lines $BA$ and $BC$ at the points $E$ and $G$ respectively. Let $H$ be the point of intersection of $EG$ with the line $AC$, and $K$ the point of intersection of $HZ$ with the line $EB$. The perpendicular from point $K$ to the line $BH$ intersects the lines $BZ$ and $BH$ at the points $L$ and $N$, respectively.
If $P$ is the second point of intersection of the circumscribed circles of the triangles $KZL$ and $BLN$, prove that, the lines $BZ, KN$ and $HP$ intersect at a common point.