Found problems: 487
1994 Balkan MO, 1
An acute angle $XAY$ and a point $P$ inside the angle are given. Construct (using a ruler and a compass) a line that passes through $P$ and intersects the rays $AX$ and $AY$ at $B$ and $C$ such that the area of the triangle $ABC$ equals $AP^2$.
[i]Greece[/i]
1988 Iran MO (2nd round), 2
In a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, let $I,J$ be the midpoints of diagonals $AC, BD$ respectively and let $O$ be the center of the circle inscribed in $ABCD.$ Prove that $I, J$ and $O$ are collinear.
2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
Given six real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $x$, $y$, $z$ such that $0 < b-c < a < b+c$ and $ax + by + cz = 0$.
What is the sign of the sum $ayz + bzx + cxy$ ?
2012 AMC 12/AHSME, 10
What is the area of the polygon whose vertices are the points of intersection of the curves $x^2+y^2=25$ and $(x-4)^2+9y^2=81$?
${{ \textbf{(A)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 37.5}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 42} $
1952 Miklós Schweitzer, 2
Is it possible to find three conics in the plane such that any straight line in the plane intersects at least two of the conics and through any point of the plane pass tangents to at least two of them?
2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 569
In the coordinate plane, denote by $ S(a)$ the area of the region bounded by the line passing through the point $ (1,\ 2)$ with the slope $ a$ and the parabola $ y\equal{}x^2$. When $ a$ varies in the range of $ 0\leq a\leq 6$, find the value of $ a$ such that $ S(a)$ is minimized.
PEN C Problems, 5
Let $p$ be an odd prime and let $Z_{p}$ denote (the field of) integers modulo $p$. How many elements are in the set \[\{x^{2}: x \in Z_{p}\}\cap \{y^{2}+1: y \in Z_{p}\}?\]
1954 AMC 12/AHSME, 42
Consider the graphs of (1): $ y\equal{}x^2\minus{}\frac{1}{2}x\plus{}2$ and (2) $ y\equal{}x^2\plus{}\frac{1}{2}x\plus{}2$ on the same set of axis. These parabolas are exactly the same shape. Then:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{the graphs coincide.} \\
\textbf{(B)}\ \text{the graph of (1) is lower than the graph of (2).} \\
\textbf{(C)}\ \text{the graph of (1) is to the left of the graph of (2).} \\
\textbf{(D)}\ \text{the graph of (1) is to the right of the graph of (2).} \\
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{the graph of (1) is higher than the graph of (2).}$
2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 7
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4} +\frac{y^2}{9}= 1$. If its centroid is the origin $(0,0)$, find its area.
1998 Croatia National Olympiad, Problem 1
Let there be a given parabola $y^2=4ax$ in the coordinate plane. Consider all chords of the parabola that are visible at a right angle from the origin of the coordinate system. Prove that all these chords pass through a fixed point.
1969 IMO Longlists, 2
$(BEL 2) (a)$ Find the equations of regular hyperbolas passing through the points $A(\alpha, 0), B(\beta, 0),$ and $C(0, \gamma).$
$(b)$ Prove that all such hyperbolas pass through the orthocenter $H$ of the triangle $ABC.$
$(c)$ Find the locus of the centers of these hyperbolas.
$(d)$ Check whether this locus coincides with the nine-point circle of the triangle $ABC.$
1942 Putnam, A4
Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of conics $(x+2y)^{2} = a(x+y)$. At what angle do the curves of one family cut the curves of the other family at the origin?
2017 AMC 10, 24
The vertices of an equilateral triangle lie on the hyperbola $xy=1,$ and a vertex of this hyperbola is the centroid of the triangle. What is the square of the area of the triangle?
$\textbf{(A)} \text{ 48} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \text{ 60} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \text{ 108} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \text{ 120} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \text{ 169}$
2016 AMC 10, 9
All three vertices of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ lie on the parabola defined by $y=x^2$, with $A$ at the origin and $\overline{BC}$ parallel to the $x$-axis. The area of the triangle is $64$. What is the length of $BC$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 16$
2007 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3
Let B,C be fixed points and A be roving point. Let H, G be orthecentre and centroid of triagle ABC. Known midpoint of HG lies on BC, find locus of A
1971 AMC 12/AHSME, 19
If the line $y=mx+1$ intersects the ellipse $x^2+4y^2=1$ exactly once, then the value of $m^2$ is
$\textbf{(A) }\textstyle\frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{4}{5}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{5}{6}$
2014 HMNT, 6
Let $P_1$, $P_2$, $P_3$ be pairwise distinct parabolas in the plane. Find the maximum possible number of intersections between two or more of the $P_i$. In other words, find the maximum number of points that can lie on two or more of the parabolas $P_1$, $P_2$, $P_3$ .
2001 Baltic Way, 9
Given a rhombus $ABCD$, find the locus of the points $P$ lying inside the rhombus and satisfying $\angle APD+\angle BPC=180^{\circ}$.
2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 809
For $a>0$, denote by $S(a)$ the area of the part bounded by the parabolas $y=\frac 12x^2-3a$ and $y=-\frac 12x^2+2ax-a^3-a^2$.
Find the maximum area of $S(a)$.
2021 China Second Round Olympiad, Problem 3
There exists complex numbers $z=x+yi$ such that the point $(x, y)$ lies on the ellipse with equation $\frac{x^2}9+\frac{y^2}{16}=1$. If $\frac{z-1-i}{z-i}$ is real, compute $z$.
[i](Source: China National High School Mathematics League 2021, Zhejiang Province, Problem 3)[/i]
2003 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 2
In a triangle $ABC$ with $BC = CA + \frac 12 AB$, point $P$ is given on side $AB$ such that $BP : PA = 1 : 3$. Prove that $\angle CAP = 2 \angle CPA.$
2002 Romania National Olympiad, 1
In the Cartesian plane consider the hyperbola
\[\Gamma=\{M(x,y)\in\mathbb{R}^2 \vert \frac{x^2}{4}-y^2=1\} \]
and a conic $\Gamma '$, disjoint from $\Gamma$. Let $n(\Gamma ,\Gamma ')$ be the maximal number of pairs of points $(A,A')\in\Gamma\times\Gamma '$ such that $AA'\le BB'$, for any $(B,B')$
For each $p\in\{0,1,2,4\}$, find the equation of $\Gamma'$ for which $n(\Gamma ,\Gamma ')=p$. Justify the answer.
1985 IMO Longlists, 31
Let $E_1, E_2$, and $E_3$ be three mutually intersecting ellipses, all in the same plane. Their foci are respectively $F_2, F_3; F_3, F_1$; and $F_1, F_2$. The three foci are not on a straight line. Prove that the common chords of each pair of ellipses are concurrent.
2011 Albania Team Selection Test, 1
The given parabola $y=ax^2+bx+c$ doesn't intersect the $X$-axis and passes from the points $A(-2,1)$ and $B(2,9)$. Find all the possible values of the $x$ coordinates of the vertex of this parabola.
2009 Purple Comet Problems, 22
The diagram shows a parabola, a line perpendicular to the parabola's axis of symmetry, and three similar isosceles triangles each with a base on the line and vertex on the parabola. The two smaller triangles are congruent and each have one base vertex on the parabola and one base vertex shared with the larger triangle. The ratio of the height of the larger triangle to the height of the smaller triangles is $\tfrac{a+\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, and $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b + c$.
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