Found problems: 3585
Let $I$ be the incenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Line $AI$ cuts the circumcircle of $BIC$ again at $E$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$, and let $J$ be the reflection of $I$ across $BC$. Show $D$, $J$ and $E$ are collinear.
In isosceles triangle $ABC$ with base side $AB$, on side $BC$ it is given point $M$. Let $O$ be a circumcenter and $S$ incenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $$ SM \mid \mid AC \Leftrightarrow OM \perp BS$$
In a triangle $A_1A_2A_3$, the excribed circles corresponding to sides $A_2A_3$, $A_3A_1$, $A_1A_2$ touch these sides at $T_1$, $T_2$, $T_3$, respectively. If $H_1$, $H_2$, $H_3$ are the orthocenters of triangles $A_1T_2T_3$, $A_2T_3T_1$, $A_3T_1T_2$, respectively, prove that lines $H_1T_1$, $H_2T_2$, $H_3T_3$ are concurrent.
The altitudes through the vertices $ A,B,C$ of an acute-angled triangle $ ABC$ meet the opposite sides at $ D,E, F,$ respectively. The line through $ D$ parallel to $ EF$ meets the lines $ AC$ and $ AB$ at $ Q$ and $ R,$ respectively. The line $ EF$ meets $ BC$ at $ P.$ Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle $ PQR$ passes through the midpoint of $ BC.$
Circles $W_1,W_2$ intersect at $P,K$. $XY$ is common tangent of two circles which is nearer to $P$ and $X$ is on $W_1$ and $Y$ is on $W_2$. $XP$ intersects $W_2$ for the second time in $C$ and $YP$ intersects $W_1$ in $B$. Let $A$ be intersection point of $BX$ and $CY$. Prove that if $Q$ is the second intersection point of circumcircles of $ABC$ and $AXY$
\[\angle QXA=\angle QKP\]
Triangle $ABC$ has side lengths $AB=7, BC=8, $ and $CA=9.$ Circle $\omega_1$ passes through $B$ and is tangent to line $AC$ at $A.$ Circle $\omega_2$ passes through $C$ and is tangent to line $AB$ at $A.$ Let $K$ be the intersection of circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ not equal to $A.$ Then $AK=\tfrac{m}{n},$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$
In the equilateral $\bigtriangleup ABC$, $D$ is a point on side $BC$. $O_1$ and $I_1$ are the circumcenter and incenter of $\bigtriangleup ABD$ respectively, and $O_2$ and $I_2$ are the circumcenter and incenter of $\bigtriangleup ADC$ respectively. $O_1I_1$ intersects $O_2I_2$ at $P$. Find the locus of point $P$ as $D$ moves along $BC$.
Denote by $ M$ midpoint of side $ BC$ in an isosceles triangle $ \triangle ABC$ with $ AC = AB$. Take a point $ X$ on a smaller arc $ \overarc{MA}$ of circumcircle of triangle $ \triangle ABM$. Denote by $ T$ point inside of angle $ BMA$ such that $ \angle TMX = 90$ and $ TX = BX$.
Prove that $ \angle MTB - \angle CTM$ does not depend on choice of $ X$.
[i]Author: Farzan Barekat, Canada[/i]
In the acute triangle $\triangle ABC$ , $H$ is the orthocenter. $S$ is a point on $(AHC)$ st $\angle ASB = 90$. $P$ is on $AC$ and not on the extention of $AC$ from $A$ , st $\angle APS=\angle BAS$.Prove that $CS$ , the circle $(BPC)$ and the circle with diameter $AC$ are concurrent.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Circle $\Gamma$ passes through $A$, meets segments $AB$ and $AC$ again at points $D$ and $E$ respectively, and intersects segment $BC$ at $F$ and $G$ such that $F$ lies between $B$ and $G$. The tangent to circle $BDF$ at $F$ and the tangent to circle $CEG$ at $G$ meet at point $T$. Suppose that points $A$ and $T$ are distinct. Prove that line $AT$ is parallel to $BC$.
(Nigeria)
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Assume that the points $Q, A, B, P$ are collinear in this order, in such a way that the line $AC$ is tangent to the circle $ADQ$, and the line $BD$ is tangent to the circle $BCP$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of segments $BC$ and $AD$, respectively. Prove that the following three lines are concurrent: line $CD$, the tangent of circle $ANQ$ at point $A$, and the tangent to circle $BMP$ at point $B$.
For a rectangle $ABCD$ which is not a square, there is $O$ such that $O$ is on the perpendicular bisector of $BD$ and $O$ is in the interior of $\triangle BCD$. Denote by $E$ and $F$ the second intersections of the circle centered at $O$ passing through $B, D$ and $AB, AD$. $BF$ and $DE$ meets at $G$, and $X, Y, Z$ are the foots of the perpendiculars from $G$ to $AB, BD, DA$. $L, M, N$ are the foots of the perpendiculars from $O$ to $CD, BD, BC$. $XY$ and $ML$ meets at $P$, $YZ$ and $MN$ meets at $Q$. Prove that $BP$ and $DQ$ are parallel.
Let $ ABC$ be an acute triangle and $ CL$ be the angle bisector of $ \angle ACB$. The point $ P$ lies on the segment $CL$ such that $ \angle APB\equal{}\pi\minus{}\frac{_1}{^2}\angle ACB$. Let $ k_1$ and $ k_2$ be the circumcircles of the triangles $ APC$ and $ BPC$. $ BP\cap k_1\equal{}Q, AP\cap k_2\equal{}R$. The tangents to $ k_1$ at $ Q$ and $ k_2$ at $ B$ intersect at $ S$ and the tangents to $ k_1$ at $ A$ and $ k_2$ at $ R$ intersect at $ T$. Prove that $ AS\equal{}BT.$
Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with circle $\Gamma$. Let $P,Q,R,S$ distinct points on the $BC$ side, in that order, such that $\angle BAP = \angle CAS$ and $\angle BAQ = \angle CAR$. Let $U, V, W, Z$ be the intersections, distinct from $A$, of the $AP, AQ, AR$ and $AS$ with $\Gamma$, respectively. Let $X = UQ \cap SW$, $Y = PV \cap ZR$, $T = UR \cap VS$ and $K = PW \cap ZQ$. Suppose that the points $M$ and $N$ are well determined, such that $M = KX \cap TY$ and $N = TX \cap KY$. Show that $M, N, A$ are collinear.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle in which $BC<AC$. Let $M$ be the mid-point of $AB$, $AP$ be the altitude from $A$ on $BC$, and $BQ$ be the altitude from $B$ on to $AC$. Suppose that $QP$ produced meets $AB$ (extended) at $T$. If $H$ is the orthocenter of $ABC$, prove that $TH$ is perpendicular to $CM$.
Triangle $\triangle ABC$ has $\angle{A}=90^\circ$ with $BC=12$. Square $BCDE$ is drawn such that $A$ is in its interior. The line through $A$ tangent to the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ intersects $CD$ and $BE$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. If $PA=4\cdot QA$, and the area of $\triangle ABC$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$, then compute $m+n$.
[i]Proposed by Andy Xu[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB < AC$, let $L$ be midpoint of arc $BC$(the point $A$ is not in this arc) of the circumcircle $w$($ABC$). Let $E$ be a point in $AC$ where $AE = \frac{AB + AC}{2}$, the line $EL$ intersects $w$ in $P$.
If $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $AB$ and $BC$, respectively, prove that $AL, BP$ and $MN$ are concurrents
Consider an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with $AB<AC$ and let $\omega$ be its circumscribed circle. Let $t_B$ and $t_C$ be the tangents to the circle $\omega$ at points $B$ and $C$, respectively, and let $L$ be their intersection. The straight line passing through the point $B$ and parallel to $AC$ intersects $t_C$ in point $D$. The straight line passing through the point $C$ and parallel to $AB$ intersects $t_B$ in point $E$. The circumcircle of the triangle $BDC$ intersects $AC$ in $T$, where $T$ is located between $A$ and $C$. The circumcircle of the triangle $BEC$ intersects the line $AB$ (or its extension) in $S$, where $B$ is located between $S$ and $A$. Prove that $ST$, $AL$, and $BC$ are concurrent.
$\text{Vangelis Psychas and Silouanos Brazitikos}$
In a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with $AB=AD$ points $M$,$N$ lie on the sides $BC$ and $CD$ respectively so that $MN=BM+DN$ . Lines $AM$ and $AN$ meet the circumcircle of $ABCD$ again at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Prove that the orthocenter of the triangle $APQ$ lies on the segment $MN$ .
Let $AL$ and $BK$ be the angle bisectors in a non-isosceles triangle $ABC,$ where $L$ lies on $BC$ and $K$ lies on $AC.$ The perpendicular bisector of $BK$ intersects the line $AL$ at $M$. Point $N$ lies on the line $BK$ such that $LN$ is parallel to $MK.$ Prove that $LN=NA.$
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 $\overline{O_BO_D}$.
Let D be an arbitrary point inside $\Delta ABC$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circumcircle of $\Delta BCD$. The external angle bisector of $\angle ABC$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $E$. The external angle bisector of $\angle ACB$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $F$. The line $EF$ meets the extension of $AB$ and $AC$ at $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of $\Delta BFP$ and $\Delta CEQ$ always pass through the same fixed point regardless of the position of $D$. (Assume all the labelled points are distinct.)
In a circle with radius $R$, there is inscribed a quadrilateral with perpendicular diagonals. From the intersection point of the diagonals, there are perpendiculars drawn to the sides of the quadrilateral.
(a) Prove that the feet of these perpendiculars $P_1,P_2,P_3,P_4$ are vertices of the quadrilateral that is inscribed and circumscribed.
(b) Prove the inequalities $2r_1\le\sqrt2 R_1\le R$ where $R_1$ and $r_1$ are radii respectively of the circumcircle and inscircle to the quadrilateral $P_1P_2P_3P_4$. When does equality hold?
[i]H. Lesov[/i]
Triangle $\triangle ABC$ has side lengths $\overline{AB} = 13, \overline{BC} = 14,$ and $\overline{AC} = 15$. Suppose $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC}$, respectively. Let $P$ be a point on $\overline{MN}$, such that if the circumcircles of triangles $\triangle BMP$ and $\triangle CNP$ intersect at a second point $Q$ distinct from $P$, then $PQ$ is parallel to $AB$. The value of $AP^2$ can be expressed as a common fraction of the form $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.
Prove that there exist at least two non-congruent quadrilaterals, both having a circumcircle, such that they have equal perimeters and areas.