Found problems: 40
Ancient astronaut theorist Nutter B. Butter claims that the Caloprians from planet Calop, 30 light years away and at rest with respect to the Earth, wiped out the dinosaurs. The iridium layer in the crust, he claims, indicates spaceships with the fuel necessary to travel at 30% of the speed of light here and back, and that their engines allowed them to instantaneously hop to this speed. He also says that Caloprians can only reproduce on their home planet. Call the minimum life span, in years, of a Caloprian, assuming some had to reach Earth to wipe out the dinosaurs, $T$. Assume that, once a Caloprian reaches Earth, they instantaneously wipe out the dinosaurs. Then, $T$ can be expressed in the form $m\sqrt{n}$, where $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime. Find $m+n$.
[i](B. Dejean, 6 points)[/i]
Assume that $C$ is a convex subset of $\mathbb R^{d}$. Suppose that $C_{1},C_{2},\dots,C_{n}$ are translations of $C$ that $C_{i}\cap C\neq\emptyset$ but $C_{i}\cap C_{j}=\emptyset$. Prove that \[n\leq 3^{d}-1\] Prove that $3^{d}-1$ is the best bound.
P.S. In the exam problem was given for $n=3$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 130$, $BC = 140$, $CA = 150$. Let $G$, $H$, $I$, $O$, $N$, $K$, $L$ be the centroid, orthocenter, incenter, circumenter, nine-point center, the symmedian point, and the de Longchamps point. Let $D$, $E$, $F$ be the feet of the altitudes of $A$, $B$, $C$ on the sides $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{CA}$, $\overline{AB}$. Let $X$, $Y$, $Z$ be the $A$, $B$, $C$ excenters and let $U$, $V$, $W$ denote the midpoints of $\overline{IX}$, $\overline{IY}$, $\overline{IZ}$ (i.e. the midpoints of the arcs of $(ABC)$.) Let $R$, $S$, $T$ denote the isogonal conjugates of the midpoints of $\overline{AD}$, $\overline{BE}$, $\overline{CF}$. Let $P$ and $Q$ denote the images of $G$ and $H$ under an inversion around the circumcircle of $ABC$ followed by a dilation at $O$ with factor $\frac 12$, and denote by $M$ the midpoint of $\overline{PQ}$. Then let $J$ be a point such that $JKLM$ is a parallelogram. Find the perimeter of the convex hull of the self-intersecting $17$-gon $LETSTRADEBITCOINS$ to the nearest integer. A diagram has been included but may not be to scale.
[asy]
size(6cm);
import olympiad;
import cse5;
pair A = dir(110);
pair B = dir(210);
pair C = dir(330);
pair D = foot(A,B,C);
pair E = foot(B,C,A);
pair F = foot(C,A,B);
pair G = centroid(A,B,C);
pair H = orthocenter(A,B,C);
pair I = incenter(A,B,C);
pair isocon(pair targ) {
return extension(A,2*foot(targ,I,A)-targ,
C,2*foot(targ,I,C)-targ);
}
pair O = circumcenter(A,B,C);
pair K = isocon(G);
pair N = midpoint(O--H);
pair U = extension(O,midpoint(B--C),A,I);
pair V = extension(O,midpoint(C--A),B,I);
pair W = extension(O,midpoint(A--B),C,I);
pair X = -I + 2*U;
pair Y = -I + 2*V;
pair Z = -I + 2*W;
pair R = isocon(midpoint(A--D));
pair S = isocon(midpoint(B--E));
pair T = isocon(midpoint(C--F));
pair L = 2*H-O;
pair P = 0.5/conj(G);
pair Q = 0.5/conj(H);
pair M = midpoint(P--Q);
pair J = K+M-L;
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
void draw_cevians(pair target) {
draw(A--extension(A,target,B,C));
draw(B--extension(B,target,C,A));
draw(C--extension(C,target,A,B));
}
draw_cevians(H);
draw_cevians(G);
draw_cevians(I);
draw(unitcircle);
draw(circumcircle(D,E,F));
draw(O--P);
draw(O--Q);
draw(P--Q);
draw(CP(X,foot(X,B,C)));
draw(CP(Y,foot(Y,C,A)));
draw(CP(Z,foot(Z,A,B)));
draw(J--K--L--M);
draw(X--Y--Z--cycle);
draw(A--X);
draw(B--Y);
draw(C--Z);
draw(A--foot(X,A,B));
draw(A--foot(X,A,C));
draw(B--foot(Y,B,C));
draw(B--foot(Y,B,A));
draw(C--foot(Z,C,A));
draw(C--foot(Z,C,B));
pen p = black;
dot(A, p);
dot(B, p);
dot(C, p);
dot(D, p);
dot(E, p);
dot(F, p);
dot(G, p);
dot(H, p);
dot(I, p);
dot(J, p);
dot(K, p);
dot(L, p);
dot(M, p);
dot(N, p);
dot(O, p);
dot(P, p);
dot(Q, p);
dot(R, p);
dot(S, p);
dot(T, p);
dot(U, p);
dot(V, p);
dot(W, p);
dot(X, p);
dot(Y, p);
dot(Z, p);
[/asy]
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid (quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides) such that $AB < CD$. Suppose that $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. Construct the parallelograms $AEDK$ and $BECL$. Prove that $EF$ passes through the midpoint of the segment $KL$.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilaterla and let $E$ be the point of intersection of its diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. Suppose $AD$ and $BC$ meet in $F$. Let the midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ be $G$ and $H$ respectively. If $\Gamma $ is the circumcircle of triangle $EGH$, prove that $FE$ is tangent to $\Gamma $.
Constant points $B$ and $C$ lie on the circle $\omega$. The point middle of $BC$ is named $M$ by us. Assume that $A$ is a variable point on the $\omega$ and $H$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$. From the point $H$ we drop a perpendicular line to $MH$ to intersect the lines $AB$ and $AC$ at $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Prove that with the movement of $A$ on the $\omega$, the orthocenter of the triangle $AXY$ also moves on a circle.
In a triangle $ABC$, with $AB\neq AC$ and $A\neq 60^{0},120^{0}$, $D$ is a point on line $AC$ different from $C$. Suppose that the circumcentres and orthocentres of triangles $ABC$ and $ABD$ lie on a circle. Prove that $\angle ABD=\angle ACB$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$. Let $P,Q,R$ be the reflections of $H$ with respect to sides $BC,AC,AB$, respectively. Show that $H$ is incenter of $PQR$.
Two circles are said to be [i]orthogonal[/i] if they intersect in two points, and their tangents at either point of intersection are perpendicular. Two circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ with radii $10$ and $13$, respectively, are externally tangent at point $P$. Another circle $\omega_3$ with radius $2\sqrt2$ passes through $P$ and is orthogonal to both $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. A fourth circle $\omega_4$, orthogonal to $\omega_3$, is externally tangent to $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. Compute the radius of $\omega_4$.
Let $M$ be a point on the arc $AB$ of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ which does not contain $C$. Suppose that the projections of $M$ onto the lines $AB$ and $BC$ lie on the sides themselves, not on their extensions. Denote these projections by $X$ and $Y$, respectively. Let $K$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $XY$, respectively. Prove that $\angle MNK=90^{\circ}$ .
Given $w$ and $z$ are complex numbers such that $|w+z|=1$ and $|w^2+z^2|=14$, find the smallest possible value of $|w^3+z^3|$. Here $| \cdot |$ denotes the absolute value of a complex number, given by $|a+bi|=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$ whenever $a$ and $b$ are real numbers.
Let $ \mathcal Q$ be a unit cube. We say that a tetrahedron is [b]good[/b] if all its edges are equal and all of its vertices lie on the boundary of $ \mathcal Q$. Find all possible volumes of good tetrahedra.
In convex quadrilateral $ ABCD$, the rays $ BA,CD$ meet at $ P$, and the rays $ BC,AD$ meet at $ Q$. $ H$ is the projection of $ D$ on $ PQ$. Prove that there is a circle inscribed in $ ABCD$ if and only if the incircles of triangles $ ADP,CDQ$ are visible from $ H$ under the same angle.
Circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ have centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ and intersect at $P$ and $Q$. A line through $P$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ at $A$ and $B$, respectively, such that $AB$ is not perpendicular to $PQ$. Let $X$ be the point on $PQ$ such that $XA=XB$ and let $Y$ be the point within $AO_1 O_2 B$ such that $AYO_1$ and $BYO_2$ are similar. Prove that $2\angle{O_1 AY}=\angle{AXB}$.
[i]Author: Matthew Brennan[/i]
Let $A,B,C$ be fixed points in the plane , and $D$ be a variable point on the circle $ABC$, distinct from $A,B,C$ . Let $I_{A},I_{B},I_{C},I_{D}$ be the Simson lines of $A,B,C,D$ with respect to triangles $BCD,ACD,ABD,ABC$ respectively. Find the locus of the intersection points of the four lines $I_{A},I_{B},I_{C},I_{D}$ when point $D$ varies.
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid (quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides) such that $AB < CD$. Suppose that $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. Construct the parallelograms $AEDK$ and $BECL$. Prove that $EF$ passes through the midpoint of the segment $KL$.
Isosceles $ \triangle ABC$ has a right angle at $ C$. Point $ P$ is inside $ \triangle ABC$, such that $ PA \equal{} 11, PB \equal{} 7,$ and $ PC \equal{} 6$. Legs $ \overline{AC}$ and $ \overline{BC}$ have length $ s \equal{} \sqrt {a \plus{} b\sqrt {2}}$, where $ a$ and $ b$ are positive integers. What is $ a \plus{} b$?
[asy]pointpen = black;
pathpen = linewidth(0.7);
pen f = fontsize(10);
size(5cm);
pair B = (0,sqrt(85+42*sqrt(2)));
pair A = (B.y,0);
pair C = (0,0);
pair P = IP(arc(B,7,180,360),arc(C,6,0,90));
D(A--B--C--cycle);
D(P--A);
D(P--B);
D(P--C);
MP("A",D(A),plain.E,f);
MP("B",D(B),plain.N,f);
MP("C",D(C),plain.SW,f);
MP("P",D(P),plain.NE,f);[/asy]
$ \textbf{(A) } 85 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 91 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 108 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 121 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 127$
Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ with sidelength 2, we consider all equilateral triangles $PQR$ with sidelength 1 such that
[list]
[*]$P$ lies on the side $AB$,
[*]$Q$ lies on the side $AC$, and
[*]$R$ lies in the inside or on the perimeter of $ABC$.[/list]
Find the locus of the centroids of all such triangles $PQR$.
Two transformations are said to [i]commute[/i] if applying the first followed by the second gives the same result as applying the second followed by the first. Consider these four transformations of the coordinate plane:
- A translation $2$ units to the right
- A $90^\circ$- rotation counterclockwise about the origin.
- A reflection across the $x$-axis, and
- A dilation centered at the origin with scale factor $2$.
Of the $6$ pairs of distinct transformations from this list, how many commute?
$
\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad
\textbf{(B) }2 \qquad
\textbf{(C) }3 \qquad
\textbf{(D) }4 \qquad
\textbf{(E) }5 \qquad
$
A wooden cube, whose edges are one centimeter long, rests on a horizontal surface. Illuminated by a point source of light that is $x$ centimeters directly above an upper vertex, the cube casts a shadow on the horizontal surface. The area of the shadow, which does not inclued the area beneath the cube is 48 square centimeters. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed $1000x.$
A point $E$ lies on the altitude $BD$ of triangle $ABC$, and $\angle AEC=90^\circ.$ Points $O_1$ and $O_2$ are the circumcenters of triangles $AEB$ and $CEB$; points $F, L$ are the midpoints of the segments $AC$ and $O_1O_2.$ Prove that the points $L,E,F$ are collinear.
Let $ w $ be the incircle of triangle $ ABC $. Segments $ BC, CA $ meet with $ w $ at points $ D, E$. A line passing through $ B $ and parallel to $ DE $ meets $ w $ at $ F $ and $ G $. ($ F $ is nearer to $ B $ than $ G $.) Line $ CG $ meets $ w $ at $ H ( \ne G ) $. A line passing through $ G $ and parallel to $ EH $ meets with line $ AC $ at $ I $. Line $ IF $ meets with circle $ w $ at $ J (\ne F ) $. Lines $ CJ $ and $ EG $ meets at $ K $. Let $ l $ be the line passing through $ K $ and parallel to $ JD $. Prove that $ l, IF, ED $ meet at one point.
Let $AB$ be a diameter of a semicircle $\Gamma$. Two circles, $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$, externally tangent to each other and internally tangent to $\Gamma$, are tangent to the line $AB$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively, and to semicircular arc $AB$ at $C$ and $D$, respectively, with $AP<AQ$. Suppose $F$ lies on $\Gamma$ such that $ \angle FQB = \angle CQA $ and that $ \angle ABF = 80^\circ $. Find $ \angle PDQ $ in degrees.
Find all polygons $P$ that can be covered completely by three (possibly overlapping) smaller dilated versions of itself.
[i]Proposed by Evan Chang (squareman), USA[/i]
Let $I, O$ be the incenter and the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$, and $D,E,F$ be the circumcenters of triangle $ BIC, CIA, AIB$. Let $ P, Q, R$ be the midpoints of segments $ DI, EI, FI $. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $PQR $, $M$, is the midpoint of segment $IO$.