Found problems: 509
Points $P$ and $Q$ on sides $AB$ and $AC$ of triangle $ABC$ are such that $PB = QC$. Prove that $PQ < BC$.
Let $AB$ be a diameter of a circle with centre $O$. We choose a point $C$ on the circumference of the circle such that $OC$ and $AB$ are perpendicular to each other. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on the (smaller) arc $BC$ and let the lines $CP$ and $AB$ meet at $Q$. We choose $R$ on $AP$ so that $RQ$ and $AB$ are perpendicular to each other. Show that $BQ =QR$.
A circle is circumscribed around triangle $ABC$ and a circle is inscribed in it, which touches the sides of the triangle $BC,CA,AB$ at points $A_1,B_1,C_1$, respectively. The line $B_1C_1$ intersects the line $BC$ at the point $P$, and $M$ is the midpoint of the segment $PA_1$. Prove that the segments of the tangents drawn from the point $M$ to the inscribed and circumscribed circle are equal.
Let $BM$ be the median of triangle $ABC$. On the extension of $MB$ beyond $B$, the point $K$ is chosen so that $BK =\frac12 AC$. Prove that if $\angle AMB=60^o$, then $AK=BC$.
(Mykhailo Standenko)
$ABC$ is a triangle with $AB < AC$ and $\angle A = 2 \angle C$. $D$ is the point on $AC$ such that $CD = AB$. Let L be the line through $B$ parallel to $AC$. Let $L$ meet the external bisector of $\angle A$ at $M$ and the line through $C$ parallel to $AB$ at $N$. Show that $MD = ND$.
A point $D$ lies on the side $BC$ , and a point $E$ on the side $AC$ , of the triangle $ABC$ , and $BD$ and $AE$ have the same length. The line through the centres of the circumscribed circles of the triangles $ADC$ and $BEC$ crosses $AC$ in $K$ and $BC$ in $L$. Show that $KC$ and $LC$ have the same length.
Acute triangle $\triangle ABC$ satis es $AB < AC$. Let the circumcircle of this triangle be $O$, and the midpoint of $BC,CA,AB$ be $D,E,F$. Let $P$ be the intersection of the circle with $AB$ as its diameter and line $DF$, which is in the same side of $C$ with respect to $AB$. Let $Q$ be the intersection of the circle with $AC$ as its diameter and the line $DE$, which is in the same side of $B$ with respect to $AC$. Let $PQ \cap BC = R$, and let the line passing through $R$ and perpendicular to $BC$ meet $AO$ at $X$. Prove that $AX = XR$.
An arbitrary point $M$ inside an equilateral triangle $ABC$ was connected to vertices. Prove that on each side the triangle can be selected one point at a time so that the distances between them would be equal to $AM, BM, CM$.
Given a circle $(O)$ with center $O$ and $P$ a point outside $(O)$. $A$ and $B$ are points on $(O)$ such that $PA$ and $PB$ are tangents to $(O)$. The line $\ell$ through $P$ intersects $(O)$ at points $C$ and $D$, respectively ($C$ lies between $P$ and $D$). Line $BF$ is parallel to line $PA$ and intersects line $AC$ and line $AD$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively. Prove that $BE = BF$.
Given an isosceles triangle $\triangle ABC$, $AB=AC$. A line passes through $M$, the midpoint of $BC$, and intersects segment $AB$ and ray $CA$ at $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $F$ be a point of $ME$ such that $EF=DM$, and $K$ be a point on $MD$. Let $\Gamma_1$ be the circle passes through $B,D,K$ and $\Gamma_2$ be the circle passes through $C,E,K$. $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ intersect again at $L \neq K$. Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be the circumcircle of $\triangle LDE$ and $\triangle LKM$. Prove that, if $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ are symmetric wrt $L$, then $BF$ is perpendicular to $BC$.
Consider the nonconvex quadrilateral $ABCD$ with $\angle C>180$ degrees. Let the side $DC$ extended to meet $AB$ at $F$ and the side $BC$ extended to meet $AD$ at $E$. A line intersects the interiors of the sides $AB,AD,BC,CD$ at points $K,L,J,I$ respectively. Prove that if $DI=CF$ and $BJ=CE$, then $KJ=IL$
Let $AD$ and $AE$ be the altitude and median of triangle $ABC$, in with $\angle B = 2\angle C$. Prove that $AB = 2DE$.
Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in a circle, $M$ is the intersection point of the lines $AB$ and $CD$ and $N$ is the intersection point of the lines $BC$ and $AD$. It is known that $BM = DN$. Prove that $CM = CN$.
(F Nazarov)
Let \( M \) be the midpoint of side \( BC \) of a scalene triangle \( ABC \). The circle passing through \( A \), \( B \) and \( M \) intersects side \( AC \) again at \( D \). The circle passing through \( A \), \( C \) and \( M \) cuts side \( AB \) again at \( E \). Let \( O \) be the circumcenter of triangle \( ADE \). Prove that \( OB=OC \).
Let $ABC$ be an acute angled triangle with circumcircle $O$. Line $AO$ intersects the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again at point $D$. Let $P$ be a point on the side $BC$. Line passing through $P$ perpendicular to $AP$ intersects lines $DB$ and $DC$ at $E$ and $F$ respectively . Line passing through $D$ perpendicular to $BC$ intersects $EF$ at point $Q$. Prove that $EQ = FQ$ if and only if $BP = CP$.
The midpoints of the opposite sides of the hexagon are connected by segments. It turned out that the points of pairwise intersection of these segments form an equilateral triangle. Prove that the drawn segments are equal.
(M. Volchkevich)
Let $k$ be the incircle of the triangle $ABC$ with the center of the incircle $I$. The circle $k$ touches the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ in points $D, E$ and $F$. Let $G$ be the intersection of the straight line $AI$ and the circle $k$, which lies between $A$ and $I$. Assume $BE$ and $FG$ are parallel. Show that $BD = EF$.
In the quadrilateral $ABCD$, shown in fig. , the equations are true: $\angle ABC = \angle BCD$ and $2AB = CD$. On the side $BC$, a point $X$ is selected such that $\angle BAX = \angle CDA$. Prove that $AX = AD$.
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Equal line segments are marked in triangle $ABC$. Find its angles.
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Points $E, F$ are in the plane of triangle $ABC$ so that triangles $ABE$ and $ACF$ are the opposite directed, and the two triangles are isosceles in that $BE = AE, AF = CF$. Let $H, K$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABE, ACF$ respectively. Points $M, N$ are the intersections of $BE$ and $CF, CK$ and $CH$. Prove that $MN$ passes through the center of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.
Nguyen Minh Ha, High School for Education, Hanoi Pedagogical University
Let $O$ be the circumcentre of the acute triangle $ABC$ and let lines $AO$ and $BC$ intersect at point $K$. On sides $AB$ and $AC$, points $L$ and $M$ are chosen such that $|KL|= |KB|$ and $|KM| = |KC|$. Prove that segments $LM$ and $BC$ are parallel.
On the diagonal $AC$ of the rhombus $ABCD$, a point $E$ is taken, which is different from points $A$ and $C$, and on the lines $AB$ and $BC$ are points $N$ and $M$, respectively, with $AE = NE$ and $CE = ME$. Let $K$ be the intersection point of lines $AM$ and $CN$. Prove that points $K, E$ and $D$ are collinear.
Let $O$ is the center of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. We know that $AB =1$ and $AO = AC = 2$ . Points $D$ and $E$ lie on extensions of sides $AB$ and $AC$ beyond points $B$ and $C$ respectively such that $OD = OE$ and $BD =\sqrt2 EC$. Find $OD^2$.
Suppose that we are given an $n$-gon of which all sides have the same length, and of which all the vertices have rational coordinates. Prove that $n$ is even.
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with vertex $A$ and $AB> BC$. Let $k$ be the circle with center $A$ passsing through $B$ and $C$. Let $H$ be the second intersection of $k$ with the altitude of the triangle $ABC$ through $B$. Further let $G$ be the second intersection of $k$ with the median through $B$ in triangle $ABC$. Let $X$ be the intersection of the lines $AC$ and $GH$. Show that $C$ is the midpoint of $AX$.