Found problems: 86
Let $a, b, c$ be the side lengths of a scalene triangle and let $O_a, O_b$ and $O_c$ be three concentric circles with radii $a, b$ and $c$ respectively.
(a) How many equilateral triangles with different areas can be constructed such that the lines containing the sides are tangent to the circles?
(b) Find the possible areas of such triangles.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral such that the triangle $ABD$ is equilateral and the triangle $BCD$ is isosceles, with $\angle C = 90^o$. If $E$ is the midpoint of the side $AD$, determine the measure of the angle $\angle CED$.
In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, $\angle ABD=30^\circ$, $\angle BCA=75^\circ$, $\angle ACD=25^\circ$ and $CD=CB$. Extend $CB$ to meet the circumcircle of triangle $DAC$ at $E$. Prove that $CE=BD$.
[i]Proposed by BJ Venkatachala[/i]
Point $M$ is middle of side $AB$ of equilateral triangle $ABC$. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on segments $AC$ and $BC$, respectively and $\angle DME = 60 ^{\circ}$. Prove that, $AD + BE = DE + \frac{1}{2}AB$.
Let $C$ be a variable interior point of a fixed segment $AB$. Equilateral triangles $ACB' $ and $CBA'$ are constructed on the same side and $ABC' $ on the other side of the line $AB$.
(a) Prove that the lines $AA' ,BB'$ , and $CC'$ meet at some point $P$.
(b) Find the locus of $P$ as $C$ varies.
(c) Prove that the centers $A'' ,B'' ,C''$ of the three triangles form an equilateral triangle.
(d) Prove that $A'' ,B'',C''$ , and $P$ lie on a circle.
Let $M$ be the midpoint of the side $AD$ of the square $ABCD.$ Consider the equilateral triangles $DFM{}$ and $BFE{}$ such that $F$ lies in the interior of $ABCD$ and the lines $EF$ and $BC$ are concurrent. Denote by $P{}$ the midpoint of $ME.$ Prove that"
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[*]The point $P$ lies on the line $AC.$
[*]The halfline $PM$ is the bisector of the angle $APF.$
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[i]Adrian Bud[/i]
An equilateral triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a square with side 1 (each vertex of the triangle is on a side of the square and no two are on the same side). Determine the greatest and smallest value of the side of $\Delta ABC$.
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle of side $1$, $D$ be a point on $BC$, and $r_1, r_2$ be the inradii of triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$. Express $r_1r_2$ in terms of $p = BD$ and find the maximum of $r_1r_2$.
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle such that length of its altitude is $1$. Circle with center on the same side of line $AB$ as point $C$ and radius $1$ touches side $AB$. Circle rolls on the side $AB$. While the circle is rolling, it constantly intersects sides $AC$ and $BC$. Prove that length of an arc of the circle, which lies inside the triangle, is constant
Let $A_1 B_1 C_1$ and $A_2 B_2 C_2$ be two oppositely oriented concentric equilateral triangles. Prove that the lines $A_1 A_2$ , $B_1 B_2$ , and $C_1 C_2$ intersect in one point.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with side $AB$ of length $1$. Say we reflect the points $A$ and $B$
across the midpoints of $BC$ and $AC$, respectively to obtain the points $A’$ and $B’$ . Assume that the orthocenters of triangles $ ABC$, $A’BC$ and $B’AC$ form an equilateral triangle.
a) Prove that triangle $ABC$ is isosceles.
b) What is the length of the altitude of $ABC$ through $C$?
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$ and incenter $I.$ Let the internal angle bisectors of $\angle A,\angle B,\angle C$ meet $\Gamma$ in $A',B',C'$ respectively. Let $B'C'$ intersect $AA'$ at $P,$ and $AC$ in $Q.$ Let $BB'$ intersect $AC$ in $R.$ Suppose the quadrilateral $PIRQ$ is a kite; that is, $IP=IR$ and $QP=QR.$ Prove that $ABC$ is an equilateral triangle.
An equilateral triangle $ABC$ is given. On the line through $B$ parallel to $AC$ there is a point $D$, such that $D$ and $C$ are on the same side of the line $AB$. The perpendicular bisector of $CD$ intersects the line $AB$ in $E$. Prove that triangle $CDE$ is equilateral.
Given a point $P_0$ in the plane of the triangle $A_1A_2A_3$. Define $A_s=A_{s-3}$ for all $s\ge4$. Construct a set of points $P_1,P_2,P_3,\ldots$ such that $P_{k+1}$ is the image of $P_k$ under a rotation center $A_{k+1}$ through an angle $120^o$ clockwise for $k=0,1,2,\ldots$. Prove that if $P_{1986}=P_0$, then the triangle $A_1A_2A_3$ is equilateral.
Let $ABC$ be a right triangle and isosceles, with $\angle C = 90^o$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ the midpoint of $AC$. Let $ P$ be such that $MNP$ is an equilateral triangle with $ P$ inside the quadrilateral $MBCN$. Calculate the measure of $\angle CAP$
The plane is colored with two colors so that the following property holds: for each real $a>0$ there is an equilateral triangle of side length $a$ whose $3$ vertices are of the same color.
Prove that for any three numbers $a,b,c>0$ for which the sum of any two is greater than the third there is a triangle with sides $a$, $b$, and $c$ whose $3$ vertices are of the same color.
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle. Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be interior points of $ABC$ such that $BA_1=A_1C$, $CB_1=B_1A$, $AC_1=C_1B$, and
$$\angle BA_1C+\angle CB_1A+\angle AC_1B=480^\circ$$
Let $BC_1$ and $CB_1$ meet at $A_2,$ let $CA_1$ and $AC_1$ meet at $B_2,$ and let $AB_1$ and $BA_1$ meet at $C_2.$
Prove that if triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ is scalene, then the three circumcircles of triangles $AA_1A_2, BB_1B_2$
and $CC_1C_2$ all pass through two common points.
(Note: a scalene triangle is one where no two sides have equal length.)
[i]Proposed by Ankan Bhattacharya, USA[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle, with $\angle A > 60^\circ$, and let $H$ be it's orthocenter. Let $M$ and $N$ be points on $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that $\angle HMB = \angle HNC = 60^\circ$. Also, let $O$ be the circuncenter of $HMN$ and $D$ be a point on the semiplane determined by $BC$ that contains $A$ in such a way that $DBC$ is equilateral. Prove that $H$, $O$ and $D$ are collinear.
In the equilateral triangle $ABC, M, N$ are the midpoints of the sides $AB, AC$, respectively. The line $MN$ intersects the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ at $K$ and $L$ and the lines $CK$ and $CL$ meet the line $AB$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Prove that $PA^2 \cdot QB = QA^2 \cdot PB$.
An equilateral triangle $ABC$ has side a. A square is constructed on the outside of each side of the triangle. A right regular pyramid with sloping side $a$ is placed on each square. These pyramids are rotated about the sides of the triangle so that the apex of each pyramid comes to a common point above the triangle. Show that when this has been done, the other vertices of the bases of the pyramids (apart from the vertices of the triangle) form a regular hexagon.
Given three points $A, B$ and $C$ (not collinear) construct the equilateral triangle of greater perimeter such that each of its sides passes through one of the given points.
The point ${D}$ inside the equilateral triangle ${\triangle ABC}$ satisfies ${\angle ADC = 150^o}$. Prove that a triangle with side lengths ${|AD|, |BD|, |CD|}$ is necessarily a right-angled triangle.
In a square with side 1 are placed $n$ equilateral triangles (without having any parts outside the square) each with side greater than $\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$. Prove that all of the $n$ equilateral triangles have a common inner point.
Consider the equilateral triangle $ABC$ with $|BC| = |CA| = |AB| = 1$.
On the extension of side $BC$, we define points $A_1$ (on the same side as B) and $A_2$ (on the same side as C) such that $|A_1B| = |BC| = |CA_2| = 1$. Similarly, we define $B_1$ and $B_2$ on the extension of side $CA$ such that $|B_1C| = |CA| =|AB_2| = 1$, and $C_1$ and $C_2$ on the extension of side $AB$ such that $|C_1A| = |AB| = |BC_2| = 1$. Now the circumcentre of 4ABC is also the centre of the circle that passes through the points $A_1,B_2,C_1,A_2,B_1$ and $C_2$.
Calculate the radius of the circle through $A_1,B_2,C_1,A_2,B_1$ and $C_2$.
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unitsize(1.5 cm);
pair[] A, B, C;
A[0] = (0,0);
B[0] = (1,0);
C[0] = dir(60);
A[1] = B[0] + dir(-60);
A[2] = C[0] + dir(120);
B[1] = C[0] + dir(60);
B[2] = A[0] + dir(240);
C[1] = A[0] + (-1,0);
C[2] = B[0] + (1,0);
draw(A[1]--A[2]);
draw(B[1]--B[2]);
draw(C[1]--C[2]);
draw(circumcircle(A[2],B[1],C[2]));
dot("$A$", A[0], SE);
dot("$A_1$", A[1], SE);
dot("$A_2$", A[2], NW);
dot("$B$", B[0], SW);
dot("$B_1$", B[1], NE);
dot("$B_2$", B[2], SW);
dot("$C$", C[0], N);
dot("$C_1$", C[1], W);
dot("$C_2$", C[2], E);
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Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle. $N$ is a point on the side $AC$ such that $\vec{AC} = 7\vec{AN}$, $M$ is a point on the side $AB$ such that $MN$ is parallel to $BC$ and $P$ is a point on the side $BC$ such that $MP$ is parallel to $AC$. Find the ratio of areas $\frac{ (MNP)}{(ABC)}$