Found problems: 95
An arbitrary point $P$ is chosen on the lateral side $AB$ of the trapezoid $ABCD$. Straight lines passing through it parallel to the diagonals of the trapezoid intersect the bases at points $Q$ and $R$. Prove that the sides $QR$ of all possible triangles $PQR$ pass through a fixed point.
Let be given a circle with center $O$ and a point $P$ outside the circle. A line $l$ passes through $P$ and cuts the circle at $A$ and $B$. Let $C$ be the point symmetric to $A$ with respect to $OP$, and let $m$ be the line $BC$. Prove that all lines $m$ have a common point as $l$ varies.
A circle $\Gamma$ and a line $\ell$ which does not intersect $\Gamma$ are given. Suppose $P, Q,R, S$ are variable points on circle $\Gamma$ such that the points $A = PQ\cap RS$ and $B = PS \cap QR$ lie on $\ell$. Prove that the circle on $AB$ as a diameter passes through two fixed points.
Isosceles triangles with a fixed angle $\alpha$ at the vertex opposite to the base are being inscribed into a rectangle $ABCD$ so that this vertex lies on the side $BC$ and the vertices of the base lie on the sides $AB$ and $CD$. Prove that the midpoints of the bases of all such triangles coincide.
(Igor Zhizhilkin)
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB = AC$, and let its circumcircle be $\Gamma$. Let $\omega$ be a circle which is tangent to $AB$ and $AC$ at $B$ and $C$. Point $P$ belongs to $\omega$, and lines $PB$ and $PC$ intersect $\Gamma$ again at $Q$ and $R$. $X$ and $Y$ are points on lines $BR$ and $CQ$ such that $AX = XB$ and $AY = YC$. Show that as $P$ varies on $\omega$, the circumcircle of $\triangle AXY$ passes through a fixed point other than $A$.
Given the line $AB$, let $M$ be a point on it. Towards the same side of the plane and with bases $AM$ and $MB$, squares $AMCD$ and $MBEF$ are constructed. Let $N$ be the point (different from $M$) where the circumcircles circumscribed to both squares intersect and let $N_1$ be the point where the lines $BC$ and $AF$ intersect. Prove that the points $N$ and $N_1$ coincide. Prove that as the point $M$ moves on the line $AB$, the line $MN$ moves always passing through a fixed point.
Three distinct points $A$, $B$, and $C$ are fixed on a line in this order. Let $\Gamma$ be a circle passing through $A$ and $C$ whose center does not lie on the line $AC$. Denote by $P$ the intersection of the tangents to $\Gamma$ at $A$ and $C$. Suppose $\Gamma$ meets the segment $PB$ at $Q$. Prove that the intersection of the bisector of $\angle AQC$ and the line $AC$ does not depend on the choice of $\Gamma$.
Let $\omega$ be a circle with centre $O$, and let $\ell$ be a line that does not intersect $\omega$. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on $\ell$. Let $A,B$ denote the tangent points of the tangent lines from $P$. Prove that $AB$ passes through a point being independent of choosing $P$.
$G$ is a set of non-constant functions $f$. Each $f$ is defined on the real line and has the form $f(x)=ax+b$ for some real $a,b$. If $f$ and $g$ are in $G$, then so is $fg$, where $fg$ is defined by $fg(x)=f(g(x))$. If $f$ is in $G$, then so is the inverse $f^{-1}$. If $f(x)=ax+b$, then $f^{-1}(x)= \frac{x-b}{a}$. Every $f$ in $G$ has a fixed point (in other words we can find $x_f$ such that $f(x_f)=x_f$. Prove that all the functions in $G$ have a common fixed point.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $\vert AB\vert \ne \vert AC\vert$. Prove that there exists a point $D \ne A$ on its circumcircle satisfying the following property:
For any points $M, N$ outside the circumcircle on the rays $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, satisfying $\vert BM\vert=\vert CN\vert$, the circumcircle of $AMN$ passes through $D$.
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 $BC$ be a chord of a circle $(O)$ such that $BC$ is not a diameter. Let $AE$ be the diameter perpendicular to $BC$ such that $A$ belongs to the larger arc $BC$ of $(O)$. Let $D$ be a point on the larger arc $BC$ of $(O)$ which is different from $A$. Suppose that $AD$ intersects $BC$ at $S$ and $DE$ intersects $BC$ at $T$. Let $F$ be the midpoint of $ST$ and $I$ be the second intersection point of the circle $(ODF)$ with the line $BC$.
1. Let the line passing through $I$ and parallel to $OD$ intersect $AD$ and $DE$ at $M$ and $N$, respectively. Find the maximum value of the area of the triangle $MDN$ when $D$ moves on the larger arc $BC$ of $(O)$ (such that $D \ne A$).
2. Prove that the perpendicular from $D$ to $ST$ passes through the midpoint of $MN$
Two circles in a plane intersect. $A$ is one of the points of intersection. Starting simultaneously from $A$ two points move with constant speed, each travelling along its own circle in the same sense. The two points return to $A$ simultaneously after one revolution. Prove that there is a fixed point $P$ in the plane such that the two points are always equidistant from $P.$
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $P$ be a point such that $PB$ and $PC$ are tangent to circumcircle of $ABC$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be variable points on $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that $\angle XPY = 2\angle BAC$ and $P$ lies in the interior of triangle $AXY$. Let $Z$ be the reflection of $A$ across $XY$. Prove that the circumcircle of $XYZ$ passes through a fixed point.
(Dominik Burek, Poland)
Given is a triangle $ABC$ with its circumscribed circle and $| AC | <| AB |$. On the short arc $AC$, there is a variable point $D\ne A$. Let $E$ be the reflection of $A$ wrt the inner bisector of $\angle BDC$. Prove that the line $DE$ passes through a fixed point, regardless of point $D$.
An acute triangle $ABC$ is given. Let us denote $X$ for each of its inner points $X_a, X_b, X_c$ its images in axial symmetries sequentially along the lines $BC, CA, AB$. Prove that all $X_aX_bX_c$ triangles have a common interior point.
(Josef Tkadlec)
Let $ABC$ be a fixed triangle. Point $D$ is an arbitrary point on the side $BC$. Point $P$ is fixed on $AD$. The circumcircle of triangle $BPD$ meets $AB$ at $E$ distinct from $B$. Point $Q$ varies on $AP$. Let $BQ$ and $CQ$ meet the circumcircles of triangles $BPD, CPD$ respectively at $F,Z$ distinct from $B,C$. Prove that the circumcircle $EFZ$ is through a fixed point distinct from $E$ and this fixed point is on the circumcircle of triangle $CPD$.
Kostas Vittas
Points $A, B$ move with equal speeds along two equal circles.
Prove that the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ passes through a fixed point.
Given $ 0< c< 1$, we define $f(x) =
\begin{cases}
\frac{x}{c} & x \in [0,c] \\
\frac{1-x}{1-c} & x \in [c, 1]
\end{cases}
$
Let $f^{n}(x)=f(f(...f(x)))$ . Show that for each positive integer $n$, $f^{n}$ has a non-zero finite nunber of fixed points which aren't fixed points of $f^k$ for $k< n$.
On a line $p$ which does not meet a circle $K$ with center $O$, point $P$ is taken such that $OP \perp p$. Let $X \ne P$ be an arbitrary point on $p$. The tangents from $X$ to $K$ touch it at $A$ and $B$. Denote by $C$ and $D$ the orthogonal projections of $P$ on $AX$ and $BX$ respectively.
(a) Prove that the intersection point $Y$ of $AB$ and $OP$ is independent of the location of $X$.
(b) Lines $CD$ and $OP$ meet at $Z$. Prove that $Z$ is the midpoint of $P$.
Let $f(x) = 2x^2 + x - 1, f^{0}(x) = x$, and $f^{n+1}(x) = f(f^{n}(x))$ for all real $x>0$ and $n \ge 0$ integer (that is, $f^{n}$ is $f$ iterated $n$ times).
a) Find the number of distinct real roots of the equation $f^{3}(x) = x$
b) Find, for each $n \ge 0$ integer, the number of distinct real solutions of the equation $f^{n}(x) = 0$
Let $A$ be a point and let k be a circle through $A$. Let $B$ and $C$ be two more points on $k$. Let $X$ be the intersection of the bisector of $\angle ABC$ with $k$. Let $Y$ be the reflection of $A$ wrt point $X$, and $D$ the intersection of the straight line $YC$ with $k$. Prove that point $D$ is independent of the choice of $B$ and $C$ on the circle $k$.
Given is a triangle $ABC$ with its circumscribed circle and $| AC | <| AB |$. On the short arc $AC$, there is a variable point $D\ne A$. Let $E$ be the reflection of $A$ wrt the inner bisector of $\angle BDC$. Prove that the line $DE$ passes through a fixed point, regardless of point $D$.
A subset $S$ of size $n$ of a plane consisting of points with both coordinates integer is given, where $n$ is an odd number. The injective function $f\colon S\rightarrow S$ satisfies the following: for each pair of points $A, B\in S$, the distance between points $f(A)$ and $f(B)$ is not smaller than the distance between points $A$ and $B$. Prove there exists a point $X$ such that $f(X)=X$.
On the side $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$, two points $X, Y$ are chosen so that $AX = BY$. Lines $CX$ and $CY$ meet the circumcircle of the triangle, for the second time, at points $U$ and $V$. Prove that all lines $UV$ (for all $X, Y$, given $A, B, C$) have a common point.