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2002 IMO Shortlist, 2

Let $ABC$ be a triangle for which there exists an interior point $F$ such that $\angle AFB=\angle BFC=\angle CFA$. Let the lines $BF$ and $CF$ meet the sides $AC$ and $AB$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively. Prove that \[ AB+AC\geq4DE. \]

1992 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 4

Let $a, b$ and $c$ denote the side lengths and $m_a, m_b$ and $m_c$ of the median's lengths in an arbitrary triangle. Show that $$\frac34 < \frac{m_a + m_b + m_c}{a + b + c}<1$$ Also show that there is no narrower range that for each triangle that contains the fraction $$\frac{m_a + m_b + m_c}{a + b + c}$$

1995 Tournament Of Towns, (465) 3

A paper rectangle $ABCD $ of area $1$ is folded along a straight line so that $C$ coincides with $A$. Prove that the area of the pentagon thus obtained is less than $3/4$.

VI Soros Olympiad 1999 - 2000 (Russia), 9.9

The center of a circle, the radius of which is $r$, lies on the bisector of the right angle $A$ at a distance $a$ from its sides ($a > r$). A tangent to the circle intersects the sides of the angle at points $B$ and $C$. Find the smallest possible value of the area of triangle $ABC$.

1959 Polish MO Finals, 3

Given a pyramid with square base $ ABCD $ and vertex $ S $. Find the shortest path whose starting and ending point is the point $ S $ and which passes through all the vertices of the base.

2002 Federal Math Competition of S&M, Problem 2

Let $O$ be a point inside a triangle $ABC$ and let the lines $AO,BO$, and $CO$ meet sides $BC,CA$, and $AB$ at points $A_1,B_1$, and $C_1$, respectively. If $AA_1$ is the longest among the segments $AA_1,BB_1,CC_1$, prove that $$OA_1+OB_1+OC_1\le AA_1.$$

2003 IMO Shortlist, 7

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with semiperimeter $s$ and inradius $r$. The semicircles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ are drawn on the outside of the triangle $ABC$. The circle tangent to all of these three semicircles has radius $t$. Prove that \[\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\left(1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)r. \] [i]Alternative formulation.[/i] In a triangle $ABC$, construct circles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Construct a circle $w$ externally tangent to these three circles. Let the radius of this circle $w$ be $t$. Prove: $\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\frac12\left(2-\sqrt3\right)r$, where $r$ is the inradius and $s$ is the semiperimeter of triangle $ABC$. [i]Proposed by Dirk Laurie, South Africa[/i]

2001 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.3

All sides of a convex pentagon are equal, and all angles are different. Prove that the maximum and minimum angles are adjacent to the same side of the pentagon.

1977 Poland - Second Round, 2

Let $X$ be the interior point of triangle $ABC$. prove that the product of the distances of point $ X $ from the vertices $ A, B, C $ is at least eight times greater than the product of the distances of this point from the lines $ AB, BC, CA $.

2001 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 6

Each interior point of an equilateral triangle with sides equal to $1$ lies in one of six circles of the same radius $ r $. Prove that $ r \geq \frac {{\sqrt 3}} {{10}} $.

XMO (China) 2-15 - geometry, 6.2

Assume that complex numbers $z_1,z_2,...,z_n$ satisfy $|z_i-z_j| \le 1$ for any $1 \le i <j \le n$. Let $$S= \sum_{1 \le i <j \le n} |z_i-z_j|^2.$$ (1) If $n = 6063$, find the maximum value of $S$. (2) If $n= 2021$, find the maximum value of $S$.

1992 IMTS, 5

In $\triangle ABC$, shown on the right, let $r$ denote the radius of the inscribed circle, and let $r_A$, $r_B$, and $r_C$ denote the radii of the smaller circles tangent to the inscribed circle and to the sides emanating from $A$, $B$, and $C$, respectively. Prove that $r \leq r_A + r_B + r_C$

1986 IMO Longlists, 70

Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron having each sum of opposite sides equal to $1$. Prove that \[r_A + r_B + r_C + r_D \leq \frac{\sqrt 3}{3}\] where $r_A, r_B, r_C, r_D$ are the inradii of the faces, equality holding only if $ABCD$ is regular.

2020 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 3

Point $M$ is the midpoint of the side $CD$ of the trapezoid $ABCD$, point $K$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from point $M$ to the side $AB$. Give that $3BK \le AK$. Prove that $BC + AD\ge 2BM$.

1990 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 532

If every altitude of a tetrahedron is at least $1$, show that the shortest distance between each pair of opposite edges is more than $2$.

IV Soros Olympiad 1997 - 98 (Russia), 10.12

Two straight lines are given on a plane, intersecting at point $O$ at an angle $a$. Let $A$, $B$ and $C $ be three points on one of the lines, located on one side of$ O$ and following in the indicated order, $M$ be an arbitrary point on another line, different from $O$, Let $\angle AMB=\gamma$, $\angle BMC = \phi$. Consider the function $F(M) = ctg \gamma + ctg \phi$ . Prove that$ F(M)$ takes the smallest value on each of the rays into which $O$ divides the second straight line. (Each has its own.) Let us denote one of these smallest values by $q$, and the other by $p$. Prove that the exprseeion $\frac{p}{q}$ is independent of choice of points $A$, $B$ and $C$. Express this relationship in terms of $a$.

1984 IMO Longlists, 11

Prove that the volume of a tetrahedron inscribed in a right circular cylinder of volume $1$ does not exceed $\frac{2}{3 \pi}.$

2002 Federal Math Competition of S&M, Problem 2

Points $A_0,A_1,\ldots,A_{2k}$, in this order, divide a circumference into $2k+1$ equal arcs. Point $A_0$ is connected by chords to all the other points. These $2k$ chords divide the interior of the circle into $2k+1$ parts. These parts are alternately painted red and blue so that there are $k+1$ red and $k$ blue parts. Show that the blue area is larger than the red area.

1990 Greece National Olympiad, 1

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with $\angle A=90^o$ and $AB<AC$. Let $AH,AD,AM$ be altitude, angle bisector and median respectively. Prove that $\frac{BD}{CD}<\frac{HD}{MD}.$

Ukrainian TYM Qualifying - geometry, XII.15

Given a triangular pyramid $SABC$, in which $\angle BSC = \alpha$, $\angle CSA =\beta$, $\angle ASB = \gamma$, and the dihedral angles at the edges $SA$ and $SB$ have the value of $\phi$ and $\delta$, respectively. Prove that $\gamma > \alpha \cdot \cos \delta +\beta \cdot \cos \phi.$$

2015 Czech-Polish-Slovak Junior Match, 3

Different points $A$ and $D$ are on the same side of the line $BC$, with $|AB| = | BC|= |CD|$ and lines $AD$ and $BC$ are perpendicular. Let $E$ be the intersection point of lines $AD$ and $BC$. Prove that $||BE| - |CE|| < |AD| \sqrt3$

1995 IMO Shortlist, 7

Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral and O a point inside it. Let the parallels to the lines BC, AB, DA, CD through the point O meet the sides AB, BC, CD, DA of the quadrilateral ABCD at the points E, F, G, H, respectively. Then, prove that $ \sqrt {\left|AHOE\right|} \plus{} \sqrt {\left|CFOG\right|}\leq\sqrt {\left|ABCD\right|}$, where $ \left|P_1P_2...P_n\right|$ is an abbreviation for the non-directed area of an arbitrary polygon $ P_1P_2...P_n$.

2014 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P2, 3

(i) For which triangles with side lengths $a, b$ and $c$ apply besides the triangle inequalities $a + b> c, b + c> a$ and $c + a> b$ also the inequalities $a^2 + b^2> c^2, b^2 + c^2> a^2$ and $a^2 + c^2> b^2$ ? (ii) For which triangles with side lengths $a, b$ and $c$ apply besides the triangle inequalities $a + b> c, b + c> a$ and $c + a> b$ also for all positive natural $n$ the inequalities $a^n + b^n> c^n, b^n + c^n> a^n$ and $a^n + c^n> b^n$ ?

2016 India IMO Training Camp, 1

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$. Let $A_1,B_1$ and $C_1$ be respectively the midpoints of the arcs $BAC,CBA$ and $ACB$ of $\Gamma$. Show that the inradius of triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ is not less than the inradius of triangle $ABC$.

1985 IMO Longlists, 86

Let $l$ denote the length of the smallest diagonal of all rectangles inscribed in a triangle $T$ . (By inscribed, we mean that all four vertices of the rectangle lie on the boundary of $T$ .) Determine the maximum value of $\frac{l^2}{S(T)}$ taken over all triangles ($S(T )$ denotes the area of triangle $T$ ).