Olympiad problems

2014 ISI Entrance Examination, 2

Let us consider a triangle $\Delta{PQR}$ in the co-ordinate plane. Show for every function $f: \mathbb{R}^2\to \mathbb{R}\;,f(X)=ax+by+c$ where $X\equiv (x,y) \text{ and } a,b,c\in\mathbb{R}$ and every point $A$ on $\Delta PQR$ or inside the triangle we have the inequality: \begin{align*} & f(A)\le \text{max}\{f(P),f(Q),f(R)\} \end{align*}

2002 Federal Math Competition of S&M, Problem 2

Tags: geometric inequalities , geometric inequality , inequalities , geometry

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 $$OA_1+OB_1+OC_1\le AA_1.$$

2009 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: midpoint , geometry , geometric inequality , area

Let $M,N$ be the midpoints of the sides $AD,BC$ respectively of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, $K=AN \cap BM$, $L=CM \cap DN$. Find the smallest possible $c\in R$ such that $S(MKNL)<c \cdot S(ABCD)$ for any convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. I. Voronovich

2004 Korea - Final Round, 2

Tags: circumcircle , inradius , trigonometry , geometric inequality , geometry

An acute triangle $ABC$ has circumradius $R$, inradius $r$. $A$ is the biggest angle among $A,B,C$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, and $X$ be the intersection of two lines that touches circumcircle of $ABC$ and goes through $B,C$ respectively. Prove the following inequality : $ \frac{r}{R} \geq \frac{AM}{AX}$.

2016 China Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: inequalities , geometric inequality , geometry

Find the smallest positive number $\lambda$, such that for any $12$ points on the plane $P_1,P_2,\ldots,P_{12}$(can overlap), if the distance between any two of them does not exceed $1$, then $\sum_{1\le i<j\le 12} |P_iP_j|^2\le \lambda$.

VI Soros Olympiad 1999 - 2000 (Russia), 9.9

Tags: geometric inequality , right angle , geometry

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 $ABC$.

2011 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 3.3

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality

Let $P$ be a point in the interior of triangle $ABC$. Lines $AP$, $BP$, $CP$ intersect sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at $L$, $M$, $N$, respectively. Prove that $$AP \cdot BP \cdot CP \ge 8PL \cdot PM \cdot PN.$$

1992 IMTS, 5

Tags: inequalities , trigonometry , function , angle bisector , geometric inequality , geometry

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 $r \leq r_A + r_B + r_C$

2019 Novosibirsk Oral Olympiad in Geometry, 7

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , convex polygon

Denote $X,Y$ two convex polygons, such that $X$ is contained inside $Y$. Denote $S (X)$, $P (X)$, $S (Y)$, $P (Y)$ the area and perimeter of the first and second polygons, respectively. Prove that $$ \frac{S(X)}{P(X)}<2 \frac{S(Y)}{P(Y)}.$$

1978 IMO Longlists, 9

Tags: geometry , triangle inequality , geometric inequality , area of a triangle

Let $T_1$ be a triangle having $a, b, c$ as lengths of its sides and let $T_2$ be another triangle having $u, v,w$ as lengths of its sides. If $P,Q$ are the areas of the two triangles, prove that \[16PQ \leq a^2(-u^2 + v^2 + w^2) + b^2(u^2 - v^2 + w^2) + c^2(u^2 + v^2 - w^2).\] When does equality hold?

2005 Cuba MO, 1

Tags: geometry , circles , geometric inequality

Determine the smallest real number $a$ such that there is a square of side $a$ such that contains $5$ unit circles inside it without common interior points in pairs.

1966 IMO Shortlist, 38

Tags: inequalities , circles , geometry , geometric inequality

Two concentric circles have radii $R$ and $r$ respectively. Determine the greatest possible number of circles that are tangent to both these circles and mutually nonintersecting. Prove that this number lies between $\frac 32 \cdot \frac{\sqrt R +\sqrt r }{\sqrt R -\sqrt r } -1$ and $\frac{63}{20} \cdot \frac{R+r}{R-r}.$

2004 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , diagonal , hexagon

The length of each side and each non-principal diagonal of a convex hexagon does not exceed $1$. Prove that this hexagon contains a principal diagonal whose length does not exceed $\frac{2}{\sqrt3}$.

2018 Turkey MO (2nd Round), 4

Tags: geometric inequality , inequalities , geometry

In a triangle $ABC$, the bisector of the angle $A$ intersects the excircle that is tangential to side $[BC]$ at two points $D$ and $E$ such that $D\in [AE]$. Prove that, $$ \frac{|AD|}{|AE|}\leq \frac{|BC|^2}{|DE|^2}. $$

2018 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 8-9.4

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , inequalities

In a triangle, each median forms an angle with the side it is drawn to, which is less than $\alpha$. Prove that one of the angles of the triangle is greater than $180^\circ-\frac{3}{2}\alpha$. [i]Proposed by Sergey Berlov[/i]

1976 IMO Longlists, 8

Tags: geometry , trigonometry , inequalities , area of a triangle , geometric inequality

In a convex quadrilateral (in the plane) with the area of $32 \text{ cm}^{2}$ the sum of two opposite sides and a diagonal is $16 \text{ cm}$. Determine all the possible values that the other diagonal can have.

Mathley 2014-15, 2

Tags: mixtilinear , geometric inequality , area , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with a circumcircle $(K)$. A circle touching the sides $AB,AC$ is internally tangent to $(K)$ at $K_a$; two other points $K_b,K_c$ are defined in the same manner. Prove that the area of triangle $K_aK_bK_c$ does not exceed that of triangle $ABC$. Nguyen Minh Ha, Hanoi University of Education, Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi.

2018 Ramnicean Hope, 3

Tags: inequalities , geometry , geometric inequality

Prove that for any noncollinear points $ A,B,C $ and positive real numbers $ x,y, $ the following inequality is true. $$ xAB^2- \frac{xy}{x+y}BC^2 +yCA^2\ge 0 $$ [i]Constantin Rusu[/i]

2019 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, p6

Tags: geometry , inradius , geometric inequality

In the triangle $ABC$ it is known that $BC = 5, AC - AB = 3$. Prove that $r <2$ . (here $r$ is the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle $ABC$). (Mykola Moroz)

1996 IMO, 5

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , geometric inequality , hexagon

Let $ ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon such that $ AB$ is parallel to $ DE$, $ BC$ is parallel to $ EF$, and $ CD$ is parallel to $ FA$. Let $ R_{A},R_{C},R_{E}$ denote the circumradii of triangles $ FAB,BCD,DEF$, respectively, and let $ P$ denote the perimeter of the hexagon. Prove that \[ R_{A} \plus{} R_{C} \plus{} R_{E}\geq \frac {P}{2}. \]

2018 Stars of Mathematics, 4

Tags: convex polygon , disc , convex , diameter , geometric inequality , geometry

Given an integer $n \ge 3$, prove that the diameter of a convex $n$-gon (interior and boundary) containing a disc of radius $r$ is (strictly) greater than $r(1 + 1/ \cos( \pi /n))$. The Editors

2016 BMT Spring, 16

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere , tetrahedron , analytic geometry , geometric inequality

What is the radius of the largest sphere that fits inside the tetrahedron whose vertices are the points $(0, 0, 0)$, $(1, 0, 0)$, $(0, 1, 0)$, $(0, 0, 1)$?

2004 IMO Shortlist, 6

Tags: geometry , area , polygon , convex polygon , geometric inequality

Let $P$ be a convex polygon. Prove that there exists a convex hexagon that is contained in $P$ and whose area is at least $\frac34$ of the area of the polygon $P$. [i]Alternative version.[/i] Let $P$ be a convex polygon with $n\geq 6$ vertices. Prove that there exists a convex hexagon with [b]a)[/b] vertices on the sides of the polygon (or) [b]b)[/b] vertices among the vertices of the polygon such that the area of the hexagon is at least $\frac{3}{4}$ of the area of the polygon. [i]Proposed by Ben Green and Edward Crane, United Kingdom[/i]

2013 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 6

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , area of a triangle , area

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with area $1$ (cm$^2$). Points $D,E$ and $F$ lie on the sides $AB, BC$ and CA, respectively. Prove that $min\{$area of $\vartriangle ADF,$ area of $\vartriangle BED,$ area of $\vartriangle CEF\} \le \frac14$ (cm$^2$).

1972 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , geometric inequality , prism

Given a regular hexagonal prism. Find a polygonal line that, starting from a vertex of the base, runs through all the lateral faces and ends at the vertex of the face top, located on the same edge as the starting vertex, and has a minimum length.