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Prove that one can construct two triangles from six edges of an arbitrary tetrahedron. (VV Proizvolov)
In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, $a,b,c$ are sides, $m_a,m_b,m_c$ the corresponding medians, $R$ the circumradius and $r$ the inradius. Prove the inequality $$\frac{a^2+b^2}{a+b}\cdot\frac{b^2+c^2}{b+c}\cdot\frac{a^2+c^2}{a+c}\ge16R^2r\frac{m_a}a\cdot\frac{m_b}b\cdot\frac{m_c}c.$$
In triangle $ABC$, let $A'$, $B'$ and $C'$ be points on the sides $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$, respectively, such that$$\frac{BA'}{A'C}=\frac{CB'}{B'A}=\frac{AC'}{C'B}.$$ The line parallel to $B'C'$ passing through $A'$ intersects line $AC$ at $P$ and line $AB$ at $Q$. Prove that$$\frac{PQ}{B'C'} \geqslant 2.$$
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, $CA = 15$. Company $XYZ$ wants to locate their base at the point $P$ in the plane minimizing the total distance to their workers, who are located at vertices $A$, $B$, and $C$. There are $1$, $5$, and $4$ workers at $A$, $B$, and $C$, respectively. Find the minimum possible total distance Company $XYZ$'s workers have to travel to get to $P$.
Points $P$ and $Q$ on sides $AB$ and $AC$ of triangle $ABC$ are such that $PB = QC$. Prove that $PQ < BC$.
Let $G$ be the point of intersection of the medians in the triangle $ABC$. Let us denote $A_1, B_1, C_1$ the second points of intersection of lines $AG, BG, CG$ with the circle circumscribed around the triangle. Prove that $AG + BG + CG \le A_1C + B_1C + C_1C$. (Yasinsky V.A.)
Let $n\geq3$ be a positive integer. Let $C_1,C_2,C_3,\ldots,C_n$ be unit circles in the plane, with centres $O_1,O_2,O_3,\ldots,O_n$ respectively. If no line meets more than two of the circles, prove that \[ \sum\limits^{}_{1\leq i<j\leq n}{1\over O_iO_j}\leq{(n-1)\pi\over 4}. \]
Let triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ have side lengths $AB = 6$, $BC = 8$, and $CA = 10$. Let $S_1$ be the largest square fitting inside of $\vartriangle ABC$ (sharing points on edges is allowed). Then, for $i \ge 2$, let $S_i$ be the largest square that fits inside of $\vartriangle ABC$ while remaining outside of all other squares $S_1$,$...$, $S_{i-1}$ (with ties broken arbitrarily). For all $i \ge 1$, let $m_i$ be the side length of $S_i$ and let $S$ be the set of all $m_i$. Let $x$ be the $2023$rd largest value in $S$. Compute $\log_2 \left( \frac{1}{x}\right).$ Submit your answer as a decimal $E$ to at most $3$ decimal places. If the correct answer is $A$, your score for this question will be $\max(0, 25 -2|A - E|)$, rounded to the nearest integer
What is the largest area of a right triangle, the vertices of which are located at distances $a$, $b$ and $c$ from a certain point (where $a$ is the distance to the vertex of the right angle)?
Given an acute triangle $ABC$. The longest line of altitude is the one from vertex $A$ perpendicular to $BC$, and it's length is equal to the length of the median of vertex $B$. Prove that $\angle ABC \le 60^o$
A circle passing through the midpoint $M$ of the side $BC$ and the vertex $A$ of the triangle $ABC$ intersects the segments $AB$ and $AC$ for the second time in the points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Prove that if $\angle BAC=60^{\circ}$, then $AP+AQ+PQ<AB+AC+\frac{1}{2} BC$.
Consider $K$ a polygon in plane, such that the distance between any two vertices is not greater than $1$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be two points inside $K$. Show that there exist a point $Z$, lying on the border of K, such that $XZ + Y Z \le 1$
All sides of a convex polygon were decreased in such a way that they formed a new convex polygon. Is it possible that all diagonals were increased?
A trapezoid with bases $a,b$ and altitude $h$ is circumscribed around a circl.. Prove that $h^2\le ab$.
Two acute triangles $ABC$ and $A_1B_1C_1$ are such that $B_1$ and $C_1$ lie on $BC$, and $A_1$ lies inside the triangle $ABC$. Let $S$ and $S_1$ be the areas of those triangles respectively. Prove that $\frac{S}{AB + AC}> \frac{S_1}{A_1B_1 + A_1C_1}$ (Nairi Sedrakyan, Ilya Bogdanov)
Let there be an incircle of triangle $ABC$, and 3 circles each inscribed between incircle and angles of $ABC$. Let $r, r_1, r_2, r_3$ be radii of these circles ($r_1, r_2, r_3 < r$). Prove that $$r_1+r_2+r_3 \geq r$$
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?
A triangle with perimeter $1$ has side lengths $a, b, c$. Show that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 4abc <\frac 12$.
There is a set of triangles, in each of which the smallest angle does not exceed $36^o$ . A new one is formed from these triangles according to the following rule: the smallest side of the new one is equal to the sum of the smallest sides of these triangles, its middle side is equal to the sum of the middle sides, and the largest is the sum of the largest ones. Prove that the sine of the smallest angle of the resulting triangle is less than $2 \sin 18^o$ .
Prove that the volume $V$ and the lateral area $S$ of a right circular cone satisfy the inequality \[\left( \frac{6V}{\pi}\right)^2 \leq \left( \frac{2S}{\pi \sqrt 3}\right)^3\] When does equality occur?
Find the greatest real $k$ such that, for every tetrahedron $ABCD$ of volume $V$, the product of areas of faces $ABC,ABD$ and $ACD$ is at least $kV^2$.
$9$ points are given in the interior of the unit square. Prove there exists a triangle of area $\le \frac18$ whose vertices are three of the points.
Let $D, E, F$, be the touchpoints of the incircle in triangle $ABC$ with sides $BC, CA, AB$, respectively, . Also, let $AD$ and $EF$ intersect at $P$. Prove that $$\frac{AP}{AD} \ge 1 - \frac{BC}{AB + CA}$$.
A convex polygon $A_1A_2 . . .A_n$ of $n$ sides and inscribed in a circle, has its sides that satisfy the inequalities $$A_nA_1 > A_1A_2 > A_2A_3 >...> A_{n-1}A_n$$ Show that its interior angles satisfy the inequalities $$\angle A_1 < \angle A_2 < \angle A_3 < ... < \angle A_{n-1}, \angle A_{n-1} > \angle A_n> \angle A_1.$$
Consider triangles $ABC$ in space. (a) What condition must the angles $\angle A, \angle B , \angle C$ of $\triangle ABC$ fulfill in order that there is a point $P$ in space such that $\angle APB, \angle BPC, \angle CPA$ are right angles? (b) Let $d$ be the longest of the edges $PA,PB,PC$ and let $h$ be the longest altitude of $\triangle ABC$. Show that $\frac{1}{3}\sqrt6 h \le d \le h$.