Found problems: 1581
A square is contained in a cube when all of its points are in the faces or in the interior of the cube. Determine the biggest $\ell > 0$ such that there exists a square of side $\ell$ contained in a cube with edge $1$.
Acute-angled triangle $ABC$ is inscribed into circle $\Omega$. Lines tangent to $\Omega$ at $B$ and $C$ intersect at $P$. Points $D$ and $E$ are on $AB$ and $AC$ such that $PD$ and $PE$ are perpendicular to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. Prove that the orthocentre of triangle $ADE$ is the midpoint of $BC$.
A line $d$ is called [i]faithful[/i] to triangle $ABC$ if $d$ be in plane of triangle $ABC$ and the reflections of $d$ over the sides of $ABC$ be concurrent. Prove that for any two triangles with acute angles lying in the same plane, either there exists exactly one [i]faithful[/i] line to both of them, or there exist infinitely [i]faithful[/i] lines to them.
For a given positive integer $n >2$, let $C_{1},C_{2},C_{3}$ be the boundaries of three convex $n-$ gons in the plane , such that
$C_{1}\cap C_{2}, C_{2}\cap C_{3},C_{1}\cap C_{3}$ are finite. Find the maximum number of points of the sets $C_{1}\cap C_{2}\cap C_{3}$.
Let $AD$ be a diameter of a circle of radius $r,$ and let $B,C$ be points on the circle such that $AB=BC=\frac r2$ and $A\neq C.$ Find the ratio $\frac{CD}{r}.$
There are one-way flights between $100$ cities of a country. It is possible to fly starting from the capital city and visiting all other $99$ cities and returning again to the capital city. Let $ N$ be the smallest number of flights inorder to form such a flight combination. Among all flight combinations (satisfying previous condtions), $ N$ can be at most ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 1850 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2100 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2550 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3060 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None}$
Let $ ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side length 2, and let $ \Gamma$ be a circle with radius $ \frac {1}{2}$ centered at the center of the equilateral triangle. Determine the length of the shortest path that starts somewhere on $ \Gamma$, visits all three sides of $ ABC$, and ends somewhere on $ \Gamma$ (not necessarily at the starting point). Express your answer in the form of $ \sqrt p \minus{} q$, where $ p$ and $ q$ are rational numbers written as reduced fractions.
In $ ABC$, the inscribed circle is tangent to side $BC$ at$ X$. Segment $ AX$ is drawn. Prove that the line joining the midpoint of $ AX$ to the midpoint of side $ BC$ passes through center $ I$ of the inscribed circle.
Given an integer $ n\ge 2$ and a reular 2n-gon. Color all verices of the 2n-gon with n colors such that:
[b](i)[/b] Each vertice is colored by exactly one color.
[b](ii)[/b] Two vertices don't have the same color.
Two ways of coloring, satisfying the conditions above, are called equilavent if one obtained from the other by a rotation whose center is the center of polygon. Find the total number of mutually non-equivalent ways of coloring.
[i]Alternative statement:[/i]
In how many ways we can color vertices of an regular 2n-polygon using n different colors such that two adjent vertices are colored by different colors. Two colorings which can be received from each other by rotation are considered as the same.
The points $K$ and $L$ on the side $BC$ of a triangle $\triangle{ABC}$ are such that $\widehat{BAK}=\widehat{CAL}=90^\circ$. Prove that the midpoint of the altitude drawn from $A$, the midpoint of $KL$ and the circumcentre of $\triangle{ABC}$ are collinear.
[i](A. Akopyan, S. Boev, P. Kozhevnikov)[/i]
Let $ ABC$ be a non-obtuse triangle with $ CH$ and $ CM$ are the altitude and median, respectively. The angle bisector of $ \angle BAC$ intersects $ CH$ and $ CM$ at $ P$ and $ Q$, respectively. Assume that \[ \angle ABP\equal{}\angle PBQ\equal{}\angle QBC,\]
(a) prove that $ ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, and
(b) calculate $ \dfrac{BP}{CH}$.
[i]Soewono, Bandung[/i]
In isosceles triangle $ABC(AC=BC)$ the point $M$ is in the segment $AB$ such that $AM=2MB,$ $F$ is the midpoint of $BC$ and $H$ is the orthogonal projection of $M$ in $AF.$ Prove that $\angle BHF=\angle ABC.$
Is it possible to find a set of $100$ (or $200$) points on the boundary of a cube such that this set remains fixed under all rotations which leave the cube fixed ?
The diagonals of the cyclic quadrilateral $ ABCD$ are intersecting at the point $ E$.
$ K$ and $ M$ are the midpoints of $ AB$ and $ CD$, respectively. Let the points $ L$ on $ BC$ and $ N$ on $ AD$ s.t.
$ EL\perp BC$ and $ EN\perp AD$.Prove that $ KM\perp LN$.
Points $A,B,C,D,E,F$ lie in that order on semicircle centered at $O$, we assume that $AD=BE=CF$. $G$ is a common point of $BE$ and $AD$, $H$ is a common point of $BE$ and $CD$. Prove that:
\[\angle AOC=2\angle GOH.\]
Two circles $\Omega$ and $\Gamma$ are internally tangent at the point $B$. The chord $AC$ of $\Gamma$ is tangent to $\Omega$ at the point $L$, and the segments $AB$ and $BC$ intersect $\Omega$ at the points $M$ and $N$. Let $M_1$ and $N_1$ be the reflections of $M$ and $N$ about the line $BL$; and let $M_2$ and $N_2$ be the reflections of $M$ and $N$ about the line $AC$. The lines $M_1M_2$ and $N_1N_2$ intersect at the point $K$.
Prove that the lines $BK$ and $AC$ are perpendicular.
[i](M. Karpuk)[/i]
Given an acute triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle C< \angle B< \angle A$. Let $I$ be the incenter of $ABC$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the smaller arc $BC$, $N$ be the midpoint of the segment $BC$ and let $E$ be a point such that $NE=NI$. The line $ME$ intersects circumcircle of $ABC$ at $Q$ (different from $A, B$, and $C$). Prove that
[b](i)[/b] The point $Q$ is on the smaller arc $AC$ of circumcircle of $ABC$.
[b](ii)[/b] $BQ=AQ+CQ$
Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in the circle $\Gamma$. Let $\Gamma_a$ denote the circle internally tangent to $\Gamma$ and also tangent to sides $AB$ and $AC$. Let $A'$ denote the point of tangency of $\Gamma$ and $\Gamma_a$. Define $B'$ and $C'$ similarly. Prove that $AA'$, $BB'$ and $CC'$ are concurrent.
Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and $ D$ be a point where incircle touches side $ BC$. $ M$ is midpoint of $ BC$, and $ K$ is a point on $ BC$ such that $ AK\perp BC$. Let $ D'$ be a point on $ BC$ such that $ \frac{D'M}{D'K}=\frac{DM}{DK}$. Define $ \omega_{a}$ to be circle with diameter $ DD'$. We define $ \omega_{B},\omega_{C}$ similarly. Prove that every two of these circles are tangent.
Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and let $ X$, $ Y$, $ Z$ be three points on the segments $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Denote by $ X^{\prime}$, $ Y^{\prime}$, $ Z^{\prime}$ the reflections of these points $ X$, $ Y$, $ Z$ in the midpoints of the segments $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Prove that $ \left\vert XYZ\right\vert \equal{}\left\vert X^{\prime}Y^{\prime}Z^{\prime}\right\vert$.
Some of the $n + 1$ cities in a country (including the capital city) are connected by one-way or two-way airlines. No two cities are connected by both a one-way airline and a two-way airline, but there may be more than one two-way airline between two cities. If $d_A$ denotes the number of airlines from a city $A$, then $d_A \le n$ for any city $A$ other than the capital city and $d_A + d_B \le n$ for any two cities $A$ and $B$ other than the capital city which are not connected by a two-way airline. Every airline has a return, possibly consisting of several connected flights. Find the largest possible number of two-way airlines and all configurations of airlines for which this largest number is attained.
Let $h_a, h_b, h_c$ be the lengths of the altitudes of a triangle $ABC$ from $A, B, C$ respectively. Let $P$ be any point inside the triangle. Show that
\[\frac{PA}{h_b+h_c} + \frac{PB}{h_a+h_c} + \frac{PC}{h_a+h_b} \ge 1.\]
Let $P$ be a point in a square whose side are mirror. A ray of light comes from $P$ and with slope $\alpha$. We know that this ray of light never arrives to a vertex. We make an infinite sequence of $0,1$. After each contact of light ray with a horizontal side, we put $0$, and after each contact with a vertical side, we put $1$. For each $n\geq 1$, let $B_{n}$ be set of all blocks of length $n$, in this sequence.
a) Prove that $B_{n}$ does not depend on location of $P$.
b) Prove that if $\frac{\alpha}{\pi}$ is irrational, then $|B_{n}|=n+1$.
Let $a,b,c$ be non-zero real numbers. The lines $ax + by = c$ and $bx + cy = a$ are perpendicular and intersect at a point $P$ such that $P$ also lies on the line $y=2x$. Compute the coordinates of point $P$.
[i]2016 CCA Math Bonanza Individual #6[/i]
Four points are chosen at random on the surface of a sphere. What is the probability that the center of the sphere lies inside the tetrahedron whose vertices are at the four points?