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Triangle $ABC$ is given. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB$ and $T$ be the midpoint of the arc $BC$ not containing $A$ of the circumcircle of $ABC.$ The point $K$ inside the triangle $ABC$ is such that $MATK$ is an isosceles trapezoid with $AT\parallel MK.$ Show that $AK = KC.$
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle, and let $M$ and $N$ be two points on the line $AC$ such that the vectors $MN$ and $AC$ are identical. Let $X$ be the orthogonal projection of $M$ on $BC$, and let $Y$ be the orthogonal projection of $N$ on $AB$. Finally, let $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. Show that the points $B$, $X$, $H$, $Y$ lie on one circle.
Let triangle $ABC$ satisfy $2BC = AB+AC$ and have incenter $I$ and circumcircle $\omega$. Let $D$ be the intersection of $AI$ and $\omega$ (with $A, D$ distinct). Prove that $I$ is the midpoint of $AD$.
Octagon $ABCDEFGH$ with side lengths $AB = CD = EF = GH = 10$ and $BC= DE = FG = HA = 11$ is formed by removing four $6-8-10$ triangles from the corners of a $23\times 27$ rectangle with side $\overline{AH}$ on a short side of the rectangle, as shown. Let $J$ be the midpoint of $\overline{HA}$, and partition the octagon into $7$ triangles by drawing segments $\overline{JB}$, $\overline{JC}$, $\overline{JD}$, $\overline{JE}$, $\overline{JF}$, and $\overline{JG}$. Find the area of the convex polygon whose vertices are the centroids of these $7$ triangles. [asy] unitsize(6); pair P = (0, 0), Q = (0, 23), R = (27, 23), SS = (27, 0); pair A = (0, 6), B = (8, 0), C = (19, 0), D = (27, 6), EE = (27, 17), F = (19, 23), G = (8, 23), J = (0, 23/2), H = (0, 17); draw(P--Q--R--SS--cycle); draw(J--B); draw(J--C); draw(J--D); draw(J--EE); draw(J--F); draw(J--G); draw(A--B); draw(H--G); real dark = 0.6; filldraw(A--B--P--cycle, gray(dark)); filldraw(H--G--Q--cycle, gray(dark)); filldraw(F--EE--R--cycle, gray(dark)); filldraw(D--C--SS--cycle, gray(dark)); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); dot(EE); dot(F); dot(G); dot(H); dot(J); dot(H); defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)); real r = 1.3; label("$A$", A, W*r); label("$B$", B, S*r); label("$C$", C, S*r); label("$D$", D, E*r); label("$E$", EE, E*r); label("$F$", F, N*r); label("$G$", G, N*r); label("$H$", H, W*r); label("$J$", J, W*r); [/asy]
Two parallel lines $r,s$ and two points $P \in r$ and $Q \in s$ are given in a plane. Consider all pairs of circles $(C_P, C_Q)$ in that plane such that $C_P$ touches $r$ at $P$ and $C_Q$ touches $s$ at $Q$ and which touch each other externally at some point $T$. Find the locus of $T$.
i) A transformation of the plane into itself preserves all rational distances. Prove that it preserves all distances. ii) Show that the corresponding statement for the line is false.
$ABC$ is acute-angled. $D$ s a variable point on the side BC. $O_1$ is the circumcenter of $ABD$, $O_2$ is the circumcenter of $ACD$, and $O$ is the circumcenter of $AO_1O_2$. Find the locus of $O$.
Consider a ball that moves inside an acute-angled triangle along a straight line, unit it hits the boundary, which is when it changes direction according to the mirror law, just like a ray of light (angle of incidence = angle of reflection). Prove that there exists a triangular periodic path for the ball, as pictured below. [asy] size(10cm); pen thickbrown = rgb(0.6, 0.2, 0); pen thickdark = rgb(0.2, 0, 0); pen dashedarrow = linetype("6 6"); pair A = (-1.14, 4.36), B = (-4.46, -1.28), C = (3.32, -2.78); pair D = (-1.479, -1.855), E = (0.727, 1.372), F = (-3.014, 1.176); draw(A--B--C--cycle, thickbrown); draw(A--B, thickdark); draw(B--C, thickdark); draw(C--A, thickdark); draw(D--F, dashedarrow, EndArrow(6)); draw(F--E, dashedarrow, EndArrow(6)); draw(E--D, dashedarrow, EndArrow(6)); dot(A); label("$A$", A, N); dot(B); label("$B$", B, dir(180)); dot(C); label("$C$", C, dir(330)); dot(D); label("$D$", D, S); dot(E); label("$E$", E, NE); dot(F); label("$F$", F, W); [/asy]
Find the reflection of the point $(11, 16, 22)$ across the plane $3x+4y+5z=7$.
In acute triangle $ABC$, an arbitrary point $P$ is chosen on altitude $AH$. Points $E$ and $F$ are the midpoints of sides $CA$ and $AB$ respectively. The perpendiculars from $E$ to $CP$ and from $F$ to $BP$ meet at point $K$. Prove that $KB = KC$.
Nine delegates, three each from three different countries, randomly select chairs at a round table that seats nine people. Let the probability that each delegate sits next to at least one delegate from another country be $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
Let $M$be an interior point of triangle $ABC$. Let the line $AM$ intersect the circumcircle of the triangle $MBC$ for the second time at point $D$, the line $BM$ intersect the circumcircle of the triangle $MCA$ for the second time at point $E$, and the line $CM$ intersect the circumcircle of the triangle $MAB$ for the second time at point $F$. Prove that $\frac{AD}{MD} + \frac{BE}{ME} + \frac{CF}{MF} \geq \frac{9}{2}$. [i]Proposed by Nairy Sedrakyan[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle{A} = 60^\circ$. The midperpendicular of segment $AB$ meets line $AC$ at point $C_1$. The midperpendicular of segment $AC$ meets line $AB$ at point $B_1$. Prove that line $B_1C_1$ touches the incircle of triangle $ABC$.
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral and $M$ the midpoint of the segment $AB$. Outside of the quadrilateral are constructed the equilateral triangles $BCE$, $CDF$ and $DAG$. Let $P$ and $N$ be the midpoints of the segments $GF$ and $EF$. Prove that the triangle $MNP$ is equilateral.
Let $I$ be the incenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Line $AI$ cuts the circumcircle of $BIC$ again at $E$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$, and let $J$ be the reflection of $I$ across $BC$. Show $D$, $J$ and $E$ are collinear.
In a triangle $A_1A_2A_3$, the excribed circles corresponding to sides $A_2A_3$, $A_3A_1$, $A_1A_2$ touch these sides at $T_1$, $T_2$, $T_3$, respectively. If $H_1$, $H_2$, $H_3$ are the orthocenters of triangles $A_1T_2T_3$, $A_2T_3T_1$, $A_3T_1T_2$, respectively, prove that lines $H_1T_1$, $H_2T_2$, $H_3T_3$ are concurrent.
In triangle $ ABC$ the medians $ \overline{AD}$ and $ \overline{CE}$ have lengths 18 and 27, respectively, and $ AB \equal{} 24$. Extend $ \overline{CE}$ to intersect the circumcircle of $ ABC$ at $ F$. The area of triangle $ AFB$ is $ m\sqrt {n}$, where $ m$ and $ n$ are positive integers and $ n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $ m \plus{} n$.
Circles $W_1,W_2$ intersect at $P,K$. $XY$ is common tangent of two circles which is nearer to $P$ and $X$ is on $W_1$ and $Y$ is on $W_2$. $XP$ intersects $W_2$ for the second time in $C$ and $YP$ intersects $W_1$ in $B$. Let $A$ be intersection point of $BX$ and $CY$. Prove that if $Q$ is the second intersection point of circumcircles of $ABC$ and $AXY$ \[\angle QXA=\angle QKP\]
For all natural $n$, an $n$-staircase is a figure consisting of unit squares, with one square in the first row, two squares in the second row, and so on, up to $n$ squares in the $n^{th}$ row, such that all the left-most squares in each row are aligned vertically. Let $f(n)$ denote the minimum number of square tiles requires to tile the $n$-staircase, where the side lengths of the square tiles can be any natural number. e.g. $f(2)=3$ and $f(4)=7$. (a) Find all $n$ such that $f(n)=n$. (b) Find all $n$ such that $f(n) = n+1$.
Compute the maximum area of a rectangle which can be inscribed in a triangle of area $M$.
Given a parallelogram $ABCD$ with $AB<BC$, show that the circumcircles of the triangles $APQ$ share a second common point (apart from $A$) as $P,Q$ move on the sides $BC,CD$ respectively s.t. $CP=CQ$.
Let $ l_i,$ $ i \equal{} 1,2,3$ be three non-collinear straight lines in the plane, which build a triangle, and $ f_i$ the axial reflections in $ l_i$. Prove that for each point $ P$ in the plane there exists finite interconnections (compositions) of the reflections of $ f_i$ which carries $ P$ into the triangle built by the straight lines $ l_i,$ i.e. maps that point to a point interior to the triangle.
Let $a>1,\ 0\leq x\leq \frac{\pi}{4}$. Find the volume of the solid generated by a rotation of the part bounded by two curves $y=\frac{\sqrt{2}\sin x}{\sqrt{\sin 2x+a}},\ y=\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sin 2x+a}}$ about the $x$-axis. [i]1993 Hiroshima Un iversity entrance exam/Science[/i]
Show that there is an absolute constant $c < 1$ with the following property: whenever $\mathcal P$ is a polygon with area $1$ in the plane, one can translate it by a distance of $\frac{1}{100}$ in some direction to obtain a polygon $\mathcal Q$, for which the intersection of the interiors of $\mathcal P$ and $\mathcal Q$ has total area at most $c$. [i]Linus Hamilton[/i]
Let $A,B$ and $C$ be three points on a line with $B$ between $A$ and $C$. Let $\Gamma_1,\Gamma_2, \Gamma_3$ be semicircles, all on the same side of $AC$ and with $AC,AB,BC$ as diameters, respectively. Let $l$ be the line perpendicular to $AC$ through $B$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circle which is tangent to the line $l$, tangent to $\Gamma_1$ internally, and tangent to $\Gamma_3$ externally. Let $D$ be the point of contact of $\Gamma$ and $\Gamma_3$. The diameter of $\Gamma$ through $D$ meets $l$ in $E$. Show that $AB=DE$.