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2021 Irish Math Olympiad, 10

Let $P_{1}, P_{2}, \ldots, P_{2021}$ be 2021 points in the quarter plane $\{(x, y): x \geq 0, y \geq 0\}$. The centroid of these 2021 points lies at the point $(1,1)$. Show that there are two distinct points $P_{i}, P_{j}$ such that the distance from $P_{i}$ to $P_{j}$ is no more than $\sqrt{2} / 20$.

2023 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 2

Triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ has side lengths $AB = 39$, $BC = 16$, and $CA = 25$. What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating $\vartriangle ABC$ about line $BC$?

2013 AIME Problems, 9

A paper equilateral triangle $ABC$ has side length $12$. The paper triangle is folded so that vertex $A$ touches a point on side $\overline{BC}$ a distance $9$ from point $B$. The length of the line segment along which the triangle is folded can be written as $\frac{m\sqrt{p}}{n}$, where $m$, $n$, and $p$ are positive integers, $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime, and $p$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $m+n+p$. [asy] import cse5; size(12cm); pen tpen = defaultpen + 1.337; real a = 39/5.0; real b = 39/7.0; pair B = MP("B", (0,0), dir(200)); pair A = MP("A", (9,0), dir(-80)); pair C = MP("C", (12,0), dir(-20)); pair K = (6,10.392); pair M = (a*B+(12-a)*K) / 12; pair N = (b*C+(12-b)*K) / 12; draw(B--M--N--C--cycle, tpen); draw(M--A--N--cycle); fill(M--A--N--cycle, mediumgrey); pair shift = (-20.13, 0); pair B1 = MP("B", B+shift, dir(200)); pair A1 = MP("A", K+shift, dir(90)); pair C1 = MP("C", C+shift, dir(-20)); draw(A1--B1--C1--cycle, tpen);[/asy]

2015 ISI Entrance Examination, 2

Let $y = x^2 + ax + b$ be a parabola that cuts the coordinate axes at three distinct points. Show that the circle passing through these three points also passes through $(0,1)$.

2018 Taiwan TST Round 3, 4

Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute triangle $ABC$. Line $OA$ intersects the altitudes of $ABC$ through $B$ and $C$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The altitudes meet at $H$. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $PQH$ lies on a median of triangle $ABC$.

2000 Turkey MO (2nd round), 1

A circle with center $O$ and a point $A$ in this circle are given. Let $P_{B}$ is the intersection point of $[AB]$ and the internal bisector of $\angle AOB$ where $B$ is a point on the circle such that $B$ doesn't lie on the line $OA$, Find the locus of $P_{B}$ as $B$ varies.

DMM Devil Rounds, 2003

[b]p1.[/b] Find the smallest positive integer which is $1$ more than multiple of $3$, $2$ more than a multiple of $4$, and $4$ more than a multiple of $7$. [b]p2.[/b] Let $p = 4$, and let $a =\sqrt1$, $b =\sqrt2$, $c =\sqrt3$, $...$. Compute the value of $(p-a)(p-b) ... (p-z)$. [b]p3.[/b] There are $6$ points on the circumference of a circle. How many convex polygons are there having vertices on these points? [b]p4.[/b] David and I each have a sheet of computer paper, mine evenly spaced by $19$ parallel lines into $20$ sections, and his evenly spaced by $29$ parallel lines into $30$ sections. If our two sheets are overlayed, how many pairs of lines are perfectly incident? [b]p5.[/b] A pyramid is created by stacking equilateral triangles of balls, each layer having one fewer ball per side than the triangle immediately beneath it. How many balls are used if the pyramid’s base has $5$ balls to a side? [b]p6.[/b] Call a positive integer $n$ good if it has $3$ digits which add to $4$ and if it can be written in the form $n = k^2$, where $k$ is also a positive integer. Compute the average of all good numbers. [b]p7.[/b] John’s birthday cake is a scrumptious cylinder of radius $6$ inches and height $3$ inches. If his friends cut the cake into $8$ equal sectors, what is the total surface area of a piece of birthday cake? [b]p8.[/b] Evaluate $\sum^{10}_{i=1}\sum^{10}_{j=1} ij$. [b]p9.[/b] If three numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$ are randomly selected from the interval $[-2, 2]$, what is the probability that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 \ge 4$? [b]p10.[/b] Evaluate $\sum^{\infty}_{x=2} \frac{2}{x^2 - 1}.$ [b]p11.[/b] Consider $4x^2 - kx - 1 = 0$. If the roots of this polynomial are $\sin \theta$ and $\cos \theta$, compute $|k|$. [b]p12.[/b] Given that $65537 = 2^{16} + 1$ is a prime number, compute the number of primes of the form $2^n + 1$ (for $n \ge 0$) between $1$ and $10^6$. [b]p13.[/b] Compute $\sin^{-1}(36/85) + \cos^{-1}(4/5) + \cos^{-1}(15/17).$ [b]p14.[/b] Find the number of integers $n$, $1\le n \le 2003$, such that $n^{2003} - 1$ is a multiple of $10$. [b]p15.[/b] Find the number of integers $n,$ $1 \le n \le 120$, such that $n^2$ leaves remainder $1$ when divided by $120$. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2017 Simon Marais Mathematical Competition, B1

Maryam labels each vertex of a tetrahedron with the sum of the lengths of the three edges meeting at that vertex. She then observes that the labels at the four vertices of the tetrahedron are all equal. For each vertex of the tetrahedron, prove that the lengths of the three edges meeting at that vertex are the three side lengths of a triangle.

2012 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 4

Tags: geometry
There are circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. They intersect in two points, one of which is the point $A$. $B$ lies on $\omega_1$ such that $AB$ is tangent to $\omega_2$. The tangent to $\omega_1$ at $B$ intersects $\omega_2$ at $C$ and $D$, where $D$ is the closer to $B$. $AD$ intersects $\omega_1$ again at $E$. If $BD = 3$ and $CD = 13$, find $EB/ED$.

1978 Germany Team Selection Test, 5

Let $E$ be a finite set of points such that $E$ is not contained in a plane and no three points of $E$ are collinear. Show that at least one of the following alternatives holds: (i) $E$ contains five points that are vertices of a convex pyramid having no other points in common with $E;$ (ii) some plane contains exactly three points from $E.$

2020 Greece National Olympiad, 2

Given a line segment $AB$ and a point $C$ lies inside it such that $AB=3 \cdot AC$ . Construct a parallelogram $ACDE$ such that $AC=DE=CE>AR$. Let $Z$ be a point on $AC$ such that $\angle AEZ=\angle ACE =\omega$. Prove that the line passing through point $B$ and perpendicular on side $EC$, and the line passing through point $D$ and perpendicular on side $AB$, intersect on point , let it be $K$, lying on line $EZ$.

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Compute the side length of the largest cube contained in the region \[ \{(x, y, z) : x^2+y^2+z^2 \le 25 \text{ and } x, y \ge 0 \} \] of three-dimensional space.

2021 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry
Given acute triangle $ABC$ with circumcircle $\Gamma$ and altitudes $AD, BE, CF$, line $AD$ cuts $\Gamma$ again at $P$ and $PF, PE$ meet $\Gamma$ again at $R, Q$. Let $O_1, O_2$ be the circumcenters of $\triangle BFR$ and $\triangle CEQ$ respectively. Prove that $O_{1}O_{2}$ bisects $\overline{EF}$.

2018 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 10-11.1

Prove that in any convex polygon where all pairwise distances between vertices are distinct, there exists a vertex such that the closest vertex of the polygon is adjacent to it. [i]Proposed by D. Shiryayev, S. Berlov[/i]

2010 Albania National Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry
Let $A$ and $B$ be two fixed points of a given circle and $XY$ a diameter of this circle. Find the locus of the intersection points of lines $AX$ and $BY$ . ($BY$ is not a diameter of the circle). Albanian National Mathematical Olympiad 2010---12 GRADE Question 1.

MathLinks Contest 6th, 3.3

We say that a set of points $M$ in the plane is convex if for any two points $A, B \in M$, all the points from the segment $(AB)$ also belong to $M$. Let $n \ge 2$ be an integer and let $F$ be a family of $n$ disjoint convex sets in the plane. Prove that there exists a line $\ell$ in the plane, a set $M \in F$ and a subset $S \subset F$ with at least $\lceil \frac{n}{12} \rceil $ elements such that $M$ is contained in one closed half-plane determined by $\ell$, and all the sets $N \in S$ are contained in the complementary closed half-plane determined by $\ell$.

2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 6

The diagonals of convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ are perpendicular. Points $A' , B' , C' , D' $ are the circumcenters of triangles $ABD, BCA, CDB, DAC$ respectively. Prove that lines $AA' , BB' , CC' , DD' $ concur. (A. Zaslavsky)

1997 Taiwan National Olympiad, 5

Let $ABCD$ is a tetrahedron. Show that a)If $AB=CD,AC=DB,AD=BC$ then triangles $ABC,ABD,ACD,BCD$ are acute. b)If the triangles $ABC,ABD,ACD,BCD$ have the same area , then $AB=CD,AC=DB,AD=BC$.

2008 Balkan MO, 1

Given a scalene acute triangle $ ABC$ with $ AC>BC$ let $ F$ be the foot of the altitude from $ C$. Let $ P$ be a point on $ AB$, different from $ A$ so that $ AF\equal{}PF$. Let $ H,O,M$ be the orthocenter, circumcenter and midpoint of $ [AC]$. Let $ X$ be the intersection point of $ BC$ and $ HP$. Let $ Y$ be the intersection point of $ OM$ and $ FX$ and let $ OF$ intersect $ AC$ at $ Z$. Prove that $ F,M,Y,Z$ are concyclic.

ABMC Online Contests, 2021 Nov

[b]p1.[/b] Martin’s car insurance costed $\$6000$ before he switched to Geico, when he saved $15\%$ on car insurance. When Mayhem switched to Allstate, he, a safe driver, saved $40\%$ on car insurance. If Mayhem and Martin are now paying the same amount for car insurance, how much was Mayhem paying before he switched to Allstate? [b]p2.[/b] The $7$-digit number $N$ can be written as $\underline{A} \,\, \underline{2} \,\,\underline{0} \,\,\underline{B} \,\,\underline{2} \,\, \underline{1} \,\,\underline{5}$. How many values of $N$ are divisible by $9$? [b]p3.[/b] The solutions to the equation $x^2-18x-115 = 0$ can be represented as $a$ and $b$. What is $a^2+2ab+b^2$? [b]p4.[/b] The exterior angles of a regular polygon measure to $4$ degrees. What is a third of the number of sides of this polygon? [b]p5.[/b] Charlie Brown is having a thanksgiving party. $\bullet$ He wants one turkey, with three different sizes to choose from. $\bullet$ He wants to have two or three vegetable dishes, when he can pick from Mashed Potatoes, Saut´eed Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Butternut Squash, Buttery Green Beans, and Sweet Yams; $\bullet$ He wants two desserts out of Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Carrot Cake, and Cheesecake. How many different combinations of menus are there? [b]p6.[/b] In the diagram below, $\overline{AD} \cong \overline{CD}$ and $\vartriangle DAB$ is a right triangle with $\angle DAB = 90^o$. Given that the radius of the circle is $6$ and $m \angle ADC = 30^o$, if the length of minor arc $AB$ is written as $a\pi$, what is $a$? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/9/ea57032a30c16f4402886af086064261d6828b.png[/img] [b]p7.[/b] This Halloween, Owen and his two friends dressed up as guards from Squid Game. They needed to make three masks, which were black circles with a white equilateral triangle, circle, or square inscribed in their upper halves. Resourcefully, they used black paper circles with a radius of $5$ inches and white tape to create these masks. Ignoring the width of the tape, how much tape did they use? If the length can be expressed $a\sqrt{b}+c\sqrt{d}+ \frac{e}{f} \pi$ such that $b$ and $d$ are not divisible by the square of any prime, and $e$ and $f$ are relatively prime, find $a + b + c + d + e + f$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/c/bafe3f9939bd5767ba5cf77a51031dd32bbbec.png[/img] [b]p8.[/b] Given $LCM (10^8, 8^{10}, n) = 20^{15}$, where $n$ is a positive integer, find the total number of possible values of $n$. [b]p9.[/b] If one can represent the infinite progression $\frac{1}{11} + \frac{2}{13} + \frac{3}{121} + \frac{4}{169} + \frac{5}{1331} + \frac{6}{2197}+ ...$ as $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers, what is $a$? [b]p10.[/b] Consider a tiled $3\times 3$ square without a center tile. How many ways are there to color the squares such that no two colored squares are adjacent (vertically or horizontally)? Consider rotations of an configuration to be the same, and consider the no-color configuration to be a coloring. [b]p11.[/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 4$ and $AC = 7$. Let $AD$ be an angle bisector of triangle $ABC$. Point $M$ is on $AC$ such that $AD$ intersects $BM$ at point $P$, and $AP : PD = 3 : 1$. If the ratio $AM : MC$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ such that $a$, $b$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $a + b$. [b]p12.[/b] For a positive integer $n$, define $f(n)$ as the number of positive integers less than or equal to $n$ that are coprime with $n$. For example, $f(9) = 6$ because $9$ does not have any common divisors with $1$, $2$, $4$, $5$, $7$, or $8$. Calculate: $$\sum^{100}_{i=2} \left( 29^{f(i)}\,\,\, mod \,\,i \right).$$ [b]p13.[/b] Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle. Let $P$ be a randomly selected point in the incircle of $ABC$. Find $a+b+c+d$ if the probability that $\angle BPC$ is acute can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b} -c\pi}{d\pi }$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ where $gcd(a, c, d) = 1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. [b]p14.[/b] When the following expression is simplified by expanding then combining like terms, how many terms are in the resulting expression? $$(a + b + c + d)^{100} + (a + b - c - d)^{100}$$ [b]p15.[/b] Jerry has a rectangular box with integral side lengths. If $3$ units are added to each side of the box, the volume of the box is tripled. What is the largest possible volume of this box? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2006 District Olympiad, 4

a) Prove that we can assign one of the numbers $1$ or $-1$ to the vertices of a cube such that the product of the numbers assigned to the vertices of any face is equal to $-1$. b) Prove that for a hexagonal prism such a mapping is not possible.

2023 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P2, 5

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AC\neq BC$, $M$ the midpoint of side $AB$, $H$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$, $D$ on $BC$ is the foot of the altitude from $A$ and $E$ on $AC$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $B$. Prove that the lines $AB, DE$ and the perpendicular to $MH$ through $C$ are concurrent.

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 2013.5

The angle bisector of $A$ in triangle $ABC$ intersects $BC$ in the point $D$. The point $E$ lies on the side $AC$, and the lines $AD$ and $BE$ intersect in the point $F$. Furthermore, $\frac{|AF|}{|F D|}= 3$ and $\frac{|BF|}{|F E|}=\frac{5}{3}$. Prove that $|AB| = |AC|$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-evofDCeJWPY/XzT9dmxXzVI/AAAAAAAAMVY/ZN87X3Cg8iMiULwvMhgFrXbdd_f1f-JWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2013%2BMohr%2Bp5.png[/img]

Mathley 2014-15, 3

In a triangle $ABC$, $D$ is the reflection of $A$ about the sideline $BC$. A circle $(K)$ with diameter $AD$ meets $DB,DC$ at $M,N$ which are distinct from $D$. Let $E,F$ be the midpoint of $CA,AB$. The circumcircles of $KEM,KFN$ meet each other again at $L$, distinct from $K$. Let $KL$ meets $EF$ at $X$; points $Y,Z$ are defined in the same manner. Prove that three lines $AX,BY,CZ$ are concurrent. Tran Quang Hung, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi.

2012 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 15

Given triangle $ABC$. Consider lines $l$ with the next property: the reflections of $l$ in the sidelines of the triangle concur. Prove that all these lines have a common point.