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1997 India National Olympiad, 4

In a unit square one hundred segments are drawn from the centre to the sides dividing the square into one hundred parts (triangles and possibly quadruilaterals). If all parts have equal perimetr $p$, show that $\dfrac{14}{10} < p < \dfrac{15}{10}$.

2010 Indonesia TST, 4

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]

2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 11

Circles $A$, $B$, and $C$ each have radius $1$. Circles $A$ and $B$ share one point of tangency. Circle $C$ has a point of tangency with the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$. What is the area inside circle $C$ but outside circle $A$ and circle $B$? [asy] size(170); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(8pt)); dotfactor=3; filldraw(arc((1,0),1,90,180)--arc((-1,0),1,0,90)--arc((0,1), 1, 180, 0)--cycle,gray); draw(circle((0,1),1)); draw(circle((1,0),1)); draw(circle((-1,0),1)); dot((-1,0)); dot((1,0)); dot((0,1)); label("$A$",(-1,0),SW); label("$B$",(1,0),SE); label("$C$",(0,1),N);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3-\frac{\pi}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3\pi}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1+\frac{\pi}{2}$

2023 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, G2

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let $DA$ and $BC$ intersect at $E$ and let $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at $F$. Assume that $A, E, F$ all lie on the same side of $BD$. Let $P$ be on segment $DA$ such that $\angle CPD = \angle CBP$, and let $Q$ be on segment $CD$ such that $\angle DQA = \angle QBA$. Let $AC$ and $PQ$ meet at $X$. Prove that, if $EX = EP$, then $EF$ is perpendicular to $AC$.

2013 National Olympiad First Round, 21

Let $D$ and $E$ be points on side $[AB]$ of a right triangle with $m(\widehat{C})=90^\circ$ such that $|AD|=|AC|$ and $|BE|=|BC|$. Let $F$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of triangles $AEC$ and $BDC$. If $|CF|=2$, what is $|ED|$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1+\sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of above} $

2011 Uzbekistan National Olympiad, 4

$A$ graph $G$ arises from $G_{1}$ and $G_{2}$ by pasting them along $S$ if $G$ has induced subgraphs $G_{1}$, $G_{2}$ with $G=G_{1}\cup G_{2}$ and $S$ is such that $S=G_{1}\cap G_{2}.$ A is graph is called [i]chordal[/i] if it can be constructed recursively by pasting along complete subgraphs, starting from complete subgraphs. For a graph $G(V,E)$ define its Hilbert polynomial $H_{G}(x)$ to be $H_{G}(x)=1+Vx+Ex^2+c(K_{3})x^3+c(K_{4})x^4+\ldots+c(K_{w(G)})x^{w(G)},$ where $c(K_{i})$ is the number of $i$-cliques in $G$ and $w(G)$ is the clique number of $G$. Prove that $H_{G}(-1)=0$ if and only if $G$ is chordal or a tree.

2018 Ecuador Juniors, 4

Given a positive integer $n > 1$ and an angle $\alpha < 90^o$, Jaime draws a spiral $OP_0P_1...P_n$ of the following form (the figure shows the first steps): $\bullet$ First draw a triangle $OP_0P_1$ with $OP_0 = 1$, $\angle P_1OP_0 = \alpha$ and $P_1P_0O = 90^o$ $\bullet$ then for every integer $1 \le i \le n$ draw the point $P_{i+1}$ so that $\angle P_{i+1}OP_i = \alpha$, $\angle P_{i+1}P_iO = 90^o$ and $P_{i-1}$ and $P_{i+1}$ are in different half-planes with respect to the line $OP_i$ [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/2/aa3913989dac1cf04f2b42b5d630b2e096dcb6.png[/img] a) If $n = 6$ and $\alpha = 30^o$, find the length of $P_0P_n$. b) If $n = 2018$ and $\alpha= 45^o$, find the length of $P_0P_n$.

2019 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry
Construct a regular triangle using a plywood square. ([i]You can draw a line through pairs of points lying on the distance less than the side of the square, construct a perpendicular from a point to the line the distance between them does not exceed the side of the square, and measure segments on the constructed lines equal to the side or to the diagonal of the square[/i])

2012 ELMO Shortlist, 5

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB<AC$, and let $D$ and $E$ be points on side $BC$ such that $BD=CE$ and $D$ lies between $B$ and $E$. Suppose there exists a point $P$ inside $ABC$ such that $PD\parallel AE$ and $\angle PAB=\angle EAC$. Prove that $\angle PBA=\angle PCA$. [i]Calvin Deng.[/i]

2002 Greece National Olympiad, 3

In a triangle $ABC$ we have $\angle C>10^0$ and $\angle B=\angle C+10^0.$We consider point $E$ on side $AB$ such that $\angle ACE=10^0,$ and point $D$ on side $AC$ such that $\angle DBA=15^0.$ Let $Z\neq A$ be a point of interection of the circumcircles of the triangles $ABD$ and $AEC.$Prove that $\angle ZBA>\angle ZCA.$

2020 ABMC, 2020 Nov

[b]p1.[/b] A large square is cut into four smaller, congruent squares. If each of the smaller squares has perimeter $4$, what was the perimeter of the original square? [b]p2.[/b] Pie loves to bake apples so much that he spends $24$ hours a day baking them. If Pie bakes a dozen apples in one day, how many minutes does it take Pie to bake one apple, on average? [b]p3.[/b] Bames Jond is sent to spy on James Pond. One day, Bames sees James type in his $4$-digit phone password. Bames remembers that James used the digits $0$, $5$, and $9$, and no other digits, but he does not remember the order. How many possible phone passwords satisfy this condition? [b]p4.[/b] What do you get if you square the answer to this question, add $256$ to it, and then divide by $32$? [b]p5.[/b] Chloe the Horse and Flower the Chicken are best friends. When Chloe gets sad for any reason, she calls Flower, so Chloe must remember Flower's $3$ digit phone number, which can consist of any digits $0-5$. Given that the phone number's digits are unique and add to $5$, the number does not start with $0$, and the $3$ digit number is prime, what is the sum of all possible phone numbers? [b]p6.[/b] Anuj has a circular pizza with diameter $A$ inches, which is cut into $B$ congruent slices, where $A$,$B$ are positive integers. If one of Anuj's pizza slices has a perimeter of $3\pi + 30$ inches, find $A + B$. [b]p7.[/b] Bob really likes to study math. Unfortunately, he gets easily distracted by messages sent by friends. At the beginning of every minute, there is an $\frac{6}{10}$ chance that he will get a message from a friend. If Bob does get a message from a friend, there is a $\frac{9}{10}$ chance that he will look at the message, causing him to waste $30$ seconds before resuming his studying. If Bob doesn't get a message from a friend, there is a $\frac{3}{10}$ chance Bob will still check his messages hoping for a message from his friends, wasting $10$ seconds before he resumes his studying. What is the expected number of minutes in $100$ minutes for which Bob will be studying math? [b]p8.[/b] Suppose there is a positive integer $n$ with $225$ distinct positive integer divisors. What is the minimum possible number of divisors of n that are perfect squares? [b]p9.[/b] Let $a, b, c$ be positive integers. $a$ has $12$ divisors, $b$ has $8$ divisors, $c$ has $6$ divisors, and $lcm(a, b, c) = abc$. Let $d$ be the number of divisors of $a^2bc$. Find the sum of all possible values of $d$. [b]p10.[/b] Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 17$, $BC = 28$, $AC = 25$. Let the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ and the angle bisector of angle $B$ meet at $P$. Given the length of $BP$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$ where $gcd(a, c) = 1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $a + b + c$. [b]p11.[/b] Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be the roots of the cubic equation $x^3-5x+3 = 0$. Let $S = a^4b+ab^4+a^4c+ac^4+b^4c+bc^4$. Find $|S|$. [b]p12.[/b] Call a number palindromeish if changing a single digit of the number into a different digit results in a new six-digit palindrome. For example, the number $110012$ is a palindromeish number since you can change the last digit into a $1$, which results in the palindrome $110011$. Find the number of $6$ digit palindromeish numbers. [b]p13.[/b] Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $3$ with real coecients and leading coecient $1$. Let the roots of $P(x)$ be $a$, $b$, $c$. Given that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}= 4$ and $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 36$, the coefficient of $x^2$ is negative, and $P(1) = 2$, let the $S$ be the sum of possible values of $P(0)$. Then $|S|$ can be expressed as $\frac{a + b\sqrt{c}}{d}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ such that $gcd(a, b, d) = 1$ and $c$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a + b + c + d$. [b]p14.[/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 7$, $BC = 8$, $AC = 9$. Draw a circle tangent to $AB$ at $B$ and passing through $C$. Let the center of the circle be $O$. The length of $AO$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c\sqrt{d}}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ where $gcd(a, c) = gcd(b, d) = 1$ and $b$,$ d$ are not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a + b + c + d$. [b]p15.[/b] Many students in Mr. Noeth's BC Calculus class missed their first test, and to avoid taking a makeup, have decided to never leave their houses again. As a result, Mr. Noeth decides that he will have to visit their houses to deliver the makeup tests. Conveniently, the $17$ absent students in his class live in consecutive houses on the same street. Mr. Noeth chooses at least three of every four people in consecutive houses to take a makeup. How many ways can Mr. Noeth select students to take makeups? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2007 All-Russian Olympiad, 6

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The points $M$ and $N$ are midpoints of $AB$ and $BC$ respectively, and $BH$ is an altitude of $ABC$. The circumcircles of $AHN$ and $CHM$ meet in $P$ where $P\ne H$. Prove that $PH$ passes through the midpoint of $MN$. [i]V. Filimonov[/i]

1992 Tournament Of Towns, (330) 2

Sides of a triangle are equal to $3$, $4$ and $5$. Each side is extended until it intersects the bisector of the external angle to the angle opposite to it. Three such points are obtained in all. Prove that one of the three points we get is the midpoint of the segment joining the other two points. (V. Prasolov)

1966 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 4

It is given a tetrahedron with vertices $A,B,C,D$. (a) Prove that there exists a vertex of the tetrahedron with the following property: the three edges of that tetrahedron through that vertex can form a triangle. (b) On the edges $DA,DB$ and $DC$ there are given the points $M,N$ and $P$ for which: $$DM=\frac{DA}n,\enspace DN=\frac{DB}{n+1}\enspace DP=\frac{DC}{n+2}$$where $n$ is a natural number. The plane defined by the points $M,N$ and $P$ is $\alpha_n$. Prove that all planes $\alpha_n$, $(n=1,2,3,\ldots)$ pass through a single straight line.

2012 Online Math Open Problems, 20

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with a right angle at $C.$ Two lines, one parallel to $AC$ and the other parallel to $BC,$ intersect on the hypotenuse $AB.$ The lines split the triangle into two triangles and a rectangle. The two triangles have areas $512$ and $32.$ What is the area of the rectangle? [i]Author: Ray Li[/i]

2007 All-Russian Olympiad, 4

$BB_{1}$ is a bisector of an acute triangle $ABC$. A perpendicular from $B_{1}$ to $BC$ meets a smaller arc $BC$ of a circumcircle of $ABC$ in a point $K$. A perpendicular from $B$ to $AK$ meets $AC$ in a point $L$. $BB_{1}$ meets arc $AC$ in $T$. Prove that $K$, $L$, $T$ are collinear. [i]V. Astakhov[/i]

2004 ITAMO, 6

Tags: geometry
Let $P$ be a point inside a triangle $ABC$. Lines $AP,BP,CP$ meet the opposite sides of the triangle at points $A',B',C'$ respectively. Denote $x =\frac{AP}{PA'}, y = \frac{BP}{PB'}$ and $z = \frac{CP}{PC'}$. Prove that $xyz = x+y+z+2$.

1975 Chisinau City MO, 105

Let $M$ be the point of intersection of the diagonals, and $K$ be the point of intersection of the bisectors of the angles $B$ and $C$ of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. Prove that points $A, B, M, K$ lie on the same circle if the following relation holds: $|AB|=|BC|=|CD|$

2004 Croatia National Olympiad, Problem 3

The altitudes of a tetrahedron meet at a single point. Prove that this point, the centroid of one face of the tetrahedron, the foot of the altitude on that face, and the three points dividing the other three altitudes in ratio $2:1$ (closer to the feet) all lie on a sphere.

2018 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 16

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB < BC$. The bisector of angle $C$ meets the line parallel to $AC$ and passing through $B$, at point $P$. The tangent at $B$ to the circumcircle of $ABC$ meets this bisector at point $R$. Let $R'$ be the reflection of $R$ with respect to $AB$. Prove that $\angle R'P B = \angle RPA$.

2006 Poland - Second Round, 2

Given a triangle $ABC$ satisfying $AC+BC=3\cdot AB$. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ has center $I$ and touches the sides $BC$ and $CA$ at the points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the reflections of the points $D$ and $E$ with respect to $I$. Prove that the points $A$, $B$, $K$, $L$ lie on one circle. [i]Proposed by Dimitris Kontogiannis, Greece[/i]

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Given $a$, $b$, and $c$ are complex numbers satisfying \[ a^2+ab+b^2=1+i \] \[ b^2+bc+c^2=-2 \] \[ c^2+ca+a^2=1, \] compute $(ab+bc+ca)^2$. (Here, $i=\sqrt{-1}$)

2008 National Olympiad First Round, 13

Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that angle $C$ is obtuse. Let $D\in [AB]$ and $[DC]\perp [BC]$. If $m(\widehat{ABC})=\alpha$, $m(\widehat{BCA})=3\alpha$, and $|AC|-|AD|=10$, what is $|BD|$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 14 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 18 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 22 $

2017 Princeton University Math Competition, A6/B8

Tags: geometry
Triangle $ABC$ has $\angle{A}=90^{\circ}$, $AB=2$, and $AC=4$. Circle $\omega_1$ has center $C$ and radius $CA$, while circle $\omega_2$ has center $B$ and radius $BA$. The two circles intersect at $E$, different from point $A$. Point $M$ is on $\omega_2$ and in the interior of $ABC$, such that $BM$ is parallel to $EC$. Suppose $EM$ intersects $\omega_1$ at point $K$ and $AM$ intersects $\omega_1$ at point $Z$. What is the area of quadrilateral $ZEBK$?

2017 Peru IMO TST, 9

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclie quadrilateral, $\omega$ be it's circumcircle and $M$ be the midpoint of the arc $AB$ of $\omega$ which does not contain the vertices $C$ and $D$. The line that passes through $M$ and the intersection point of segments $AC$ and $BD$, intersects again $\omega$ in $N$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be points in the $CD$ segment such that $\angle AQD = \angle DAP$ and $\angle BPC = \angle CBQ$. Prove that the circumcircle of $NPQ$ and $\omega$ are tangent to each other.