Olympiad problems

1998 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 6

Let $k$ be a fixed positive integer. For each $n = 1, 2,...,$ we will call [i]configuration [/i] of order $n$ any set of $kn$ points of the plane, which does not contain $3$ collinear, colored with $k$ given colors, so that there are $n$ points of each color. Determine all positive integers $n$ with the following property: in each configuration of order $n$, it is possible to select three points of each color, such that the $k$ triangles with vertices of the same color that are determined are disjoint in pairs.

2016 JBMO Shortlist, 6

Tags: geometry

Given an acute triangle ${ABC}$, erect triangles ${ABD}$ and ${ACE}$ externally, so that ${\angle ADB= \angle AEC=90^o}$ and ${\angle BAD= \angle CAE}$. Let ${{A}_{1}}\in BC,{{B}_{1}}\in AC$ and ${{C}_{1}}\in AB$ be the feet of the altitudes of the triangle ${ABC}$, and let $K$ and ${K,L}$ be the midpoints of $[ B{{C}_{1}} ]$ and ${BC_1, CB_1}$, respectively. Prove that the circumcenters of the triangles $AKL,{{A}_{1}}{{B}_{1}}{{C}_{1}}$ and ${DEA_1}$ are collinear. (Bulgaria)

2017 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: right angle , geometry

A $6$ meter ladder rests against a vertical wall. The midpoint of the ladder is twice as far from the ground as it is from the wall. At what height on the wall does the ladder reach?

2013 Online Math Open Problems, 19

Tags: geometry , rectangle , number theory , relatively prime

$A,B,C$ are points in the plane such that $\angle ABC=90^\circ$. Circles with diameters $BA$ and $BC$ meet at $D$. If $BA=20$ and $BC=21$, then the length of segment $BD$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$? [i]Ray Li[/i]

2009 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: geometry , trapezoid , circumcircle

Given trapezoid $ ABCD$ with parallel sides $ AB$ and $ CD$, assume that there exist points $ E$ on line $ BC$ outside segment $ BC$, and $ F$ inside segment $ AD$ such that $ \angle DAE \equal{} \angle CBF$. Denote by $ I$ the point of intersection of $ CD$ and $ EF$, and by $ J$ the point of intersection of $ AB$ and $ EF$. Let $ K$ be the midpoint of segment $ EF$, assume it does not lie on line $ AB$. Prove that $ I$ belongs to the circumcircle of $ ABK$ if and only if $ K$ belongs to the circumcircle of $ CDJ$. [i]Proposed by Charles Leytem, Luxembourg[/i]

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2020 Final, #2

Tags: pure geometry , geometry

Consider rectangle $ABCD$.$ E$ is the mid-point of $AD$ and $F$ is the mid-point of $ED$. $CE$ cuts $AB$ in $G$ and $BF$ cuts $CD$ in $H$ point. We can write ratio of areas of $BCG$ and $BCH$ triangles as $\frac{m}{n}$. Find the value of $10m + 10n + mn$.

1997 Tournament Of Towns, (543) 4

Tags: geometry , convex polygon

A convex polygon $G$ is placed inside a convex polygon $ F$ so that their boundaries have no common points. A segment $s$ joining two points on the boundary of $F$ is called a support chord for $G$ if s contains a side or only a vertex of $G$. Prove that (a) there exists a support chord for $G$ such that its midpoint lies on the boundary of $G$, (b) there exist at least two such chords. (P Pushkar)

2014 Online Math Open Problems, 4

Tags: geometry , parallelogram

A crazy physicist has discovered a new particle called an emon. He starts with two emons in the plane, situated a distance $1$ from each other. He also has a crazy machine which can take any two emons and create a third one in the plane such that the three emons lie at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. After he has five total emons, let $P$ be the product of the $\binom 52 = 10$ distances between the $10$ pairs of emons. Find the greatest possible value of $P^2$. [i]Proposed by Yang Liu[/i]

1967 Polish MO Finals, 6

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere

Given a sphere and a plane that has no common points with the sphere. Find the geometric locus of the centers of the circles of tangency with the sphere of those cones circumcribed on the sphere whose vertices lie on the given plane.

2003 Junior Tuymaada Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , rectangle , combinatorics

A $2003\times 2004$ rectangle consists of unit squares. We consider rhombi formed by four diagonals of unit squares. What maximum number of such rhombi can be arranged in this rectangle so that no two of them have any common points except vertices? [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

2019 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 24

Tags: geometry

Two unit cubes have a common center. Is it always possible to number the vertices of each cube from $1$ to $8$ so that the distance between each pair of identically numbered vertices would be at most $4/5$? What about at most $13/16$?

2011 Tokyo Instutute Of Technology Entrance Examination, 3

Tags: trigonometry , geometry

For constant $k>1$, 2 points $X,\ Y$ move on the part of the first quadrant of the line, which passes through $A(1,\ 0)$ and is perpendicular to the $x$ axis, satisfying $AY=kAX$. Let a circle with radius 1 centered on the origin $O(0,\ 0)$ intersect with line segments $OX,\ OY$ at $P,\ Q$ respectively. Express the maximum area of $\triangle{OPQ}$ in terms of $k$. [i]2011 Tokyo Institute of Technology entrance exam, Problem 3[/i]

2013 China National Olympiad, 1

Tags: circumcircle , perpendicular bisector , power of a point , geometry

Two circles $K_1$ and $K_2$ of different radii intersect at two points $A$ and $B$, let $C$ and $D$ be two points on $K_1$ and $K_2$, respectively, such that $A$ is the midpoint of the segment $CD$. The extension of $DB$ meets $K_1$ at another point $E$, the extension of $CB$ meets $K_2$ at another point $F$. Let $l_1$ and $l_2$ be the perpendicular bisectors of $CD$ and $EF$, respectively. i) Show that $l_1$ and $l_2$ have a unique common point (denoted by $P$). ii) Prove that the lengths of $CA$, $AP$ and $PE$ are the side lengths of a right triangle.

2017 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry

Given a quadrilateral $ABCD$ in which$$\sqrt{2}(BC-BA)=AC.$$Let $X$ be the midpoint of $AC$. Prove that $2\angle BXD=\angle DAB - \angle DCB.$

2014 Contests, 2

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , perpendicular

The center of the circumcircle of the acute triangle $ABC$ is $M$, and the circumcircle of $ABM$ meets $BC$ and $AC$ at $P$ and $Q$ ($P\ne B$). Show that the extension of the line segment $CM$ is perpendicular to $PQ$.

1988 Nordic, 3

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere

Two concentric spheres have radii $r$ and $R,r < R$. We try to select points $A, B$ and $C$ on the surface of the larger sphere such that all sides of the triangle $ABC$ would be tangent to the surface of the smaller sphere. Show that the points can be selected if and only if $R \le 2r$.

1989 Flanders Math Olympiad, 2

Tags: ratio , trigonometry , geometry

When drawing all diagonals in a regular pentagon, one gets an smaller pentagon in the middle. What's the ratio of the areas of those pentagons?

2009 Iran Team Selection Test, 5

Tags: angle bisector , geometry

$ ABC$ is a triangle and $ AA'$ , $ BB'$ and $ CC'$ are three altitudes of this triangle . Let $ P$ be the feet of perpendicular from $ C'$ to $ A'B'$ , and $ Q$ is a point on $ A'B'$ such that $ QA \equal{} QB$ . Prove that : $ \angle PBQ \equal{} \angle PAQ \equal{} \angle PC'C$

2014 AMC 8, 19

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , probability

A cube with $3$-inch edges is to be constructed from $27$ smaller cubes with $1$-inch edges. Twenty-one of the cubes are colored red and $6$ are colored white. If the $3$-inch cube is constructed to have the smallest possible white surface area showing, what fraction of the surface area is white? $\textbf{(A) }\frac{5}{54}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{9}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{5}{27}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{2}{9}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{3}$

2004 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 7

Tags: circumcircle , angle bisector , geometry

Let the triangle $ABC$ have area $1$. The interior bisectors of the angles $\angle BAC,\angle ABC, \angle BCA$ intersect the sides $(BC), (AC), (AB) $ and the circumscribed circle of the respective triangle $ABC$ at the points $L$ and $G, N$ and $F, Q$ and $E$. The lines $EF, FG,GE$ intersect the bisectors $(AL), (CQ) ,(BN)$ respectively at points $P, M, R$. Determine the area of the hexagon $LMNPR$.

2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 7

Tags: geometry , cyclic quadrilateral , tangential quadrilateral

Point $M$ on side $AB$ of quadrilateral $ABCD$ is such that quadrilaterals $AMCD$ and $BMDC$ are circumscribed around circles centered at $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively. Line $O_1O_2$ cuts an isosceles triangle with vertex M from angle $CMD$. Prove that $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral. (M. Kungozhin)

2020 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 12

Tags: geometry

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of a nonisosceles triangle $ABC$. The bisector of angle $BHC$ meets $AB$ and $AC$ at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. The perpendiculars to $AB$ and $AC$ from $P$ and $Q$ meet at $K$. Prove that $KH$ bisects the segment $BC$.

2013 Poland - Second Round, 2

Tags: geometry , circles , incircle , incenter

Circles $o_1$ and $o_2$ with centers in $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively, intersect in two different points $A$ and $B$, wherein angle $O_1AO_2$ is obtuse. Line $O_1B$ intersects circle $o_2$ in point $C \neq B$. Line $O_2B$ intersects circle $o_1$ in point $D \neq B$. Show that point $B$ is incenter of triangle $ACD$.

2003 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , combinatorics

Two square sheets have areas equal to $ 2003$. Each of the sheets is arbitrarily divided into $ 2003$ nonoverlapping polygons, besides, each of the polygons has an unitary area. Afterward, one overlays two sheets, and it is asked to prove that the obtained double layer can be punctured $ 2003$ times, so that each of the $ 4006$ polygons gets punctured precisely once.

2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , tetrahedron , rotation

How many different ways are there to paint the sides of a tetrahedron with exactly $4$ colors? Each side gets its own color, and two colorings are the same if one can be rotated to get the other.