For a given chord $MN$ of a circle discussed the triangle $ABC$, whose base is the diameter $AB$ of this circle,which do not intersect the $MN$, and the sides $AC$ and $BC$ pass through the ends of $M$ and $N$ of the chord $MN$. Prove that the heights of all such triangles $ABC$ drawn from the vertex $C$ to the side $AB$, intersect at one point.

Let $ ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral, and let $ R_A, R_B, R_C, R_D$ denote the circumradii of the triangles $ DAB, ABC, BCD, CDA,$ respectively. Prove that $ R_A \plus{} R_C > R_B \plus{} R_D$ if and only if $ \angle A \plus{} \angle C > \angle B \plus{} \angle D.$

In an acute-angled isosceles triangle $ABC$, altitudes $CC_1$ and $BB_1$ intersect the line passing through the vertex $A$ and parallel to the line $BC$, at points $P$ and $Q$. Let $A_0$ be the midpoint of side $BC$, and $AA_1$ the altitude. Lines $A_0C_1$ and $A_0B_1$ intersect line $PQ$ at points $K$ and $L$. Prove that the circles circumscribed around triangles $PQA_1, KLA_0, A_1B_1C_1$ and a circle with a diameter $AA_1$ intersect at one point.

In an inscribed quadrilateral $ABCD$ we have $BC = CD$. Prove that the area of the quadrilateral is equal to $\frac{(AC)^2 \sin A}{2}$ (D. Fomin, Leningrad)

The polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^{4} \plus{} ax^{3} \plus{} bx^{2} \plus{} cx \plus{} d$ has real coefficients, and $ f(2i) \equal{} f(2 \plus{} i) \equal{} 0.$ What is $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d?$ $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 16$

Let $\omega$ be the semicircle on diameter $AB$. A line parallel to $AB$ intersects $\omega$ at $C$ and $D$ so that $B$ and $C$ lie on opposite sides of $AD$. The line through $C$ parallel to $AD$ meets $\omega$ again in $E$. Lines $BE$ and $CD$ meet in $F$ and the line through $F$ parallel to $AD$ meets $AB$ in $P$. Prove that $PC$ is tangent to $\omega$.

$L, L'$ are two skew lines in space and $p$ is a plane not containing either line. $M$ is a variable line parallel to $p$ which meets $L$ at $X$ and $L'$ at $Y$. Find the position of $M$ which minimises the distance $XY$. $L''$ is another fixed line. Find the line $M$ which is also perpendicular to $L''$ .

An ant is on the bottom edge of a right circular cone with base area $\pi$ and slant length $6$. What is the shortest distance that the ant has to travel to loop around the cone and come back to its starting position?

Consider a triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle A = 90^o, \angle C =60^o$ and $|AC|= 6$. Three circles with centers $A, B$ and $C$ are pairwise tangent in points on the three sides of the triangle. Determine the area of the region enclosed by the three circles (the grey area in the figure). [asy] unitsize(0.2 cm); pair A, B, C; real[] r; A = (6,0); B = (6,6*sqrt(3)); C = (0,0); r[1] = 3*sqrt(3) - 3; r[2] = 3*sqrt(3) + 3; r[3] = 9 - 3*sqrt(3); fill(arc(A,r[1],180,90)--arc(B,r[2],270,240)--arc(C,r[3],60,0)--cycle, gray(0.7)); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(Circle(A,r[1])); draw(Circle(B,r[2])); draw(Circle(C,r[3])); dot("$A$", A, SE); dot("$B$", B, NE); dot("$C$", C, SW); [/asy]

It is known that triangle $ABC$ is not isosceles with altitudes of $AA_1, BB_1$, and $CC_1$. Suppose $B_A$ and $C_A$ respectively points on $BB_1$ and $CC_1$ so that $A_1B_A$ is perpendicular on $BB_1$ and $A_1C_A$ is perpendicular on $CC_1$. Lines $B_AC_A$ and $BC$ intersect at the point $T_A$ . Define in the same way the points $T_B$ and $T_C$ . Prove that points $T_A, T_B$, and $T_C$ are collinear.

Let $M$ be the incenter of the tangential quadrilateral $A_1A_2A_3A_4$. Let line $g_1$ through $A_1$ be perpendicular to $A_1M$; define $g_2,g_3$ and $g_4$ similarly. The lines $g_1,g_2,g_3$ and $g_4$ define another quadrilateral $B_1B_2B_3B_4$ having $B_1$ be the intersection of $g_1$ and $g_2$; similarly $B_2,B_3$ and $B_4$ are intersections of $g_2$ and $g_3$, $g_3$ and $g_4$, resp. $g_4$ and $g_1$. Prove that the diagonals of quadrilateral $B_1B_2B_3B_4$ intersect in point $M$. [asy] import graph; size(15cm); real lsf=0.5; pen dps=linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); pen ds=black; real xmin=-9.773972777861085,xmax=12.231603726660566,ymin=-3.9255487671791487,ymax=7.37238601960895; pair M=(2.,2.), A_4=(-1.6391623316400197,1.2875505916864178), A_1=(3.068893183992864,-0.5728665455336459), A_2=(4.30385937824148,2.2922812065339455), A_3=(2.221541124684679,4.978916319940133), B_4=(-0.9482172571022687,-2.24176848577888), B_1=(4.5873184669543345,0.057960746374459436), B_2=(3.9796042717514277,4.848169684238838), B_3=(-2.4295496490492385,5.324816563638236); draw(circle(M,2.),linewidth(0.8)); draw(A_4--A_1,linewidth(0.8)); draw(A_1--A_2,linewidth(0.8)); draw(A_2--A_3,linewidth(0.8)); draw(A_3--A_4,linewidth(0.8)); draw(M--A_3,linewidth(0.8)+dotted); draw(M--A_2,linewidth(0.8)+dotted); draw(M--A_1,linewidth(0.8)+dotted); draw(M--A_4,linewidth(0.8)+dotted); draw((xmin,-0.07436970390935019*xmin+5.144131675605378)--(xmax,-0.07436970390935019*xmax+5.144131675605378),linewidth(0.8)); draw((xmin,-7.882338401302275*xmin+36.2167572574517)--(xmax,-7.882338401302275*xmax+36.2167572574517),linewidth(0.8)); draw((xmin,0.4154483588930812*xmin-1.847833182441644)--(xmax,0.4154483588930812*xmax-1.847833182441644),linewidth(0.8)); draw((xmin,-5.107958950031516*xmin-7.085223310768749)--(xmax,-5.107958950031516*xmax-7.085223310768749),linewidth(0.8)); dot(M,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$M$",(2.0593440948136896,2.0872038897020024),NE*lsf); dot(A_4,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$A_4$",(-2.6355449660387147,1.085078446888477),NE*lsf); dot(A_1,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$A_1$",(3.1575637581709772,-1.2486383377457595),NE*lsf); dot(A_2,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$A_2$",(4.502882845783654,2.30684782237346),NE*lsf); dot(A_3,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$A_3$",(2.169166061149418,5.203402184478307),NE*lsf); label("$g_3$",(-9.691606303109287,5.354407388189934),NE*lsf); label("$g_2$",(3.0889250292111465,6.727181967386543),NE*lsf); label("$g_1$",(-4.763345563793459,-3.4725331560442676),NE*lsf); label("$g_4$",(-2.663000457622647,6.878187171098171),NE*lsf); dot(B_4,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$B_4$",(-1.5647807942653595,-3.0332452907013523),NE*lsf); dot(B_1,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$B_1$",(4.955898456918535,-0.6583452686912173),NE*lsf); dot(B_2,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$B_2$",(4.104778217816637,5.0661247265586455),NE*lsf); dot(B_3,linewidth(3.pt)+ds); label("$B_3$",(-3.4454819677647146,5.656417795613188),NE*lsf); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle); [/asy]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with a right angle at $C$. Let $I$ be the incentre of triangle $ABC$, and let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$. The incircle $\omega$ of triangle $ABC$ is tangent to sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ at $A_1$, $B_1$, and $C_1$, respectively. Let $E$ and $F$ be the reflections of $C$ in lines $C_1A_1$ and $C_1B_1$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the reflections of $D$ in lines $C_1A_1$ and $C_1B_1$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $A_1EI$, $B_1FI$, and $C_1KL$ have a common point.

Prove that the sum of dihedral angles in an arbitrary tetrahedron is greater than $2\pi$

Let $ x,y,z$ be real numbers. Find the minimum value of $ x^2\plus{}y^2\plus{}z^2$ if $ x^3\plus{}y^3\plus{}z^3\minus{}3xyz\equal{}1$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB\neq AC$. Let the excircle $\omega$ opposite $A$ touch $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ at $D$, $E$, and $F$, respectively. Suppose $X$ and $Y$ are points on the segments $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $XY$ and $BC$ are parallel, and let $\Gamma$ be a circle through $X$ and $Y$ which is externally tangent to $\omega$ at $Z$. Prove that the lines $EF$, $DZ$, and $XY$ are concurrent.

We are given two concentric circles, Construct a square whose two vertices lie on one circle and the other two on the other circle.

Let $ P$ be a point in the interior of a convex $ n$-gon $ A_1 A_2 ... A_n$ $ (n \ge 3)$. Show that among the angles $ \beta _{ij}\equal{}\angle A_i P A_j,1 \le i \le n$, there are at least $ n\minus{}1$ angles satisfying $ 90^{\circ} \le \beta_{ij} \le 180^{\circ}$.

Given any triangle, show that we can always pick a point on each side so that the three points form an equilateral triangle with area at most one quarter of the original triangle.

Let $AB$ be a segment of unit length and let $C, D$ be variable points of this segment. Find the maximum value of the product of the lengths of the six distinct segments with endpoints in the set $\{A,B,C,D\}.$

Let $M{}$ be the midpoint of the side $BC$ of the triangle $ABC$. The circle $\omega$ passes through $A{}$, touches the line $BC$ at $M{}$, intersects the side $AB$ at the point $D{}$ and the side $AC$ at the point $E{}$. Let $X{}$ and $Y{}$ be the midpoints of $BE$ and $CD$ respectively. Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle $MXY$ touches $\omega$. [i]Alexey Doledenok[/i]

$ABCDA_{1}B_{1}C_{1}D_{1}$ is a cube with side length $4a$. Points $E$ and $F$ are taken on $(AA_{1})$ and $(BB_{1})$ such that $AE=B_{1}F=a$. $G$ and $H$ are midpoints of $(A_{1}B_{1})$ and $(C_{1}D_{1})$, respectively. Find the minimum value of the $CP+PQ$, where $P\in[GH]$ and $Q\in[EF]$.

Fiona had a solid rectangular block of cheese that measured $6$ centimeters from left to right, $5$ centimeters from front to back, and $4$ centimeters from top to bottom. Fiona took a sharp knife and sliced off a $1$ centimeter thick slice from the left side of the block and a $1$ centimeter slice from the right side of the block. After that, she sliced off a $1$ centimeter thick slice from the front side of the remaining block and a $1$ centimeter slice from the back side of the remaining block. Finally, Fiona sliced off a $1$ centimeter slice from the top of the remaining block and a $1$ centimeter slice from the bottom of the remaining block. Fiona now has $7$ blocks of cheese. Find the total surface area of those seven blocks of cheese measured in square centimeters.

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with area $1$, and let $E$ lie on side $CD$. What is the area of the triangle formed by the centroids of triangles $ABE$, $BCE$, and $ADE$?

In a triangle $ ABC$, $ M$ is the midpoint of $ AB$ and $ P$ an arbitrary point on side $ AC$. Using only a straight edge, construct point $ Q$ on $ BC$ such that $ P$ and $ Q$ are at equal distance from $ CM$.

Consider a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ in which $BC = CD$ and $AB < AD$. Let $E$ be a point on the side $AD$ and $F$ a point on the line $BC$ such that $AE = AB = AF$. Prove that $EF \parallel BD$.