Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $|AB| = |AC|$. Let $D, E$ and $F$ be points on line segments $BC, CA$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $|BF| = |BE|$ and such that $ED$ is the internal angle bisector of $\angle BEC$. Prove that $|BD|= |EF|$ if and only if $|AF| = |EC|$.

The interior of a quadrilateral is bounded by the graphs of $(x+ay)^2 = 4a^2$ and $(ax-y)^2 = a^2$, where $a$ is a positive real number. What is the area of this region in terms of $a$, valid for all $a > 0$? $\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{8a^2}{(a+1)^2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{4a}{a+1}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{8a}{a+1}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{8a^2}{a^2+1}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{8a}{a^2+1}$

We are given in the plane a line $\ell$ and three circles with centres $A,B,C$ such that they are all tangent to $\ell$ and pairwise externally tangent to each other. Prove that the triangle $ABC$ has an obtuse angle and find all possible values of this this angle. [i]Mircea Becheanu[/i]

2. Let $\Gamma_{1}$ and $\Gamma_{2}$ be externally tangent circles with radii $\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{8}$, respectively. The line $\ell$ is a common external tangent to $\Gamma_{1}$ and $\Gamma_{2}$. For $n \geq 3$, we define $\Gamma_{n}$ as the smallest circle tangent to $\Gamma_{n-1}, \Gamma_{n-2}$, and $\ell$. The radius of $\Gamma_{10}$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ where $a, b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $a+b$.

Let $S$ be the unit circle with center $O$ and let $P_1, P_2,\ldots, P_n$ be points of $S$ such that the sum of vectors $v_i=\stackrel{\longrightarrow}{OP_i}$ is the zero vector. Prove that the inequality $\sum_{i=1}^n XP_i \geq n$ holds for every point $X$.

Let $ABC$ be a non isosceles triangle with circumcircle $(O)$ and incircle $(I)$. Denote $(O_1)$ as the circle that external tangent to $(O)$ at $A'$ and also tangent to the lines $AB,AC$ at $A_b,A_c$ respectively. Define the circles $(O_2), (O_3)$ and the points $B', C', B_c , B_a, C_a, C_b$ similarly. 1. Denote J as the radical center of $(O_1), (O_2), (O_3) $and suppose that $JA'$ intersects $(O_1)$ at the second point $X, JB'$ intersects $(O_2)$ at the second point Y , JC' intersects $(O_3)$ at the second point $Z$. Prove that the circle $(X Y Z)$ is tangent to $(O_1), (O_2), (O_3)$. 2. Prove that $AA', BB', CC'$ are concurrent at the point $M$ and $3$ points $I,M,O$ are collinear.

An acute triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in circle $\omega$ centered at $O$. Line $BO$ and side $AC$ meet at $B_1$. Line $CO$ and side $AB$ meet at $C_1$. Line $B_1C_1$ meets circle $\omega$ at $P$ and $Q$. If $AP = AQ$, prove that $AB = AC$.

Let $ \,ABC\,$ be a triangle and $ \,P\,$ an interior point of $ \,ABC\,$. Show that at least one of the angles $ \,\angle PAB,\;\angle PBC,\;\angle PCA\,$ is less than or equal to $ 30^{\circ }$.

The circles $k_1$, $k_2$, $k_3$ are externally tangent: $k_1$ to $k_2$ at point $A$, $k_2$ to $k_3$ at point $B$, $k_3$ to $k_4$ at point $C$, $k_4$ to $k_1$ at point $D$. The lines $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at the point $S$. A line $ p $ is drawn through point $ S $, tangent to $ k_4 $ at point $ F $. Prove that $ |SE|=|SF| $.

Select points $T_1,T_2$ and $T_3$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $T_1=(0,1,0)$, $T_2$ is at the origin, and $T_3=(1,0,0)$. Let $T_0$ be a point on the line $x=y=0$ with $T_0\neq T_2$. Suppose there exists a point $X$ in the plane of $\triangle T_1T_2T_3$ such that the quantity $(XT_i)[T_{i+1}T_{i+2}T_{i+3}]$ is constant for all $i=0$ to $i=3$, where $[\mathcal{P}]$ denotes area of the polygon $\mathcal{P}$ and indices are taken modulo 4. What is the magnitude of the $z$-coordinate of $T_0$?

Find all natural numbers $n$ for which there exists a convex polyhedron with $n$ edges, with exactly one vertex having four edges and all other vertices having $3$ edges.

[b]p1.[/b] I have $6$ envelopes full of money. The amounts (in dollars) in the $6$ envelopes are six consecutive integers. I give you one of the envelopes. The total amount in the remaining $5$ envelopes is $\$2018$. How much money did I give you? [b]p2. [/b]Two tangents $AB$ and $AC$ are drawn to a circle from an exterior point $A$. Let $D$ and $E$ be the midpoints of the line segments $AB$ and $AC$. Prove that the line DE does not intersect the circle. [b]p3.[/b] Let $n \ge 2$ be an integer. A subset $S$ of {0, 1, . . . , n − 2} is said to be closed whenever it satisfies all of the following properties: • $0 \in S$ • If $x \in S$ then $n - 2 - x \in S$ • If $x \in S$, $y \ge 0$, and $y + 1$ divides $x + 1$ then $y \in S$. Prove that $\{0, 1, . . . , n - 2\}$ is the only closed subset if and only if $n$ is prime. (Note: “$\in$” means “belongs to”.) [b]p4.[/b] Consider the $3 \times 3$ grid shown below $\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline A & B & C \\ \hline D & E & F \\ \hline G & H & I \\ \hline \end{tabular}$ A knight move is a pair of elements $(s, t)$ from $\{A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I\}$ such that $s$ can be reached from $t$ by moving either two spaces horizontally and one space vertically, or by moving one space horizontally and two spaces vertically. (For example, $(B, I)$ is a knight move, but $(G, E)$ is not.) A knight path of length $n$ is a sequence $s_0$, $s_1$, $s_2$, $. . . $, $s_n$ drawn from the set $\{A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I\}$ (with repetitions allowed) such that each pair $(s_i , s_{i+1})$ is a knight move. Let $N$ be the total number of knight paths of length $2018$ that begin at $A$ and end at $A$. Let $M$ be the total number of knight paths of length $2018$ that begin at $A$ and end at $I$. Compute the value $(N- M)$, with proof. (Your answer must be in simplified form and may not involve any summations.) [b]p5.[/b] A strip is defined to be the region of the plane lying on or between two parallel lines. The width of the strip is the distance between the two lines. Consider a finite number of strips whose widths sum to a number $d < 1$, and let $D$ be a circular closed disk of diameter $1$. Prove or disprove: no matter how the strips are placed in the plane, they cannot entirely cover the disk $D$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

(B.Frenkin, 8) Does a regular polygon exist such that just half of its diagonals are parallel to its sides?

Consider two circles $\Pi_1$ and $\Pi_1$ tangent externally at point $S$, such that the radius of $\Pi_2$ is triple the radius of $\Pi_1$. Let $\ell$ be a line that is tangent to $\Pi_1$ at point $ P$ and tangent to $\Pi_2$ at point $Q$, with $P$ and $Q$ different from $S$. Let $T$ be a point at $\Pi_2$, such that the segment $TQ$ is diameter of $\Pi_2$ and let point $R$ be the intersection of the bisector of $\angle SQT$ with $ST$. Prove that $QR = RT$.

Three circles, with radii $p$, $q$ and $r$ and centres $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively, touch one another externally at points $D$, $E$ and $F$. Prove that the ratio of the areas of $\triangle DEF$ and $\triangle ABC$ equals \[\frac{2pqr}{(p+q)(q+r)(r+p)}.\]

In a triangle $ABC$ with $\angle B < 45^{\circ}$, $D$ is a point on $BC$ such that the incenter of $\triangle ABD$ coincides with the circumcenter $O$ of $\triangle ABC$. Let $P$ be the intersection point of the tangent lines to the circumcircle $\omega$ of $\triangle AOC$ at points $A$ and $C$. The lines $AD$ and $CO$ meet at $Q$. The tangent to $\omega$ at $O$ meets $PQ$ at $X$. Prove that $XO=XD$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with orthocenter $H$ and circumcenter $O.$ Let the intersection points of the perpendicular bisector of $CH$ with $AC$ and $BC$ be $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Lines $XO$ and $YO$ cut $AB$ at $P$ and $Q$ respectively. If $XP+YQ=AB+XY,$ determine $\measuredangle OHC.$

Is it possible to choose a set of $100$ (or $200$) points on the boundary of a cube such that this set is fixed under each isometry of the cube into itself? Justify your answer.

Seven brothers bought a round pizza and cut it $12$ piece as shown in the figure. Of the six elder brothers, each took one piece of the shape of an equilateral triangle, the remaining $6$ edge pieces by the older brothers did not want, was given to the youngest brother. Did the youngest brother get it more or less a seal than his every older brother? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/7/2efaec7dab171b8bb239dc8eb282947a5c44b0.png[/img]

Let $\Omega$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. The points $M_a,M_b$ and $M_c$ are the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB{}$, respectively. Let $A_l, B_l$ and $C_l$ be the intersection points of $\Omega$ with the rays $M_cM_b, M_aM_c$ and $M_bM_a$ respectively. Similarly, let $A_r, B_r$ and $C_r$ be the intersection points of $\Omega$ with the rays $M_bM_c, M_cM_a$ and $M_aM_b$ respectively. Prove that the mean of the areas of the ​​triangles $A_lB_lC_l$ and $A_rB_rC_r$ is not less than the area of the ​​triangle $ABC$. [i]Proposed by L. Shatunov and T. Kazantseva[/i]

A convex polygon is divided into finitely many quadrilaterals. Prove that at least one of these quadrilaterals must also be convex.

In triangle $ ABC$ the bisector of angle $ BCA$ intersects the circumcircle again at $ R$, the perpendicular bisector of $ BC$ at $ P$, and the perpendicular bisector of $ AC$ at $ Q$. The midpoint of $ BC$ is $ K$ and the midpoint of $ AC$ is $ L$. Prove that the triangles $ RPK$ and $ RQL$ have the same area. [i]Author: Marek Pechal, Czech Republic[/i]

Let $k$ be a circle centered at $O$. Let $\overline{AB}$ be a chord of that circle and $M$ its midpoint. Tangent on $k$ at points $A$ and $B$ intersect at $T$. The line $\ell$ goes through $T$, intersect the shorter arc $AB$ at the point $C$ and the longer arc $AB$ at the point $D$, so that $|BC| = |BM|$. Prove that the circumcenter of the triangle $ADM$ is the reflection of $O$ across the line $AD$

In an acute triangle $ABC$ with an angle $\angle ACB =75^o$, altitudes $AA_3,BB_3$ intersect the circumscribed circle at points $A_1,B_1$ respectively. On the lines $BC$ and $CA$ select points $A_2$ and $B_2$ respectively suchthat the line $B_1B_2$ is parallel to the line $BC$ and the line $A_1A_2$ is parallel to the line $AC$ . Let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $A_2B_2$. Find in degrees the measure of the angle $\angle B_3MA_3$.

As shown in the figure, it is known that the quadrilateral $ABCD$ satisfies $\angle ADB = \angle ACB = 90^o$. Suppose $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at point $P$, point $R$ lies on $CD$ and $RP \perp AB$. $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ respectively. Point $K$ is a point on the extension line of $NM$, the circumscribed circles of $\vartriangle DKC$ and $\vartriangle AKB$ intersect at point $S$. Prove that $KS \perp SR$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/d/fc0a391f8ebcdee792e9b226cbf55a058251a1.png[/img]