Found problems: 25757
1987 Balkan MO, 3
In the triangle $ABC$ the following equality holds:
\[\sin^{23}{\frac{A}{2}}\cos^{48}{\frac{B}{2}}=\sin^{23}{\frac{B}{2}}\cos^{48}{\frac{A}{2}}\]
Determine the value of $\frac{AC}{BC}$.
2015 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 3
The five sides of a regular pentagon are extended to lines $\ell_1, \ell_2, \ell_3, \ell_4$, and $\ell_5$.
Denote by $d_i$ the distance from a point $P$ to $\ell_i$.
For which point(s) in the interior of the pentagon is the product $d_1d_2d_3d_4d_5$ maximal?
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]
2004 Purple Comet Problems, 7
A rectangle has area $1100$. If the length is increased by ten percent and the width is
decreased by ten percent, what is the area of the new rectangle?
2007 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6
A point $P$ is fixed inside the circle. $C$ is an arbitrary point of the circle, $AB$ is a chord passing through point $B$ and perpendicular to the segment $BC$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are projections of point $B$ onto lines $AC$ and $BC$. Prove that all line segments $XY$ are tangent to the same circle.
(A. Zaslavsky)
1993 Romania Team Selection Test, 3
Suppose that each of the diagonals $AD,BE,CF$ divides the hexagon $ABCDEF$ into two parts of the same area and perimeter. Does the hexagon necessarily have a center of symmetry?
2018 Benelux, 3
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocentre $H$, and let $D$, $E$, and $F$ denote the respective midpoints of line segments $AB$, $AC$, and $AH$. The reflections of $B$ and $C$ in $F$ are $P$ and $Q$, respectively.
(a) Show that lines $PE$ and $QD$ intersect on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.
(b) Prove that lines $PD$ and $QE$ intersect on line segment $AH$.
2005 Argentina National Olympiad, 5
Let $AM$ and $AN$ be the lines tangent to a circle $\Gamma$ drawn from a point $A$ $(M$ and $N$ belong to the circle). A line through $A$ cuts $\Gamma$ at $B$ and $C$ with $B$ between $A$ and $C$, and $\frac{AB}{BC} =\frac23$. If $P$ is the intersection point of $AB$ and $MN$, calculate $\frac{AP}{CP}$.
1955 AMC 12/AHSME, 43
The pairs of values of $ x$ and $ y$ that are the common solutions of the equations $ y\equal{}(x\plus{}1)^2$ and $ xy\plus{}y\equal{}1$ are:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{3 real pairs} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \text{4 real pairs} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \text{4 imaginary pairs} \\
\textbf{(D)}\ \text{2 real and 2 imaginary pairs} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{1 real and 2 imaginary pairs}$
2022 Germany Team Selection Test, 1
Given a triangle $ABC$ and three circles $x$, $y$ and $z$ such that $A \in y \cap z$, $B \in z \cap x$ and $C \in x \cap y$.
The circle $x$ intersects the line $AC$ at the points $X_b$ and $C$, and intersects the line $AB$ at the points $X_c$ and $B$.
The circle $y$ intersects the line $BA$ at the points $Y_c$ and $A$, and intersects the line $BC$ at the points $Y_a$ and $C$.
The circle $z$ intersects the line $CB$ at the points $Z_a$ and $B$, and intersects the line $CA$ at the points $Z_b$ and $A$.
(Yes, these definitions have the symmetries you would expect.)
Prove that the perpendicular bisectors of the segments $Y_a Z_a$, $Z_b X_b$ and $X_c Y_c$ concur.
2007 IMO Shortlist, 1
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]
2007 Tournament Of Towns, 6
In the quadrilateral $ABCD$, $AB = BC = CD$ and $\angle BMC = 90^\circ$, where $M$ is the midpoint of $AD$. Determine the acute angle between the lines $AC$ and $BD$.
2000 Brazil Team Selection Test, Problem 1
Show that if the sides $a, b, c$ of a triangle satisfy the equation
\[2(ab^2 + bc^2 + ca^2) = a^2b + b^2c + c^2a + 3abc,\]
then the triangle is equilateral. Show also that the equation can be satisfied by positive real numbers that are not the sides of a triangle.
2004 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Each grid point of a cartesian plane is colored with one of three colors, whereby all three colors are used. Show that one can always find a right-angled triangle, whose three vertices have pairwise different colors.
2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 1
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $AB=a$, $BC=b$, $CD=c$ and $DA=d$. Suppose
\[a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2=ab+bc+cd+da,\]
and the area of $ABCD$ is $60$ sq. units. If the length of one of the diagonals is $30$ units, determine the length of the other diagonal.
1998 Mexico National Olympiad, 2
Rays $l$ and $m$ forming an angle of $a$ are drawn from the same point. Let $P$ be a fixed point on $l$. For each circle $C$ tangent to $l$ at $P$ and intersecting $m$ at $Q$ and $R$, let $T$ be the intersection point of the bisector of angle $QPR$ with $C$. Describe the locus of $T$ and justify your answer.
2023 Malaysian IMO Training Camp, 3
Let triangle $ABC$ with $AB<AC$ has orthocenter $H$, and let the midpoint of $BC$ be $M$. The internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meet $CH$ at $X$, and the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meet $BH$ at $Y$. The circles $(BHX)$ and $(CHY)$ meet again at $Z$.
Prove that $\angle HZM=90^{\circ}$.
[i]Proposed by Ivan Chan Kai Chin[/i]
1979 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 5
A convex pentagon $ABCDE$ satisfies $AB=BC=CA$ and $CD=DE=EC$. Let $S$ be the center of the equilateral triangle $ABC$ and $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $BD$ and $AE$, respectively. Prove that the triangles $SME$ and $SND$ are similar.
2015 JHMT, 6
Consider the parallelogram $ABCD$ such that $CD = 8$ and $BC = 14$. The diagonals $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ intersect at $E$ and $AC = 16$. Consider a point $F$ on the segment $\overline{ED}$ with $F D =\frac{\sqrt{66}}{3}$. Compute $CF$.
2023 Turkey MO (2nd round), 6
On a triangle $ABC$, points $D$, $E$, $F$ are given on the segments $BC$, $AC$, $AB$ respectively such that $DE \parallel AB$, $DF \parallel AC$ and $\frac{BD}{DC}=\frac{AB^2}{AC^2}$ holds. Let the circumcircle of $AEF$ meet $AD$ at $R$ and the line that is tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A$ at $S$ again. Let the line $EF$ intersect $BC$ at $L$ and $SR$ at $T$. Prove that $SR$ bisects $AB$ if and only if $BS$ bisects $TL$.
1978 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
Let $S$ be a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ and $O$ a point inside it. The feet of the perpendiculars from $O$ to $AB, BC, CD, DA$ are $A_1, B_1, C_1, D_1$ respectively. The feet of the perpendiculars from $O$ to the sides of $S_i$, the quadrilateral $A_iB_iC_iD_i$, are $A_{i+1}B_{i+1}C_{i+1}D_{i+1}$, where $i = 1, 2, 3.$ Prove that $S_4$ is similar to S.
2010 HMNT, 10
You are given two diameters $AB$ and $CD$ of circle $\Omega$ with radius $1$. A circle is drawn in one of the smaller sectors formed such that it is tangent to $AB$ at $E$, tangent to $CD$ at $F$, and tangent to $\Omega$ at $P$. Lines $PE$ and $PF$ intersect $\Omega$ again at $X$ and $Y$ . What is the length of $XY$ , given that $AC = \frac23$ ?
2010 Princeton University Math Competition, 6
All the diagonals of a regular decagon are drawn. A regular decagon satisfies the property that if three diagonals concur, then one of the three diagonals is a diameter of the circumcircle of the decagon. How many distinct intersection points of diagonals are in the interior of the decagon?
2013 AMC 8, 23
Angle $ABC$ of $\triangle ABC$ is a right angle. The sides of $\triangle ABC$ are the diameters of semicircles as shown. The area of the semicircle on $\overline{AB}$ equals $8\pi$, and the arc of the semicircle on $\overline{AC}$ has length $8.5\pi$. What is the radius of the semicircle on $\overline{BC}$?
[asy]
import graph;
draw((0,8)..(-4,4)..(0,0)--(0,8));
draw((0,0)..(7.5,-7.5)..(15,0)--(0,0));
real theta = aTan(8/15);
draw(arc((15/2,4),17/2,-theta,180-theta));
draw((0,8)--(15,0));
label("$A$", (0,8), NW);
label("$B$", (0,0), SW);
label("$C$", (15,0), SE);[/asy]
$\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 7.5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8.5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9$
2016 Costa Rica - Final Round, G2
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral, such that $ A$, $ B$, $C$, and $D$ lie on a circle, with $\angle DAB < \angle ABC$. Let $I$ be the intersection of the bisector of $\angle ABC$ with the bisector of $\angle BAD$. Let $\ell$ be the parallel line to $CD$ passing through point $I$. Suppose $\ell$ cuts segments $DA$ and $BC$ at $ L$ and $J$, respectively. Prove that $AL + JB = LJ$.