Found problems: 25757
2024 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 9.2
Points $A, B, C, D$ on the plane do not form a rectangle. Let the sidelengths of triangle $T$ equal $AB+CD$, $AC+BD$, $AD+BC$. Prove that the triangle $T$ is acute-angled.
2016 Fall CHMMC, 14
For a unit circle $O$, arrange points $A,B,C,D$ and $E$ in that order evenly along $O$'s circumference. For each of those points, draw the arc centered at that point inside O from the point to its left to the point to its right. Denote the outermost intersections of these arcs as $A', B', C', D'$ and $E'$, where the prime of any point is opposite the point. The length of $AC'$ can be written as an expression $f(x)$, where $f$ is a trigonometric function. Find this expression.
1987 IMO Shortlist, 19
Let $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$ be positive real numbers such that $\alpha+\beta+\gamma < \pi$, $\alpha+\beta > \gamma$,$ \beta+\gamma > \alpha$, $\gamma + \alpha > \beta.$ Prove that with the segments of lengths $\sin \alpha, \sin \beta, \sin \gamma $ we can construct a triangle and that its area is not greater than
\[A=\dfrac 18\left( \sin 2\alpha+\sin 2\beta+ \sin 2\gamma \right).\]
[i]Proposed by Soviet Union[/i]
2021 Irish Math Olympiad, 8
A point $C$ lies on a line segment $AB$ between $A$ and $B$ and circles are drawn having $AC$ and $CB$ as diameters. A common tangent to both circles touches the circle with $AC$ as diameter at $P \ne C$ and the circle with $CB$ as diameter at $Q \ne C$.
Prove that $AP, BQ$ and the common tangent to both circles at $C$ all meet at a single point which lies on the circumference of the circle with $AB$ as diameter.
2004 Paraguay Mathematical Olympiad, 3
In an equilateral triangle $ABC$, whose side is $4$, the line perpendicular to $AB$ is drawn through the point $ A$, the line perpendicular to $BC$ through point $ B$ and the line perpendicular to $CA$ through point $C$. These three lines determine another triangle. Calculate the perimeter of this triangle
2022 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 60^o$. Line $\ell$ intersects segments $AB$ and $AC$ and splits triangle $ABC$ into an equilateral triangle and a quadrilateral. Let $X$ and $Y$ be on $\ell$ such that lines $BX$ and $CY$ are perpendicular to ℓ. Given that $AB = 20$ and $AC = 22$, compute $XY$ .
2020 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification, 6
In convex pentagon $ABCDE, AC$ is parallel to $DE, AB$ is perpendicular to $AE$, and $BC$ is perpendicular to $CD$. If $H$ is the orthocentre of triangle $ABC$ and $M$ is the midpoint of segment $DE$, prove that $AD, CE$ and $HM$ are concurrent.
2017 ELMO Shortlist, 2
Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with $\angle A = 60^{\circ}$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the feet of the angle bisectors of $\angle ABC$ and $\angle ACB$, respectively, and let $I$ be the incenter of $\triangle ABC$. Let $P,Q$ be distinct points such that $\triangle PEF$ and $\triangle QEF$ are equilateral. If $O$ is the circumcenter of of $\triangle APQ$, show that $\overline{OI}\perp \overline{BC}$.
[i]Proposed by Vincent Huang
2022 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5
Let triangle $ABC$ be such that $AB = AC = 22$ and $BC = 11$. Point $D$ is chosen in the interior of the triangle such that $AD = 19$ and $\angle ABD + \angle ACD = 90^o$ . The value of $BD^2 + CD^2$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Compute $100a + b$.
2019 JHMT, 5
Triangle $ABC$ has $AB = 8$, $BC = 12$, and $AC = 16$. Point $M$ is on $\overline{AC}$ so that $AM = MC$. Then, $\overline{BM}$ has length $x$. Find $x^2$
1953 AMC 12/AHSME, 42
The centers of two circles are $ 41$ inches apart. The smaller circle has a radius of $ 4$ inches and the larger one has a radius of $ 5$ inches. The length of the common internal tangent is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 41\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 39\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 39.8\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 40.1\text{ inches}\\
\textbf{(E)}\ 40\text{ inches}$
1941 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 3
The hexagon $ABCDEF$ is inscribed in a circle. The sides $AB$, $CD$ and $EF$ are all equal in length to the radius. Prove that the midpoints of the other three sides determine an equilateral triangle.
1974 IMO Longlists, 46
Outside an arbitrary triangle $ABC$, triangles $ADB$ and $BCE$ are constructed such that $\angle ADB=\angle BEC=90^{\circ}$ and $\angle DAB=\angle EBC=30^{\circ}$. On the segment $AC$ the point $F$ with $AF=3FC$ is chosen. Prove that $\angle DFE=90^{\circ}$ and $\angle FDE=30^{\circ}$.
1994 All-Russian Olympiad, 4
In a regular $ 6n\plus{}1$-gon, $ k$ vertices are painted in red and the others in blue. Prove that the number of isosceles triangles whose vertices are of the same color does not depend on the arrangement of the red vertices.
LMT Guts Rounds, 2021 F
[u]Round 5[/u]
[b]p13.[/b] Jason flips a coin repeatedly. The probability that he flips $15$ heads before flipping $4$ tails can be expressed as $\frac{a}{2^b}$ where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers and $a$ is odd. Find $a +b$.
[b]p14.[/b] Triangle $ABC$ has side lengths $AB = 3$, $BC = 3$, and $AC = 4$. Let D be the intersection of the angle bisector of $\angle B AC$ and segment $BC$. Let the circumcircle of $\vartriangle B AD$ intersect segment $AC$ at a point $E$ distinct from $A$. The length of $AE$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $a +b$.
[b]p15.[/b] The sum of the squares of all values of $x$ such that $\{(x -2)(x -3)\} = \{(x -1)(x -6)\}$ and $\lfloor x^2 -6x +6 \rfloor= 9$ can be written as $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $a +b$.
Note: $\{a\}$ is the fractional part function, and returns $a -\lfloor a \rfloor$ .
[u]Round 6[/u]
[b]p16.[/b] Maisy the Polar Bear is at the origin of the Polar Plane ($r = 0, \theta = 0$). Maisy’s location can be expressed as $(r,\theta)$, meaning it is a distance of $r$ away from the origin and at a angle of $\theta$ degrees counterclockwise from the $x$-axis. When Maisy is on the point $(m,n)$ then it can jump to either $(m,n +1)$ or $(m+1,n)$. Maisy cannot jump to any point it has been to before. Let $L(r,\theta)$ be the number of paths Maisy can take to reach point $(r,\theta)$. The sum of $L(r,\theta)$ over all points where $r$ is an integer between $1$ and $2020$ and $\theta$ is an integer between $0$ and $359$ can be written as $\frac{n^k-1}{m}$ for some minimum value of $n$, such that $n$, $k$, and $m$ are all positive integers. Find $n +k +m$.
[b]p17.[/b] A circle with center $O$ and radius $2$ and a circle with center $P$ and radius $3$ are externally tangent at $A$. Points $B$ and $C$ are on the circle with center $O$ such that $\vartriangle ABC$ is equilateral. Segment $AB$ extends past $B$ to point $D$ and $AC$ extends past $C$ to point $E$ such that $BD = CE = \sqrt3$. A line through $D$ is tangent to circle $P$ at $F$. Find $DF^2$.
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[b]p18.[/b] Find the number of trailing zeroes at the end of $$\prod^{2021}_{i=1} (2021i -1) = (2020)(4041)...(2021^2 -1).$$
[u]Round 7[/u]
[b]p19.[/b] A function $f (n)$ is defined as follows:
$$f (n) = \begin{cases} \frac{n}{3} \,\,\, if \,\,\, n \equiv 0 (mod \, 3) \\
n^2 +4n -5 \,\,\,if \,\,\,n \equiv 1 (mod \, 3) \\
n^2 +n -2 \,\,\, if \,\,\,n \equiv 2 (mod \, 3) \end{cases}$$
Find the number of integer values of $n$ between $2$ and $1000$ inclusive such that $f ( f (... f (n))) = 1$ for
some number of applications of $f (n)$.
[b]p20.[/b] In the diagram below, the larger circle with diameter $AW$ has radius $16$. $ABCD$ and $WXY Z$ are rhombi where $\angle B AD = \angle XWZ = 60^o$ and $AC = CY = YW$. $M$ is the midpoint of minor arc $AW$, as shown. Let $I$ be the center of the circle with diameter $OM$. Circles with center $P$ and $G$ are tangent to lines $AD$ and $WZ$, respectively, and also tangent to the circle with center $I$ . Given that $IP \perp AD$ and $IG \perp WZ$, the area of $\vartriangle PIG$ can be written as $a +b\sqrt{c}$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers and $c$ is not divisible by the square of a prime. Find $a +b +c$.
[b]p21.[/b] In a list of increasing consecutive positive integers, the first item is divisible by $1$, the second item is divisible by $4$, the third item is divisible by $7$, and this pattern increases up to the seventh item being divisible by $19$. Find the remainder when the least possible value of the first item in the list is divided by $100$.
[u]Round 8[/u]
[b]p22.[/b] Let the answer to Problem $24$ be $C$. Jacob never drinks more than $C$ cups of coffee in a day. He always drinks a positive integer number of cups. The probability that he drinks $C +1-X$ cups is $X$ times the probability he drinks $C$ cups of coffee for any positive number $X$ from $1$ to $C$ inclusive. Find the expected number of cups of coffee he drinks.
[b]p23.[/b] Let the answer to Problem $22$ be $A$. Three lines are drawn intersecting the interior of a triangle with side lengths $26$, $28$, and $30$ such that each line is parallel and a distance A away from a respective side. The perimeter of the triangle formed by the three new lines can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ for relatively prime integers $a$ and $b$. Find $a +b$.
[b]p24.[/b] Let the answer to Problem $23$ be $B$. Given that $ab-c = bc-a = ca-b$ and $a^2+b^2+c^2 = B +2$, find the sum of all possible values of $|a +b +c|$.
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STEMS 2021 Math Cat B, Q3
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $I$ as incenter.The incircle touches $BC$ at $D$.Let $D'$ be the antipode of $D$ on the incircle.Make a tangent at $D'$ to incircle.Let it meet $(ABC)$ at $X,Y$ respectively.Let the other tangent from $X$ meet the other tangent from $Y$ at $Z$.Prove that $(ZBD)$ meets $IB$ at the midpoint of $IB$
2019 IberoAmerican, 3
Let $\Gamma$ be the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. The line parallel to $AC$ passing through $B$ meets $\Gamma$ at $D$ ($D\neq B$), and the line parallel to $AB$ passing through $C$ intersects $\Gamma$ to $E$ ($E\neq C$). Lines $AB$ and $CD$ meet at $P$, and lines $AC$ and $BE$ meet at $Q$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $DE$. Line $AM$ meets $\Gamma$ at $Y$ ($Y\neq A$) and line $PQ$ at $J$. Line $PQ$ intersects the circumcircle of triangle $BCJ$ at $Z$ ($Z\neq J$). If lines $BQ$ and $CP$ meet each other at $X$, show that $X$ lies on the line $YZ$.
2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5
Find all $3$-digit numbers which are the sums of the cubes of their digits.
OMMC POTM, 2024 3
Define acute triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$ and circumcenter $O$. Define point $D$ inside $ABC$ on the circumcircle of $BOC$. Prove that the distance from $A$ to line $DO$ is half $BD+DC$..
2006 MOP Homework, 1
In isosceles triangle $ABC$, $AB=AC$. Extend segment $BC$ through $C$ to $P$. Points $X$ and $Y$ lie on lines $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that $PX \parallel AC$ and $PY \parallel AB$. Point $T$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ such that $PT \perp XY$. Prove that $\angle BAT = \angle CAT$.
1989 Greece National Olympiad, 4
A trapezoid with bases $a,b$ and altitude $h$ is circumscribed around a circl.. Prove that $h^2\le ab$.
2010 Tuymaada Olympiad, 2
In acute triangle $ABC$, let $H$ denote its orthocenter and let $D$ be a point on side $BC$. Let $P$ be the point so that $ADPH$ is a parallelogram. Prove that $\angle DCP<\angle BHP$.
1965 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Given are the points $A$ and $B$ in the plane. If $x$ is a straight line is in that plane, and $x$ does not coincide with the perpendicular bisectror of $AB$, then denote the number of points $C$ located at $x$ such that $\vartriangle ABC$ is isosceles, as the "weight of the line $x$”.
Prove that the weight of any line $x$ is at most $5$ and determine the set of points $P$ which has a line with weight $1$, but none with weight $0$.
1996 All-Russian Olympiad, 2
The centers $O_1$; $O_2$; $O_3$ of three nonintersecting circles of equal radius are positioned at the vertices of a triangle. From each of the points $O_1$; $O_2$; $O_3$ one draws tangents to the other two given circles. It is
known that the intersection of these tangents form a convex hexagon. The sides of the hexagon are alternately colored red and blue. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the red sides equals the sum of the lengths of the blue sides.
[i]D. Tereshin[/i]
2010 Contests, 3
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with apex at $C.$ Let $D$ and $E$ be two points on the sides $AC$ and $BC$ such that the angle bisectors $\angle DEB$ and $\angle ADE$ meet at $F,$ which lies on segment $AB.$ Prove that $F$ is the midpoint of $AB.$