Found problems: 25757
2012 JBMO TST - Turkey, 3
Let $[AB]$ be a chord of the circle $\Gamma$ not passing through its center and let $M$ be the midpoint of $[AB].$ Let $C$ be a variable point on $\Gamma$ different from $A$ and $B$ and $P$ be the point of intersection of the tangent lines at $A$ of circumcircle of $CAM$ and at $B$ of circumcircle of $CBM.$ Show that all $CP$ lines pass through a fixed point.
2023 Taiwan TST Round 1, G
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $ABC_1, BCA_1, CAB_1$ be three equilateral triangles that do not overlap with $ABC$.
Let $P$ be the intersection of the circumcircles of triangle $ABC_1$ and $CAB_1$.
Let $Q$ be the point on the circumcircle of triangle $CAB_1$ so that $PQ$ is parallel to $BA_1$. Let $R$ be the point on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC_1$ so that $PR$ is parallel to $CA_1$.
Show that the line connecting the centroid of triangle $ABC$ and the centroid of triangle $PQR$ is parallel to $BC$.
[i]Proposed by usjl[/i]
2002 Belarusian National Olympiad, 4
This requires some imagination and creative thinking:
Prove or disprove:
There exists a solid such that, for all positive integers $n$ with $n \geq 3$, there exists a "parallel projection" (I hope the terminology is clear) such that the image of the solid under this projection is a convex $n$-gon.
2023 German National Olympiad, 2
In a triangle, the edges are extended past both vertices by the length of the edge opposite to the respective vertex.
Show that the area of the resulting hexagon is at least $13$ times the area of the original triangle.
1979 Austrian-Polish Competition, 8
Let $A,B,C,D$ be four points in space, and $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $BD$, respectively. Show that $$AB^2+BC^2+CD^2+DA^2 = AC^2+BD^2+4MN^2$$
1998 Estonia National Olympiad, 2
Let $S$ be the incenter of the triangle $ABC$ and let the line $AS$ intersect the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at point $D$ ($D\ne A$). Prove that the segments $BD, CD$ and $SD$ are of equal length.
2015 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Parallelogram $ABCD$ is such that angle $B < 90$ and $AB<BC$. Points E and F are on the circumference of $\omega$ inscribing triangle ABC, such that tangents to $\omega$ in those points pass through D. If $\angle EDA= \angle{FDC}$, find $\angle{ABC}$.
2007 Irish Math Olympiad, 3
The point $ P$ is a fixed point on a circle and $ Q$ is a fixed point on a line. The point $ R$ is a variable point on the circle such that $ P,Q,$ and $ R$ are not collinear. The circle through $ P,Q,$ and $ R$ meets the line again at $ V$. Show that the line $ VR$ passes through a fixed point.
2019 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 7
Let $G$ be the centroid of triangle $ABC$ with $AB = 9$, $BC = 10,$ and $AC = 17$. Denote $D$ as the midpoint of $BC$. A line through $G$ parallel to $BC$ intersects $AB$ at $M$ and $AC$ at $N$. If $BG$ intersects $CM$ at $E$ and $CG$ intersects $BN$ at $F$, compute the area of triangle $DEF$.
2018 LMT Spring, Team Round
[b]p1[/b]. Points $P_1,P_2,P_3,... ,P_n$ lie on a plane such that $P_aP_b = 1$,$P_cP_d = 2$, and $P_eP_f = 2018$ for not necessarily distinct indices $a,b,c,d,e, f \in \{1, 2,... ,n\}$. Find the minimum possible value of $n$.
[b]p2.[/b] Find the coefficient of the $x^2y^4$ term in the expansion of $(3x +2y)^6$.
[b]p3.[/b] Find the number of positive integers $n < 1000$ such that $n$ is a multiple of $27$ and the digit sum of $n$ is a multiple of $11$.
[b]p4.[/b] How many times do the minute hand and hour hand of a $ 12$-hour analog clock overlap in a $366$-day leap year?
[b]p5.[/b] Find the number of ordered triples of integers $(a,b,c)$ such that $(a +b)(b +c)(c + a) = 2018$.
[b]p6.[/b] Let $S$ denote the set of the first $2018$ positive integers. Call the score of a subset the sum of its maximal element and its minimal element. Find the sum of score $(x)$ over all subsets $s \in S$
[b]p7.[/b] How many ordered pairs of integers $(a,b)$ exist such that $1 \le a,b \le 20$ and $a^a$ divides $b^b$?
[b]p8.[/b] Let $f$ be a function such that for every non-negative integer $p$, $f (p)$ equals the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(a,n)$ such that $a^n = a^p \cdot n$. Find $\sum^{2018}_{p=0}f (p)$.
[b]p9.[/b] A point $P$ is randomly chosen inside a regular octagon $A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5A_6A_7A_8$. What is the probability that the projections of $P$ onto the lines $\overleftrightarrow{A_i A_{i+1}}$ for $i = 1,2,... ,8$ lie on the segments $\overline{A_iA_{i+1}}$ for $i = 1,2,... ,8$ (where indices are taken $mod \,\, 8$)?
[b]p10. [/b]A person keeps flipping an unfair coin until it flips $3$ tails in a row. The probability of it landing on heads is $\frac23$ and the probability it lands on tails is $\frac13$ . What is the expected value of the number of the times the coin flips?
PS. You had better use hide for answers.
1988 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 483
A polygonal line with a finite number of segments has all its vertices on a parabola. Any two adjacent segments make equal angles with the tangent to the parabola at their point of intersection. One end of the polygonal line is also on the axis of the parabola. Show that the other vertices of the polygonal line are all on the same side of the axis.
2017 Bosnia And Herzegovina - Regional Olympiad, 4
It is given isosceles triangle $ABC$ ($AB=AC$) such that $\angle BAC=108^{\circ}$. Angle bisector of angle $\angle ABC$ intersects side $AC$ in point $D$, and point $E$ is on side $BC$ such that $BE=AE$. If $AE=m$, find $ED$
Mid-Michigan MO, Grades 5-6, 2003
[b]p1.[/b] One day, Granny Smith bought a certain number of apples at Horock’s Farm Market. When she returned the next day she found that the price of the apples was reduced by $20\%$. She could therefore buy more apples while spending the same amount as the previous day. How many percent more?
[b]p2.[/b] You are asked to move several boxes. You know nothing about the boxes except that each box weighs no more than $10$ tons and their total weight is $100$ tons. You can rent several trucks, each of which can carry no more than $30$ tons. What is the minimal number of trucks you can rent and be sure you will be able to carry all the boxes at once?
[b]p3.[/b] The five numbers $1, 2, 3, 4, 5$ are written on a piece of paper. You can select two numbers and increase them by $1$. Then you can again select two numbers and increase those by $1$. You can repeat this operation as many times as you wish. Is it possible to make all numbers equal?
[b]p4.[/b] There are $15$ people in the room. Some of them are friends with others. Prove that there is a person who has an even number of friends in the room.
[u]Bonus Problem [/u]
[b]p5.[/b] Several ants are crawling along a circle with equal constant velocities (not necessarily in the same direction). If two ants collide, both immediately reverse direction and crawl with the same velocity. Prove that, no matter how many ants and what their initial positions are, they will, at some time, all simultaneously return to the initial positions.
PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].
1993 China Team Selection Test, 3
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and its bisector at $A$ cuts its circumcircle at $D.$ Let $I$ be the incenter of triangle $ABC,$ $M$ be the midpoint of $BC,$ $P$ is the symmetric to $I$ with respect to $M$ (Assuming $P$ is in the circumcircle). Extend $DP$ until it cuts the circumcircle again at $N.$ Prove that among segments $AN, BN, CN$, there is a segment that is the sum of the other two.
2018 AIME Problems, 13
Let \(\triangle ABC\) have side lengths \(AB=30\), \(BC=32\), and \(AC=34\). Point \(X\) lies in the interior of \(\overline{BC}\), and points \(I_1\) and \(I_2\) are the incenters of \(\triangle ABX\) and \(\triangle ACX\), respectively. Find the minimum possible area of \(\triangle AI_1I_2\) as \( X\) varies along \(\overline{BC}\).
1981 AMC 12/AHSME, 27
In the adjoining figure triangle $ ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. Point $ D$ lies on $ \stackrel{\frown}{AC}$ with $ \stackrel{\frown}{DC} \equal{} 30^\circ$, and point $ G$ lies on $ \stackrel{\frown}{BA}$ with $ \stackrel{\frown}{BG}\, > \, \stackrel{\frown}{GA}$. Side $ AB$ and side $ AC$ each have length equal to the length of chord $ DG$, and $ \angle CAB \equal{} 30^\circ$. Chord $ DG$ intersects sides $ AC$ and $ AB$ at $ E$ and $ F$, respectively. The ratio of the area of $ \triangle AFE$ to the area of $ \triangle ABC$ is
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$ \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {9 \minus{} 5\sqrt {3}}{3}$
2021 Iran Team Selection Test, 1
In acute scalene triangle $ABC$ the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meet $BC$ at point $X$.Lines $l_b$ and $l_c$ which tangents of $B$ and $C$ with respect to $(ABC)$.The line pass through $X$ intersects $l_b$ and $l_c$ at points $Y$ and $Z$ respectively. Suppose $(AYB)\cap(AZC)=N$ and $l_b\cap l_c=D$. Show that $ND$ is angle bisector of $\angle YNZ$.
Proposed by [i]Alireza Haghi[/i]
2009 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 9
Let be given $ \vartriangle ABC$ with area $ (\vartriangle ABC) = 60$ cm$^2$. Let $R,S $ lie in $BC$ such that $BR = RS = SC$ and $P,Q$ be midpoints of $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Suppose that $PS$ intersects $QR$ at $T$. Evaluate area $(\vartriangle PQT)$.
1956 Putnam, B3
A sphere is inscribed in a tetrahedron and each point of contact of the sphere with the four faces is joined to the vertices of the face containing the point. Show that the four sets of three angles so formed are identical.
2022 Thailand Online MO, 2
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid such that $AB \parallel CD$ and $AB > CD$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are on the side $AB$ such that $XY = AB-CD$ and $X$ lies between $A$ and $Y$. Prove that one intersection of the circumcircles of triangles $AYD$ and $BXC$ is on line $CD$.
1998 Irish Math Olympiad, 4
Show that a disk of radius $ 2$ can be covered by seven (possibly overlapping) disks of radius $ 1$.
2006 Mathematics for Its Sake, 1
Let be the points $ K,L,M $ on the sides $ BC,CA,AB, $ respectively, of a triangle $ ABC. $ Show that at least one of the areas of the triangles $ MAL,KBM,LCK $ doesn't surpass a fourth of the area of $ ABC. $
2017 CMIMC Individual Finals, 3
Triangle $ABC$ satisfies $AB=104$, $BC=112$, and $CA=120$. Let $\omega$ and $\omega_A$ denote the incircle and $A$-excircle of $\triangle ABC$, respectively. There exists a unique circle $\Omega$ passing through $A$ which is internally tangent to $\omega$ and externally tangent to $\omega_A$. Compute the radius of $\Omega$.
2001 Italy TST, 1
The diagonals $ AC$ and $ BD$ of a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD$ intersect at point $ M$. The bisector of $ \angle ACD$ meets the ray $ BA$ at $ K$. Given that $ MA \cdot MC \plus{}MA \cdot CD \equal{} MB \cdot MD$, prove that $ \angle BKC \equal{} \angle CDB$.
2015 China Team Selection Test, 3
Let $ \triangle ABC $ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $ O $ and centroid $ G .$
Let $ D $ be the midpoint of $ BC $ and $ E\in \odot (BC) $ be a point inside $ \triangle ABC $ such that $ AE \perp BC . $
Let $ F=EG \cap OD $ and $ K, L $ be the point lie on $ BC $ such that $ FK \parallel OB, FL \parallel OC . $
Let $ M \in AB $ be a point such that $ MK \perp BC $ and $ N \in AC $ be a point such that $ NL \perp BC . $
Let $ \omega $ be a circle tangent to $ OB, OC $ at $ B, C, $ respectively $ . $
Prove that $ \odot (AMN) $ is tangent to $ \omega $