Let $ P_1,P_2,P_3,P_4$ be points on the unit sphere. Prove that $ \sum_{i\neq j}\frac1{|P_i\minus{}P_j|}$ takes its minimum value if and only if these four points are vertices of a regular pyramid.

Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with circle $\Gamma$. Let $P,Q,R,S$ distinct points on the $BC$ side, in that order, such that $\angle BAP = \angle CAS$ and $\angle BAQ = \angle CAR$. Let $U, V, W, Z$ be the intersections, distinct from $A$, of the $AP, AQ, AR$ and $AS$ with $\Gamma$, respectively. Let $X = UQ \cap SW$, $Y = PV \cap ZR$, $T = UR \cap VS$ and $K = PW \cap ZQ$. Suppose that the points $M$ and $N$ are well determined, such that $M = KX \cap TY$ and $N = TX \cap KY$. Show that $M, N, A$ are collinear.

In $\vartriangle ABC$ points $D, E$, and $F$ lie on side $\overline{BC}$ such that $\overline{AD}$ is an angle bisector of $\angle BAC$, $\overline{AE}$ is a median, and $\overline{AF}$ is an altitude. Given that $AB = 154$ and $AC = 128$, and $9 \times DE = EF,$ find the side length $BC$.

The acute triangle $ABC$ with $AB\neq AC$ has circumcircle $\Gamma$, circumcenter $O$, and orthocenter $H$. The midpoint of $BC$ is $M$, and the extension of the median $AM$ intersects $\Gamma$ at $N$. The circle of diameter $AM$ intersects $\Gamma$ again at $A$ and $P$. Show that the lines $AP$, $BC$, and $OH$ are concurrent if and only if $AH = HN$.

In triangle $ABC$, $M$ is midpoint of $AC$, and $D$ is a point on $BC$ such that $DB=DM$. We know that $2BC^{2}-AC^{2}=AB.AC$. Prove that \[BD.DC=\frac{AC^{2}.AB}{2(AB+AC)}\]

A circle $S$ bisects a circle $S'$ if it cuts $S'$ at opposite ends of a diameter. $S_A$, $S_B$,$S_C$ are circles with distinct centers $A, B, C$ (respectively). Show that $A, B, C$ are collinear iff there is no unique circle $S$ which bisects each of $S_A$, $S_B$,$S_C$ . Show that if there is more than one circle $S$ which bisects each of $S_A$, $S_B$,$S_C$ , then all such circles pass through two fixed points. Find these points. [b]Original Statement:[/b] A circle $S$ is said to cut a circle $\Sigma$ [b]diametrically[/b] if and only if their common chord is a diameter of $\Sigma.$ Let $S_A, S_B, S_C$ be three circles with distinct centres $A,B,C$ respectively. Prove that $A,B,C$ are collinear if and only if there is no unique circle $S$ which cuts each of $S_A, S_B, S_C$ diametrically. Prove further that if there exists more than one circle $S$ which cuts each $S_A, S_B, S_C$ diametrically, then all such circles $S$ pass through two fixed points. Locate these points in relation to the circles $S_A, S_B, S_C.$

Find the ratio between the sum of the areas of the circles and the area of the fourth circle that are shown in the figure Each circle passes through the center of the previous one and they are internally tangent. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/2/29d2be270f7bcf9aee793b0b01c2ef10131e06.jpg[/img]

Chord $D E$ of the circumcircle of the triangle $A B C$ intersects sides $A B$ and $B C$ in points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Point $P$ lies between $D$ and $Q$. Angle bisectors $D F$ and $E G$ are drawn in triangles $A D P$ and $Q E C$. It turned out that the points $D$, $F, G, E$ are concyclic. Prove that the points $A, P, Q, C$ are concyclic. Azamat Mardanov

A fly trapped inside a cubical box with side length $ 1$ meter decides to relieve its boredom by visiting each corner of the box. It will begin and end in the same corner and visit each of the other corners exactly once. To get from a corner to any other corner, it will either fly or crawl in a straight line. What is the maximum possible length, in meters, of its path? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4 \plus{} 4\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \plus{} 4\sqrt2 \plus{} 2\sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \plus{} 3\sqrt2 \plus{} 3\sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4\sqrt2 \plus{} 4\sqrt3 \\ \textbf{(E)}\ 3\sqrt2 \plus{} 5\sqrt3$

The acute triangle $ABC$ $(AC> BC)$ is inscribed in a circle with the center at the point $O$, and $CD$ is the diameter of this circle. The point $K$ is on the continuation of the ray $DA$ beyond the point $A$. And the point $L$ is on the segment $BD$ $(DL> LB)$ so that $\angle OKD = \angle BAC$, $\angle OLD = \angle ABC$. Prove that the line $KL$ passes through the midpoint of the segment $AB$.

Let $P$ be a point that lies outside of circle $O$. A line passes through $P$ and meets the circle at $A$ and $B$, and another line passes through $P$ and meets the circle at $C$ and $D$. The point $A$ is between $P$ and $B$, $C$ is between $P$ and $D$. Let the intersection of segment $AD$ and $BC$ be $L$ and construct $E$ on ray $(PA$ so that $BL \cdot PE = DL \cdot PD$. Show that $M$ is the midpoint of the segment $DE$, where $M$ is the intersection of lines $PL$ and $DE$.

Find the values of $ k$ such that the areas of the three parts bounded by the graph of $ y\equal{}\minus{}x^4\plus{}2x^2$ and the line $ y\equal{}k$ are all equal.

It is given triangle $ABC$. Let internal and external angle bisector of angle $\angle BAC$ intersect line $BC$ in points $D$ and $E$, respectively, and circumcircle of triangle $ADE$ intersects line $AC$ in point $F$. Prove that $FD$ is angle bisector of $\angle BFC$

Given a convex polygon with $n$ sides and perimeter $S$, which has an incircle $\omega$ with radius $R$. A regular polygon with $n$ sides, whose vertices lie on $\omega$, has a perimeter $s$. Determine whether the following inequality holds: \[ S \ge \frac{2sRn}{\sqrt{4n^2R^2-s^2}}. \]

Let $BE$ and $CF$ be the bisectors of $\angle B$ and $\angle C$ of a triangle $ABC$ whose incentre is $I$. Suppose $EF$, extended, meets the circumcircle of $ABC$ in $M,N$. Show that the circumradius of $MIN$ is twice that of $ABC$.

In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, $M$ is the midpoint of side $BC$, and $D, E$ and $F$ the feet of the altitudes from $A, B$ and $C$, respectively. Let $H$ be the orthocenter of $\Delta ABC$, $S$ the midpoint of $AH$, and $G$ the intersection of $FE$ and $AH$. If $N$ is the intersection of the median $AM$ and the circumcircle of $\Delta BCH$, prove that $\angle HMA = \angle GNS$. [i]Proposed by Marko Djikic[/i]

For $i = 1, 2$ let $\vartriangle A_iB_iC_i$ be a triangle with side lengths $a_i, b_i, c_i$ and altitude lengths $p_i, q_i, r_i$. Define $a_3 =\sqrt{a_1^2 + a_2^2}, b_3 =\sqrt{b_1^2 + b_2^2}$ , and $c_3 =\sqrt{c_1^2 + c_2^2}$. Prove that $a_3, b_3, c_3$ are side lengths of a triangle, and if $p_3, q_3, r_3$ are the lengths of altitudes of this triangle, then $p_3^2 \ge p_1^2 +p_2^2$, $q_3^2 \ge q_1^2 +q_2^2$ , and $r_3^2 \ge r_1^2 +r_2^2$

Prove that every partition of $3$-dimensional space into three disjoint subsets has the following property: One of these subsets contains all possible distances; i.e., for every $a \in \mathbb R^+$, there are points $M$ and $N$ inside that subset such that distance between $M$ and $N$ is exactly $a.$

Consider an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let $\omega(XYZ)$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $XY Z$. The tangents to $\omega(ABC)$ through $B$ and $C$ meet at the point $D$. The point $F$ is marked on the arc $AB$ of $\omega(ABC)$ that does not contain $C$. Let $K$ be the point of intersection of lines $AF$ and $BD$ and $L$ the point of intersection of the lines $AB$ and $CF$. Let $T$ and $S$ be the centers of the circles $\omega(BLC)$ and $\omega(BLK)$, respectively. Suppose that the circles $\omega(BTS)$ and $\omega(CFK)$ are tangent to each other at the point $P$. Prove that $P$ belongs to the line $AB$.

Construct triangle $ABC$, given $h_a$, $h_b$ (the altitudes from $A$ and $B$), and $m_a$, the median from vertex $A$.

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral whose diagonals are perpendicular, and let $S$ be the intersection of those diagonals. Let $K, L, M$ and $N$ be the reflections of $S$ on the sides $AB$, $BC$, $CD$ and $DA$ respectively. $BN$ cuts the circumcircle of $\vartriangle SKN$ at $E$ and $BM$ cuts the circumcircle of $\vartriangle SLM$ at $F$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFLK$ is cyclic.

Let $ABC$ an acute triangle and $\Gamma$ its circumcircle. The bisector of $BAC$ intersects $\Gamma$ at $M\neq A$. A line $r$ parallel to $BC$ intersects $AC$ at $X$ and $AB$ at $Y$. Also, $MX$ and $MY$ intersect $\Gamma$ again at $S$ and $T$, respectively. If $XY$ and $ST$ intersect at $P$, prove that $PA$ is tangent to $\Gamma$.

In the pyramid $SA_1A_2 \cdots A_n$, all sides are equal. Let point $X_i$ be the midpoint of arc $A_iA_{i+1}$ in the circumcircle of $\triangle SA_iA_{i+1}$ for $1 \le i \le n$ with indices taken mod $n$. Prove that the circumcircles of $X_1A_2X_2, X_2A_3X_3, \cdots, X_nA_1X_1$ have a common point.

Consider two equilateral triangles $ABC$ and $MNP$ with the property that $AB \parallel MN, BC \parallel NP$ and $CA \parallel PM$ , so that the surfaces of the triangles intersect after a convex hexagon. The distances between the three pairs of parallel lines are at most equal to $1$. Show that at least one of the two triangles has the side at most equal to $\sqrt {3}$ .

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $AD = BC$, $\angle BAC+\angle DCA = 180^{\circ}$, and $\angle BAC \neq 90^{\circ}.$ Let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be the circumcenters of triangles $ABC$ and $CAD$, respectively. Prove that one intersection point of the circumcircles of triangles $O_1BC$ and $O_2AD$ lies on $AC$.