Found problems: 2023
2010 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 9
A point inside a triangle is called "[i]good[/i]" if three cevians passing through it are equal. Assume for an isosceles triangle $ABC \ (AB=BC)$ the total number of "[i]good[/i]" points is odd. Find all possible values of this number.
2006 Romania National Olympiad, 3
We have a quadrilateral $ABCD$ inscribed in a circle of radius $r$, for which there is a point $P$ on $CD$ such that $CB=BP=PA=AB$.
(a) Prove that there are points $A,B,C,D,P$ which fulfill the above conditions.
(b) Prove that $PD=r$.
[i]Virgil Nicula[/i]
2001 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 3
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in the circle $O$. For a point $E\in O$, its projections $K,L,M,N$ on the lines $DA,AB,BC,CD$, respectively, are considered. Prove that if $N$ is the orthocentre of the triangle $KLM$ for some point $E$, different from $A,B,C,D$, then this holds for every point $E$ of the circle.
2011 Vietnam National Olympiad, 2
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle such that $\angle C$ and $\angle B$ are acute. Let $D$ be a variable point on $BC$ such that $D\neq B, C$ and $AD$ is not perpendicular to $BC.$ Let $d$ be the line passing through $D$ and perpendicular to $BC.$ Assume $d \cap AB= E, d \cap AC =F.$ If $M, N, P$ are the incentres of $\triangle AEF, \triangle BDE,\triangle CDF.$ Prove that $A, M, N, P$ are concyclic if and only if $d$ passes through the incentre of $\triangle ABC.$
2006 Iran Team Selection Test, 5
Let $ABC$ be an acute angle triangle.
Suppose that $D,E,F$ are the feet of perpendicluar lines from $A,B,C$ to $BC,CA,AB$.
Let $P,Q,R$ be the feet of perpendicular lines from $A,B,C$ to $EF,FD,DE$.
Prove that
\[ 2(PQ+QR+RP)\geq DE+EF+FD \]
1986 Balkan MO, 2
Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron and let $E,F,G,H,K,L$ be points lying on the edges $AB,BC,CD$ $,DA,DB,DC$ respectively, in such a way that
\[AE \cdot BE = BF \cdot CF = CG \cdot AG= DH \cdot AH=DK \cdot BK=DL \cdot CL.\]
Prove that the points $E,F,G,H,K,L$ all lie on a sphere.
2006 Moldova MO 11-12, 4
Let $ABCDE$ be a right quadrangular pyramid with vertex $E$ and height $EO$. Point $S$ divides this height in the ratio $ES: SO=m$. In which ratio does the plane $(ABC)$ divide the lateral area of the pyramid.
2012 ELMO Shortlist, 4
Circles $\Omega$ and $\omega$ are internally tangent at point $C$. Chord $AB$ of $\Omega$ is tangent to $\omega$ at $E$, where $E$ is the midpoint of $AB$. Another circle, $\omega_1$ is tangent to $\Omega, \omega,$ and $AB$ at $D,Z,$ and $F$ respectively. Rays $CD$ and $AB$ meet at $P$. If $M$ is the midpoint of major arc $AB$, show that $\tan \angle ZEP = \tfrac{PE}{CM}$.
[i]Ray Li.[/i]
2010 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 2
On sides of convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ on external side constructed equilateral triangles $ABK, BCL, CDM, DAN$. Let $P,Q$- midpoints of $BL, AN$ respectively and $X$- circumcenter of $CMD$.
Prove, that $PQ$ perpendicular to $KX$
2002 China National Olympiad, 1
For every four points $P_{1},P_{2},P_{3},P_{4}$ on the plane, find the minimum value of $\frac{\sum_{1\le\ i<j\le\ 4}P_{i}P_{j}}{\min_{1\le\ i<j\le\ 4}(P_{i}P_{j})}$.
2018 Greece Team Selection Test, 2
A triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle $(C)$ .Let $G$ the centroid of $\triangle ABC$ .
We draw the altitudes $AD,BE,CF$ of the given triangle .Rays $AG$ and $GD$ meet (C) at $M$ and $N$.Prove that points $ F,E,M,N $ are concyclic.
2002 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Given a trapezoid $ ABCD$ with $ AD\parallel BC, E$ is a moving point on the side $ AB,$ let $ O_{1},O_{2}$ be the circumcenters of triangles $ AED,BEC$, respectively. Prove that the length of $ O_{1}O_{2}$ is a constant value.
2004 Bulgaria Team Selection Test, 3
Find the maximum possible value of the inradius of a triangle whose vertices lie in the interior, or on the boundary, of a unit square.
2000 Irish Math Olympiad, 2
In a cyclic quadrilateral $ ABCD, a,b,c,d$ are its side lengths, $ Q$ its area, and $ R$ its circumradius. Prove that:
$ R^2\equal{}\frac{(ab\plus{}cd)(ac\plus{}bd)(ad\plus{}bc)}{16Q^2}$.
Deduce that $ R \ge \frac{(abcd)^{\frac{3}{4}}}{Q\sqrt{2}}$ with equality if and only if $ ABCD$ is a square.
2022 Turkey MO (2nd round), 1
In triangle $ABC$, $M$ is the midpoint of side $BC$, the bisector of angle $BAC$ intersects $BC$ and $(ABC)$ at $K$ and $L$, respectively. If the circle with diameter $[BC]$ is tangent to the external angle bisector of angle $BAC$, prove that this circle is tangent to $(KLM)$ as well.
2010 Contests, 3
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $D\in (BC)$ be the foot of the $A$- altitude. The circle $w$ with the diameter $[AD]$
meet again the lines $AB$ , $AC$ in the points $K\in (AB)$ , $L\in (AC)$ respectively. Denote the meetpoint $M$
of the tangents to the circle $w$ in the points $K$ , $L$ . Prove that the ray $[AM$ is the $A$-median in $\triangle ABC$ ([b][u]Serbia[/u][/b]).
2009 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 17
Given triangle $ ABC$ and two points $ X$, $ Y$ not lying on its circumcircle. Let $ A_1$, $ B_1$, $ C_1$ be the projections of $ X$ to $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, and $ A_2$, $ B_2$, $ C_2$ be the projections of $ Y$. Prove that the perpendiculars from $ A_1$, $ B_1$, $ C_1$ to $ B_2C_2$, $ C_2A_2$, $ A_2B_2$, respectively, concur if and only if line $ XY$ passes through the circumcenter of $ ABC$.
1998 Irish Math Olympiad, 2
The distances from a point $ P$ inside an equilateral triangle to the vertices of the triangle are $ 3,4$, and $ 5$. Find the area of the triangle.
2013 All-Russian Olympiad, 2
Acute-angled triangle $ABC$ is inscribed into circle $\Omega$. Lines tangent to $\Omega$ at $B$ and $C$ intersect at $P$. Points $D$ and $E$ are on $AB$ and $AC$ such that $PD$ and $PE$ are perpendicular to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. Prove that the orthocentre of triangle $ADE$ is the midpoint of $BC$.
2001 District Olympiad, 4
Consider a rectangular parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ in which we denote $AB=a,\ BC=b,\ AA'=c$. Let $DE\perp AC,\ DF\perp A'C,\ E\in AC,\ F \in A'C$ and $C'P\perp B'D',\ C'Q\perp BD',\ P\in B'D',\ Q\in BD'$. Prove that the planes $(DEF)$ and $(C'PQ)$ are perpendicular if and only if $a^2+c^2=b^2$.
[i]Sorin Peligrad[/i]
2007 All-Russian Olympiad, 6
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The points $M$ and $N$ are midpoints of $AB$ and $BC$ respectively, and $BH$ is an altitude of $ABC$. The circumcircles of $AHN$ and $CHM$ meet in $P$ where $P\ne H$. Prove that $PH$ passes through the midpoint of $MN$.
[i]V. Filimonov[/i]
2010 Romania Team Selection Test, 2
Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB \neq AC$. The internal bisector lines of the angles $ABC$ and $ACB$ meet the opposite sides of the triangle at points $B_0$ and $C_0$, respectively, and the circumcircle $ABC$ at points $B_1$ and $C_1$, respectively. Further, let $I$ be the incentre of the triangle $ABC$. Prove that the lines $B_0C_0$ and $B_1C_1$ meet at some point lying on the parallel through $I$ to the line $BC$.
[i]Radu Gologan[/i]
2014 Iran Team Selection Test, 6
The incircle of a non-isosceles triangle $ABC$ with the center $I$ touches the sides $BC$ at $D$.
let $X$ is a point on arc $BC$ from circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ such that if $E,F$ are feet of perpendicular from $X$ on $BI,CI$ and $M$ is midpoint of $EF$ we have $MB=MC$.
prove that $\widehat{BAD}=\widehat{CAX}$
2014 Contests, 1
We have an equilateral triangle with circumradius $1$. We extend its sides. Determine the point $P$ inside the triangle such that the total lengths of the sides (extended), which lies inside the circle with center $P$ and radius $1$, is maximum.
(The total distance of the point P from the sides of an equilateral triangle is fixed )
[i]Proposed by Erfan Salavati[/i]
2009 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 9
Given $ n$ points on the plane, which are the vertices of a convex polygon, $ n > 3$. There exists $ k$ regular triangles with the side equal to $ 1$ and the vertices at the given points.
[list][*] Prove that $ k < \frac {2}{3}n$. [*] Construct the configuration with $ k > 0.666n$.[/list]