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2017 India National Olympiad, 6

Let $n\ge 1$ be an integer and consider the sum $$x=\sum_{k\ge 0} \dbinom{n}{2k} 2^{n-2k}3^k=\dbinom{n}{0}2^n+\dbinom{n}{2}2^{n-2}\cdot{}3+\dbinom{n}{4}2^{n-k}\cdot{}3^2 + \cdots{}.$$ Show that $2x-1,2x,2x+1$ form the sides of a triangle whose area and inradius are also integers.

2012 National Olympiad First Round, 1

Find the perimeter of a triangle whose altitudes are $3,4,$ and $6$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 12\sqrt\frac35 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16\sqrt\frac35 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 20\sqrt\frac35 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 24\sqrt\frac35 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{None}$

1964 AMC 12/AHSME, 35

The sides of a triangle are of lengths $13$, $14$, and $15$. The altitudes of the triangle meet at point $H$. If $AD$ is the altitude to the side length $14$, what is the ratio $HD:HA$? $\textbf{(A) } 3 : 11\qquad \textbf{(B) } 5 : 11\qquad \textbf{(C) } 1 : 2\qquad \textbf{(D) }2 : 3\qquad \textbf{(E) }25 : 33$

1993 All-Russian Olympiad, 1

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are prime numbers of centimeters. Prove that its area cannot be an integer number of square centimeters.

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 43

The sides of a triangle are $25,39,$ and $40$. The diameter of the circumscribed circle is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{133}{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{125}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 41\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 40 $

2005 AIME Problems, 15

Triangle $ABC$ has $BC=20$. The incircle of the triangle evenly trisects the median $AD$. If the area of the triangle is $m \sqrt{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, find $m+n$.

2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 2

Find the radius of a circle inscribed in a triangle with side lengths $4$, $5$, and $6$

2005 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Let $T$ be a triangle with side lengths $26$, $51$, and $73$. Let $S$ be the set of points inside $T$ which do not lie within a distance of $5$ of any side of $T$. Find the area of $S$.

1961 IMO, 2

Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be the sides of a triangle, and $ S$ its area. Prove: \[ a^{2} \plus{} b^{2} \plus{} c^{2}\geq 4S \sqrt {3} \] In what case does equality hold?

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

In quadrilateral $ABCD$, we have $AB = 5$, $BC = 6$, $CD = 5$, $DA = 4$, and $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$. Let $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$. Compute $\dfrac{BE}{ED}$.

2007 China Northern MO, 4

The inradius of triangle $ ABC$ is $ 1$ and the side lengths of $ ABC$ are all integers. Prove that triangle $ ABC$ is right-angled.

2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 20

Isosceles triangles $T$ and $T'$ are not congruent but have the same area and the same perimeter. The sides of $T$ have lengths $5$, $5$, and $8$, while those of $T'$ have lengths $a$, $a$, and $b$. Which of the following numbers is closest to $b$? $\textbf{(A) }3\qquad\textbf{(B) }4\qquad\textbf{(C) }5\qquad\textbf{(D) }6\qquad\textbf{(E) }8$

2011 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be the sides of a triangle, and $ S$ its area. Prove: \[ a^{2} \plus{} b^{2} \plus{} c^{2}\geq 4S \sqrt {3} \] In what case does equality hold?

2000 AMC 12/AHSME, 19

In triangle $ ABC$, $ AB \equal{} 13$, $ BC \equal{} 14$, and $ AC \equal{} 15$. Let $ D$ denote the midpoint of $ \overline{BC}$ and let $ E$ denote the intersection of $ \overline{BC}$ with the bisector of angle $ BAC$. Which of the following is closest to the area of the triangle $ ADE$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2.5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3.5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

2011 IFYM, Sozopol, 8

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are integers, whereas the radius of its circumscribed circle is a prime number. Prove that the triangle is right-angled.

2014 Taiwan TST Round 1, 2

A triangle has side lengths $a$, $b$, $c$, and the altitudes have lengths $h_a$, $h_b$, $h_c$. Prove that \[ \left( \frac{a}{h_a} \right)^2 + \left( \frac{b}{h_b} \right)^2 + \left( \frac{c}{h_c} \right)^2 \ge 4. \]

1988 China National Olympiad, 4

(1) Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $(a^2+b^2+c^2)^2>2(a^4+b^4+c^4)$. Prove that $a,b,c$ can be the lengths of three sides of a triangle respectively. (2) Let $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ be $n$ ($n>3$) positive real numbers satisfying $(a_1^2+a_2^2+\dots +a_n^2)^2>(n-1)(a_1^4+ a_2^4+\dots +a_n^4)$. Prove that any three of $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ can be the lengths of three sides of a triangle respectively.

1994 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 2

In a triangle $ABC$, the incircle touches the sides $BC, CA, AB$ at $D, E, F$ respectively. If the radius if the incircle is $4$ units and if $BD, CE , AF$ are consecutive integers, find the sides of the triangle $ABC$.

1996 AMC 12/AHSME, 28

On a $4 \times 4 \times 3$ rectangular parallelepiped, vertices $A$, $B$, and $C$ are adjacent to vertex $D$. The perpendicular distance from $D$ to the plane containing $A$, $B$, and $C$ is closest to $\text{(A)}\ 1.6 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1.9 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2.1 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2.7 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2.9$

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3

$ABC$ is a triangle such that $BC = 10$, $CA = 12$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of side $AC$. Given that $BM$ is parallel to the external bisector of $\angle A$, find area of triangle $ABC$. (Lines $AB$ and $AC$ form two angles, one of which is $\angle BAC$. The external angle bisector of $\angle A$ is the line that bisects the other angle.

2003 India National Olympiad, 5

Let a, b, c be the sidelengths and S the area of a triangle ABC. Denote $x=a+\frac{b}{2}$, $y=b+\frac{c}{2}$ and $z=c+\frac{a}{2}$. Prove that there exists a triangle with sidelengths x, y, z, and the area of this triangle is $\geq\frac94 S$.

2008 AMC 12/AHSME, 18

A pyramid has a square base $ ABCD$ and vertex $ E$. The area of square $ ABCD$ is $ 196$, and the areas of $ \triangle{ABE}$ and $ \triangle{CDE}$ are $ 105$ and $ 91$, respectively. What is the volume of the pyramid? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 392 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 196\sqrt{6} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 392\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 392\sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 784$

2012 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $abc(a+b+c)=3.$ Prove that we have \[(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)\geq 8.\] Also determine the case of equality.

2014 AIME Problems, 3

A rectangle has sides of length $a$ and $36$. A hinge is installed at each vertex of the rectangle and at the midpoint of each side of length $36$. The sides of length $a$ can be pressed toward each other keeping those two sides parallel so the rectangle becomes a convex hexagon as shown. When the figure is a hexagon with the sides of length $a$ parallel and separated by a distance of $24,$ the hexagon has the same area as the original rectangle. Find $a^2$. [asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,R,S,T,X,Y,Z; dotfactor = 2; unitsize(.1cm); A = (0,0); B = (0,18); C = (0,36); // don't look here D = (12*2.236, 36); E = (12*2.236, 18); F = (12*2.236, 0); draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--cycle); dot(" ",A,NW); dot(" ",B,NW); dot(" ",C,NW); dot(" ",D,NW); dot(" ",E,NW); dot(" ",F,NW); //don't look here R = (12*2.236 +22,0); S = (12*2.236 + 22 - 13.4164,12); T = (12*2.236 + 22,24); X = (12*4.472+ 22,24); Y = (12*4.472+ 22 + 13.4164,12); Z = (12*4.472+ 22,0); draw(R--S--T--X--Y--Z--cycle); dot(" ",R,NW); dot(" ",S,NW); dot(" ",T,NW); dot(" ",X,NW); dot(" ",Y,NW); dot(" ",Z,NW); // sqrt180 = 13.4164 // sqrt5 = 2.236 [/asy]

1989 AIME Problems, 15

Point $P$ is inside $\triangle ABC$. Line segments $APD$, $BPE$, and $CPF$ are drawn with $D$ on $BC$, $E$ on $AC$, and $F$ on $AB$ (see the figure at right). Given that $AP=6$, $BP=9$, $PD=6$, $PE=3$, and $CF=20$, find the area of $\triangle ABC$. [asy] size(200); pair A=origin, B=(7,0), C=(3.2,15), D=midpoint(B--C), F=(3,0), P=intersectionpoint(C--F, A--D), ex=B+40*dir(B--P), E=intersectionpoint(B--ex, A--C); draw(A--B--C--A--D^^C--F^^B--E); pair point=P; label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); label("$D$", D, dir(point--D)); label("$E$", E, dir(point--E)); label("$F$", F, dir(point--F)); label("$P$", P, dir(0));[/asy]