Olympiad problems

2014 ELMO Shortlist, 8

Tags: incenter , circumcircle , geometry , geometric transformation , homothety , inversion

In triangle $ABC$ with incenter $I$ and circumcenter $O$, let $A',B',C'$ be the points of tangency of its circumcircle with its $A,B,C$-mixtilinear circles, respectively. Let $\omega_A$ be the circle through $A'$ that is tangent to $AI$ at $I$, and define $\omega_B, \omega_C$ similarly. Prove that $\omega_A,\omega_B,\omega_C$ have a common point $X$ other than $I$, and that $\angle AXO = \angle OXA'$. [i]Proposed by Sammy Luo[/i]

2009 Moldova National Olympiad, 10.3

Tags: geometry , incenter , concyclic

Let the triangle $ABC$ be with $| AB | > | AC |$. Point M is the midpoint of the side $[BC]$, and point $I$ is the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle ABC such that the relation $| AI | = | MI |$. Prove that points $A, B, M, I$ are located on the same circle.

1991 India National Olympiad, 9

Tags: parallelogram , geometry , incenter , rectangle

Triangle $ABC$ has an incenter $I$ l its incircle touches the side $BC$ at $T$. The line through $T$ parallel to $IA$ meets the incircle again at $S$ and the tangent to the incircle at $S$ meets $AB , AC$ at points $C' , B'$ respectively. Prove that triangle $AB'C'$ is similar to triangle $ABC$.

2005 ISI B.Stat Entrance Exam, 5

Tags: incenter , triangle , geometry

Consider an acute angled triangle $PQR$ such that $C,I$ and $O$ are the circumcentre, incentre and orthocentre respectively. Suppose $\angle QCR, \angle QIR$ and $\angle QOR$, measured in degrees, are $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ respectively. Show that \[\frac{1}{\alpha}+\frac{1}{\beta}+\frac{1}{\gamma}>\frac{1}{45}\]

2010 Kyiv Mathematical Festival, 3

Tags: incenter , circumcircle , geometry

Let $O$ be the circumcenter and $I$ be the incenter of triangle $ABC.$ Prove that if $AI\perp OB$ and $BI\perp OC$ then $CI\parallel OA$.

2020 Iran Team Selection Test, 4

Tags: circumcircle , geometry , incenter , harmonic , homothety

Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle ($AB=AC$) with incenter $I$. Circle $\omega$ passes through $C$ and $I$ and is tangent to $AI$. $\omega$ intersects $AC$ and circumcircle of $ABC$ at $Q$ and $D$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ be the midpoint of $CQ$. Prove that $AD$, $MN$ and $BC$ are concurrent. [i]Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia[/i]

2011 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 2

Tags: circumcircle , geometry , incenter , right angle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB\ne AC$. Its incircle has center $I$ and touches the side $BC$ at point $D$. Line $AI$ intersects the circumcircle $\omega$ of triangle $ABC$ at $M$ and $DM$ intersects again $\omega$ at $P$. Prove that $\angle API= 90^o$.

1987 India National Olympiad, 8

Tags: algebra , incenter , geometry

Three congruent circles have a common point $ O$ and lie inside a given triangle. Each circle touches a pair of sides of the triangle. Prove that the incentre and the circumcentre of the triangle and the common point $ O$ are collinear.

1986 IMO Longlists, 44

Tags: geometry , incenter , collinearity , circumcircle

The circle inscribed in a triangle $ABC$ touches the sides $BC,CA,AB$ in $D,E, F$, respectively, and $X, Y,Z$ are the midpoints of $EF, FD,DE$, respectively. Prove that the centers of the inscribed circle and of the circles around $XYZ$ and $ABC$ are collinear.

Ukrainian TYM Qualifying - geometry, 2014.22

Tags: incenter , geometry , orthocenter , symmetric

In $\vartriangle ABC$ on the sides $BC, CA, AB$ mark feet of altitudes $H_1, H_2, H_3$ and the midpoint of sides $M_1, M_3, M_3$. Let $H$ be orthocenter $\vartriangle ABC$. Suppose that $X_2, X_3$ are points symmetric to $H_1$ wrt $BH_2$ and $CH_3$. Lines $M_3X_2$ and $M_2X_3$ intersect at point $X$. Similarly, $Y_3,Y_1$ are points symmetric to $H_2$ wrt $C_3H$ and $AH_1$.Lines $M_1Y_3$ and $M_3Y_1$ intersect at point $Y.$ Finally, $Z_1,Z_2$ are points symmetric to $H_3$ wrt $AH_1$ and $BH_2$. Lines $M_1Z_2$ and $M_2Z_1$ intersect at the point $Z$ Prove that $H$ is the incenter $\vartriangle XYZ$ .

2008 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: incenter , geometry

(A.Zaslavsky) Given three points $ C_0$, $ C_1$, $ C_2$ on the line $ l$. Find the locus of incenters of triangles $ ABC$ such that points $ A$, $ B$ lie on $ l$ and the feet of the median, the bisector and the altitude from $ C$ coincide with $ C_0$, $ C_1$, $ C_2$.

Indonesia MO Shortlist - geometry, g8

Tags: angle bisector , incenter , alttiudes , geometry

Given an acute triangle $ABC$ and points $D$, $E$, $F$ on sides $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$, respectively. If the lines $DA$, $EB$ and $FC$ are the angle bisectors of triangle $DEF$, prove that the three lines are the altitudes of triangle $ABC$.

2009 Iran MO (3rd Round), 4

Tags: incenter , geometry , radical axis , power of a point

4-Point $ P$ is taken on the segment $ BC$ of the scalene triangle $ ABC$ such that $ AP \neq AB,AP \neq AC$.$ l_1,l_2$ are the incenters of triangles $ ABP,ACP$ respectively. circles $ W_1,W_2$ are drawn centered at $ l_1,l_2$ and with radius equal to $ l_1P,l_2P$,respectively. $ W_1,W_2$ intersects at $ P$ and $ Q$. $ W_1$ intersects $ AB$ and $ BC$ at $ Y_1( \mbox{the intersection closer to B})$ and $ X_1$,respectively. $ W_2$ intersects $ AC$ and $ BC$ at $ Y_2(\mbox{the intersection closer to C})$ and $ X_2$,respectively.PROVE THE CONCURRENCY OF $ PQ,X_1Y_1,X_2Y_2$.

2011 Costa Rica - Final Round, 6

Tags: parallelogram , incenter , geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. The incircle of $ABC$ touches $BC,AC,AB$ at $D,E,F$, respectively. Each pair of the incircles of triangles $AEF, BDF,CED$ has two pair of common external tangents, one of them being one of the sides of $ABC$. Show that the other three tangents divide triangle $DEF$ into three triangles and three parallelograms.

2004 Iran MO (2nd round), 5

Tags: circumcircle , geometry , incenter , power of a point , inversion

The interior bisector of $\angle A$ from $\triangle ABC$ intersects the side $BC$ and the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC$ at $D,M$, respectively. Let $\omega$ be a circle with center $M$ and radius $MB$. A line passing through $D$, intersects $\omega$ at $X,Y$. Prove that $AD$ bisects $\angle XAY$.

2005 Slovenia National Olympiad, Problem 3

Tags: ratio , incenter , geometry

Suppose that a triangle $ABC$ with incenter $I$ satisfies $CA+AI=BC$. Find the ratio between the measures of the angles $\angle BAC$ and $\angle CBA$.

2012 Dutch IMO TST, 1

Tags: geometry , incenter

A line, which passes through the incentre $I$ of the triangle $ABC$, meets its sides $AB$ and $BC$ at the points $M$ and $N$ respectively. The triangle $BMN$ is acute. The points $K,L$ are chosen on the side $AC$ such that $\angle ILA=\angle IMB$ and $\angle KC=\angle INB$. Prove that $AM+KL+CN=AC$. [i]S. Berlov[/i]

2010 Turkey Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: trig identities , incenter , trigonometry , geometry , law of sines , circumcircle

$D, \: E , \: F$ are points on the sides $AB, \: BC, \: CA,$ respectively, of a triangle $ABC$ such that $AD=AF, \: BD=BE,$ and $DE=DF.$ Let $I$ be the incenter of the triangle $ABC,$ and let $K$ be the point of intersection of the line $BI$ and the tangent line through $A$ to the circumcircle of the triangle $ABI.$ Show that $AK=EK$ if $AK=AD.$

2022 Belarusian National Olympiad, 11.6

Tags: incenter , geometry

The incircle of a right-angled triangle $ABC$ touches hypotenus $AB$ at $P$, $BC$ and $AC$ at $R$ and $Q$ respectively. $C_1$ and $C_2$ are reflections of $C$ in $PQ$ and $PR$. Find the angle $C_1IC_2$, where $I$ is the incenter of $ABC$.

2006 Moldova Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: inequalities , circumcircle , trigonometry , geometry , incenter

Let the point $P$ in the interior of the triangle $ABC$. $(AP, (BP, (CP$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A_{1}, B_{1}, C_{1}$. Prove that the maximal value of the sum of the areas $A_{1}BC$, $B_{1}AC$, $C_{1}AB$ is $p(R-r)$, where $p, r, R$ are the usual notations for the triangle $ABC$.

2010 Belarus Team Selection Test, 3.1

Tags: circumcircle , inequalities , geometric inequality , incenter , geometry

Let $I$ be an incenter of a triangle $ABC, A_1,B_1,C_1$ be intersection points of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ and the lines $AI, BI, Cl$ respectively. Prove that a) $\frac{AI}{IA_1}+ \frac{BI}{IB_1}+ \frac{CI}{IC_1}\ge 3$ b) $AI \cdot BI \cdot CI \le I_1A_1\cdot I_2B_1 \cdot I_1C_1$ (D. Pirshtuk)

2002 France Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: circumcircle , trigonometry , incenter , geometry

Let $ ABC$ be a non-equilateral triangle. Denote by $ I$ the incenter and by $ O$ the circumcenter of the triangle $ ABC$. Prove that $ \angle AIO\leq\frac{\pi}{2}$ holds if and only if $ 2\cdot BC\leq AB\plus{}AC$.

2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 1

Tags: incenter , circumcenter , reflection , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $B'$ denote the reflection of $b$ in the internal angle bisector $l$ of $\angle A$.Show that the circumcentre of the triangle $CB'I$ lies on the line $l$ where $I$ is the incentre of $ABC$.

2013 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 7

Tags: incenter , geometry , asymptote , projective geometry

Let $BD$ be a bisector of triangle $ABC$. Points $I_a$, $I_c$ are the incenters of triangles $ABD$, $CBD$ respectively. The line $I_aI_c$ meets $AC$ in point $Q$. Prove that $\angle DBQ = 90^\circ$.

2017-IMOC, G3

Tags: incenter , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a circumscribed quadrilateral with center $O$. Assume the incenters of $\vartriangle AOC, \vartriangle BOD$ are $I_1, I_2$, respectively. If circumcircles of $\vartriangle AI_1C$ and $\vartriangle BI_2D$ intersect at $X$, prove the following identity: $(AB \cdot CX \cdot DX)^2 + (CD\cdot AX \cdot BX)^2 = (AD\cdot BX \cdot CX)^2 + (BC \cdot AX \cdot DX)^2$