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Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$. Let $A_1,B_1$ and $C_1$ be respectively the midpoints of the arcs $BAC,CBA$ and $ACB$ of $\Gamma$. Show that the inradius of triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ is not less than the inradius of triangle $ABC$.
If $ x$, $ y$, $ z$ are positive real numbers, prove that \[ \left(x \plus{} y \plus{} z\right)^2 \left(yz \plus{} zx \plus{} xy\right)^2 \leq 3\left(y^2 \plus{} yz \plus{} z^2\right)\left(z^2 \plus{} zx \plus{} x^2\right)\left(x^2 \plus{} xy \plus{} y^2\right) .\]
The incircle of the triangle $ABC$ touches its sides $AB,BC,CA$ at points $C_1,A_1,B_1$ respectively. If $r$ is the inradius of $\vartriangle ABC, P,P_1$ are the perimeters of $\vartriangle ABC, \vartriangle A_1B_1C_1$ respectively, prove that $P+P_1 \ge 9 \sqrt3 r$. I. Voronovich
Two right angled triangles are given, such that the incircle of the first one is equal to the circumcircle of the second one. Let $S$ (respectively $S'$) be the area of the first triangle (respectively of the second triangle). Prove that $\frac{S}{S'}\geq 3+2\sqrt{2}$.
Let $\Delta ABC$ be a triangle with angle $\angle CAB=60^{\circ}$, let $D$ be the intersection point of the angle bisector at $A$ and the side $BC$, and let $r_B,r_C,r$ be the respective radii of the incircles of $ABD$, $ADC$, $ABC$. Let $b$ and $c$ be the lengths of sides $AC$ and $AB$ of the triangle. Prove that \[ \frac{1}{r_B} +\frac{1}{r_C} ~=~ 2\cdot\left( \frac1r +\frac1b +\frac1c\right)\]
In any triangle $ABC$ prove that the following relationship holds: $$\begin{vmatrix}(b+c)^2&a^2&a^2\\b^2&(c+a)^2&b^2\\c^2&c^2&(a+b)^2\end{vmatrix}\ge93312r^6$$ [i]Proposed by D.M. Bătinețu-Giurgiu and Daniel Sitaru[/i]
Consider a right-angled triangle with $AB=1,\ AC=\sqrt{3},\ \angle{BAC}=\frac{\pi}{2}.$ Let $P_1,\ P_2,\ \cdots\cdots,\ P_{n-1}\ (n\geq 2)$ be the points which are closest from $A$, in this order and obtained by dividing $n$ equally parts of the line segment $AB$. Denote by $A=P_0,\ B=P_n$, answer the questions as below. (1) Find the inradius of $\triangle{P_kCP_{k+1}}\ (0\leq k\leq n-1)$. (2) Denote by $S_n$ the total sum of the area of the incircle for $\triangle{P_kCP_{k+1}}\ (0\leq k\leq n-1)$. Let $I_n=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \frac{1}{3+\left(\frac{k}{n}\right)^2}$, show that $nS_n\leq \frac {3\pi}4I_n$, then find the limit $\lim_{n\to\infty} I_n$. (3) Find the limit $\lim_{n\to\infty} nS_n$.
In the triangle $ABC$ it is known that $BC = 5, AC - AB = 3$. Prove that $r <2$ . (here $r$ is the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle $ABC$). (Mykola Moroz)
The area of a circle inscribed in an equilateral triangle is $ 48\pi$. The perimeter of this triangle is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 72\sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 48\sqrt{3}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 24\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 72$
If the incircle of a right triangle with area $a$ is the circumcircle of a right triangle with area $b$, what is the minimum value of $\frac{a}{b}$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3 + 2\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1+\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2+\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2\sqrt3$
The vertices of a square sheet of paper are $ A$, $ B$, $ C$, $ D$. The sheet is folded in a way that the point $ D$ is mapped to the point $ D'$ on the side $ BC$. Let $ A'$ be the image of $ A$ after the folding, and let $ E$ be the intersection point of $ AB$ and $ A'D'$. Let $ r$ be the inradius of the triangle $ EBD'$. Prove that $ r\equal{}A'E$.
Point $C_{1}$ of hypothenuse $AC$ of a right-angled triangle $ABC$ is such that $BC = CC_{1}$. Point $C_{2}$ on cathetus $AB$ is such that $AC_{2} = AC_{1}$; point $A_{2}$ is defined similarly. Find angle $AMC$, where $M$ is the midpoint of $A_{2}C_{2}$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle B=90$. The incircle of $ABC$ touches the side $BC$ at $D$. The incenters of triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ are $X$ and $Z$ , respectively. The lines $XZ$ and $AD$ are intersecting at the point $K$. $XZ$ and circumcircle of $ABC$ are intersecting at $U$ and $V$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of line segment $[UV]$ . $AD$ intersects the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $Y$ other than $A$. Prove that $|CY|=2|MK|$ .
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. Diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at point $P$. The inradii of triangles $ABP$, $BCP$, $CDP$ and $DAP$ are equal. Prove that $ABCD$ is a rhombus.
Let $\Gamma_B$ and $\Gamma_C$ be excircles of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ opposite to its vertices $B$ and $C$, respectively. Let $C_1$ and $L$ be the tangent points of $\Gamma_C$ and the side $AB$ and the line $BC$ respectively. Let $B_1$ and $M$ be the tangent points of $\Gamma_B$ and the side $AC$ and the line $BC$, respectively. Let $X$ be the point of intersection of the lines $LC_1$ and $MB_1$. Prove that $AX$ is equal to the inradius of the triangle $ABC$. (A. Voidelevich)
Three straight lines $\ell_1$, $\ell_2$ and $\ell_3$, forming a triangle, divide the plane into $7$ parts. Each of the points $M_1$, $M_2$ and $M_3$ lies in one of the angles, vertical to some angle of the triangle. The distance from $M_1$ to straight lines $\ell_1$, $\ell_2$ and $\ell_3$ are equal to $7,3$ and $1$ respectively The distance from $M_2$ to the same lines are $4$, $1$ and $3$ respectively. For $M_3$ these distances are $3$, $5$ and $2$. What is the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle? [hide=second sentence in Russian]Каждая из точек М_1, М_2 и М_з лежит в одном из углов, вертикальном по отношению к какому-то углу треугольника.[/hide]
A circle is inscribed in a triangle $ABC$ with sides $a,b,c$. Tangents to the circle parallel to the sides of the triangle are contructe. Each of these tangents cuts off a triagnle from $\triangle ABC$. In each of these triangles, a circle is inscribed. Find the sum of the areas of all four inscribed circles (in terms of $a,b,c$).
The radii of the circumscribed circle and the inscribed circle of a regular $n$-gon, $n\ge 3$ are denoted by $R_n$ and $r_n$, respectively. Prove that \[\frac{r_n}{R_n}\ge\left(\frac{r_{n+1}}{R_{n+1}}\right)^2.\]
Let $h_a$, $h_b$ and $h_c$ be the heights and $r$ the inradius of a triangle. Prove that the triangle is equilateral if and only if $h_a + h_b + h_c = 9r$.
On the base $BC$ of the isosceles triangle $ABC$ chose a point $D$ and in each of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ inscribe a circle. Then everything was wiped, leaving only two circles. It is known from which side of their line of centers the apex $A$ is located . Use a compass and ruler to restore the triangle $ABC$ , if we know that : a) $AD$ is angle bisector, b) $AD$ is median.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in a circle of center $O$ and radius $R$. Let $I$ be the incenter of $ABC$, and let $r$ be the inradius of the same triangle, $O\neq I$, and let $G$ be its centroid. Prove that $IG\perp BC$ if and only if $b=c$ or $b+c=3a$.
What is the radius of a circle inscribed in a rhombus with diagonals of length $ 10$ and $ 24$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 58/13 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 60/13 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6$
$ ABC$ is a triangle, the bisector of angle $ A$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $ ABC$ in $ A_1$, points $ B_1$ and $ C_1$ are defined similarly. Let $ AA_1$ meet the lines that bisect the two external angles at $ B$ and $ C$ in $ A_0$. Define $ B_0$ and $ C_0$ similarly. Prove that the area of triangle $ A_0B_0C_0 \equal{} 2 \cdot$ area of hexagon $ AC_1BA_1CB_1 \geq 4 \cdot$ area of triangle $ ABC$.
$ABC$ is an acute-angled triangle and $P$ a point inside or on the boundary. The feet of the perpendiculars from $P$ to $BC, CA, AB$ are $A', B', C'$ respectively. Show that if $ABC$ is equilateral, then $\frac{AC'+BA'+CB'}{PA'+PB'+PC'}$ is the same for all positions of $P$, but that for any other triangle it is not.
Given a triangle $ABC$, let $D$ and $E$ be points on the side $BC$ such that $\angle BAD = \angle CAE$. If $M$ and $N$ are, respectively, the points of tangency of the incircles of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACE$ with the line $BC$, then show that \[\frac{1}{MB}+\frac{1}{MD}= \frac{1}{NC}+\frac{1}{NE}. \]