Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $MNPQ$ be a square inscribed in the triangle such that $M ,N \in BC$, $P \in AC$, $Q \in AB$. Prove that $area \, [MNPQ] \le \frac12 area\, [ABC]$.

Find the geometric locus of the center of a rectangle whose vertices lie on the perimeter of a given triangle.

There is a convex polyhedron with $k$ faces. Show that if more than $k/2$ of the faces are such that no two have a common edge, then the polyhedron cannot have an inscribed sphere.

A sphere is inscribed in a regular tetrahedron. Another regular tetrahedron is inscribed in the sphere. Find the ratio of the volumes of these two tetrahedra.

Is it possible to inscribe an $N$-gon in a circle so that all the lengths of its sides are different and all its angles (in degrees) are integer, where a) $N = 19$, b) $N = 20$ ? Mikhail Malkin

A rectangle, whose one sidelength is twice the other side, is inscribed inside a triangles with sides $3$ cm, $4$ cm and $5$ cm, such that the long sides lies entirely on the long side of the triangle. The other two remaining vertices of the rectangle lie respectively on the other two sides of the triangle. Find the lengths of the sides of this rectangle.

A square of side $a$ is inscribed in a triangle so that two of the square’s vertices lie on the base, and the other two lie on the sides of the triangle. Prove that if $r$ is the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle, then $r\sqrt2 < a < 2r$.

Are the following statements true? a) if the four vertices of a rectangle lie on the four sides of a rhombus, then the sides of the rectangle are parallel to the diagonals of the rhombus; b) if the four vertices of a square lie on the four sides of a rhombus that is not a square, then the sides of the square are parallel to the diagonals of the rhombus.

We say that a polygon $P$ is inscribed in another polygon $Q$ when all the vertices of $P$ belong to the perimeter of $Q$. We also say in this case that $Q$ is circumscribed to $P$. Given a triangle $T$, let $\ell$ be the largest side of a square inscribed in $T$ and $L$ is the shortest side of a square circumscribed to $T$ . Find the smallest possible value of the ratio $L/\ell$ .

Find the locus of the center of a rectangle, whose four vertices lies on the sides of a given triangle.

A quadrilateral \( ABCD \) with no parallel sides is inscribed in a circle \( \Omega \). Circles \( \omega_a, \omega_b, \omega_c, \omega_d \) are inscribed in triangles \( DAB, ABC, BCD, CDA \), respectively. Common external tangents are drawn between \( \omega_a \) and \( \omega_b \), \( \omega_b \) and \( \omega_c \), \( \omega_c \) and \( \omega_d \), and \( \omega_d \) and \( \omega_a \), not containing any sides of quadrilateral \( ABCD \). A quadrilateral whose consecutive sides lie on these four lines is inscribed in a circle \( \Gamma \). Prove that the lines joining the centers of \( \omega_a \) and \( \omega_c \), \( \omega_b \) and \( \omega_d \), and the centers of \( \Omega \) and \( \Gamma \) all intersect at one point. \\

Let $M$ be the set of all tetrahedra whose inscribed and circumscribed spheres are concentric. If the radii of these spheres are denoted by $r$ and $R$ respectively, find the possible values of $R/r$ over all tetrahedra from $M$ .

Points $ A_1 $, $ B_1 $, $ C_1 $ divide respectively the sides $ BC $, $ CA $, $ AB $ of the triangle $ ABC $ in the ratios $ k_1 $, $ k_2 $, $ k_3 $. Calculate the ratio of the areas of triangles $ A_1B_1C_1 $ and $ ABC $.

Let $ABC$ a right isosceles triangle with hypotenuse $AB=\sqrt2$ . Determine the positions of the points $X,Y,Z$ on the sides $BC,CA,AB$ respectively so that the triangle $XYZ$ is isosceles, right, and with minimum area.

A rhombus is inscribed in a convex quadrilateral. The sides of the rhombus are parallel with the diagonals of the quadrilateral, which have the lengths $d_1$ and $d_2$. Calculate the length of side of the rhombus , expressed in terms of $d_1$ and $d_2$.

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in a circle and has perpendicular diagonals. Points $K,L,M,Q$ are the points of intersection of the altitudes of the triangles $ABD, ACD, BCD, ABC$, respectively. Prove that the quadrilateral $KLMQ$ is equal to the quadrilateral $ABCD$. (Rozhkova Maria)

In the triangle $ ABC $ on the sides $ BC $, $ CA $, $ AB $, the points $ D $, $ E $, $ F $ are chosen respectively in such a way that $$ BD \colon DC = CE \colon EA = AF \colon FB = k,$$ where $k$ is a given positive number. Given the area $ S $ of the triangle $ ABC $, calculate the area of the triangle $ DEF $

A parallelogram is inscribed in a quadrilateral, two opposite vertices of which are the midpoints of the opposite sides of the quadrilateral. Determine the area of ​​such a parallelogram if the area of ​​the quadrilateral is equal to $S_o$.

A rectangle is said to be inscribed in a parallelogram if its vertices lie one on each side of the parallelogram. On the larger side $AB$ of the parallelogram $ABCD$, find all those points $K$ that are the vertices of the rectangles inscribed in $ABCD$.

Given a natural number $n> 3$. On the plane are considered convex $n$ - gons $F_1$ and $F_2$ such that on each side of $F_1$ lies one vertex of $F_2$ and no two vertices $F_1$ and $F_2$ coincide. For each $n$, determine the limits of the ratio of the areas of the polygons $F_1$ and $F_2$. For each $n$, determine the range of the areas of the polygons $F_1$ and $F_2$, if $F_1$ is a regular $n$-gon. Determine the set of values of this value for other partial cases of the polygon $F_1$.

What is a centrally symmetric polygon of greatest area one can inscribe in a given triangle?

The angles at the vertices $A$ and $C$ in the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ are not acute. Points $K, L, M$ and $N$ are marked on the sides $AB, BC, CD$ and $DA$ respectively. Prove that the perimeter of $KLMN$ is not less than the double length of the diagonal $AC$.

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid inscribed in a unit circle with diameter $AB$. If $DC = 4AD$, compute $AD$.