Found problems: 351
2005 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 3
The point $P$ lies inside $\vartriangle ABC$ so that $\vartriangle BPC$ is isosceles, and angle $P$ is a right angle. Furthermore both $\vartriangle BAN$ and $\vartriangle CAM$ are isosceles with a right angle at $A$, and both are outside $\vartriangle ABC$. Show that $\vartriangle MNP$ is isosceles and right-angled.
[img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9twOChu774/XzcBLP-RIXI/AAAAAAAAMXA/n5TJCOJypeMVW28-9GDG4st5C47yhvTCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2005%2BMohr%2Bp3.png[/img]
1999 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 3
An isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$ and $\angle A = 30^o$ is inscribed in a circle with center $O$. Point $D$ lies on the shorter arc $AC$ so that $\angle DOC = 30^o$, and point $G$ lies on the shorter arc $AB$ so that $DG = AC$ and $AG < BG$. The line $BG$ intersects $AC$ and $AB$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively.
(a) Prove that triangle $AFG$ is equilateral.
(b) Find the ratio between the areas of triangles $AFE$ and $ABC$.
2000 Czech and Slovak Match, 5
Let $ABCD$ be an isosceles trapezoid with bases $AB$ and $CD$. The incircle of the triangle $BCD$ touches $CD$ at $E$. Point $F$ is chosen on the bisector of the angle $DAC$ such that the lines $EF$ and $CD$ are perpendicular. The circumcircle of the triangle $ACF$ intersects the line $CD$ again at $G$. Prove that the triangle $AFG$ is isosceles.
2023 Iranian Geometry Olympiad, 2
In an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$ and $\angle A = 30^o$, points $L$ and $M$ lie on the sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively such that $AL = CM$. Point $K$ lies on $AB$ such that $\angle AMK = 45^o$. If $\angle LMC = 75^o$, prove that $KM +ML = BC$.
[i]Proposed by Mahdi Etesamifard - Iran[/i]
2017 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2
In a convex regular $35$-gon $15$ vertices are colored in red. Are there always three red vertices that make an isosceles triangle?
2013 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 1
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with base $BC$ insribed in a circle. The segment $AD$ is the diameter of the circle, and point $P$ lies on the smaller arc $BD$. Line $DP$ intersects rays $AB$ and $AC$ at points $M$ and $N$, and the lines $BP$ and $CP$ intersects the line $AD$ at points $Q$ and $R$. Prove that the midpoint of the segment $MN$ lies on the circumscribed circle of triangle $PQR$.
2018 Singapore Junior Math Olympiad, 2
In $\vartriangle ABC, AB=AC=14 \sqrt2 , D$ is the midpoint of $CA$ and $E$ is the midpoint of $BD$. Suppose $\vartriangle CDE$ is similar to $\vartriangle ABC$. Find the length of $BD$.
1963 All Russian Mathematical Olympiad, 040
Given an isosceles triangle. Find the set of the points inside the triangle such, that the distance from that point to the base equals to the geometric mean of the distances to the sides.
2014 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2 juniors
Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram with an acute angle at $A$. Let $G$ be a point on the line $AB$, distinct from $B$, such that $|CG| = |CB|$. Let $H$ be a point on the line $BC$, distinct from $B$, such that $|AB| =|AH|$. Prove that triangle $DGH$ is isosceles.
[asy]
unitsize(1.5 cm);
pair A, B, C, D, G, H;
A = (0,0);
B = (2,0);
D = (0.5,1.5);
C = B + D - A;
G = reflect(A,B)*(C) + C - B;
H = reflect(B,C)*(H) + A - B;
draw(H--A--D--C--G);
draw(interp(A,G,-0.1)--interp(A,G,1.1));
draw(interp(C,H,-0.1)--interp(C,H,1.1));
draw(D--G--H--cycle, dashed);
dot("$A$", A, SW);
dot("$B$", B, SE);
dot("$C$", C, E);
dot("$D$", D, NW);
dot("$G$", G, NE);
dot("$H$", H, SE);
[/asy]
2014 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2 seniors
On the sides of triangle $ABC$, isosceles right-angled triangles $AUB, CVB$, and $AWC$ are placed. These three triangles have their right angles at vertices $U, V$ , and $W$, respectively. Triangle $AUB$ lies completely inside triangle $ABC$ and triangles $CVB$ and $AWC$ lie completely outside $ABC$. See the figure. Prove that quadrilateral $UVCW$ is a parallelogram.
[asy]
import markers;
unitsize(1.5 cm);
pair A, B, C, U, V, W;
A = (0,0);
B = (2,0);
C = (1.7,2.5);
U = (B + rotate(90,A)*(B))/2;
V = (B + rotate(90,C)*(B))/2;
W = (C + rotate(90,A)*(C))/2;
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
draw(A--W, StickIntervalMarker(1,1,size=2mm));
draw(C--W, StickIntervalMarker(1,1,size=2mm));
draw(B--V, StickIntervalMarker(1,2,size=2mm));
draw(C--V, StickIntervalMarker(1,2,size=2mm));
draw(A--U, StickIntervalMarker(1,3,size=2mm));
draw(B--U, StickIntervalMarker(1,3,size=2mm));
draw(rightanglemark(A,U,B,5));
draw(rightanglemark(B,V,C,5));
draw(rightanglemark(A,W,C,5));
dot("$A$", A, S);
dot("$B$", B, S);
dot("$C$", C, N);
dot("$U$", U, NE);
dot("$V$", V, NE);
dot("$W$", W, NW);
[/asy]
2019 District Olympiad, 4
Consider the isosceles right triangle$ ABC, \angle A = 90^o$, and point $D \in (AB)$ such that $AD = \frac13 AB$. In the half-plane determined by the line $AB$ and point $C$ , consider a point $E$ such that $\angle BDE = 60^o$ and $\angle DBE = 75^o$. Lines $BC$ and $DE$ intersect at point $G$, and the line passing through point $G$ parallel to the line $AC$ intersects the line $BE$ at point $H$. Prove that the triangle $CEH$ is equilateral.
2012 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 5
The vertices of a regular $13$-gon are colored in three different colors. Show that there are three vertices which have the same color and are also the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
2014 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6
Inside an isosceles right triangle $ABC$ with hypotenuse $AB$ a point $M$ is taken such that the angle $\angle MAB$ is $15 ^o$ larger than the angle $\angle MAC$ , and the angle $\angle MCB$ is $15^o$ larger than the angle $\angle MBC$. Find the angle $\angle BMC$ .
2019 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, p4
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, $O$ is the center of the circle circumscribed around it, $AD$ the diameter of this circle. It is known that the lines $CO$ and $DB$ are parallel. Prove that the triangle $ABC$ is isosceles.
(Andrey Mostovy)
2006 Austria Beginners' Competition, 4
Show that if a triangle has two excircles of the same size, then the triangle is isosceles.
(Note: The excircle $ABC$ to the side $ a$ touches the extensions of the sides $AB$ and $AC$ and the side $BC$.)
2002 Nordic, 1
The trapezium ${ABCD}$, where ${AB}$ and ${CD}$ are parallel and ${AD < CD}$, is inscribed in the circle ${c}$. Let ${DP}$ be a chord of the circle, parallel to ${AC}$. Assume that the tangent to ${c}$ at ${D}$ meets the line ${AB}$ at ${E}$ and that ${PB}$ and ${DC}$ meet at ${Q}$. Show that ${EQ = AC}$.
2018 Brazil Team Selection Test, 4
Consider an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let $\omega(XYZ)$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $XY Z$. The tangents to $\omega(ABC)$ through $B$ and $C$ meet at the point $D$. The point $F$ is marked on the arc $AB$ of $\omega(ABC)$ that does not contain $C$. Let $K$ be the point of intersection of lines $AF$ and $BD$ and $L$ the point of intersection of the lines $AB$ and $CF$. Let $T$ and $S$ be the centers of the circles $\omega(BLC)$ and $\omega(BLK)$, respectively. Suppose that the circles $\omega(BTS)$ and $\omega(CFK)$ are tangent to each other at the point $P$. Prove that $P$ belongs to the line $AB$.
1998 Romania National Olympiad, 3
In the exterior of the triangle $ABC$ with $m(\angle B) > 45^o$, $m(\angle C) >45°^o$ one constructs the right isosceles triangles $ACM$ and $ABN$ such that $m(\angle CAM) = m(\angle BAN) = 90^o$ and, in the interior of $ABC$, the right isosceles triangle $BCP$, with $m(\angle P) = 90^o$. Show that the triangle $MNP$ is a right isosceles triangle.
2012 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 6
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $BC = a$ and $AB = AC = b$. Segment $AC$ is the base of an isosceles triangle $ADC$ with $AD = DC = a$ such that points $D$ and $B$ share the opposite sides of AC. Let $CM$ and $CN$ be the bisectors in triangles $ABC$ and $ADC$ respectively. Determine the circumradius of triangle $CMN$.
(M.Rozhkova)
2016 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 1.2
Let $ABC$ be a non isosceles triangle inscribed in a circle $(O)$ and $BE, CF$ are two angle bisectors intersect at $I$ with $E$ belongs to segment $AC$ and $F$ belongs to segment $AB$. Suppose that $BE, CF$ intersect $(O)$ at $M,N$ respectively. The line $d_1$ passes through $M$ and perpendicular to $BM$ intersects $(O)$ at the second point $P,$ the line $d_2$ passes through $N$ and perpendicular to $CN$ intersect $(O)$ at the second point $Q$. Denote $H, K$ are two midpoints of $MP$ and $NQ$ respectively.
1. Prove that triangles $IEF$ and $OKH$ are similar.
2. Suppose that S is the intersection of two lines $d_1$ and $d_2$. Prove that $SO$ is perpendicular to $EF$.
2019 SAFEST Olympiad, 1
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AB = AC$. Let $AD$ be the diameter of the circumcircle of $ABC$ and let $P$ be a point on the smaller arc $BD$. The line $DP$ intersects the rays $AB$ and $AC$ at points $M$ and $N$, respectively. The line $AD$ intersects the lines $BP$ and $CP$ at points $Q$ and $R$, respectively. Prove that the midpoint of $MN$ lies on the circumcircle of $PQR$
2017 All-Russian Olympiad, 2
Let $ABC$ be an acute angled isosceles triangle with $AB=AC$ and circumcentre $O$. Lines $BO$ and $CO$ intersect $AC, AB$ respectively at $B', C'$. A straight line $l$ is drawn through $C'$ parallel to $AC$. Prove that the line $l$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\triangle B'OC$.
2019 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, p2
An isosceles triangle $ABC$ ($AB = AC$) with an incircle of radius $r$ is given. We know that the point $M$ of the intersection of the medians of the triangle $ABC$ lies on this circle. Find the distance from the vertex $A$ to the point of intersection of the bisectrix of the triangle $ABC$.
(Grigory Filippovsky)
2013 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 4.4
$\vartriangle ABC$ is a triangle, $M$ the midpoint of $BC, D$ the projection of $M$ on $AC$ and $E$ the midppoint of $MD$. Prove that the lines $AE,BD$ are orthogonal if and only if $AB = AC$.
2003 Olympic Revenge, 1
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$. $D$ is the midpoint of arc $BC$ (this arc does not contain $A$). $E$ is the common point of $BC$ and the perpendicular bisector of $BD$. $F$ is the common point of $AC$ and the parallel to $AB$ containing $D$. $G$ is the common point of $EF$ and $AB$. $H$ is the common point of $GD$ and $AC$. Show that $GAH$ is isosceles.