Found problems: 351
On the side $AB$ of an isosceles triangle $AB$ ($AC=BC$) lie points $P$ and $Q$ such that $\angle PCQ \le \frac{1}{2} \angle ACB$. Prove that $PQ \le \frac{1}{2} AB$.
The triangle $ABC$ is isosceles and has a right angle at the vertex $A$. Construct all points that simultaneously satisfy the following two conditions:
(i) are equidistant from points $A$ and $B$
(ii) heve distance exactly three times from point $C$ as far as from point $B$.
Consider the isosceles triangle $ABC$ inscribed in the semicircle of radius $ r$. If the $\vartriangle BCD$ and $\vartriangle CAE$ are equilateral, determine the altitude of $\vartriangle DEC$ on the side $DE$ in terms of $ r$.
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Given are the points $A$ and $B$ in the plane. If $x$ is a straight line is in that plane, and $x$ does not coincide with the perpendicular bisectror of $AB$, then denote the number of points $C$ located at $x$ such that $\vartriangle ABC$ is isosceles, as the "weight of the line $x$”.
Prove that the weight of any line $x$ is at most $5$ and determine the set of points $P$ which has a line with weight $1$, but none with weight $0$.
Let a square $\mathbf P=P_1P_2P_3P_4$ be given in the plane. Determine the locus of all vertices $A$ of isosceles triangles $ABC,AB=BC$ such that the vertices $B,C$ are points of the square $\mathbf P.$
Given an isosceles triangle $BAC$ with vertex angle $\angle BAC =20^o$. Construct an equilateral triangle $BDC$ such that $D,A$ are on the same side wrt $BC$. Construct an isosceles triangle $DEB$ with vertex angle $\angle EDB = 80^o$ and $C,E$ are on the different sides wrt $DB$. Prove that the triangle $AEC$ is isosceles at $E$.
Two circles of radius $R$ and $r$, with $R>r$, are tangent to each other externally. The sides adjacent to the base of an isosceles triangle are common tangents to these circles. The base of the triangle is tangent to the circle of the greater radius. Determine the length of the base of the triangle.
Let $P$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$ such that $AB = BC$, $\angle ABC = 80^o$, $\angle PAC = 40^o$ and $\angle ACP = 30^o$. Find $\angle BPC$.
(G Galperin)
In an isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$, the base $AB$ is twice as large as the base $CD$. Point $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$. It is known that the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle $MCB$ lies on the circle circumscribed around the triangle $MDC$. Find the angle $\angle MBC$.
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In the isosceles triangle $ABC$ ($AC = BC$), $AB =\sqrt3$ and the altitude $CD =\sqrt2$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the midpoints of $BC$ and $DB$, respectively and $G$ be the intersection of $AE$ and $CF$. Prove that $D$ belongs to the angle bisector of $\angle AGF$.
In the trapezoid $ABCD, AB = BC = CD, CH$ is the altitude. Prove that the perpendicular from $H$ on $AC$ passes through the midpoint of $BD$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle, and let $D, E$ and $K$ be the midpoints of its sides $AB, AC$ and $BC$ respectively. Let $O$ be the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$, and let $M$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ on the line $BC$. From the midpoint $P$ of $OM$ we draw a line parallel to $AM$, which meets the lines $DE$ and $OA$ at the points $T$ and $Z$ respectively. Prove that:
(a) the triangle $DZE$ is isosceles
(b) the area of the triangle $DZE$ is given by the formula
\[E_{DZE}=\frac{BC\cdot OK}{8}\]
In triangle $ABC$ we have $\angle C = 90^o$ and $AC = BC$. Furthermore $M$ is an interior pont in the triangle so that $MC = 1 , MA = 2$ and $MB =\sqrt2$. Determine $AB$
In an isosceles triangle $ABC, I$ is the center of the inscribed circle, $M_1$ is the midpoint of the side $BC, K_2, K_3$ are the points of contact of the inscribed circle of the triangle with segments $AC$ and $AB$, respectively. The point $P$ lies on the circumcircle of the triangle $BCI$, and the angle $M_1PI$ is right. Prove that the lines $BC, PI, K_2K_3$ intersect at one point.
(Mikhail Plotnikov)
In the triangle $ABC, AC=BC, \angle C=90^o, D$ is the midpoint of $BC, E$ is the point on $AB$ such that $AD$ is perpendicular to $CE$. Prove that $AE=2EB$.
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AC = BC$ and circumcircle $k$. The point $D$ lies on the shorter arc of $k$ over the chord $BC$ and is different from $B$ and $C$. Let $E$ denote the intersection of $CD$ and $AB$. Prove that the line through $B$ and $C$ is a tangent of the circumcircle of the triangle $BDE$.
(Karl Czakler)
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle having angles $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$ at vertices $A, B, C$ respectively. Let isosceles triangles $BCA_1, CAB_1, ABC_1$ be erected outwards on its sides, with apex angles $2\alpha ,2\beta ,2\gamma$ respectively. Let $A_2$ be the intersection point of lines $AA_1$ and $B_1C_1$ and let us define points $B_2$ and $C_2$ analogously. Find the exact value of the expression $$\frac{AA_1}{A_2A_1}+\frac{BB_1}{B_2B_1}+\frac{CC_1}{C_2C_1}$$
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 $BD$.
In an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with an angle $\angle A= 20^o$ and base $BC=12$ point $E$ on the side $AC$ is chosen such that $\angle ABE= 30^o$ , and point $F$ on the side $AB$ such that $EF = FC$ . Find the length of $FC$.
Points $M$ and $N$ are chosen on the sides $AB$ and BC of a triangle $ABC$. The segments $AN$ and $CM$ meet at $O$ such that $AO =CO$. Is the triangle $ABC$ necessarily isosceles, if
(a) $AM = CN$?
(b) $BM = BN$?
Prove the following two statements:
(a) If a triangle is isosceles, then two of its bisectors are of equal length.
(b) If two angle bisectors in a triangle are of equal length, then it is isosceles.
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]
In an isosceles right triangle $ABC$ the right angle is at vertex $C$. On the side $AC$ points $K, L$ and on the side $BC$ points $M, N$ are chosen so that they divide the corresponding side into three equal segments. Prove that there is exactly one point $P$ inside the triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle KPL = \angle MPN = 45^o$.
In a triangle $ABC$, right in $A$ and isosceles, let $D$ be a point on the side $AC$ ($A \ne D \ne C$) and $E$ be the point on the extension of $BA$ such that the triangle $ADE$ is isosceles. Let $P$ be the midpoint of segment $BD$, $R$ be the midpoint of the segment $CE$ and $Q$ the intersection point of $ED$ and $BC$. Prove that the quadrilateral $ARQP$ is a square.
Points $O_1$ and $O_2$ are the centers of the circumscribed and inscribed circles of an isosceles triangle $ABC$ ($AB = BC$). The circumcircles of triangles $ABC$ and $O_1O_2A$ intersect at points $A$ and $D$. Prove that line $BD$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $O_1O_2A$.