Found problems: 68
Given the vertex $A$ and the centroid $M$ of a triangle $ABC$, find the locus of vertices $B$ such that all the angles of the triangle lie in the interval $[40^\circ, 70^\circ].$
Let $d$ be a diameter of a circle $k$, and let $A$ be an arbitrary point on this diameter $d$ in the interior of $k$. Further, let $P$ be a point in the exterior of $k$. The circle with diameter $PA$ meets the circle $k$ at the points $M$ and $N$.
Find all points $B$ on the diameter $d$ in the interior of $k$ such that
\[\measuredangle MPA = \measuredangle BPN \quad \text{and} \quad PA \leq PB.\]
(i. e. give an explicit description of these points without using the points $M$ and $N$).
Given two circles intersecting at points $P$ and $Q$. Let C be an arbitrary point distinct from $P$ and $Q$ on the former circle. Let lines $CP$ and $CQ$ intersect again the latter circle at points A and B, respectively. Determine the locus of the circumcenters of triangles $ABC$.
We are given a circle $K$ with center $S$ and radius $1$ and a square $Q$ with center $M$ and side $2$. Let $XY$ be the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle $XY Z$. Describe the locus of points $Z$ as $X$ varies along $K$ and $Y$ varies along the boundary of $Q.$
Given the segment $ PQ$ and a circle . A chord $AB$ moves around the circle, equal to $PQ$. Let $T$ be the intersection point of the perpendicular bisectors of the segments $AP$ and $BQ$. Prove that all points of $T$ thus obtained lie on one line.
Let $ABCD$ and $A^{\prime }B^{\prime}C^{\prime }D^{\prime }$ be two arbitrary parallelograms in the space, and let $M,$ $N,$ $P,$ $Q$ be points dividing the segments $AA^{\prime },$ $BB^{\prime },$ $CC^{\prime },$ $DD^{\prime }$ in equal ratios.
[b]a.)[/b] Prove that the quadrilateral $MNPQ$ is a parallelogram.
[b]b.)[/b] What is the locus of the center of the parallelogram $MNPQ,$ when the point $M$ moves on the segment $AA^{\prime }$ ?
(Consecutive vertices of the parallelograms are labelled in alphabetical order.
Given a circle $K$, find the locus of vertices $A$ of parallelograms $ABCD$ with diagonals $AC \leq BD$, such that $BD$ is inside $K$.
Let $A,B$ be adjacent vertices of a regular $n$-gon ($n\ge5$) with center $O$. A triangle $XYZ$, which is congruent to and initially coincides with $OAB$, moves in the plane in such a way that $Y$ and $Z$ each trace out the whole boundary of the polygon, with $X$ remaining inside the polygon. Find the locus of $X$.
$(POL 2)$ Given two segments $AB$ and $CD$ not in the same plane, find the locus of points $M$ such that $MA^2 +MB^2 = MC^2 +MD^2.$
We consider a fixed point $P$ in the interior of a fixed sphere$.$ We construct three segments $PA, PB,PC$, perpendicular two by two$,$ with the vertexes $A, B, C$ on the sphere$.$ We consider the vertex $Q$ which is opposite to $P$ in the parallelepiped (with right angles) with $PA, PB, PC$ as edges$.$ Find the locus of the point $Q$ when $A, B, C$ take all the positions compatible with our problem.
Let $A_0A_1A_2$ be a triangle and let $P$ be a point in the plane, not situated on the circle $A_0A_1A_2$. The line $PA_k$ meets again the circle $A_0A_1A_2$ at point $B_k, k = 0, 1, 2$. A line $\ell$ through the point $P$ meets the line $A_{k+1}A_{k+2}$ at point $C_k, k = 0, 1, 2$. Show that the lines $B_kC_k, k = 0, 1, 2$, are concurrent and determine the locus of their concurrency point as the line $\ell$ turns about the point $P$.
In the plane, consider a circle with center $S$ and radius $1.$ Let $ABC$ be an arbitrary triangle having this circle as its incircle, and assume that $SA\leq SB\leq SC.$ Find the locus of
[b]a.)[/b] all vertices $A$ of such triangles;
[b]b.)[/b] all vertices $B$ of such triangles;
[b]c.)[/b] all vertices $C$ of such triangles.
Let $A,B$ be adjacent vertices of a regular $n$-gon ($n\ge5$) with center $O$. A triangle $XYZ$, which is congruent to and initially coincides with $OAB$, moves in the plane in such a way that $Y$ and $Z$ each trace out the whole boundary of the polygon, with $X$ remaining inside the polygon. Find the locus of $X$.
Let be a line $ d: 3x+4y-5=0 $ on a Cartesian plane. We mark with $ \mathcal{L} $ de locus of the planar points $ P $ such that the distance from $ P $ to $ d $ is double the distance from $ P $ to the origin. Let be $ B_{\lambda } ,C_{\lambda }\in\mathcal{L} $ such that $ C_{\lambda } -B_{\lambda } +\lambda =0. $ Find the locus of the middlepoints of the segments $ B_{\lambda }C_{\lambda }, $ if $ \lambda\in\mathbb{R} $ is variable.
Consider the cube $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ (with face $ABCD$ directly above face $A'B'C'D'$).
a) Find the locus of the midpoints of the segments $XY$, where $X$ is any point of $AC$ and $Y$ is any piont of $B'D'$;
b) Find the locus of points $Z$ which lie on the segment $XY$ of part a) with $ZY=2XZ$.
Let $A,B$ be adjacent vertices of a regular $n$-gon ($n\ge5$) with center $O$. A triangle $XYZ$, which is congruent to and initially coincides with $OAB$, moves in the plane in such a way that $Y$ and $Z$ each trace out the whole boundary of the polygon, with $X$ remaining inside the polygon. Find the locus of $X$.
In the plane let $\,C\,$ be a circle, $\,L\,$ a line tangent to the circle $\,C,\,$ and $\,M\,$ a point on $\,L$. Find the locus of all points $\,P\,$ with the following property: there exists two points $\,Q,R\,$ on $\,L\,$ such that $\,M\,$ is the midpoint of $\,QR\,$ and $\,C\,$ is the inscribed circle of triangle $\,PQR$.
An isosceles trapezoid with bases $a$ and $c$ and altitude $h$ is given.
a) On the axis of symmetry of this trapezoid, find all points $P$ such that both legs of the trapezoid subtend right angles at $P$;
b) Calculate the distance of $p$ from either base;
c) Determine under what conditions such points $P$ actually exist. Discuss various cases that might arise.
Given the vertex $A$ and the centroid $M$ of a triangle $ABC$, find the locus of vertices $B$ such that all the angles of the triangle lie in the interval $[40^\circ, 70^\circ].$
$(BEL 1)$ A parabola $P_1$ with equation $x^2 - 2py = 0$ and parabola $P_2$ with equation $x^2 + 2py = 0, p > 0$, are given. A line $t$ is tangent to $P_2.$ Find the locus of pole $M$ of the line $t$ with respect to $P_1.$
On the sides $ AB,AC $ of a triangle $ ABC, $ consider the points $ M, $ respectively, $ N $ such that $ M\neq A\neq N $ and $ \frac{MB}{MA}\neq\frac{NC}{NA}. $ Show that the line $ MN $ passes through a point not dependent on $ M $ and $ N. $
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. A point $P$ varies inside $BC$. Let $Q, R$ be the points on $AC, AB$ in that order, such that $PQ\parallel AB, PR\parallel AC$.
1. Prove that, when $P$ varies, the circumcircle of triangle $AQR$ always passes through a fixed point $X$ other than $A$.
2. Extend $AX$ so that it cuts the circumcircle of $ABC$ a second time at point $K$. Prove that $AX=XK$.
We consider a fixed point $P$ in the interior of a fixed sphere$.$ We construct three segments $PA, PB,PC$, perpendicular two by two$,$ with the vertexes $A, B, C$ on the sphere$.$ We consider the vertex $Q$ which is opposite to $P$ in the parallelepiped (with right angles) with $PA, PB, PC$ as edges$.$ Find the locus of the point $Q$ when $A, B, C$ take all the positions compatible with our problem.
Circle $k$ and its diameter $AB$ are given. Find the locus of the centers of circles inscribed in the triangles having one vertex on $AB$ and two other vertices on $k.$
$(CZS 1)$ Given a unit cube, find the locus of the centroids of all tetrahedra whose vertices lie on the sides of the cube.