Olympiad problems

2015 BAMO, 4

Tags: midpoint , prove , length , quadrilateral , geometry

In a quadrilateral, the two segments connecting the midpoints of its opposite sides are equal in length. Prove that the diagonals of the quadrilateral are perpendicular. (In other words, let $M,N,P,$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of sides $AB,BC,CD,$ and $DA$ in quadrilateral $ABCD$. It is known that segments $MP$ and $NQ$ are equal in length. Prove that $AC$ and $BD$ are perpendicular.)

1949-56 Chisinau City MO, 31

Tags: midpoint , locus , chord , geometry

Find the locus of the points that are the midpoints of the chords of the secant to the given circle and passing through a given point.

2016 May Olympiad, 3

Tags: midpoint , geometry

In a triangle $ABC$, let $D$ and $E$ point in the sides $BC$ and $AC$ respectively. The segments $AD$ and $BE$ intersects in $O$, let $r$ be line (parallel to $AB$) such that $r$ intersects $DE$ in your midpoint, show that the triangle $ABO$ and the quadrilateral $ODCE$ have the same area.

2017 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, P19

Tags: midpoint , concurrency , circumcircle , cevian , geometry

Let cevians $AA', BB'$ and $CC'$ of triangle $ABC$ concur at point $P.$ The circumcircle of triangle $PA'B'$ meets $AC$ and $BC$ at points $M$ and $N$ respectively, and the circumcircles of triangles $PC'B'$ and $PA'C'$ meet $AC$ and $BC$ for the second time respectively at points $K$ and $L$. The line $c$ passes through the midpoints of segments $MN$ and $KL$. The lines $a$ and $b$ are defined similarly. Prove that $a$, $b$ and $c$ concur.

2016 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, P1

Tags: geometry , midpoint , trapezoid , equal angles

A trapezoid $ABCD$ with bases $AD$ and $BC$ is such that $AB = BD$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $DC$. Prove that $\angle MBC$ = $\angle BCA$.

2014 Danube Mathematical Competition, 3

Tags: midpoint , right angle , orthocenter , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A<90^o, AB \ne AC$. Denote $H$ the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$, $N$ the midpoint of segment $[AH]$, $M$ the midpoint of segment $[BC]$ and $D$ the intersection point of the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ with the segment $[MN]$. Prove that $<ADH=90^o$

2017 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 3

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , midpoint , 3d geometry

Given the segments $AB$ and $CD$ not necessarily on the same plane. Point $X$ is the midpoint of the segment $AB$, and the point $Y$ is the midpoint of $CD$. Given that point $X$ is not on line $CD$, and that point $Y$ is not on line $AB$, prove that $2 | XY | \le | AD | + | BC |$. When is equality achieved?

Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 2014.1.5

Tags: midpoint , geometry , concurrency

In a triangle $ABC$ the midpoints of $BC, CA$ and $AB$ are $D, E$ and $F$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $AEF, BFD$ and $CDE$ intersect all in one point.

2011 Romania National Olympiad, 3

Tags: midpoint , angle bisector , equal angles , geometry

In the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ we have that $\angle BCD = \angle ADC \ge 90 ^o$. The bisectors of $\angle BAD$ and $\angle ABC$ intersect in $M$. Prove that if $M \in CD$, then $M$ is the middle of $CD$.

1982 IMO Shortlist, 9

Tags: trigonometry , triangle , midpoint , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $P$ be a point inside it such that $\angle PAC = \angle PBC$. The perpendiculars from $P$ to $BC$ and $CA$ meet these lines at $L$ and $M$, respectively, and $D$ is the midpoint of $AB$. Prove that $DL = DM.$

2017 Switzerland - Final Round, 8

Tags: midpoint , equal segments , isosceles , geometry

Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with vertex $A$ and $AB> BC$. Let $k$ be the circle with center $A$ passsing through $B$ and $C$. Let $H$ be the second intersection of $k$ with the altitude of the triangle $ABC$ through $B$. Further let $G$ be the second intersection of $k$ with the median through $B$ in triangle $ABC$. Let $X$ be the intersection of the lines $AC$ and $GH$. Show that $C$ is the midpoint of $AX$.

Cono Sur Shortlist - geometry, 2003.G4

Tags: midpoint , geometry , parallelogram

In a triangle $ABC$ , let $P$ be a point on its circumscribed circle (on the arc $AC$ that does not contain $B$). Let $H,H_1,H_2$ and $H_3$ be the orthocenters of triangles $ABC, BCP, ACP$ and $ABP$, respectively. Let $L = PB \cap AC$ and $J = HH_2 \cap H_1H_3$. If $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $JH$ and $LP$, respectively, prove that $MN$ and $JL$ intersect at their midpoint.

1997 Austrian-Polish Competition, 4

Tags: trapezoid , midpoint , orthocenter , geometry

In a trapezoid $ABCD$ with $AB // CD$, the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at point $E$. Let $F$ and $G$ be the orthocenters of the triangles $EBC$ and $EAD$. Prove that the midpoint of $GF$ lies on the perpendicular from $E$ to $AB$.

1955 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 297

Tags: midpoint , locus , circles , geometry

Given two distinct nonintersecting circles none of which is inside the other. Find the locus of the midpoints of all segments whose endpoints lie on the circles.

2020-IMOC, G6

Tags: midpoint , tangent , geometry , concurrency

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and $M_a, M_b, M_c$ be the midpoints of $BC, CA, AB$, respectively. Extend $M_bM_c$ so that it intersects $\odot (ABC)$ at $P$. Let $AP$ and $BC$ intersect at $Q$. Prove that the tangent at $A$ to $\odot(ABC)$ and the tangent at $P$ to $\odot (P QM_a)$ intersect on line $BC$. (Li4)

2009 Dutch IMO TST, 2

Tags: midpoint , equal segments , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, $P$ the midpoint of $BC$, and $Q$ a point on segment $CA$ such that $|CQ| = 2|QA|$. Let $S$ be the intersection of $BQ$ and $AP$. Prove that $|AS| = |SP|$.

1998 Tournament Of Towns, 3

Tags: midpoint , angle , ratio , geometry

$AB$ and $CD$ are segments lying on the two sides of an angle whose vertex is $O$. $A$ is between $O$ and $B$, and $C$ is between $O$ and $D$ . The line connecting the midpoints of the segments $AD$ and $BC$ intersects $AB$ at $M$ and $CD$ at $N$. Prove that $\frac{OM}{ON}=\frac{AB}{CD}$ (V Senderov)

2020 Iranian Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: midpoint , geometry

Let $M,N,P$ be midpoints of $BC,AC$ and $AB$ of triangle $\triangle ABC$ respectively. $E$ and $F$ are two points on the segment $\overline{BC}$ so that $\angle NEC = \frac{1}{2} \angle AMB$ and $\angle PFB = \frac{1}{2} \angle AMC$. Prove that $AE=AF$. [i]Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia[/i]

2011 Peru MO (ONEM), 3

Tags: parallelogram , geometry , right triangle , perpendicular , midpoint

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle, right in $B$. Inner bisectors are drawn $CM$ and $AN$ that intersect in $I$. Then, the $AMIP$ and $CNIQ$ parallelograms are constructed. Let $U$ and $V$ are the midpoints of the segments $AC$ and $PQ$, respectively. Prove that $UV$ is perpendicular to $AC$.

Kharkiv City MO Seniors - geometry, 2019.10.5

Tags: incenter , excenter , midpoint , geometry , angle bisector

In triangle $ABC$, point$ I$ is incenter , $I_a$ is the $A$-excenter. Let $K$ be the intersection point of the $BC$ with the external bisector of the angle $BAC$, and $E$ be the midpoint of the arc $BAC$ of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $K$ is the orthocenter of triangle $II_aE$.

2022 Bolivia IMO TST, P3

Tags: geometry , midpoint , circumcircle

On $\triangle ABC$, let $M$ the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ the midpoint of $CM$. Let $X$ a point such that $\angle XMC=\angle MBC$ and $\angle XCM=\angle MCB$ with $X,B$ in opposite sides of line $CM$. Let $\Omega$ the circumcircle of triangle $\triangle AMX$ [b]a)[/b] Show that $CM$ is tangent to $\Omega$ [b]b)[/b] Show that the lines $NX$ and $AC$ meet at $\Omega$

1994 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3

Tags: geometry , triangle , area of a triangle , midpoint

Given a triangle $A_1 A_2 A_3$ and a point $P$ inside. Let $B_i$ be a point on the side opposite to $A_i$ for $i=1,2,3$, and let $C_i$ and $D_i$ be the midpoints of $A_i B_i$ and $P B_i$, respectively. Prove that the triangles $C_1 C_2 C_3$ and $D_1 D_2 D_3$ have equal area.

2013 JBMO Shortlist, 6

Tags: midpoint , concurrency , geometry , rectangle , perpendicular lines

Let $P$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of the sides $BC$ and $CD$, respectively in a rectangle $ABCD$. Let $K$ and $M$ be the intersections of the line $PD$ with the lines $QB$ and $QA$, respectively, and let $N$ be the intersection of the lines $PA$ and $QB$. Let $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ be the midpoints of the segments $AN$, $KN$ and $AM$, respectively. Let $\ell_1$ be the line passing through $X$ and perpendicular to $MK$, $\ell_2$ be the line passing through $Y$ and perpendicular to $AM$ and $\ell_3$ the line passing through $Z$ and perpendicular to $KN$. Prove that the lines $\ell_1$, $\ell_2$ and $\ell_3$ are concurrent.

2005 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: incenter , midpoint , geometry , perpendicular

Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle $ABC, I$ is the center of the circle inscribed in it. Let $C_2$ be the intersection point of lines $C_1 I$ and $A_1B_1$. Let $C_3$ be the intersection point of lines $CC_2$ and $AB$. Prove that line $IC_3$ is perpendicular to line $AB$. (A. Zaslavsky)

2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , midpoint , trapezoid

In trapezoid $ABCD$ angles $A$ and $B$ are right, $AB = AD, CD = BC + AD, BC < AD$. Prove that $\angle ADC = 2\angle ABE$, where $E$ is the midpoint of segment $AD$. (V. Yasinsky)