Found problems: 250
Let $k$ be the incircle of the triangle $ABC$ with the center of the incircle $I$. The circle $k$ touches the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ in points $D, E$ and $F$. Let $G$ be the intersection of the straight line $AI$ and the circle $k$, which lies between $A$ and $I$. Assume $BE$ and $FG$ are parallel. Show that $BD = EF$.
Inside $\angle BAC = 45 {} ^ \circ$ the point $P$ is selected that the conditions $\angle APB = \angle APC = 45 {} ^ \circ $ are fulfilled. Let the points $M$ and $N$ be the projections of the point $P$ on the lines $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Prove that $BC\parallel MN $.
(Serdyuk Nazar)
Let $ABC$ be a triangle contained in one of the halfplanes determined by a line $r$. Points $A',B',C'$ are the reflections of $A,B,C$ in $r,$ respectively. Consider the line through $A'$ parallel to $BC$, the line through $B'$ parallel to $AC$ and the line through $C'$ parallel to $AB$. Show that these three lines have a common point.
We are given an acute triangle $ABC$ and points $D$ on $BC$ and $E$ on $AC$ such that $AD$ is perpendicular to $BC$ and $BE$ is perpendicular to $AC$. The intersection of $AD$ and $BE$ is called $H$. A line through $H$ intersects line segment $BC$ in $P$, and intersects line segment $AC$ in $Q$. Furthermore, $K$ is a point on $BE$ such that $PK$ is perpendicular to $BE$, and $L$ is a point on $AD$ such that $QL$ is perpendicular to $AD$. Prove that $DK$ and $EL$ are parallel.
[asy]
unitsize(1 cm);
pair A, B, C, D, E, H, K, L, P, Q;
A = (0,0);
B = (6,0);
C = (3.5,4);
D = (A + reflect(B,C)*(A))/2;
E = (B + reflect(A,C)*(B))/2;
H = extension(A, D, B, E);
P = extension(H, H + dir(-10), B, C);
Q = extension(H, H + dir(-10), A, C);
K = (P + reflect(B,E)*(P))/2;
L = (Q + reflect(A,D)*(Q))/2;
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
draw(A--D);
draw(B--E);
draw(K--P--Q--L);
draw(rightanglemark(B,D,A,5));
draw(rightanglemark(B,E,A,5));
draw(rightanglemark(P,K,B,5));
draw(rightanglemark(A,L,Q,5));
dot("$A$", A, SW);
dot("$B$", B, SE);
dot("$C$", C, N);
dot("$D$", D, NE);
dot("$E$", E, NW);
dot("$H$", H, N);
dot("$K$", K, SW);
dot("$L$", L, SE);
dot("$P$", P, NE);
dot("$Q$", Q, NW);
[/asy]
Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with $I$ be its incenter. The incircle touches $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at $D$, $E$, $F$, respectively. $Y$, $Z$ are the midpoints of $DF$, $DE$ respectively, and $S$, $V$ are the intersections of lines $YZ$ and $BC$, $AD$, respectively. $T$ is the second intersection of $\odot(ABC)$ and $AS$. $K$ is the foot from $I$ to $AT$. Prove that $KV$ is parallel to $DT$.
[i]Proposed by ltf0501[/i]
Let $ABCDE$ be a convex pentagon such that $BC=DE$. Assume that there is a point $T$ inside $ABCDE$ with $TB=TD,TC=TE$ and $\angle ABT = \angle TEA$. Let line $AB$ intersect lines $CD$ and $CT$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Assume that the points $P,B,A,Q$ occur on their line in that order. Let line $AE$ intersect $CD$ and $DT$ at points $R$ and $S$, respectively. Assume that the points $R,E,A,S$ occur on their line in that order. Prove that the points $P,S,Q,R$ lie on a circle.
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with bases $AD$ and $BC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $CD$. The circumcircle of triangle $BCM$ meets $AC$ and $BD$ again at $E$ and $F$, with $E$ and $F$ distinct, and line $EF$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $AEM$ again at $P$. Prove that $CP$ is parallel to $BD$.
[i]Proposed by Ariel García[/i]
In quadrilateral $ABCD$ the sides $AB$ and $CD$ are parallel. Let $M$ be the midpoint of diagonal $AC$. Suppose that triangles $ABM$ and $ACD$ have equal area. Prove that $DM // BC$.
Given the trapezoid $ABCD$ with the $BC\parallel AD$, let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ respectively. Let $M$ and $N$ be the intersection points of $C_1$ with $AC$ and $BD$ respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the intersection points of $C_2$ with $AC$ and $BD$ respectively. Given $M\ne A$, $N\ne B$, $K\ne C$, $L\ne D$. Prove that $NK \parallel ML$.
In the triangle $ABC$, the heights $AA_1$ and $BB_1$ are drawn. On the side $AB$, points $M$ and $K$ are chosen so that $B_1K\parallel BC$ and $A_1 M\parallel AC$. Prove that the angle $AA_1K$ is equal to the angle $BB_1M$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$, and let $D$, $E$, and $F$ be the feet of altitudes from $A$, $B$, and $C$ to sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Denote by $P$ the intersection of the tangents to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $B$ and $C$. The line through $P$ perpendicular to $EF$ meets $AD$ at $Q$, and let $R$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $EF$. Prove that $DR$ and $OQ$ are parallel.
In a circle $O$, there are six points, $A,B,C,D,E, F$ in a counterclockwise order. $BD \perp CF$, and $CF,BE,AD$ are concurrent. Let the perpendicular from $B$ to $AC$ be $M$, and the perpendicular from $D$ to $CE$ be $N$. Prove that $AE // MN$.
Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram with center $O$ such that $\angle BAD <90^o$ and $\angle AOB> 90^o$. Consider points $A_1$ and $B_1$ on the rays $OA$ and $OB$ respectively, such that $A_1B_1$ is parallel to $AB$ and $\angle A_1B_1C = \frac12 \angle ABC$. Prove that $A_1D$ is perpendicular to $B_1C$.
Two parallel chords $AB$ and $CD$ are drawn in a circle with center $O$.
Circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at point $P$.
Prove that the midpoint of the segment $OP$ is equidistant from lines $AB$ and $CD$.
Let two circles be externally tangent at point $C$, with parallel diameters $A_1A_2, B_1B_2$ (i.e. the quadrilateral $A_1B_1B_2A_2$ is a trapezoid with bases $A_1A_2$ and $B_1B_2$ or parallelogram). Circle with the center on the common internal tangent to these two circles, passes through the intersection point of lines $A_1B_2$ and $A_2B_1$ as well intersects those lines at points $M, N$. Prove that the line $MN$ is perpendicular to the parallel diameters $A_1A_2, B_1B_2$.
(Yuri Biletsky)
Given is a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with $|AB| = |BC|$. Point $E$ is on the arc $CD$ where $A$ and $B$ are not on. Let $P$ be the intersection point of $BE$ and $CD$ , let $Q$ be the intersection point of $AE$ and $BD$ . Prove that $PQ \parallel AC$.
A polygon is called [i]good [/i] if it satisfies the following conditions:
(i) All its angles are in $(0,\pi)$ or in $(\pi ,2\pi)$,
(ii) It is not self-intersecing,
(iii) For any three sides, two are parallel and equal.
Find all $n$ for which there exists a [i]good [/i] $n$-gon.
Show that the planes $ACG$ and $BEH$ defined by the vertices of the cube shown in Figure are parallel. What is their distance if the edge length of the cube is $1$ meter?
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The convex pentagon $ABCDE$ is cyclic and $AB = BD$. Let point $P$ be the intersection of the diagonals $AC$ and $BE$. Let the straight lines $BC$ and $DE$ intersect at point $Q$. Prove that the straight line $PQ$ is parallel to the diagonal $AD$.
Prove that if the sides $a, b, c$ of a non-equilateral triangle satisfy $a + b = 2c$, then the line passing through the incenter and centroid is parallel to one of the sides of the triangle.
On the circle $k$, the points $A,B$ are given, while $AB$ is not the diameter of the circle $k$. Point $C$ moves along the long arc $AB$ of circle $k$ so that the triangle $ABC$ is acute. Let $D,E$ be the feet of the altitudes from $A, B$ respectively. Let $F$ be the projection of point $D$ on line $AC$ and $G$ be the projection of point $E$ on line $BC$.
(a) Prove that the lines $AB$ and $FG$ are parallel.
(b) Determine the set of midpoints $S$ of segment $FG$ while along all allowable positions of point $C$.
In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, the point $O$ is the center of the circumcircle, and the point $H$ is the orthocenter. It is known that the lines $OH$ and $BC$ are parallel, and $BC = 4OH $. Find the value of the smallest angle of triangle $ ABC $.
(Black Maxim)
Given a triangle $ABC$ inscribed in circle $(O)$ and let $P$ be a point on the interior angle bisector of $BAC$. $PB$, $PC$ cut $CA$, $AB$ at $E,F$ respectively. Let $EF$ meet $(O)$ at $M,N$. The line that is perpendicular to $PM$, $PN$ at $M,N$ respectively intersect $(O)$ at $S, T$ different from $M,N$. Prove that $ST \parallel BC$.
The plane has been partitioned into $N$ regions by three bunches of parallel lines. What is the least number of lines needed in order that $N > 1981$?
Given three parallel lines, prove that there are three points, one on each line, which are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.