Found problems: 250
Suppose $I,O,H$ are incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter of $\vartriangle ABC$ respectively. Let $D = AI \cap BC$,$E = BI \cap CA$, $F = CI \cap AB$ and $X$ be the orthocenter of $\vartriangle DEF$. Prove that $IX \parallel OH$.
Let $\Delta ABC$ be an acute angled triangle. $D$ is a point on side $BC$ such that $AD$ bisects angle $\angle BAC$. A line $l$ is tangent to the circumcircles of triangles $ADB$ and $ADC$ at point $K$ and $L$, respectively. Let $M$, $N$ and $P$ be its midpoints of $BD$, $DC$ and $KL$, respectively. Prove that $l$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\Delta MNP$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute, non-isosceles triangle which is inscribed in a circle $(O)$. A point $I$ belongs to the segment $BC$. Denote by $H$ and $K$ the projections of $I$ on $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Suppose that the line $HK $ intersects $(O)$ at $M, N$ ($H$ is between $M, K$ and $K$ is between $H, N$). Let $X, Y$ be the centers of the circles $(ABK),(ACH)$ respectively. Prove the
following assertions:
a) If $I$ is the projection of $A$ on $BC$, then $A$ is the center of circle $(IMN)$.
b) If $XY\parallel BC$, then the orthocenter of $XOY$ is the midpoint of $IO$.
The circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ intersect at two points $A$ and $B$. On the circle $\omega_2$, point $C$ is taken in such a way that $CA$ is tangent to the circle $\omega_1$. Through point $A$, a straight line is drawn that intersects the circles $\omega_1$, and $\omega_2$ at points $M$ and $N$, respectively , different from point $A$. Point $P$ is the midpoint of the segment $AC$, $Q$ is the midpoint of $MN$, and $S$ is the intersection point of the line $BQ$ with the circle $\omega_1$, different from point $B$. Prove that the lines $AS$ and $PQ$ are parallel.
In the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ , $\angle ADC = \angle BCD > 90^o$ . Let $E$ be the intersection of the line $AC$ with the line parallel to $AD$ that passes through $B$. Let $F$ be the intersection of line $BD$ with the line parallel to $BC$ passing through $A$. Prove that $EF$ is parallel to $CD$.
A circle is divided by $2n$ points into $2n$ equal arcs. Let $P_1, P_2, \ldots, P_{2n}$ be an arbitrary permutation of the $2n$ division points. Prove that the polygonal line $P_1 P_2 \cdots P_{2n} P_1$ contains at least two parallel segments.
Let $M$ be the set of all points $(x,y)$ in the cartesian plane, with integer coordinates satisfying $1 \le x \le 12$ and $1 \le y \le 13$.
(a) Prove that every $49$-element subset of $M$ contains four vertices of a rectangle with sides parallel to the coordinate axes.
(b) Give an example of a $48$-element subset of $M$ without this property.
A polygonal line of the length $1001$ is given in a unit square. Prove that there exists a line parallel to one of the sides of the square that meets the polygonal line in at least $500$ points.
The points $A, B, C$ and $D$ lie in this order on the circle $k$. Let $t$ be the tangent at $k$ through $C$ and $s$ the reflection of $AB$ at $AC$. Let $G$ be the intersection of the straight line $AC$ and $BD$ and $H$ the intersection of the straight lines $s$ and $CD$. Show that $GH$ is parallel to $t$.
Given the parallelogram $ABCD$ such that the feet $K, L$ of the perpendiculars from point $D$ on the sides $AB, BC$ respectively are internal points. Prove that $KL \parallel AC$ when $|\angle BCA| + |\angle ABD| = |\angle BDA| + |\angle ACD|$.
Given a triangle $ABC$ in which $|AB|>|AC|$. Let $P$ be the midpoint of the side $BC$, and $S$ the point in which the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects that side. The parallel with the line $AS$ through the point $P$ intersects lines $AB$ and $AC$ at points $X$ and $Y$ respectively . Let $Z$ be the point be such that $Y$ is the midpoint of the length $XZ$ and let the lines $BY$ and $CZ$ intersect at point $D$. Prove that the angle bisector of $\angle BDC$ is parallel to the lines $AS$.
Two circles intersect at points $M$ and $N$. Let $A$ be a point on the first circle, distinct from $M,N$. The lines $AM$ and $AN$ meet the second circle again at $B$ and $C$, respectively. Prove that the tangent to the first circle at $A$ is parallel to $BC$.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral such that the circle with diameter $AB$ touches the line $CD$. Prove that that the circle with diameter $CD$ touches the line $AB$ if and only if $BC$ and $AD$ are parallel.
Let $\omega$ be the semicircle on diameter $AB$. A line parallel to $AB$ intersects $\omega$ at $C$ and $D$ so that $B$ and $C$ lie on opposite sides of $AD$. The line through $C$ parallel to $AD$ meets $\omega$ again in $E$. Lines $BE$ and $CD$ meet in $F$ and the line through $F$ parallel to $AD$ meets $AB$ in $P$. Prove that $PC$ is tangent to $\omega$.
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in the circle $(O)$. Let $(K)$ be an arbitrary circle passing through $B,C$. Circle $(O_1)$ tangent to $AB,AC$ and is internally tangent to $(K)$. Circle $(O_2)$ touches $DB,DC$ and is internally tangent to $(K)$. Prove that one of the two external common tangents of $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ is parallel to $AD$.
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The points $X, \, \, Y$are selected on the sides $AB$ and $AD$ of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, respectively. Find the ratio $AX \, \,: \, \, BX$ if you know that $CX || DA$, $DX || CB$, $BY || CD$ and $CY || BA$.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. The line parallel to $BD$ passing through $A$ meets the line parallel to $AC$ passing through $B$ at $E$. The circumcircle of triangle $ABE$ meets the lines $EC$ and $ED$, again, at $F$ and $G$, respectively. Prove that the lines $AB, CD$ and $FG$ are either parallel or concurrent.
In a triangle $ABC$, $\angle B= 2\angle A \ne 90^o$ . The inner bisector of $B$ intersects the perpendicular bisector of $[AC]$ at a point $D$. Prove that $AB \parallel CD$.
Let $E$ and $F$ be points on side $BC$ of a triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Points $K$ and $L$ are chosen on segments $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, so that $EK \parallel AC$ and $FL \parallel AB$. The incircles of $\vartriangle BEK$ and $\vartriangle CFL$ touches segments $AB$ and $AC$ at $X$ and $Y$ , respectively. Lines $AC$ and $EX$ intersect at $M$, and lines $AB$ and $FY$ intersect at $N$. Given that $AX = AY$, prove that $MN \parallel BC$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB < AC$, and let $BE$ and $CF$ be the altitudes. Let the median $AM$ intersect $BE$ at point $P$, and let line $CP$ intersect $AB$ at point $D$ (see Figure 2). Prove that $DE \parallel BC$, and $AC$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\vartriangle DEF$.
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Each diagonal of a convex pentagon is parallel to one side of the pentagon. Prove that the ratio of the length of a diagonal to that of its corresponding side is the same for all five diagonals, and compute this ratio.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle , with $AB \neq AC$ and denote its orthocenter by $H$ . The point $D$ is located on the side $BC$ and the circumcircles of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ intersects for the second time the lines $AC$ , respectively $AB$ in the points $E$ respectively $F$. If we denote by $P$ the intersection point of $BE$ and $CF$ then show that $HP \parallel BC$ if and only if $AD$ passes through the circumcenter of the triangle $ABC$.
Let $H$ be the orthocenter of acute-angled $\vartriangle ABC$, and $X, Y$ points on the ray $AB, AC$. ($B$ lies between $X, A$, and $C$ lies between $Y, A$.) Lines $HX, HY$ intersect $BC$ at $D, E$ respectively. Let the line through $D$ parallel to $AC$ intersect $XY$ at $Z$. Prove that $\angle XHY = 90^o$ if and only if $ZE \parallel AB$.
A $17 \times 17$ square is cut out of a sheet of graph paper. Each cell of this square has one of thenumbers from $1$ to $70$. Prove that there are $4$ distinct squares whose centers $A, B, C, D$ are the vertices of a parallelogramsuch that $AB // CD$, moreover, the sum of the numbers in the squares with centers $A$ and $C$ is equal to that in the squares with centers $B$ and $D$.
The distance between the midpoints of the opposite sides of a convex quadrilateral is equal to a half sum of lengths of the other two sides. Prove that the first pair of sides is parallel.