Found problems: 1049
Given a parallelogram $ABCD$, in which the angle $\angle ABC$ is obtuse. Line $AD$ intersects the circle a second time $\omega$ circumscribed around triangle $ABC$, at the point $E$. Line $CD$ intersects second time circle $\omega$ at point $F$. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $DEF$ lies on the circle $\omega$.
Let $A,C, P$ be three distinct points in the plane. Construct all parallelograms $ABCD$ such that point $P$ lies on the bisector of angle $DAB$ and $\angle APD = 90^\circ$.
A [i]simple polygon[/i] is a polygon whose perimeter does not self-intersect. Suppose a simple polygon $\mathcal P$ can be tiled with a finite number of parallelograms. Prove that regardless of the tiling, the sum of the areas of all rectangles in the tiling is fixed.\\
[i]Note:[/i] Points will be awarded depending on the generality of the polygons for which the result is proven.
Given is a parallelogram $ABCD$, with $AB <AC <BC$. Points $E$ and $F$ are selected on the circumcircle $\omega$ of $ABC$ so that the tangenst to $\omega$ at these points pass through point $D$ and the segments $AD$ and $CE$ intersect.
It turned out that $\angle ABF = \angle DCE$. Find the angle $\angle{ABC}$.
A. Yakubov, S. Berlov
a) Given a triangle $A_1A_2A_3$ and the points $B_1$ and $D_2$ on the side $[A_1A_2]$, $B_2$ and $D_3$ on the side $[A_2A3]$, $B_3$ and $D_1$ on the side $[A_3A_1]$. If you construct parallelograms $A_1B_1C_1D_1$, $A_2B_2C_2D_2$ and $A_3B_3C_3D_3$, the lines $(A_1C_1)$, $(A_2C_2)$ and $(A_3C_3)$, will cross in one point $O$. Prove that if $$|A_1B_1| = |A_2D_2| \,\,\, and \,\,\, |A_2B_2| = |A_3D_3|$$ then $$|A_3B_3| = |A_1D_1|$$
b) Given a convex polygon $A_1A_2 ... A_n$ and the points $B_1$ and $D_2$ on the side $[A_1A_2]$, $B_2$ and $D_3$ on the side $[A_2A_3]$, ... $B_n$ and $D_1$ on the side $[A_nA_1]$. If you construct parallelograms $A_1B_1C_1D_1$, $A_2B_2C_2D_2$, $... $, $A_nB_nC_nD_n$, the lines $(A_1C_1)$, $(A_2C_2)$, $...$, $(A_nC_n)$, will cross in one point $O$. Prove that $$|A_1B_1| \cdot |A_2B_2|\cdot ... \cdot |A_nB_n| = |A_1D_1|\cdot |A_2D_2|\cdot ...\cdot |A_nD_n|$$
Let $P$ be a polygon that is convex and symmetric to some point $O$. Prove that for some parallelogram $R$ satisfying $P\subset R$ we have \[\frac{|R|}{|P|}\leq \sqrt 2\]
where $|R|$ and $|P|$ denote the area of the sets $R$ and $P$, respectively.
[i]Proposed by Witold Szczechla, Poland[/i]
Since guts has 36 questions, they will be combined into posts.
1.[b][5][/b] Farmer Yang has a $2015$ × $2015$ square grid of corn plants. One day, the plant in the very center
of the grid becomes diseased. Every day, every plant adjacent to a diseased plant becomes diseased.
After how many days will all of Yang's corn plants be diseased?
2. [b][5][/b] The three sides of a right triangle form a geometric sequence. Determine the ratio of the length of
the hypotenuse to the length of the shorter leg.
3. [b][5][/b] A parallelogram has $2$ sides of length $20$ and $15$. Given that its area is a positive integer, find the
minimum possible area of the parallelogram.
4. [b][6][/b] Eric is taking a biology class. His problem sets are worth $100$ points in total, his three midterms are
worth $100$ points each, and his final is worth $300$ points. If he gets a perfect score on his problem sets
and scores $60\%$,$70\%$, and $80\%$ on his midterms respectively, what is the minimum possible percentage
he can get on his final to ensure a passing grade? (Eric passes if and only if his overall percentage is
at least $70\%$).
5. [b][6][/b] James writes down three integers. Alex picks some two of those integers, takes the average of them,
and adds the result to the third integer. If the possible final results Alex could get are $42$, $13$, and $37$,
what are the three integers James originally chose?
6. [b][6][/b] Let $AB$ be a segment of length $2$ with midpoint $M$. Consider the circle with center $O$ and radius
$r$ that is externally tangent to the circles with diameters $AM$ and $BM$ and internally tangent to the
circle with diameter $AB$. Determine the value of $r$.
7. [b][7][/b] Let n be the smallest positive integer with exactly $2015$ positive factors. What is the sum of
the (not necessarily distinct) prime factors of n? For example, the sum of the prime factors of $72$ is
$2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 14$.
8. [b][7][/b] For how many pairs of nonzero integers $(c, d)$ with $-2015 \le c,d \le 2015$ do the equations $cx = d$
and $dx = c$ both have an integer solution?
9. [b][7][/b] Find the smallest positive integer n such that there exists a complex number z, with positive real
and imaginary part, satisfying $z^n = (\overline{z})^n$.
Inside the parallelogram $ABCD$ is a point $X$. Make a line that passes through point $X$ and divides the parallelogram into two parts whose areas differ from each other the most.
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral, and $P,Q,R,S$ are the midpoints of $AB, BC, CD, DA$ respectively. Let $O$ be the intersection between $PR$ and $QS$. Prove that $PO = OR$ and $QO = OS$.
A point $E$ is located inside a parallelogram $ABCD$ such that $\angle BAE = \angle BCE$. The centers of the circumcircles of the triangles $ABE,ECB, CDE$ and $DAE$ are concyclic.
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral; P,Q, R,S are the midpoints of AB, BC, CD, DA respectively such that triangles AQR, CSP are equilateral. Prove that ABCD is a rhombus. Find its angles.
Two incongruent triangles $ABC$ and $XYZ$ are called a pair of [i]pals[/i] if they satisfy the following conditions:
(a) the two triangles have the same area;
(b) let $M$ and $W$ be the respective midpoints of sides $BC$ and $YZ$. The two sets of lengths $\{AB, AM, AC\}$ and $\{XY, XW, XZ\}$ are identical $3$-element sets of pairwise relatively prime integers.
Determine if there are infinitely many pairs of triangles that are pals of each other.
This is the one with the 8 circles?
I made each circle into the square in which the circle is inscribed, then calculated it with that. It got the right answer but I don't think that my method is truly valid...
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle, and let $X$ be a variable interior point on the minor arc $BC$ of its circumcircle. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $X$ to lines $CA$ and $CB$, respectively. Let $R$ be the intersection of line $PQ$ and the perpendicular from $B$ to $AC$. Let $\ell$ be the line through $P$ parallel to $XR$. Prove that as $X$ varies along minor arc $BC$, the line $\ell$ always passes through a fixed point. (Specifically: prove that there is a point $F$, determined by triangle $ABC$, such that no matter where $X$ is on arc $BC$, line $\ell$ passes through $F$.)
[i]Robert Simson et al.[/i]
Let $M$ be the midpoint of (the smaller) arc $BC$ in circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. Suppose that the altitude drawn from $A$ intersects the circle at $N$. Draw two lines through circumcenter $O$ of $ABC$ paralell to $MB$ and $MC$, which intersect $AB$ and $AC$ at $K$ and $L$, respectively. Prove that $NK=NL$.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $AB$ parallel to $CD$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $BD$, respectively. Prove that if $\angle ABP=\angle CBD$, then $\angle BCQ=\angle ACD$.
$P$ is an arbitrary point inside acute triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be the reflections of point $P$ with respect to sides $BC,CA,AB$. Prove that the centroid of triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ lies inside triangle $ABC$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB\not= AC$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circumcircle, $H$ the orthocentre and $O$ the centre of $\Gamma$. $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. The line $AM$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $N$ and the circle with diameter $AM$ crosses $\Gamma$ again at $P$. Prove that the lines $AP,BC,OH$ are concurrent if and only if $AH=HN$.
Given a square $ABCD$, let $P, Q, R$, and $S$ be four variable points on the sides $AB, BC, CD$, and $DA$, respectively. Determine the positions of the points $P, Q, R$, and $S$ for which the quadrilateral $PQRS$ is a parallelogram, a rectangle, a square, or a trapezoid.
Let circles $ \Gamma $ and $ \omega $ are circumcircle and incircle of the triangle $ABC$, the incircle touches sides $BC,CA,AB$ at the points $A_1,B_1,C_1$. Let $A_2$ and $B_2$ lies the lines $A_1I$ and $B_1I$ ($A_1$ and $A_2$ lies different sides from $I$, $B_1$ and $B_2$ lies different sides from $I$) such that $IA_2=IB_2=R$. Prove that :
(a) $AA_2=BB_2=IO$;
(b) The lines $AA_2$ and $BB_2$ intersect on the circle $ \Gamma ;$
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid (quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides) such that $AB < CD$. Suppose that $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. Construct the parallelograms $AEDK$ and $BECL$. Prove that $EF$ passes through the midpoint of the segment $KL$.
$M$ is midpoint of $BC$.$P$ is an arbitary point on $BC$.
$C_{1}$ is tangent to big circle.Suppose radius of $C_{1}$ is $r_{1}$
Radius of $C_{4}$ is equal to radius of $C_{1}$ and $C_{4}$ is tangent to $BC$ at P.
$C_{2}$ and $C_{3}$ are tangent to big circle and line $BC$ and circle $C_{4}$.
[img]http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/4120/2005120338156776027_rs.jpg[/img]
Prove : \[r_{1}+r_{2}+r_{3}=R\] ($R$ radius of big circle)
Consider two quadrilaterals $ A_1B_1C_1D_1,A_2B_2C_2D_2 $ and the points $ M,N,P,Q,E_1,F_1,E_2,F_2 $ representing the middle of the segments $ A_1A_2,B_1B_2,C_1C_2,D_1D_2,B_1D_1,A_1C_1,B_2D_2,A_2,C_2, $ respectively. Show that $ MNPQ $ is a parallelogram if and only if $ E_1F_1E_2F_2 $ is a parallelogram.
[i]Cristinel Mortici[/i]
Trapezium $ABCD$ and parallelogram $MBDK$ are located so that the sides of the parallelogram are parallel to the diagonals of the trapezoid (see fig.). Prove that the area of the gray part is equal to the sum of the areas of the black part.
(Yu. Blinkov)
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/9/cfff83b1b85aea16b603995d4f3d327256b60b.png[/img]
$E$ is the midpoint of the side $AD$ of a parallelogram $ABCD$. $F$ is the foot of the perpendicular from the vertex $B$ to the line $CE$. Prove that $ABF$ is an isosceles triangle.
(MA Bolchkevich)