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An equilateral triangle is drawn with a side of length $ a$. A new equilateral triangle is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of the first one. Then a third equilateral triangle is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of the second; and so on forever. The limit of the sum of the perimeters of all the triangles thus drawn is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{Infinite} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5\frac {1}{4}a \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2a \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6a \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4\frac {1}{2}a$
We are given some similar triangles. Their areas are $1^2,3^2,5^2,\cdots,$ and $49^2$. If the smallest triangle has a perimeter of $4$, what is the sum of all the triangles' perimeters?
A large rectangle is tiled by some $1\times1$ tiles. In the center there is a small rectangle tiled by some white tiles. The small rectangle is surrounded by a red border which is fi ve tiles wide. That red border is surrounded by a white border which is fi ve tiles wide. Finally, the white border is surrounded by a red border which is five tiles wide. The resulting pattern is pictured below. In all, $2900$ red tiles are used to tile the large rectangle. Find the perimeter of the large rectangle. [asy] import graph; size(5cm); fill((-5,-5)--(0,-5)--(0,35)--(-5,35)--cycle^^(50,-5)--(55,-5)--(55,35)--(50,35)--cycle,red); fill((0,30)--(0,35)--(50,35)--(50,30)--cycle^^(0,-5)--(0,0)--(50,0)--(50,-5)--cycle,red); fill((-15,-15)--(-10,-15)--(-10,45)--(-15,45)--cycle^^(60,-15)--(65,-15)--(65,45)--(60,45)--cycle,red); fill((-10,40)--(-10,45)--(60,45)--(60,40)--cycle^^(-10,-15)--(-10,-10)--(60,-10)--(60,-15)--cycle,red); fill((-10,-10)--(-5,-10)--(-5,40)--(-10,40)--cycle^^(55,-10)--(60,-10)--(60,40)--(55,40)--cycle,white); fill((-5,35)--(-5,40)--(55,40)--(55,35)--cycle^^(-5,-10)--(-5,-5)--(55,-5)--(55,-10)--cycle,white); for(int i=0;i<16;++i){ draw((-i,-i)--(50+i,-i)--(50+i,30+i)--(-i,30+i)--cycle,linewidth(.5)); } [/asy]
We have four white equilateral triangles of $3$ cm on each side and join them by their sides to obtain a triangular base pyramid. At each edge of the pyramid we mark two red dots that divide it into three equal parts. Number the red dots, so that when you scroll them in the order they were numbered, result a path with the smallest possible perimeter. How much does that path measure?
Prove: If $x, y, z$ are the lengths of the angle bisectors of a triangle with perimeter 6, than we have: \[\frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{y^2} + \frac{1}{z^2} \geq 1.\]
A large square is divided into a small square surrounded by four congruent rectangles as shown. The perimeter of each of the congruent rectangles is 14. What is the area of the large square? [asy]unitsize(3mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); draw((0,0)--(7,0)--(7,7)--(0,7)--cycle); draw((1,0)--(1,6)); draw((7,1)--(1,1)); draw((6,7)--(6,1)); draw((0,6)--(6,6));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \ 49 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \ 64 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \ 100 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \ 121 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \ 196$
The side lengths $a,b,c$ of a triangle $ABC$ are positive integers. Let:\\ \[T_{n}=(a+b+c)^{2n}-(a-b+c)^{2n}-(a+b-c)^{2n}+(a-b-c)^{2n}\] for any positive integer $n$. If $\frac{T_{2}}{2T_{1}}=2023$ and $a>b>c$ , determine all possible perimeters of the triangle $ABC$.
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle and $n{}, n>1$ an integer. Let $S{}$ be the set of the $n-1$ lines parallel with $BC$ that cut $ABC$ in $n{}$ figures with equal areas and $S^{'}$ be the set of the $n-1$ lines parallel with $BC$ that cut $ABC$ in $n{}$ figures with equal perimeters. Show that $S{}$ and $S^{'}$ are disjunctive.
Let $M$ be the midpoint of side $BC$ of triangle $ABC$ ($AB>AC$), and let $AL$ be the bisector of the angle $A$. The line passing through $M$ perpendicular to $AL$ intersects the side $AB$ at the point $D$. Prove that $AD+MC$ is equal to half the perimeter of triangle $ABC$.
On sides $CB$ and $CD$ of square $ABCD$ are chosen points $M$ and $K$ so that the perimeter of triangle $CMK$ equals double the side of the square. Find angle $\angle MAK$.
Find all triangles with integer sidelenghts such that their perimeter and area are equal.
Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers $ n$ such that $ p \equal{} nr,$ where $ p$ and $ r$ are respectively the semiperimeter and the inradius of a triangle with integer side lengths.
Points $A$ and $B$ are the endpoints of a diameter of a circle with center $C$. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on the same diameter so that $C$ bisects segment $\overline{DE}$. Let $F$ be a randomly chosen point within the circle. The probability that $\triangle DEF$ has a perimeter less than the length of the diameter of the circle is $\tfrac{17}{128}$. There are relatively prime positive integers m and n so that the ratio of $DE$ to $AB$ is $\tfrac{m}{n}.$ Find $m + n$.
In equilateral triangle $ABC$ with side length $2$, let the parabola with focus $A$ and directrix $BC$ intersect sides $AB$ and $AC$ at $A_1$ and $A_2$, respectively. Similarly, let the parabola with focus $B$ and directrix $CA$ intersect sides $BC$ and $BA$ at $B_1$ and $B_2$, respectively. Finally, let the parabola with focus $C$ and directrix $AB$ intersect sides $CA$ and $C_B$ at $C_1$ and $C_2$, respectively. Find the perimeter of the triangle formed by lines $A_1A_2$, $B_1B_2$, $C_1C_2$.
Consider a square of sidelength $ n$ and $ (n\plus{}1)^2$ interior points. Prove that we can choose $ 3$ of these points so that they determine a triangle (eventually degenerated) of area at most $ \frac12$.
Let $ K$ be the circumscribed circle of the trapezoid $ ABCD$ . In this trapezoid the diagonals $ AC$ and $ BD$ are perpendicular. The parallel sides $ AB\equal{}a$ and $ CD\equal{}c$ are diameters of the circles $ K_{a}$ and $ K_{b}$ respectively. Find the perimeter and the area of the part inside the circle $ K$, that is outside circles $ K_{a}$ and $ K_{b}$.
The lengths of the three sides $a, b, c$ with $a \le b \le c$, of a right triangle is an integer. Find all the sequences $(a, b, c)$ so that the values of perimeter and area of the triangle are the same.
The floor of a rectangular room is covered with square tiles. The room is 10 tiles long and 5 tiles wide. The number of tiles that touch the walls of the room is $\textbf{(A)}\ 26 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 34 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 46 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 50$
If $ \triangle ABC$ is inscribed in a semicircle whose diameter is $ AB$, then $ AC \plus{} BC$ must be $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{equal to }AB \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{equal to }AB\sqrt {2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \geq AB\sqrt {2}$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \leq AB\sqrt {2} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ AB^2$
Diagonals $ AC $ and $ BD $ of a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD $ intersect a point $ O. $ Prove that if triangles $ OAB,OBC,OCD $ and $ ODA $ have the same perimeter, then $ ABCD $ is a rhombus. What happens if $ O $ is some other point inside the quadrilateral?
Let be given a tetrahedron whose any two opposite edges are equal. A plane varies so that its intersection with the tetrahedron is a quadrilateral. Find the positions of the plane for which the perimeter of this quadrilateral is minimum, and find the locus of the centroid for those quadrilaterals with the minimum perimeter.
(B.Frenkin, A.Zaslavsky) A convex quadrilateral was drawn on the blackboard. Boris marked the centers of four excircles each touching one side of the quadrilateral and the extensions of two adjacent sides. After this, Alexey erased the quadrilateral. Can Boris define its perimeter?
Let $N$ be a convex polygon with 1415 vertices and perimeter 2001. Prove that we can find 3 vertices of $N$ which form a triangle of area smaller than 1.
Given $\triangle ABC$, let $R$ be its circumradius and $q$ be the perimeter of its excentral triangle. Prove that $q\le 6\sqrt{3} R$. Typesetter's Note: the excentral triangle has vertices which are the excenters of the original triangle.
The excircle of a triangle $ABC$ corresponding to $A$ touches the lines $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_1,B_1,C_1$, respectively. The excircle corresponding to $B$ touches $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_2,B_2,C_2$, and the excircle corresponding to $C$ touches $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_3,B_3,C_3$, respectively. Find the maximum possible value of the ratio of the sum of the perimeters of $\triangle A_1B_1C_1$, $\triangle A_2B_2C_2$ and $\triangle A_3B_3C_3$ to the circumradius of $\triangle ABC$.