Olympiad problems

2013 Tournament of Towns, 6

Let $ABC$ be a right-angled triangle, $I$ its incenter and $B_0, A_0$ points of tangency of the incircle with the legs $AC$ and $BC$ respectively. Let the perpendicular dropped to $AI$ from $A_0$ and the perpendicular dropped to $BI$ from $B_0$ meet at point $P$. Prove that the lines $CP$ and $AB$ are perpendicular.

2017 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P2, 5

Tags: geometry , midpoint , perpendicular

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $H$ denote its orthocenter and $D, E$ and $F$ the feet of its altitudes from $A, B$ and $C$, respectively. Let the common point of $DF$ and the altitude through $B$ be $P$. The line perpendicular to $BC$ through $P$ intersects $AB$ in $Q$. Furthermore, $EQ$ intersects the altitude through $A$ in $N$. Prove that $N$ is the midpoint of $AH$. Proposed by Karl Czakler

2014 Iranian Geometry Olympiad (junior), P2

Tags: geometry , incircle , perpendicular , ratio , area

The inscribed circle of $\triangle ABC$ touches $BC, AC$ and $AB$ at $D,E$ and $F$ respectively. Denote the perpendicular foots from $F, E$ to $BC$ by $K, L$ respectively. Let the second intersection of these perpendiculars with the incircle be $M, N$ respectively. Show that $\frac{{{S}_{\triangle BMD}}}{{{S}_{\triangle CND}}}=\frac{DK}{DL}$ by Mahdi Etesami Fard

2012 Tournament of Towns, 6

Tags: geometry , combinatorial geometry , perpendicular , centroid , regular polygon

(a) A point $A$ is marked inside a circle. Two perpendicular lines drawn through $A$ intersect the circle at four points. Prove that the centre of mass of these four points does not depend on the choice of the lines. (b) A regular $2n$-gon ($n \ge 2$) with centre $A$ is drawn inside a circle (A does not necessarily coincide with the centre of the circle). The rays going from $A$ to the vertices of the $2n$-gon mark $2n$ points on the circle. Then the $2n$-gon is rotated about $A$. The rays going from $A$ to the new locations of vertices mark new $2n$ points on the circle. Let $O$ and $N$ be the centres of gravity of old and new points respectively. Prove that $O = N$.

1996 Argentina National Olympiad, 4

Tags: perpendicular , geometry , parallelogram , equal angles , parallel

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 $B_1C$.

2021 Polish Junior MO Second Round, 4

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , parallelogram

Points $K$ and $L$ are on the sides $BC$ and $CD$, respectively of the parallelogram $ABCD$, such that $AB + BK = AD + DL$. Prove that the bisector of angle $BAD$ is perpendicular to the line $KL$.

2007 Switzerland - Final Round, 4

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , orthocenter

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB> AC$ and orthocenter $H$. Let $D$ the projection of $A$ on $BC$. Let $E$ be the reflection of $C$ wrt $D$. The lines $AE$ and $BH$ intersect at point $S$. Let $N$ be the midpoint of $AE$ and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BH$. Prove that $MN$ is perpendicular to $DS$.

2015 Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 2

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , circles

Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be two circles , with respective centres $O_1$ and $O_2$ , that intersect each other in $A$ and $B$. The line $O_1A$ intersects $\omega_2$ in $A$ and $C$ and the line $O_2A$ inetersects $\omega_1$ in $A$ and $D$. The line through $B$ parallel to $AD$ intersects $\omega_1$ in $B$ and $E$. Suppose that $O_1A$ is parallel to $DE$. Show that $CD$ is perpendicular to $O_2C$.

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly IX, 2016.5

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , perpendicular

In the parallelogram $CMNP$ extend the bisectors of angles $MCN$ and $PCN$ and intersect with extensions of sides PN and $MN$ at points $A$ and $B$, respectively. Prove that the bisector of the original angle $C$ of the the parallelogram is perpendicular to $AB$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/3/fde8ef133758e06b1faf8bdd815056173f9233.png[/img]

2011 Greece Junior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC=120^o$, which the median $AD$ is perpendicular to side $AB$ and intersects the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ at point $E$. Lines $BA$ and $EC$ intersect at $Z$. Prove that a) $ZD \perp BE$ b) $ZD=BC$

2022 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: perpendicularity , perpendicular , geometry

In triangle $ABC$, angle $C$ is equal to $60^o$. Bisectors $AA'$ and $BB'$ intersect at point $I$. Point $K$ is symmetric to $I$ with respect to line $AB$. Prove that lines $CK$ and $A'B'$ are perpendicular. (D. Shvetsov, A. Zaslavsky)

2014 Thailand TSTST, 2

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , incircle

In a triangle $ABC$, the incircle with incenter $I$ is tangent to $BC$ at $A_1, CA$ at $B_1$, and $AB$ at $C_1$. Denote the intersection of $AA_1$ and $BB_1$ by $G$, the intersection of $AC$ and $A_1C_1$ by $X$, and the intersection of $BC$ and $B_1C_1$ by $Y$ . Prove that $IG \perp XY$ .

2014 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , circles , perpendicular

In triangle $ABC$ $\angle B = 60^o, O$ is the circumcenter, and $L$ is the foot of an angle bisector of angle $B$. The circumcirle of triangle $BOL$ meets the circumcircle of $ABC$ at point $D \ne B$. Prove that $BD \perp AC$. (D. Shvetsov)

2019 Nigerian Senior MO Round 4, 2

Tags: geometry , midpoint , perpendicular , circles

Let $K,L, M$ be the midpoints of $BC,CA,AB$ repectively on a given triangle $ABC$. Let $\Gamma$ be a circle passing through $B$ and tangent to the circumcircle of $KLM$, say at $X$. Suppose that $LX$ and $BC$ meet at $\Gamma$ . Show that $CX$ is perpendicular to $AB$.

2008 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Center Zone, 6

Tags: geometry , perpendicular

In the quadrilateral $ABCD$, we have $AB = AD$ and $\angle B = \angle D = 90 ^ \circ $. The points $P$ and $Q $ lie on $BC$ and $CD$, respectively, so that $AQ$ is perpendicular on $DP$. Prove that $AP$ is perpendicular to $BQ$.

2014 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 8

Tags: geometry , collinear , cyclic quadrilateral , perpendicular

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed in the circle $\omega$ with the center $O$. Suppose that the angles $B$ and $C$ are obtuse and lines $AD$ and $BC$ are not parallel. Lines $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at point $E$. Let $P$ and $R$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from the point $E$ on the lines $BC$ and $AD$ respectively. $Q$ is the intersection point of $EP$ and $AD, S$ is the intersection point of $ER$ and $BC$. Let K be the midpoint of the segment $QS$ . Prove that the points $E, K$, and $O$ are collinear.

2015 Saudi Arabia GMO TST, 3

Tags: geometry , right triangle , perpendicular , symmetric

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, with $AB < AC$, $D$ the foot of the altitude from $A, M$ the midpoint of $BC$, and $B'$ the symmetric of $B$ with respect to $D$. The perpendicular line to $BC$ at $B'$ intersects $AC$ at point $P$ . Prove that if $BP$ and $AM$ are perpendicular then triangle $ABC$ is right-angled. Liana Topan

2011 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , equal segments , perpendicular , rectangle

The bisector of angle $B$ and the bisector of external angle $D$ of rectangle $ABCD$ intersect side $AD$ and line $AB$ at points $M$ and $K$, respectively. Prove that the segment $MK$ is equal and perpendicular to the diagonal of the rectangle.

2010 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 3

Tags: geometry , incenter , angle bisector , incircle , perpendicular

Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in the circle $(O)$. Let $I$ be the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle and $D$ the point of contact of the circle inscribed with the side $BC$. Let $M$ be the second intersection point of the bisector $AI$ with the circle $(O)$ and let $P$ be the point where the line $DM$ intersects the circle $(O)$ . Show that $PA \perp PI$.

2017 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 14

Tags: geometry , trapezoid , collinear , collinearity , perpendicular

Given trapezoid $ABCD$ with bases $AB \parallel CD$ ($AB < CD$). Let $O$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Two straight lines from $D$ and $C$ are perpendicular to $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $E$ , i.e. $CE \perp BD$ and $DE \perp AC$ . By analogy, $AF \perp BD$ and $BF \perp AC$ . Are three points $E , O, F$ located on the same line?

2010 Estonia Team Selection Test, 4

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , angle bisector , perpendicular , tangent

In an acute triangle $ABC$ the angle $C$ is greater than the angle $A$. Let $AE$ be a diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle. Let the intersection point of the ray $AC$ and the tangent of the circumcircle through the vertex $B$ be $K$. The perpendicular to $AE$ through $K$ intersects the circumcircle of the triangle $BCK$ for the second time at point $D$. Prove that $CE$ bisects the angle $BCD$.

2023 Puerto Rico Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , perpendicularity

Let $I$ be the incenter of a triangle $ABC$ and let $D$ and $E$ be the touchpoints of the incircle with sides $BC$ and $AC$, respectively. The lines $DE$ and $BI$ intersect at point $P$. Prove that $AP$ is perpendicular to $BP$.

1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Team Selection Test, 4

Tags: tangent , perpendicular , circles , geometry

Circle $k$ with radius $r$ touches the line $p$ in point $A$. Let $AB$ be a dimeter of circle and $C$ an arbitrary point of circle distinct from points $A$ and $B$. Let $D$ be a foot of perpendicular from point $C$ to line $AB$. Let $E$ be a point on extension of line $CD$, over point $D$, such that $ED=BC$. Let tangents on circle from point $E$ intersect line $p$ in points $K$ and $N$. Prove that length of $KN$ does not depend from $C$

2022 OMpD, 4

Tags: perpendicular , cyclic quadrilateral , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral and $M,N$ be the midpoints of $AB$, $CD$ respectively. The diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $L$. Suppose that the circumcircle of $LMN$, with center $T$, intersects the circumcircle of $ABCD$ at two distinct points $X,Y$. If the line $MN$ intersects the line $XY$ at $S$ and the line $XM$ intersects the line $YN$ at $P$, prove that $PL$ is perpendicular to $ST$.

1978 Germany Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: convex quadrilateral , perpendicular , geometry

Let $S$ be a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ and $O$ a point inside it. The feet of the perpendiculars from $O$ to $AB, BC, CD, DA$ are $A_1, B_1, C_1, D_1$ respectively. The feet of the perpendiculars from $O$ to the sides of $S_i$, the quadrilateral $A_iB_iC_iD_i$, are $A_{i+1}B_{i+1}C_{i+1}D_{i+1}$, where $i = 1, 2, 3.$ Prove that $S_4$ is similar to S.