Olympiad problems

1999 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 7

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere , perpendicular , area of triangle , fixed point

On a sphere with radius $1$, a point $ P $ is given. Three mutually perpendicular the rays emanating from the point $ P $ intersect the sphere at the points $ A $, $ B $ and $ C $. Prove that all such possible $ ABC $ planes pass through fixed point, and find the maximum possible area of the triangle $ ABC $

2016 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , locus , trapezoid , perpendicular

A trapezoid $ABCD$ and a line $\ell$ perpendicular to its bases $AD$ and $BC$ are given. A point $X$ moves along $\ell$. The perpendiculars from $A$ to $BX$ and from $D$ to $CX$ meet at point $Y$ . Find the locus of $Y$ . by D.Prokopenko

2001 Switzerland Team Selection Test, 7

Tags: geometry , circumcenter , perpendicular

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with circumcenter $O$. The circle $S$ through $A,B$, and $O$ intersects $AC$ and $BC$ again at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Prove that $CO \perp PQ$.

2012 China Northern MO, 1

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , right triangle

As shown in figure, given right $\vartriangle ABC$ with $\angle C=90^o$. $I$ is the incenter. The line $BI$ intersects segment $AC$ at the point $D$ . The line passing through $D$ parallel to $AI$ intersects $BC$ at point $E$. The line $EI$ intersects segment $AB$ at point $F$. Prove that $DF \perp AI$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/4/6fc94adb4ce12c3bf07948b8c57170ca01b256.png[/img]

2013 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 4

Tags: geometry , orthocenter , equal angles , perpendicular , concurrency

Consider acute triangles $ABC$ and $BCD$, with $\angle BAC = \angle BDC$, such that $A$ and $D$ are on opposite sides of line $BC$. Denote by $E$ the foot of the perpendicular line to $AC$ through $B$ and by $F$ the foot of the perpendicular line to $BD$ through $C$. Let $H_1$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$ and $H_2$ be the orthocenter of $BCD$. Show that lines $AD, EF$ and $H_1H_2$ are concurrent.

2011 Greece Junior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: perpendicular , circumcircle , geometry

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) $ZD=BC$

2013 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , circumcenter

In the acute-angled triangle $ABC$, let $AP$ and $BQ$ be the altitudes, $CM$ be the median . Point $R$ is the midpoint of $CM$. Line $PQ$ intersects line $AB$ at $T$. Prove that $OR \perp TC$, where $O$ is the center of the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$.

2006 Portugal MO, 2

Tags: geometry , equilateral , perpendicular

In the equilateral triangle $[ABC], D$ is the midpoint of $[AC], E$ and the orthogonal projection of $D$ over $[CB]$ and $F$ is the midpoint of $[DE]$. Prove that $[FB]$ and $[AE]$ are perpendicular. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TjSyQotGIOM/X4XMolaXHvI/AAAAAAAAMng/cVsHfl-lrXAFE5LMdosE6vqK1Tf-8WOQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2006%2Bportugal%2Bp2.png[/img]

2015 Indonesia MO, 6

Tags: geometry , equal segments , circumcircle , perpendicular

Let $ABC$ be an acute angled triangle with circumcircle $O$. Line $AO$ intersects the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again at point $D$. Let $P$ be a point on the side $BC$. Line passing through $P$ perpendicular to $AP$ intersects lines $DB$ and $DC$ at $E$ and $F$ respectively . Line passing through $D$ perpendicular to $BC$ intersects $EF$ at point $Q$. Prove that $EQ = FQ$ if and only if $BP = CP$.

2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Junior BMO TST, 3

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , midpoint

Let $AD$ be an altitude of triangle $ABC$, and let $M$, $N$ and $P$ be midpoints of $AB$, $AD$ and $BC$, respectively. Furthermore let $K$ be a foot of perpendicular from point $D$ to line $AC$, and let $T$ be point on extension of line $KD$ (over point $D$) such that $\mid DT \mid = \mid MN \mid + \mid DK \mid$. If $\mid MP \mid = 2 \cdot \mid KN \mid$, prove that $\mid AT \mid = \mid MC \mid$.

2013 Tournament of Towns, 6

Tags: perpendicular , incircle , geometry

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.

2012 Romania National Olympiad, 3

Tags: solid geometry , perpendicular , geometry

Let $ACD$ and $BCD$ be acute-angled triangles located in different planes. Let $G$ and $H$ be the centroid and the orthocenter respectively of the $BCD$ triangle; Similarly let $G'$ and $H'$ be the centroid and the orthocenter of the $ACD$ triangle. Knowing that $HH'$ is perpendicular to the plane $(ACD)$, show that $GG' $ is perpendicular to the plane $(BCD)$.

2020 Ukrainian Geometry Olympiad - April, 1

Tags: isosceles , angle bisector , perpendicular , geometry

In triangle $ABC$, bisectors are drawn $AA_1$ and $CC_1$. Prove that if the length of the perpendiculars drawn from the vertex $B$ on lines $AA1$ and $CC_1$ are equal, then $\vartriangle ABC$ is isosceles.

2019 Puerto Rico Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: perpendicular , square , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a square. Let $M$ and $K$ be points on segments $BC$ and $CD$ respectively, such that $MC = KD$. Let $ P$ be the intersection of the segments $MD$ and $BK$. Prove that $AP$ is perpendicular to $MK$.

2013 Kyiv Mathematical Festival, 3

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , angle bisector , parallelogram

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram ($AB < BC$). The bisector of the angle $BAD$ intersects the side $BC$ at the point K; and the bisector of the angle $ADC$ intersects the diagonal $AC$ at the point $F$. Suppose that $KD \perp BC$. Prove that $KF \perp BD$.

1972 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 5

Tags: geometry , cyclic quadrilateral , perpendicular , inequalities , geometric inequalities

In a circle with radius $R$, there is inscribed a quadrilateral with perpendicular diagonals. From the intersection point of the diagonals, there are perpendiculars drawn to the sides of the quadrilateral. (a) Prove that the feet of these perpendiculars $P_1,P_2,P_3,P_4$ are vertices of the quadrilateral that is inscribed and circumscribed. (b) Prove the inequalities $2r_1\le\sqrt2 R_1\le R$ where $R_1$ and $r_1$ are radii respectively of the circumcircle and inscircle to the quadrilateral $P_1P_2P_3P_4$. When does equality hold? [i]H. Lesov[/i]

2004 Singapore MO Open, 3

Tags: intersecting circles , circles , perpendicular , concyclic , geometry

Let $AD$ be the common chord of two circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$. A line through $D$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ at $B$ and $\Gamma_2$ at $C$. Let $E$ be a point on the segment $AD$, different from $A$ and $D$. The line $CE$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ at $P$ and $Q$. The line $BE$ intersects $\Gamma_2$ at $M$ and $N$. (i) Prove that $P,Q,M,N$ lie on the circumference of a circle $\Gamma_3$. (ii) If the centre of $\Gamma_3$ is $O$, prove that $OD$ is perpendicular to $BC$.

2023 Greece National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , incenter , circumcircle

A triangle $ABC$ with $AB>AC$ is given, $AD$ is the A-angle bisector with point $D$ on $BC$ and point $I$ is the incenter of triangle $ABC$. Point M is the midpoint of segment $AD$ and point $F$ is the second intersection of $MB$ with the circumcirle of triangle $BIC$. Prove that $AF\bot FC$.

2017 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 9

Tags: parallel , perpendicular , geometry , isosceles

In an isosceles triangle $ABC$ in which $AC = BC$ and $\angle ABC < 60^o$, $I$ and $O$ are the centers of the inscribed and circumscribed circles, respectively. For the triangle $BIO$, the circumscribed circle intersects the side $BC$ again at $D$. Prove that: i) lines $AC$ and $DI$ are parallel, ii) lines $OD$ and $IB$ are perpendicular.

1978 Germany Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: geometry , convex quadrilateral , perpendicular

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.

2018 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 9

Tags: geometry , perpendicular , circumcenter , similar triangles

Let $ABC$ be acute, non-isosceles triangle, inscribed in the circle $(O)$. Let $D$ be perpendicular projection of $A$ onto $BC$, and $E, F$ be perpendicular projections of $D$ onto $CA,AB$ respectively. (a) Prove that $AO \perp EF$. (b) The line $AO$ intersects $DE,DF$ at $I,J$ respectively. Prove that $\vartriangle DIJ$ and $\vartriangle ABC$ are similar. (c) Prove that circumcenter of $\vartriangle DIJ$ is equidistant from $B$ and $C$

2010 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , perpendicular

From the vertex $A$ of the parallelogram $ABCD$, the perpendiculars $AM,AN$ on sides $BC,CD$ respectively. $P$ is the intersection point of $BN$ and $DM$. Prove that the lines $AP$ and $MN$ are perpendicular.

VMEO III 2006, 12.1

Tags: perpendicular , geometry

Given a circle $(O)$ and a point $P$ outside that circle. $M$ is a point running on the circle $(O)$. The circle with center $I$ and diameter $PM$ intersects circle $(O)$ again at $N$. The tangent of $(I)$ at $P$ intersects $MN$ at $Q$. The line through $Q$ perpendicular to $PO$ intersects $PM$ at $ A$. $AN$ intersects $(O)$ further at $ B$. $BM$ intersects $PO$ at $C$. Prove that $AC$ is perpendicular to $OQ$.

1987 Tournament Of Towns, (157) 1

Tags: area , geometry , perpendicular , square

From vertex $A$ in square $ABCD$ (of side length $1$ ) two lines are drawn , one intersecting side $BC$ and the other intersecting side $CD$. The angle between these lines is $\theta$. From vertices $B$ and $D$ we construct perpendiculars to each of these lines . Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices are the four feet of these perpendiculars.

2005 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , incenter , perpendicular , midpoint

Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle $ABC, I$ is the center of the circle inscribed in it. Let $C_2$ be the intersection point of lines $C_1 I$ and $A_1B_1$. Let $C_3$ be the intersection point of lines $CC_2$ and $AB$. Prove that line $IC_3$ is perpendicular to line $AB$. (A. Zaslavsky)