Found problems: 86
1968 IMO Shortlist, 13
Given two congruent triangles $A_1A_2A_3$ and $B_1B_2B_3$ ($A_iA_k = B_iB_k$), prove that there exists a plane such that the orthogonal projections of these triangles onto it are congruent and equally oriented.
2004 Tournament Of Towns, 3
The perpendicular projection of a triangular pyramid on some plane has the largest possible area. Prove that this plane is parallel to either a face or two opposite edges of the pyramid.
2013 Switzerland - Final Round, 3
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with $\angle ADC = \angle DBA$. Furthermore, let $E$ be the projection of $A$ on $BD$. Show that $BC = DE - BE$ .
1982 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2
Decide whether every triangle $ABC$ in space can be orthogonally projected onto a plane such that the projection is an equilateral triangle $A'B'C'$.
2016 Stars of Mathematics, 3
Let $ ABC $ be a triangle, $ M_A $ be the midpoint of the side $ BC, $ and $ P_A $ be the orthogonal projection of $ A $ on $ BC. $ Similarly, define $ M_B,M_C,P_B,P_C. M_BM_C $ intersects $ P_BP_C $ at $ S_A, $ and the tangent of the circumcircle of $ ABC $ at $ A $ meets $ BC $ at $ T_A. $ Similarly, define $ S_B,S_C,T_B,T_C. $
Show that the perpendiculars through $ A,B,C, $ to $ S_AT_A,S_BT_B, $ respectively, $ S_CT_C, $ are concurent.
[i]Flavian Georgescu[/i]
1956 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 339
Find the union of all projections of a given line segment $AB$ to all lines passing through a given point $O$.
2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 2
A convex quadrilateral is given. Using a compass and a ruler construct a point such that its projections to the sidelines of this quadrilateral are the vertices of a parallelogram.
(A. Zaslavsky)
2016 ITAMO, 1
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $D$ and $E$ be the orthogonal projections of $A$ onto the internal bisectors from $B$ and $C$. Prove that $DE$ is parallel to $BC$.
1988 ITAMO, 5
Given four non-coplanar points, is it always possible to find a plane such that the orthogonal projections of the points onto the plane are the vertices of a parallelogram? How many such planes are there in general?
2023 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 21
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral; $M_{ac}$ be the midpoint of $AC$; $H_d,H_b$ be the orthocenters of $\triangle ABC,\triangle ADC$ respectively; $P_d,P_b$ be the projections of $H_d$ and $H_b$ to $BM_{ac}$ and $DM_{ac}$ respectively. Define similarly $P_a,P_c$ for the diagonal $BD$. Prove that $P_a,P_b,P_c,P_d$ are concyclic.
2014 Tournament of Towns., 6
A $3\times 3\times 3$ cube is made of $1\times 1\times 1$ cubes glued together. What is the maximal number of small cubes one can remove so the remaining solid has the following features:
1) Projection of this solid on each face of the original cube is a $3\times 3$ square,
2) The resulting solid remains face-connected (from each small cube one can reach any other small cube along a chain of consecutive cubes with common faces).
1992 IMO Longlists, 38
Let $\,S\,$ be a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. Let $\,S_{x},\,S_{y},\,S_{z}\,$ be the sets consisting of the orthogonal projections of the points of $\,S\,$ onto the $yz$-plane, $zx$-plane, $xy$-plane, respectively. Prove that \[ \vert S\vert^{2}\leq \vert S_{x} \vert \cdot \vert S_{y} \vert \cdot \vert S_{z} \vert, \] where $\vert A \vert$ denotes the number of elements in the finite set $A$.
[hide="Note"] Note: The orthogonal projection of a point onto a plane is the foot of the perpendicular from that point to the plane. [/hide]
2006 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 24
a) Two perpendicular rays are drawn through a fixed point $P$ inside a given circle, intersecting the circle at points $A$ and $B$. Find the geometric locus of the projections of $P$ on the lines $AB$.
b) Three pairwise perpendicular rays passing through the fixed point $P$ inside a given sphere intersect the sphere at points $A, B, C$. Find the geometrical locus of the projections $P$ on the $ABC$ plane
1951 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 200
What figure can the central projection of a triangle be? (The center of the projection does not lie on the plane of the triangle.)
1983 Tournament Of Towns, (042) O5
A point is chosen inside a regular $k$-gon in such a way that its orthogonal projections on to the sides all meet the respective sides at interior points. These points divide the sides into $2k$ segments. Let these segments be enumerated consecutively by the numbers $1,2, 3, ... ,2k$. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the segments having even numbers equals the sum of the segments having odd numbers.
(A Andjans, Riga)
2012 Switzerland - Final Round, 10
Let $O$ be an inner point of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1, B_1$ and $C_1$ be the projections of $O$ on the sides $BC, AC$ and $AB$ respectively . Let $P$ be the intersection of the perpendiculars on $B_1C_1$ and $A_1C_1$ from points$ A$ and $B$ respectilvey. Let $H$ be the projection of $P$ on $AB$. Show that points $A_1, B_1, C_1$ and $H$ lie on a circle.
2004 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4
Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. Through points $A$ and $B$ tangents to this circle are drawn, which intersect at point $P$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are orthogonal projections of point $P$ onto lines $AC$ and $BC$. Prove that line $XY$ is perpendicular to the median of triangle $ABC$ from vertex $C$.
1969 Poland - Second Round, 5
Prove that if, in parallel projection of one plane onto another plane, the image of a certain square is a square, then the image of every figure is the figure congruent to it.
Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 2009.2.4
The triangle $ABC$ is $| BC | = a$ and $| AC | = b$. On the ray starting from vertex $C$ and passing the midpoint of side $AB$ , choose any point $D$ other than vertex $C$. Let $K$ and $L$ be the projections of $D$ on the lines $AC$ and $BC$, respectively, $K$ and $L$. Find the ratio $| DK | : | DL |$.
1989 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 505
$S$ and $S'$ are two intersecting spheres. The line $BXB'$ is parallel to the line of centers, where $B$ is a point on $S, B'$ is a point on $S'$ and $X$ lies on both spheres. $A$ is another point on $S$, and $A'$ is another point on S' such that the line $AA'$ has a point on both spheres. Show that the segments $AB$ and $A'B'$ have equal projections on the line $AA'$.
1994 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 2
A cuboid of volume $V$ contains a convex polyhedron $M$. The orthogonal projection of $M$ onto each face of the cuboid covers the entire face. What is the smallest possible volume of polyhedron $M$?
Swiss NMO - geometry, 2013.3
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with $\angle ADC = \angle DBA$. Furthermore, let $E$ be the projection of $A$ on $BD$. Show that $BC = DE - BE$ .
2010 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be a scalene triangle with $AB < BC < CA$. Let $D$ be the projection of $A$ onto the angle bisector of $\angle ABC$, and let $E$ be the projection of $A$ onto the angle bisector of $\angle ACB$. The line $DE$ cuts sides $AB$ and AC at $M$ and $N$, respectively. Prove that $$\frac{AB+AC}{BC} =\frac{DE}{MN} + 1$$
1971 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 150
The projections of the body on two planes are circles. Prove that they have the same radius.
VMEO III 2006, 10.1
Given a triangle $ABC$ ($AB \ne AC$). Let $ P$ be a point in the plane containing triangle $ABC$ satisfying the following property:
If the projections of $ P$ onto $AB$,$AC$ are $C_1$,$B_1$ respectively, then
$\frac{PB}{PC}=\frac{PC_1}{PB_1}=\frac{AB}{AC}$ or $\frac{PB}{PC}=\frac{PB_1}{PC_1}=\frac{AB}{AC}$.
Prove that $\angle PBC + \angle PCB = \angle BAC$.