Found problems: 216
The $8$ eyelets for the lace of a sneaker all lie on a rectangle, four equally spaced on each of the longer sides. The rectangle has a width of $50$ mm and a length of $80$ mm. There is one eyelet at each vertex of the rectangle. The lace itself must pass between the vertex eyelets along a width side of the rectangle and then crisscross between successive eyelets until it reaches the two eyelets at the other width side of the rectrangle as shown. After passing through these final eyelets, each of the ends of the lace must extend at least $200$ mm farther to allow a knot to be tied. Find the minimum length of the lace in millimeters.
[asy]
size(200);
defaultpen(linewidth(0.7));
path laceL=(-20,-30)..tension 0.75 ..(-90,-135)..(-102,-147)..(-152,-150)..tension 2 ..(-155,-140)..(-135,-40)..(-50,-4)..tension 0.8 ..origin;
path laceR=reflect((75,0),(75,-240))*laceL;
draw(origin--(0,-240)--(150,-240)--(150,0)--cycle,gray);
for(int i=0;i<=3;i=i+1)
{
path circ1=circle((0,-80*i),5),circ2=circle((150,-80*i),5);
unfill(circ1); draw(circ1);
unfill(circ2); draw(circ2);
}
draw(laceL--(150,-80)--(0,-160)--(150,-240)--(0,-240)--(150,-160)--(0,-80)--(150,0)^^laceR,linewidth(1));[/asy]
If the perimeter of a rectangle is $ p$ and its diagonal is $ d$, the difference between the length and width of the rectangle is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {\sqrt {8d^2 \minus{} p^2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac {\sqrt {8d^2 \plus{} p^2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac {\sqrt {6d^2 \minus{} p^2}}{2}$
$ \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {\sqrt {6d^2 \plus{} p^2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac {8d^2 \minus{} p^2}{4}$
Square $ABCD$ is inscribed in a circle. Square $EFGH$ has vertices $E$ and $F$ on $\overline{CD}$ and vertices $G$ and $H$ on the circle. The ratio of the area of square $EFGH$ to the area of square $ABCD$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers and $m<n$. Find $10n+m$.
Triangle $ABC$ has sidelengths $AB = 14, BC = 15,$ and $CA = 13$. We draw a circle with diameter $AB$ such that it passes $BC$ again at $D$ and passes $CA$ again at $E$. If the circumradius of $\triangle CDE$ can be expressed as $\tfrac{m}{n}$ where $m, n$ are coprime positive integers, determine $100m+n$.
[i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]
A circle of radius 1 is tangent to a circle of radius 2. The sides of $ \triangle ABC$ are tangent to the circles as shown, and the sides $ \overline{AB}$ and $ \overline{AC}$ are congruent. What is the area of $ \triangle ABC$?
[asy]defaultpen(black+linewidth(0.7));
size(7cm);
real t=2^0.5;
D((0,0)--(4*t,0)--(2*t,8)--cycle, black);
D(CR((2*t,2),2), black);
D(CR((2*t,5),1), black);
dot(origin^^(4t,0)^^(2t,8));
label("B", (0,0), SW);
label("C", (4*t,0), SE);
label("A", (2*t,8), N);
D((2*t,2)--(2*t,4), black); D((2*t,5)--(2*t,6), black);
MP('2', (2*t,3), W); MP('1',(2*t, 5.5), W);[/asy]
$ \textbf{(A) } \frac {35}2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15\sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac {64}3 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 16\sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(E) } 24$
A circle centered at $ A$ with a radius of 1 and a circle centered at $ B$ with a radius of 4 are externally tangent. A third circle is tangent to the first two and to one of their common external tangents as shown. The radius of the third circle is
[asy]
size(220);
real r1 = 1;
real r2 = 3;
real r = (r1*r2)/((sqrt(r1)+sqrt(r2))**2);
pair A=(0,r1), B=(2*sqrt(r1*r2),r2);
dot(A); dot(B);
draw( circle(A,r1) );
draw( circle(B,r2) );
draw( (-1.5,0)--(7.5,0) );
draw( A -- (A+dir(210)*r1) );
label("$1$", A -- (A+dir(210)*r1), N );
draw( B -- (B+r2*dir(330)) );
label("$4$", B -- (B+r2*dir(330)), N );
label("$A$",A,dir(330));
label("$B$",B, dir(140));
draw( circle( (2*sqrt(r1*r),r), r ));
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$ \displaystyle \textbf{(A)} \ \frac {1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ \frac {2}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ \frac {5}{12} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ \frac {4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ \frac {1}{2}$
In quadrilateral $ABCD, \angle B$ is a right angle, diagonal $\overline{AC}$ is perpendicular to $\overline{CD},$ $AB=18, BC=21,$ and $CD=14.$ Find the perimeter of $ABCD$.
In tetrahedron $ABCD$ let $h_a, h_b, h_c$ and $h_d$ be the lengths of the altitudes from each vertex to the opposite side of that vertex. Prove that
\[\frac{1}{h_a} <\frac{1}{h_b}+\frac{1}{h_c}+\frac{1}{h_d}.\]
Circles with centers $ A$ and $ B$ have radii 3 and 8, respectively. A common internal tangent intersects the circles at $ C$ and $ D$, respectively. Lines $ AB$ and $ CD$ intersect at $ E$, and $ AE \equal{} 5$. What is $ CD$?
[asy]unitsize(2.5mm);
defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt));
dotfactor=3;
pair A=(0,0), Ep=(5,0), B=(5+40/3,0);
pair M=midpoint(A--Ep);
pair C=intersectionpoints(Circle(M,2.5),Circle(A,3))[1];
pair D=B+8*dir(180+degrees(C));
dot(A);
dot(C);
dot(B);
dot(D);
draw(C--D);
draw(A--B);
draw(Circle(A,3));
draw(Circle(B,8));
label("$A$",A,W);
label("$B$",B,E);
label("$C$",C,SE);
label("$E$",Ep,SSE);
label("$D$",D,NW);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A) } 13\qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac {44}{3}\qquad \textbf{(C) } \sqrt {221}\qquad \textbf{(D) } \sqrt {255}\qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac {55}{3}$
Given is trapezoid $ABCD$, $M$ and $N$ being the midpoints of the bases of $AD$ and $BC$, respectively.
a) Prove that the trapezoid is isosceles if it is known that the intersection point of perpendicular bisectors of the lateral sides belongs to the segment $MN$.
b) Does the statement of point a) remain true if it is only known that the intersection point of perpendicular bisectors of the lateral sides belongs to the line $MN$?
Alice and Bob stand atop two different towers in the Arctic. Both towers are a positive integer number of meters tall and are a positive (not necessarily integer) distance away from each other. One night, the sea between them has frozen completely into reflective ice. Alice shines her flashlight directly at the top of Bob's tower, and Bob shines his flashlight at the top of Alice's tower by first reflecting it off the ice. The light from Alice's tower travels $16$ meters to get to Bob's tower, while the light from Bob's tower travels $26$ meters to get to Alice's tower. Assuming that the lights are both shown from exactly the top of their respective towers, what are the possibilities for the height of Alice's tower?
In the figure below, the centres of four squares have been connected by two line
segments. Prove that these line segments are perpendicular.
A machine-shop cutting tool has the shape of a notched circle, as shown. The radius of the circle is $\sqrt{50}$ cm, the length of $AB$ is 6 cm, and that of $BC$ is 2 cm. The angle $ABC$ is a right angle. Find the square of the distance (in centimeters) from $B$ to the center of the circle.
[asy]
size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.65)+fontsize(11));
real r=10;
pair O=(0,0),A=r*dir(45),B=(A.x,A.y-r),C;
path P=circle(O,r);
C=intersectionpoint(B--(B.x+r,B.y),P);
draw(Arc(O, r, 45, 360-17.0312));
draw(A--B--C);dot(A); dot(B); dot(C);
label("$A$",A,NE);
label("$B$",B,SW);
label("$C$",C,SE);
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$AB$ is the diameter of a circle centered at $O$. $C$ is a point on the circle such that angle $BOC$ is $60^\circ$. If the diameter of the circle is $5$ inches, the length of chord $AC$, expressed in inches, is:
$\text{(A)} \ 3 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad \text{(C)} \frac{5\sqrt3}{2} \ \qquad \text{(D)} \ 3\sqrt3 \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{none of these}$
Rectangle $ABCD$ and right triangle $DCE$ have the same area. They are joined to form a trapezoid, as shown. What is $DE$?
[asy]
size(250);
defaultpen(linewidth(0.8));
pair A=(0,5),B=origin,C=(6,0),D=(6,5),E=(18,0);
draw(A--B--E--D--cycle^^C--D);
draw(rightanglemark(D,C,E,30));
label("$A$",A,NW);
label("$B$",B,SW);
label("$C$",C,S);
label("$D$",D,N);
label("$E$",E,S);
label("$5$",A/2,W);
label("$6$",(A+D)/2,N);
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$\textbf{(A) }12\qquad\textbf{(B) }13\qquad\textbf{(C) }14\qquad\textbf{(D) }15\qquad \textbf{(E) }16$
Let $ I$ be the incenter of triangle $ ABC.$ Let $ M,N$ be the midpoints of $ AB,AC,$ respectively. Points $ D,E$ lie on $ AB,AC$ respectively such that $ BD\equal{}CE\equal{}BC.$ The line perpendicular to $ IM$ through $ D$ intersects the line perpendicular to $ IN$ through $ E$ at $ P.$ Prove that $ AP\perp BC.$
A unicorn is tethered by a 20-foot silver rope to the base of a magician's cylindrical tower whose radius is 8 feet. The rope is attached to the tower at ground level and to the unicorn at a height of 4 feet. The unicorn has pulled the rope taut, the end of the rope is 4 feet from the nearest point on the tower, and the length of the rope that is touching the tower is $\frac{a-\sqrt{b}}c$ feet, where $a, b,$ and $c$ are positive integers, and $c$ is prime. Find $a+b+c$.
Triangle $ ABC$ has $ AB\equal{}13$ and $ AC\equal{}15$, and the altitude to $ \overline{BC}$ has length $ 12$. What is the sum of the two possible values of $ BC$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 15\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 16\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 17\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 18\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 19$
Let line $ AC$ be perpendicular to line $ CE$. Connect $ A$ to $ D$, the midpoint of $ CE$, and connect $ E$ to $ B$, the midpoint of $ AC$. If $ AD$ and $ EB$ intersect in point $ F$, and $ \overline{BC} \equal{} \overline{CD} \equal{} 15$ inches, then the area of triangle $ DFE$, in square inches, is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 50\sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 75 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {15}{2}\sqrt {105} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 100$
We construct three circles: $O$ with diameter $AB$ and area $12+2x$, $P$ with diameter $AC$ and area $24+x$, and $Q$ with diameter $BC$ and area $108-x$. Given that $C$ is on circle $O$, compute $x$.
[asy]
size(150);
pair A=(0,0),B=(1,0),C=(0,1),D=(-1,0),E=(0,.5),F=(sqrt(2)/2,.25);
draw(circle(A,1)^^D--B);
draw(circle(E,.5)^^circle( F ,.25));
label("$A$", D, W);
label("$K$", A, S);
label("$B$", B, dir(0));
label("$L$", E, N);
label("$M$",shift(-.05,.05)*F);
//Credit to Klaus-Anton for the diagram[/asy]
In the adjoining figure, circle $\mathit{K}$ has diameter $\mathit{AB}$; cirlce $\mathit{L}$ is tangent to circle $\mathit{K}$ and to $\mathit{AB}$ at the center of circle $\mathit{K}$; and circle $\mathit{M}$ tangent to circle $\mathit{K}$, to circle $\mathit{L}$ and $\mathit{AB}$. The ratio of the area of circle $\mathit{K}$ to the area of circle $\mathit{M}$ is
$\textbf{(A) }12\qquad\textbf{(B) }14\qquad\textbf{(C) }16\qquad\textbf{(D) }18\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{not an integer}$
Ten gangsters are standing on a flat surface, and the distances between them are all distinct. At twelve o’clock, when the church bells start chiming, each of them fatally shoots the one among the other nine gangsters who is the nearest. At least how many gangsters will be killed?
In a circle of radius $ 5$ units, $ CD$ and $ AB$ are perpendicular diameters. A chord $ CH$ cutting $ AB$ at $ K$ is $ 8$ units long. The diameter $ AB$ is divided into two segments whose dimensions are:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 1.25, 8.75 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2.75,7.25 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2,8 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4,6$
$ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$
In a plane, the six different points $A, B, C, A', B', C'$ are given such that triangles $ABC$ and $A'B'C'$ are congruent, i.e. $AB=A'B', BC=B'C', CA=C'A'.$ Let $G$ be the centroid of $ABC$ and $A_1$ be an intersection point of the circle with diameter $AA'$ and the circle with center $A'$ and passing through $G.$ Define $B_1$ and $C_1$ similarly. Prove that
\[ AA_1^2+BB_1^2+CC_1^2 \leq AB^2+BC^2+CA^2 \]
Determine for what values of $x$ the expressions $2x + 2$,$x + 4$, $x + 2$ can represent the sidelengths of a right triangle.