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Found problems: 1679

2014 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

Let $a<b<c$ be three integers such that $a,b,c$ is an arithmetic progression and $a,c,b$ is a geometric progression. What is the smallest possible value of $c$? $\textbf{(A) }-2\qquad \textbf{(B) }1\qquad \textbf{(C) }2\qquad \textbf{(D) }4\qquad \textbf{(E) }6\qquad$

2009 IberoAmerican Olympiad For University Students, 1

A line through a vertex of a non-degenerate triangle cuts it in two similar triangles with $\sqrt{3}$ as the ratio between correspondent sides. Find the angles of the given triangle.

2021 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 7

A square is cut into red and blue rectangles. The sum of areas of red triangles is equal to the sum of areas of the blue ones. For each blue rectangle, we write the ratio of the length of its vertical side to the length of its horizontal one and for each red rectangle, the ratio of the length of its horizontal side to the length of its vertical side. Find the smallest possible value of the sum of all the written numbers.

1987 China Team Selection Test, 1

Given a convex figure in the Cartesian plane that is symmetric with respect of both axis, we construct a rectangle $A$ inside it with maximum area (over all posible rectangles). Then we enlarge it with center in the center of the rectangle and ratio lamda such that is covers the convex figure. Find the smallest lamda such that it works for all convex figures.

1983 AMC 12/AHSME, 28

Tags: incenter , ratio , geometry
Triangle $\triangle ABC$ in the figure has area $10$. Points $D$, $E$ and $F$, all distinct from $A$, $B$ and $C$, are on sides $AB$, $BC$ and $CA$ respectively, and $AD = 2$, $DB = 3$. If triangle $\triangle ABE$ and quadrilateral $DBEF$ have equal areas, then that area is [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); pair A=origin, B=(10,0), C=(8,7), F=7*dir(A--C), E=(10,0)+4*dir(B--C), D=4*dir(A--B); draw(A--B--C--A--E--F--D); pair point=incenter(A,B,C); label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); label("$D$", D, dir(point--D)); label("$E$", E, dir(point--E)); label("$F$", F, dir(point--F)); label("$2$", (2,0), S); label("$3$", (7,0), S);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{3}\sqrt{10}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{not uniquely determined}$

2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 11.3

Inside the inscribed quadrilateral $ABCD$ there is a point $K$, the distances from which to the sides $ABCD$ are proportional to these sides. Prove that $K$ is the intersection point of the diagonals of $ABCD$.

2017 Israel Oral Olympiad, 5

A mink is standing in the center of a field shaped like a regular polygon. The field is surrounded by a fence, and the mink can only exit through the vertices of the polygon. A dog is standing on one of the vertices, and can move along the fence. The mink wants to escape the field, while the dog tries to prevent it. Each of them moves with constant velocity. For what ratio of velocities could the mink escape if: a. The field is a regular triangle? b. The field is a square?

2008 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 7

Tags: ratio , geometry
(F.Nilov) Given isosceles triangle $ ABC$ with base $ AC$ and $ \angle B \equal{} \alpha$. The arc $ AC$ constructed outside the triangle has angular measure equal to $ \beta$. Two lines passing through $ B$ divide the segment and the arc $ AC$ into three equal parts. Find the ratio $ \alpha / \beta$.

1982 AMC 12/AHSME, 21

In the adjoining figure, the triangle $ABC$ is a right triangle with $\angle BCA=90^\circ$. Median $CM$ is perpendicular to median $BN$, and side $BC=s$. The length of $BN$ is [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10));real r=54.72; pair B=origin, C=dir(r), A=intersectionpoint(B--(9,0), C--C+4*dir(r-90)), M=midpoint(B--A), N=midpoint(A--C), P=intersectionpoint(B--N, C--M); draw(M--C--A--B--C^^B--N); pair point=P; markscalefactor=0.005; draw(rightanglemark(C,P,B)); label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); label("$M$", M, S); label("$N$", N, dir(C--A)*dir(90)); label("$s$", B--C, NW);[/asy] $\textbf {(A) } s\sqrt 2 \qquad \textbf {(B) } \frac 32s\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 2s\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf {(D) } \frac 12s\sqrt5 \qquad \textbf {(E) } \frac 12s\sqrt6$

2009 SDMO (Middle School), 2

Tags: ratio , geometry
Let $ABCD$ be a square, and let $E$ and $F$ be points on sides $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$, respectively, such that $AE:EB=AF:FD=2:1$. Let $G$ be the intersection of $\overline{AF}$ and $\overline{DE}$, and let $H$ be the intersection of $\overline{BF}$ and $\overline{CE}$. Find the ratio of the area of quadrilateral $EGFH$ to the area of square $ABCD$. [asy] size(5cm,0); draw((0,0)--(3,0)); draw((3,0)--(3,3)); draw((3,3)--(0,3)); draw((0,3)--(0,0)); draw((0,0)--(2,3)); draw((1,0)--(3,3)); draw((0,3)--(1,0)); draw((2,3)--(3,0)); label("$A$",(0,3),NW); label("$B$",(3,3),NE); label("$C$",(3,0),SE); label("$D$",(0,0),SW); label("$E$",(2,3),N); label("$F$",(1,0),S); label("$G$",(0.66666667,1),E); label("$H$",(2.33333333,2),W); [/asy]

2005 Tournament of Towns, 5

Tags: geometry , ratio
In triangle $ABC$ bisectors $AA_1, BB_1$ and $CC_1$ are drawn. Given $\angle A : \angle B : \angle C = 4 : 2 : 1$, prove that $A_1B_1 = A_1C_1$. [i](7 points)[/i]

2000 Romania National Olympiad, 4

In the rectangular parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$, the points $E$ and $F$ are the centers of the faces $ABCD$ and $ADD' A'$, respectively, and the planes $(BCF)$ and $(B'C'E)$ are perpendicular. Let $A'M \perp B'A$, $M \in B'A$ and $BN \perp B'C$, $N \in B'C$. Denote $n = \frac{C'D}{BN}$. a) Show that $n \ge \sqrt2$. . b) Express and in terms of $n$, the ratio between the volume of the tetrahedron $BB'M N$ and the volume of the parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$.

2014 Lithuania Team Selection Test, 6

Tags: ratio , geometry
Circles ω[size=35]1[/size] and ω[size=35]2[/size] have no common point. Where is outerior tangents a and b, interior tangent c. Lines a, b and c touches circle ω[size=35]1[/size] respectively on points A[size=35]1[/size], B[size=35]1[/size] and C[size=35]1[/size], and circle ω[size=35]2[/size] – respectively on points A[size=35]2[/size], B[size=35]2[/size] and C[size=35]2[/size]. Prove that triangles A[size=35]1[/size]B[size=35]1[/size]C[size=35]1[/size] and A[size=35]2[/size]B[size=35]2[/size]C[size=35]2[/size] area ratio is the same as ratio of ω[size=35]1[/size] and ω[size=35]2[/size] radii.

2007 India IMO Training Camp, 1

Circles $ w_{1}$ and $ w_{2}$ with centres $ O_{1}$ and $ O_{2}$ are externally tangent at point $ D$ and internally tangent to a circle $ w$ at points $ E$ and $ F$ respectively. Line $ t$ is the common tangent of $ w_{1}$ and $ w_{2}$ at $ D$. Let $ AB$ be the diameter of $ w$ perpendicular to $ t$, so that $ A, E, O_{1}$ are on the same side of $ t$. Prove that lines $ AO_{1}$, $ BO_{2}$, $ EF$ and $ t$ are concurrent.

2013 SDMO (Middle School), 3

Tags: ratio , geometry
Let $ABCD$ be a square, and let $\Gamma$ be the circle that is inscribed in square $ABCD$. Let $E$ and $F$ be points on line segments $AB$ and $AD$, respectively, so that $EF$ is tangent to $\Gamma$. Find the ratio of the area of triangle $CEF$ to the area of square $ABCD$.

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

In quadrilateral $ABCD$, we have $AB = 5$, $BC = 6$, $CD = 5$, $DA = 4$, and $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$. Let $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$. Compute $\dfrac{BE}{ED}$.

2010 Romanian Master of Mathematics, 3

Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ be a quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides. For each $i=1, 2, 3, 4$, define $\omega_1$ to be the circle touching the quadrilateral externally, and which is tangent to the lines $A_{i-1}A_i, A_iA_{i+1}$ and $A_{i+1}A_{i+2}$ (indices are considered modulo $4$ so $A_0=A_4, A_5=A_1$ and $A_6=A_2$). Let $T_i$ be the point of tangency of $\omega_i$ with the side $A_iA_{i+1}$. Prove that the lines $A_1A_2, A_3A_4$ and $T_2T_4$ are concurrent if and only if the lines $A_2A_3, A_4A_1$ and $T_1T_3$ are concurrent. [i]Pavel Kozhevnikov, Russia[/i]

2010 Contests, 3

Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ be a quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides. For each $i=1, 2, 3, 4$, define $\omega_1$ to be the circle touching the quadrilateral externally, and which is tangent to the lines $A_{i-1}A_i, A_iA_{i+1}$ and $A_{i+1}A_{i+2}$ (indices are considered modulo $4$ so $A_0=A_4, A_5=A_1$ and $A_6=A_2$). Let $T_i$ be the point of tangency of $\omega_i$ with the side $A_iA_{i+1}$. Prove that the lines $A_1A_2, A_3A_4$ and $T_2T_4$ are concurrent if and only if the lines $A_2A_3, A_4A_1$ and $T_1T_3$ are concurrent. [i]Pavel Kozhevnikov, Russia[/i]

2005 Postal Coaching, 12

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with vertices at lattice points. Suppose one of its sides in $\sqrt{n}$, where $n$ is square-free. Prove that $\frac{R}{r}$ is irraational . The symbols have usual meanings.

2019 Novosibirsk Oral Olympiad in Geometry, 3

A square sheet of paper $ABCD$ is folded straight in such a way that point $B$ hits to the midpoint of side $CD$. In what ratio does the fold line divide side $BC$?

1997 Nordic, 3

Let $A, B, C$, and $D$ be four different points in the plane. Three of the line segments $AB, AC, AD, BC, BD$, and $CD$ have length $a$. The other three have length $b$, where $b > a$. Determine all possible values of the quotient $\frac{b}{a}$. .

2005 Alexandru Myller, 4

Let $(a_n)_n$ be a sequence of positive irational numbers. a) Prove that for every $n\in\mathbb N^*$, the binomial development $(1+a_n)^n$ admits a unique maximum term and determine its rank $r_n\in\{1,2,\ldots,n+1\}$. b) We consider the sequences $x_n=a_n\sqrt n, n\in\mathbb N^*$ and $y_n=(1+a_n)^{r_n}, n\in\mathbb N^*$. Prove that $(x_n)_n$ is convergent if and only if the sequence $(y_n)_n$ is convergent. [i]Eugen Paltanea[/i]

1993 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

Tags: ratio
Country $\mathcal{A}$ has $c\%$ of the world's population and owns $d\%$ of the world's wealth. Country $\mathcal{B}$ has $e\%$ of the world's population and $f\%$ of its wealth. Assume that the citizens of $\mathcal{A}$ share the wealth of $\mathcal{A}$ equally, and assume that those of $\mathcal{B}$ share the wealth of $\mathcal{B}$ equally. Find the ratio of the wealth of a citizen of $\mathcal{A}$ to the wealth of a citizen of $\mathcal{B}$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{cd}{ef} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{ce}{df} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{cf}{de} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{de}{cf} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{df}{ce} $

2009 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 2

The pattern in the fi gure below continues inward in finitely. The base of the biggest triangle is 1. All triangles are equilateral. Find the shaded area. [asy] defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); pen blu = rgb(0,112,191); real r=sqrt(3); fill((8,0)--(0,8r)--(-8,0)--cycle, blu); fill(origin--(4,4r)--(-4,4r)--cycle, white); fill((2,2r)--(0,4r)--(-2,2r)--cycle, blu); fill((0,2r)--(1,3r)--(-1,3r)--cycle, white);[/asy]

2011 Switzerland - Final Round, 5

Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\tau$. The tangentlines to $\tau$ through $A$ and $B$ intersect at $T$. The circle through $A$, $B$ and $T$ intersects $BC$ and $AC$ again at $D$ and $E$, respectively; $CT$ and $BE$ intersect at $F$. Suppose $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Calculate the ratio $BF:BE$. [i](Swiss Mathematical Olympiad 2011, Final round, problem 5)[/i]