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2016 AMC 10, 5

Tags: geometry , ratio
A rectangular box has integer side lengths in the ratio $1: 3: 4$. Which of the following could be the volume of the box? $\textbf{(A)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 56\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 64\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 96\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 144$

2009 India IMO Training Camp, 1

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle with $ \angle A = 60^{\circ}$.Prove that if $ T$ is point of contact of Incircle And Nine-Point Circle, Then $ AT = r$, $ r$ being inradius.

1985 IMO Longlists, 83

Let $\Gamma_i, i = 0, 1, 2, \dots$ , be a circle of radius $r_i$ inscribed in an angle of measure $2\alpha$ such that each $\Gamma_i$ is externally tangent to $\Gamma_{i+1}$ and $r_{i+1} < r_i$. Show that the sum of the areas of the circles $\Gamma_i$ is equal to the area of a circle of radius $r =\frac 12 r_0 (\sqrt{ \sin \alpha} + \sqrt{\text{csc} \alpha}).$

2001 China National Olympiad, 1

Let $a$ be real number with $\sqrt{2}<a<2$, and let $ABCD$ be a convex cyclic quadrilateral whose circumcentre $O$ lies in its interior. The quadrilateral's circumcircle $\omega$ has radius $1$, and the longest and shortest sides of the quadrilateral have length $a$ and $\sqrt{4-a^2}$, respectively. Lines $L_A,L_B,L_C,L_D$ are tangent to $\omega$ at $A,B,C,D$, respectively. Let lines $L_A$ and $L_B$, $L_B$ and $L_C$,$L_C$ and $L_D$,$L_D$ and $L_A$ intersect at $A',B',C',D'$ respectively. Determine the minimum value of $\frac{S_{A'B'C'D'}}{S_{ABCD}}$.

1988 AMC 12/AHSME, 20

In one of the adjoining figures a square of side $2$ is dissected into four pieces so that $E$ and $F$ are the midpoints of opposite sides and $AG$ is perpendicular to $BF$. These four pieces can then be reassembled into a rectangle as shown in the second figure. The ratio of height to base, $XY$ / $YZ$, in this rectangle is [asy] size(180); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); pair A=(0,1), B=(0,-1), C=(2,-1), D=(2,1), E=(1,-1), F=(1,1), G=(.8,.6); pair X=(4,sqrt(5)), Y=(4,-sqrt(5)), Z=(4+2/sqrt(5),-sqrt(5)), W=(4+2/sqrt(5),sqrt(5)), T=(4,0), U=(4+2/sqrt(5),-4/sqrt(5)), V=(4+2/sqrt(5),1/sqrt(5)); draw(A--B--C--D--A^^B--F^^E--D^^A--G^^rightanglemark(A,G,F)); draw(X--Y--Z--W--X^^T--V--X^^Y--U); label("A", A, NW); label("B", B, SW); label("C", C, SE); label("D", D, NE); label("E", E, S); label("F", F, N); label("G", G, E); label("X", X, NW); label("Y", Y, SW); label("Z", Z, SE); label("W", W, NE); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1+2\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\sqrt{5}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{8+4\sqrt{3}}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5 $

Ukrainian TYM Qualifying - geometry, I.8

Tags: ratio , area , geometry
One of the sides of the triangle is divided by the ratio $p: q$, and the other by $m: n: k$. The obtained division points of the sides are connected to the opposite vertices of the triangle by straight lines. Find the ratio of the area of ​​this triangle to the area of ​​the quadrilateral formed by three such lines and one of the sides of the triangle.

2002 Putnam, 5

Define a sequence by $a_0=1$, together with the rules $a_{2n+1}=a_n$ and $a_{2n+2}=a_n+a_{n+1}$ for each integer $n\ge0$. Prove that every positive rational number appears in the set $ \left\{ \tfrac {a_{n-1}}{a_n}: n \ge 1 \right\} = \left\{ \tfrac {1}{1}, \tfrac {1}{2}, \tfrac {2}{1}, \tfrac {1}{3}, \tfrac {3}{2}, \cdots \right\} $.

2001 German National Olympiad, 6 (11)

In a pyramid $SABCD$ with the base $ABCD$ the triangles $ABD$ and $BCD$ have equal areas. Points $M,N,P,Q$ are the midpoints of the edges $AB,AD,SC,SD$ respectively. Find the ratio between the volumes of the pyramids $SABCD$ and $MNPQ$.

2018 AMC 8, 20

In $\triangle ABC,$ a point $E$ is on $\overline{AB}$ with $AE=1$ and $EB=2.$ Point $D$ is on $\overline{AC}$ so that $\overline{DE} \parallel \overline{BC}$ and point $F$ is on $\overline{BC}$ so that $\overline{EF} \parallel \overline{AC}.$ What is the ratio of the area of $CDEF$ to the area of $\triangle ABC?$ [asy] size(7cm); pair A,B,C,DD,EE,FF; A = (0,0); B = (3,0); C = (0.5,2.5); EE = (1,0); DD = intersectionpoint(A--C,EE--EE+(C-B)); FF = intersectionpoint(B--C,EE--EE+(C-A)); draw(A--B--C--A--DD--EE--FF,black+1bp); label("$A$",A,S); label("$B$",B,S); label("$C$",C,N); label("$D$",DD,W); label("$E$",EE,S); label("$F$",FF,NE); label("$1$",(A+EE)/2,S); label("$2$",(EE+B)/2,S); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } \frac{4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{2}{3}$

1964 AMC 12/AHSME, 22

Given parallelogram $ABCD$ with $E$ the midpoint of diagonal $BD$. Point $E$ is connected to a point $F$ in $DA$ so that $DF=\frac{1}{3}DA$. What is the ratio of the area of triangle $DFE$ to the area of quadrilateral $ABEF$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1:2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1:3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1:5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1:6 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1:7 $

1957 AMC 12/AHSME, 18

Circle $ O$ has diameters $ AB$ and $ CD$ perpendicular to each other. $ AM$ is any chord intersecting $ CD$ at $ P$. Then $ AP\cdot AM$ is equal to: [asy]defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); unitsize(2cm); pair O = origin; pair A = (-1,0); pair B = (1,0); pair C = (0,1); pair D = (0,-1); pair M = dir(45); pair P = intersectionpoint(O--C,A--M); draw(Circle(O,1)); draw(A--B); draw(C--D); draw(A--M); label("$A$",A,W); label("$B$",B,E); label("$C$",C,N); label("$D$",D,S); label("$M$",M,NE); label("$O$",O,NE); label("$P$",P,NW);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ AO\cdot OB \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ AO\cdot AB\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ CP\cdot CD \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ CP\cdot PD\qquad$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ CO\cdot OP$

2005 Iran MO (3rd Round), 4

Tags: function , ratio , algebra
Suppose $P,Q\in \mathbb R[x]$ that $deg\ P=deg\ Q$ and $PQ'-QP'$ has no real root. Prove that for each $\lambda \in \mathbb R$ number of real roots of $P$ and $\lambda P+(1-\lambda)Q$ are equal.

1984 Balkan MO, 2

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral and let $H_{A}, H_{B}, H_{C}, H_{D}$ be the orthocenters of the triangles $BCD$, $CDA$, $DAB$ and $ABC$ respectively. Show that the quadrilaterals $ABCD$ and $H_{A}H_{B}H_{C}H_{D}$ are congruent.

1991 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 4

Tags: distance , ratio , geometry
Prove that in all triangles $ABC$ with $\angle A = 2\angle B$ the distance from $C$ to $A$ and to the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ are in the same ratio.

2013 AIME Problems, 5

In equilateral $\triangle ABC$ let points $D$ and $E$ trisect $\overline{BC}$. Then $\sin \left( \angle DAE \right)$ can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$, where $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime positive integers, and $b$ is an integer that is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a+b+c$.

1998 AMC 12/AHSME, 26

In quadrilateral $ ABCD$, it is given that $ \angle A \equal{} 120^\circ$, angles $ B$ and $ D$ are right angles, $ AB \equal{} 13$, and $ AD \equal{} 46$. Then $ AC \equal{}$ $ \textbf{(A)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 62 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 64 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 65 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 72$

1966 AMC 12/AHSME, 32

Tags: ratio , geometry
Let $M$ be the midpoint of side $AB$ of the triangle $ABC$. Let$P$ be a point on $AB$ between $A$ and $M$, and let $MD$ be drawn parallel to $PC$ and intersecting $BC$ at $D$. If the ratio of the area of the triangle $BPD$ to that of triangle $ABC$ is denoted by $r$, then $\text{(A)}\ \tfrac{1}{2}<r<1\text{ depending upon the position of }P \qquad\\ \text{(B)}\ r=\tfrac{1}{2}\text{ independent of the position of }P\qquad\\ \text{(C)}\ \tfrac{1}{2}\le r<1\text{ depending upon the position of }P \qquad\\ \text{(D)}\ \tfrac{1}{3}<r<\tfrac{2}{3}\text{ depending upon the position of }P \qquad\\ \text{(E)}\ r=\tfrac{1}{3} \text{ independent of the position of }P$

2010 AMC 8, 17

The diagram shows an octagon consisting of $10$ unit squares. The portion below $\overline{PQ}$ is a unit square and a triangle with base $5$. If $\overline{PQ}$ bisects the area of the octagon, what is the ratio $\frac{XQ}{QY}$? [asy] import graph; size(300); real lsf = 0.5; pen dp = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dp); pen ds = black; pen xdxdff = rgb(0.49,0.49,1); draw((0,0)--(6,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,0)--(0,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,1)--(1,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,1)--(1,2),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,2)--(5,2),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,2)--(5,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,1)--(6,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((6,1)--(6,0),linewidth(1.2pt));draw((1,1)--(5,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,1)--(1,0),linewidth(1.2pt));draw((2,2)--(2,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((3,2)--(3,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((4,2)--(4,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,1)--(5,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,0)--(5,1.5),linewidth(1.2pt)); dot((0,0),ds); label("$P$", (-0.23,-0.26),NE*lsf); dot((0,1),ds); dot((1,1),ds); dot((1,2),ds); dot((5,2),ds); label("$X$", (5.14,2.02),NE*lsf); dot((5,1),ds); label("$Y$", (5.12,1.14),NE*lsf); dot((6,1),ds); dot((6,0),ds); dot((1,0),ds); dot((2,0),ds); dot((3,0),ds); dot((4,0),ds); dot((5,0),ds); dot((2,2),ds); dot((3,2),ds); dot((4,2),ds); dot((5,1.5),ds); label("$Q$", (5.14,1.51),NE*lsf); clip((-4.19,-5.52)--(-4.19,6.5)--(10.08,6.5)--(10.08,-5.52)--cycle); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ \frac 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac 12 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac 35 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac 23 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac 34$

1983 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

Tags: ratio
In a certain population the ratio of the number of women to the number of men is 11 to 10. If the average (arithmetic mean) age of the women is 34 and the average age of the men is 32, then the average age of the population is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 32\frac{9}{10}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 32\frac{20}{21}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 33\frac{1}{21}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 33\frac{1}{10} $

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 90

Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \left(\frac{_{3n}C_n}{_{2n}C_n}\right)^{\frac{1}{n}}$ where $_iC_j$ is a binominal coefficient which means $\frac{i\cdot (i-1)\cdots(i-j+1)}{j\cdot (j-1)\cdots 2\cdot 1}$.

2008 AMC 12/AHSME, 20

Tags: ratio
Michael walks at the rate of $ 5$ feet per second on a long straight path. Trash pails are located every $ 200$ feet along the path. A garbage truck travels at $ 10$ feet per second in the same direction as Michael and stops for $ 30$ seconds at each pail. As Michael passes a pail, he notices the truck ahead of him just leaving the next pail. How many times will Michael and the truck meet? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$

2014 IPhOO, 2

Tags: rotation , ratio
An ice ballerina rotates at a constant angular velocity at one particular point. That is, she does not translationally move. Her arms are fully extended as she rotates. Her moment of inertia is $I$. Now, she pulls her arms in and her moment of inertia is now $\frac{7}{10}I$. What is the ratio of the new kinetic energy (arms in) to the initial kinetic energy (arms out)? $ \textbf {(A) } \dfrac {7}{10} \qquad \textbf {(B) } \dfrac {49}{100} \qquad \textbf {(C) } 1 \qquad \textbf {(C) } \dfrac {100}{49} \qquad \textbf {(E) } \dfrac {10}{7} $ [i]Problem proposed by Ahaan Rungta[/i]

1964 AMC 12/AHSME, 29

In this figure $\angle RFS = \angle FDR$, $FD = 4$ inches, $DR = 6$ inches, $FR = 5$ inches, $FS = 7\dfrac{1}{2}$ inches. The length of $RS$, in inches, is: [asy] import olympiad; pair F,R,S,D; F=origin; R=5*dir(aCos(9/16)); S=(7.5,0); D=4*dir(aCos(9/16)+aCos(1/8)); label("$F$",F,SW);label("$R$",R,N); label("$S$",S,SE); label("$D$",D,W); label("$7\frac{1}{2}$",(F+S)/2.5,SE); label("$4$",midpoint(F--D),SW); label("$5$",midpoint(F--R),W); label("$6$",midpoint(D--R),N); draw(F--D--R--F--S--R); markscalefactor=0.1; draw(anglemark(S,F,R)); draw(anglemark(F,D,R)); //Credit to throwaway1489 for the diagram[/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ \text{undetermined} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6\dfrac{1}{4}$

2005 AMC 10, 7

Tags: geometry , ratio
A circle is inscribed in a square, then a square is inscribed in this circle, and finally, a circle is inscribed in this square. What is the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger square? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi}{16}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi}{8}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3\pi}{16}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\pi}{4}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\pi}{2}$

2013 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 5

The angle bisector of $A$ in triangle $ABC$ intersects $BC$ in the point $D$. The point $E$ lies on the side $AC$, and the lines $AD$ and $BE$ intersect in the point $F$. Furthermore, $\frac{|AF|}{|F D|}= 3$ and $\frac{|BF|}{|F E|}=\frac{5}{3}$. Prove that $|AB| = |AC|$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-evofDCeJWPY/XzT9dmxXzVI/AAAAAAAAMVY/ZN87X3Cg8iMiULwvMhgFrXbdd_f1f-JWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2013%2BMohr%2Bp5.png[/img]