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1986 IMO Shortlist, 15

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral whose vertices do not lie on a circle. Let $A'B'C'D'$ be a quadrangle such that $A',B', C',D'$ are the centers of the circumcircles of triangles $BCD,ACD,ABD$, and $ABC$. We write $T (ABCD) = A'B'C'D'$. Let us define $A''B''C''D'' = T (A'B'C'D') = T (T (ABCD)).$ [b](a)[/b] Prove that $ABCD$ and $A''B''C''D''$ are similar. [b](b) [/b]The ratio of similitude depends on the size of the angles of $ABCD$. Determine this ratio.

2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 5

Let ABC be a right triangle with $\angle B = 90^{\circ}$.Let E and F be respectively the midpoints of AB and AC.Suppose the incentre I of ABC lies on the circumcircle of triangle AEF,find the ratio BC/AB.

2013 Princeton University Math Competition, 2

An equilateral triangle is given. A point lies on the incircle of this triangle. If the smallest two distances from the point to the sides of the triangle is $1$ and $4$, the sidelength of this equilateral triangle can be expressed as $\tfrac{a\sqrt b}c$ where $(a,c)=1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of an integer greater than $1$. Find $a+b+c$.

2009 AMC 10, 9

Positive integers $ a$, $ b$, and $ 2009$, with $ a<b<2009$, form a geometric sequence with an integer ratio. What is $ a$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 41 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 49 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 289 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2009$

2003 Estonia Team Selection Test, 6

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle, $O$ its circumcenter and $H$ its orthocenter. The orthogonal projection of the vertex $A$ to the line $BC$ lies on the perpendicular bisector of the segment $AC$. Compute $\frac{CH}{BO}$ . (J. Willemson)

2012 AMC 10, 17

Jesse cuts a circular paper disk of radius $12$ along two radii to form two sectors, the smaller having a central angle of $120$ degrees. He makes two circular cones, using each sector to form the lateral surface of a cone. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller cone to that of the larger? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{8} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{10}}{10} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{10}}{5} $

2009 Nordic, 1

Tags: ratio , geometry
A point $P$ is chosen in an arbitrary triangle. Three lines are drawn through $P$ which are parallel to the sides of the triangle. The lines divide the triangle into three smaller triangles and three parallelograms. Let $f$ be the ratio between the total area of the three smaller triangles and the area of the given triangle. Prove that $f\ge\frac{1}{3}$ and determine those points $P$ for which $f =\frac{1}{3}$ .

2010 Contests, 1

Let $\gamma,\Gamma$ be two concentric circles with radii $r,R$ with $r<R$. Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in $\gamma$. If $\overrightarrow{AB}$ denotes the Ray starting from $A$ and extending indefinitely in $B's$ direction then Let $\overrightarrow{AB}, \overrightarrow{BC}, \overrightarrow{CD} , \overrightarrow{DA}$ meet $\Gamma$ at the points $C_1,D_1,A_1,B_1$ respectively. Prove that \[\frac{[A_1B_1C_1D_1]}{[ABCD]} \ge \frac{R^2}{r^2}\] where $[.]$ denotes area.

2010 Cuba MO, 3

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle at $B$. Let $D$ be a point such that $BD\perp AC$ and $DC = AC$. Find the ratio $\frac{AD}{AB}$.

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 $ABCDA'B'C'D'$.

1992 China Team Selection Test, 1

A triangle $ABC$ is given in the plane with $AB = \sqrt{7},$ $BC = \sqrt{13}$ and $CA = \sqrt{19},$ circles are drawn with centers at $A,B$ and $C$ and radii $\frac{1}{3},$ $\frac{2}{3}$ and $1,$ respectively. Prove that there are points $A',B',C'$ on these three circles respectively such that triangle $ABC$ is congruent to triangle $A'B'C'.$

2009 Moldova Team Selection Test, 2

[color=darkblue]Let $ M$ be a set of aritmetic progressions with integer terms and ratio bigger than $ 1$. [b]a)[/b] Prove that the set of the integers $ \mathbb{Z}$ can be written as union of the finite number of the progessions from $ M$ with different ratios. [b]b)[/b] Prove that the set of the integers $ \mathbb{Z}$ can not be written as union of the finite number of the progessions from $ M$ with ratios integer numbers, any two of them coprime.[/color]

2016 Indonesia TST, 4

We call a subset $B$ of natural numbers [i]loyal[/i] if there exists natural numbers $i\le j$ such that $B=\{i,i+1,\ldots,j\}$. Let $Q$ be the set of all [i]loyal[/i] sets. For every subset $A=\{a_1<a_2<\ldots<a_k\}$ of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ we set \[f(A)=\max_{1\le i \le k-1}{a_{i+1}-a_i}\qquad\text{and}\qquad g(A)=\max_{B\subseteq A, B\in Q} |B|.\] Furthermore, we define \[F(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} f(A)\qquad\text{and}\qquad G(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} g(A).\] Prove that there exists $m\in \mathbb N$ such that for each natural number $n>m$ we have $F(n)>G(n)$. (By $|A|$ we mean the number of elements of $A$, and if $|A|\le 1$, we define $f(A)$ to be zero). [i]Proposed by Javad Abedi[/i]

1996 USAMO, 2

For any nonempty set $S$ of real numbers, let $\sigma(S)$ denote the sum of the elements of $S$. Given a set $A$ of $n$ positive integers, consider the collection of all distinct sums $\sigma(S)$ as $S$ ranges over the nonempty subsets of $A$. Prove that this collection of sums can be partitioned into $n$ classes so that in each class, the ratio of the largest sum to the smallest sum does not exceed 2.

2013 All-Russian Olympiad, 4

Let $ \omega $ be the incircle of the triangle $ABC$ and with centre $I$. Let $\Gamma $ be the circumcircle of the triangle $AIB$. Circles $ \omega $ and $ \Gamma $ intersect at the point $X$ and $Y$. Let $Z$ be the intersection of the common tangents of the circles $\omega$ and $\Gamma$. Show that the circumcircle of the triangle $XYZ$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$.

1964 AMC 12/AHSME, 23

Tags: ratio
Two numbers are such that their difference, their sum, and their product are to one another as $1:7:24$. The product of the two numbers is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 96 $

2014 AMC 8, 7

Tags: ratio
There are four more girls than boys in Ms. Raub's class of $28$ students. What is the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in her class? $\textbf{(A) }3 : 4\qquad\textbf{(B) }4 : 3\qquad\textbf{(C) }3 : 2\qquad\textbf{(D) }7 : 4\qquad \textbf{(E) }2 : 1$

2009 All-Russian Olympiad, 2

Let be given a triangle $ ABC$ and its internal angle bisector $ BD$ $ (D\in BC)$. The line $ BD$ intersects the circumcircle $ \Omega$ of triangle $ ABC$ at $ B$ and $ E$. Circle $ \omega$ with diameter $ DE$ cuts $ \Omega$ again at $ F$. Prove that $ BF$ is the symmedian line of triangle $ ABC$.

2011 AMC 10, 16

A dart board is a regular octagon divided into regions as shown. Suppose that a dart thrown at the board is equally likely to land anywhere on the board. What is probability that the dart lands within the center square? [asy] unitsize(10mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(10pt)); dotfactor=4; pair A=(0,1), B=(1,0), C=(1+sqrt(2),0), D=(2+sqrt(2),1), E=(2+sqrt(2),1+sqrt(2)), F=(1+sqrt(2),2+sqrt(2)), G=(1,2+sqrt(2)), H=(0,1+sqrt(2)); draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--G--H--cycle); draw(A--D); draw(B--G); draw(C--F); draw(E--H); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2} - 1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{2 - \sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2 - \sqrt{2}$

2021 Dutch BxMO TST, 5

Tags: ratio , geometry
Given is a triangle $ABC$ with the property that $|AB| + |AC| = 3|BC|$. Let $T$ be the point on segment $AC$ such that $|AC| = 4|AT|$. Let $K$ and $L$ be points on the interior of line segments $AB$ and $AC$ respectively such that $KL \parallel BC$ and $KL$ is tangent to the inscribed circle of $\vartriangle ABC$. Let $S$ be the intersection of $BT$ and $KL$. Determine the ratio $\frac{|SL|}{|KL|}$

1995 All-Russian Olympiad, 7

The altitudes of a tetrahedron intersect in a point. Prove that this point, the foot of one of the altitudes, and the points dividing the other three altitudes in the ratio $2 : 1$ (measuring from the vertices) lie on a sphere. [i]D. Tereshin[/i]

1988 AMC 12/AHSME, 16

Tags: ratio , geometry
$ABC$ and $A'B'C'$ are equilateral triangles with parallel sides and the same center, as in the figure. The distance between side $BC$ and side $B'C'$ is $\frac{1}{6}$ the altitude of $\triangle ABC$. The ratio of the area of $\triangle A'B'C'$ to the area of $\triangle ABC$ is [asy] size(170); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); pair H=origin, B=(1,-(1/sqrt(3))), C=(-1,-(1/sqrt(3))), A=(0,(2/sqrt(3))), E=(2,-(2/sqrt(3))), F=(-2,-(2/sqrt(3))), D=(0,(4/sqrt(3))); draw(A--B--C--A^^D--E--F--D); label("$A'$", A, dir(90)); label("$B'$", B, SE); label("$C'$", C, SW); label("$A$", D, dir(90)); label("$B$", E, dir(0)); label("$C$", F, W); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{36}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{6}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{9+8\sqrt{3}}{36} $

2004 Turkey MO (2nd round), 5

The excircle of a triangle $ABC$ corresponding to $A$ touches the lines $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_1,B_1,C_1$, respectively. The excircle corresponding to $B$ touches $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_2,B_2,C_2$, and the excircle corresponding to $C$ touches $BC,CA,AB$ at $A_3,B_3,C_3$, respectively. Find the maximum possible value of the ratio of the sum of the perimeters of $\triangle A_1B_1C_1$, $\triangle A_2B_2C_2$ and $\triangle A_3B_3C_3$ to the circumradius of $\triangle ABC$.

1991 Flanders Math Olympiad, 3

Given $\Delta ABC$ equilateral, with $X\in[A,B]$. Then we define unique points Y,Z so that $Y\in[B,C]$, $Z\in[A,C]$, $\Delta XYZ$ equilateral. If $Area\left(\Delta ABC\right) = 2 \cdot Area\left(\Delta XYZ\right)$, find the ratio of $\frac{AX}{XB},\frac{BY}{YC},\frac{CZ}{ZA}$.

2022 Switzerland - Final Round, 1

Tags: ratio , geometry
Let $k$ be a circle with centre $M$ and let $AB$ be a diameter of $k$. Furthermore, let $C$ be a point on $k$ such that $AC = AM$. Let $D$ be the point on the line $AC$ such that $CD = AB$ and $C$ lies between $A$ and $D$. Let $E$ be the second intersection of the circumcircle of $BCD$ with line $AB$ and $F$ be the intersection of the lines $ED$ and $BC$. The line $AF$ cuts the segment $BD$ in $X$. Determine the ratio $BX/XD$.