Found problems: 1342
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and points $E$ and $F$ on sides $AB,CD$ such that
\[\tfrac{AB}{AE}=\tfrac{CD}{DF}=n\]
If $S$ is the area of $AEFD$ show that ${S\leq\frac{AB\cdot CD+n(n-1)AD^2+n^2DA\cdot BC}{2n^2}}$
In a square $ABCD$, $E$ is a point on diagonal $BD$. $P$ and $Q$ are the circumcentres of $\triangle ABE$ and $\triangle ADE$ respectively. Prove that $APEQ$ is a square.
we are given $n$ rectangles in the plane. Prove that between $4n$ right angles formed by these rectangles there are at least $[4\sqrt n]$ distinct right angles.
Let $C$ be a circle with radius $R$ and centre $O$, and $S$ a fixed point in the interior of $C$. Let $AA'$ and $BB'$ be perpendicular chords through $S$. Consider the rectangles $SAMB$, $SBN'A'$, $SA'M'B'$, and $SB'NA$. Find the set of all points $M$, $N'$, $M'$, and $N$ when $A$ moves around the whole circle.
Two congruent rectangles are located as shown in the figure. Find the area of the shaded part.
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/e/10b164535ab5b3a3b98ce1a0b84892cd11d76f.png[/img]
Let the points $O$ and $H$ be the circumcenter and orthocenter of an acute angled triangle $ABC.$ Let $D$ be the midpoint of $BC.$ Let $E$ be the point on the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ such that $AE\perp HE.$ Let $F$ be the point such that $AEHF$ is a rectangle. Prove that $D,E,F$ are collinear.
With $76$ tiles, of which some are white, other blue and the remaining red, they form a rectangle of $4 \times 19$. Show that there is a rectangle, inside the largest, that has its vertices of the same color.
We call a rectangle of the size $1 \times 2$ a domino. Rectangle of the $2 \times 3$ removing two opposite (under center of rectangle) corners we call tetramino. These figures can be rotated.
It requires to tile rectangle of size $2008 \times 2010$ by using dominoes and tetraminoes. What is the minimal number of dominoes should be used?
In the diagram, congruent rectangles $ABCD$ and $DEFG$ have a common vertex $D$. Sides $BC$ and $EF$ meet at $H$. Given that $DA = DE = 8$, $AB = EF = 12$, and $BH = 7$. Find the area of $ABHED$.
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/b/7225fa89097e7b20ea246b3aa920d2464080a5.png[/img]
Let the $JHIZ$ be a rectangle and let $A$ and $C$ be points on the sides $ZI$ and $ZJ$, respectively. The perpendicular from $A$ on $CH$ intersects line $HI$ at point $X$ and perpendicular from $C$ on $AH$ intersects line $HJ$ at point $Y$. Show that points $X, Y$, and $Z$ are collinear.
Two rooks on a chessboard are said to be attacking each other if they are placed in the same row or column of the board.
(a) There are eight rooks on a chessboard, none of them attacks any other. Prove that there is an even number of rooks on black fields.
(b) How many ways can eight mutually non-attacking rooks be placed on the 9 £ 9 chessboard so that all eight rooks are on squares of the same color.
We have an $n \times n$ board, filled with $n$ rectangles aligned to the grid. The $n$ rectangles cover all the board and are never superposed. Find, in terms of $n$, the smallest value the sum of the $n$ diagonals of the rectangles can take.
The bisector of the diagonal $BD$ of a rectangle $ABCD$ (with $AB < BC$) intersects the lines $BC$ and $BA$ at points $E$ and $F$, respectively. The line passing through point $F$ and parallel to segment $AC$ intersects line $CD$ at point $G$.
Prove that lines $EG$ and $AC$ are perpendicular
A square is divided into $5$ rectangles in such a way that its $4$ vertices belong to $4$ of the rectangles , whose areas are equal , and the fifth rectangle has no points in common with the side of the square (see diagram) . Prove that the fifth rectangle is a square.
[img]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TQc1v_NODek/XWHHgmONboI/AAAAAAAAKi4/XES55OJS5jY9QpNmoURp4y80EkanNzmMwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/TOT%2B1985%2BSpring%2BJ4.png[/img]
In the following figure, the largest square is divided into two squares and three rectangles, as shown:
The area of each smaller square is equal to $a$ and the area of each small rectangle is equal to $b$. If $a+b=24$ and the root square of $a$ is a natural number, find all possible values for the area of the largest square.
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/a/0b424d9c293889b24d9f31b1531bed5081081f.png[/img]
Define a "hook" to be a figure made up of six unit squares as shown below in the picture, or any of the figures obtained by applying rotations and reflections to this figure.
[asy]
unitsize(0.5 cm);
draw((0,0)--(1,0));
draw((0,1)--(1,1));
draw((2,1)--(3,1));
draw((0,2)--(3,2));
draw((0,3)--(3,3));
draw((0,0)--(0,3));
draw((1,0)--(1,3));
draw((2,1)--(2,3));
draw((3,1)--(3,3));
[/asy]
Determine all $ m\times n$ rectangles that can be covered without gaps and without overlaps with hooks such that
- the rectangle is covered without gaps and without overlaps
- no part of a hook covers area outside the rectangle.
A right rectangular prism $P$ (i.e., a rectangular parallelpiped) has sides of integral length $a, b, c,$ with $a\le b\le c.$ A plane parallel to one of the faces of $P$ cuts $P$ into two prisms, one of which is similar to $P,$ and both of which have nonzero volume. Given that $b=1995,$ for how many ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ does such a plane exist?
Cut the $10$ cm $x 20$ cm rectangle into two pieces with one straight cut so that they can be placed inside the $19.4$ cm diameter circle without intersecting.
The projection of the vertex $C$ of the rectangle $ABCD$ on the diagonal $BD$ is $E$. The projections of $E$ on $AB$ and $AD$ are $F$ and $G$ respectively. Prove that $$AF^{2/3} + AG^{2/3} = AC^{2/3}$$
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A square-shaped pizza with side length $30$ cm is cut into pieces (not necessarily rectangular). All cuts are parallel to the sides, and the total length of the cuts is $240$ cm. Show that there is a piece whose area is at least $36$ cm$^2$
A rectangle in xy Cartesian System is called latticed if all it's vertices have integer coordinates.
a) Find a latticed rectangle of area $2013$, whose sides are not parallel to the axes.
b) Show that if a latticed rectangle has area $2011$, then their sides are parallel to the axes.
Let $ABC$ an acute triangle.
(a) Find the locus of points that are centers of rectangles whose vertices lie on the sides of $ABC$;
(b) Determine if exist some points that are centers of $3$ distinct rectangles whose vertices lie on the sides of $ABC$.
Let $E$, $F$, $G$ be points on sides $[AB]$, $[BC]$, $[CD]$ of the rectangle $ABCD$, respectively, such that $|BF|=|FQ|$, $m(\widehat{FGE})=90^\circ$, $|BC|=4\sqrt 3 / 5$, and $|EF|=\sqrt 5$. What is $|BF|$?
$
\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{\sqrt{10} - \sqrt{2}}{2}
\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt 3 -1
\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt 3
\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{\sqrt{11} - \sqrt{3}}{2}
\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1
$
For $ s,t \in \mathbb{N}$, consider the set $ M\equal{}\{ (x,y) \in \mathbb{N} ^2 | 1 \le x \le s, 1 \le y \le t \}$. Find the number of rhombi with the vertices in $ M$ and the diagonals parallel to the coordinate axes.
Circles with centers $ O$ and $ P$ have radii 2 and 4, respectively, and are externally tangent. Points $ A$ and $ B$ are on the circle centered at $ O$, and points $ C$ and $ D$ are on the circle centered at $ P$, such that $ \overline{AD}$ and $ \overline{BC}$ are common external tangents to the circles. What is the area of hexagon $ AOBCPD$?
[asy]
unitsize(0.4 cm); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(11));
pair A, B, C, D;
pair[] O;
O[1] = (6,0);
O[2] = (12,0);
A = (32/6,8*sqrt(2)/6);
B = (32/6,-8*sqrt(2)/6);
C = 2*B;
D = 2*A;
draw(Circle(O[1],2));
draw(Circle(O[2],4));
draw((0.7*A)--(1.2*D));
draw((0.7*B)--(1.2*C));
draw(O[1]--O[2]);
draw(A--O[1]);
draw(B--O[1]);
draw(C--O[2]);
draw(D--O[2]);
label("$A$", A, NW);
label("$B$", B, SW);
label("$C$", C, SW);
label("$D$", D, NW);
dot("$O$", O[1], SE);
dot("$P$", O[2], SE);
label("$2$", (A + O[1])/2, E);
label("$4$", (D + O[2])/2, E);[/asy]
$ \textbf{(A) } 18\sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(B) } 24\sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(C) } 36 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 24\sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(E) } 32\sqrt {2}$