Olympiad problems

2013 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 18

Let $AD$ be a bisector of triangle $ABC$. Points $M$ and $N$ are projections of $B$ and $C$ respectively to $AD$. The circle with diameter $MN$ intersects $BC$ at points $X$ and $Y$. Prove that $\angle BAX = \angle CAY$.

2013 India IMO Training Camp, 2

Tags: trigonometry , geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , trig identities , law of sines

In a triangle $ABC$ with $B = 90^\circ$, $D$ is a point on the segment $BC$ such that the inradii of triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ are equal. If $\widehat{ADB} = \varphi$ then prove that $\tan^2 (\varphi/2) = \tan (C/2)$.

2014 China Girls Math Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , trapezoid , geometric transformation , reflection , analytic geometry , vector

In acute triangle $ABC$, $AB > AC$. $D$ and $E$ are the midpoints of $AB$, $AC$ respectively. The circumcircle of $ADE$ intersects the circumcircle of $BCE$ again at $P$. The circumcircle of $ADE$ intersects the circumcircle $BCD$ again at $Q$. Prove that $AP = AQ$.

2013 India IMO Training Camp, 2

Tags: trigonometry , geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , trig identities , law of sines

In a triangle $ABC$ with $B = 90^\circ$, $D$ is a point on the segment $BC$ such that the inradii of triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ are equal. If $\widehat{ADB} = \varphi$ then prove that $\tan^2 (\varphi/2) = \tan (C/2)$.

2009 Italy TST, 2

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , trapezoid , geometric transformation , reflection , power of a point , radical axis

Two circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ intersect at $M,N$. The common tangent line nearer to $M$ of the two circles touches $O_1,O_2$ at $A,B$ respectively. Let $C,D$ be the symmetric points of $A,B$ with respect to $M$ respectively. The circumcircle of triangle $DCM$ intersects circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ at points $E,F$ respectively which are distinct from $M$. Prove that the circumradii of the triangles $MEF$ and $NEF$ are equal.

2008 Tuymaada Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometric transformation , reflection , incenter , circumcircle , geometry

Point $ I_1$ is the reflection of incentre $ I$ of triangle $ ABC$ across the side $ BC$. The circumcircle of $ BCI_1$ intersects the line $ II_1$ again at point $ P$. It is known that $ P$ lies outside the incircle of the triangle $ ABC$. Two tangents drawn from $ P$ to the latter circle touch it at points $ X$ and $ Y$. Prove that the line $ XY$ contains a medial line of the triangle $ ABC$. [i]Author: L. Emelyanov[/i]

2008 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 2, 3

Tags: circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

We are given a square $ ABCD$. Let $ P$ be a point not equal to a corner of the square or to its center $ M$. For any such $ P$, we let $ E$ denote the common point of the lines $ PD$ and $ AC$, if such a point exists. Furthermore, we let $ F$ denote the common point of the lines $ PC$ and $ BD$, if such a point exists. All such points $ P$, for which $ E$ and $ F$ exist are called acceptable points. Determine the set of all acceptable points, for which the line $ EF$ is parallel to $ AD$.

2022 MMATHS, 2

Tags: geometry , reflection , area

Triangle $ABC$ has $AB = 3$, $BC = 4$, and $CA = 5$. Points $D$, $E$, $F$, $G$, $H$, and $I$ are the reflections of $A$ over $B$, $B$ over $A$, $B$ over $C$, $C$ over $B$, $C$ over $A$, and $A$ over $C$, respectively. Find the area of hexagon $EFIDGH$.

2005 Cono Sur Olympiad, 1

Tags: incenter , geometric transformation , reflection , symmetry , perpendicular bisector , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a isosceles triangle, with $AB=AC$. A line $r$ that pass through the incenter $I$ of $ABC$ touches the sides $AB$ and $AC$ at the points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $F$ and $G$ be points on $BC$ such that $BF=CE$ and $CG=BD$. Show that the angle $\angle FIG$ is constant when we vary the line $r$.

2012 India IMO Training Camp, 1

Tags: geometry , incenter , symmetry , reflection

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB=AC$ and let $D$ be the midpoint of $AC$. The angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects the circle through $D,B$ and $C$ at the point $E$ inside the triangle $ABC$. The line $BD$ intersects the circle through $A,E$ and $B$ in two points $B$ and $F$. The lines $AF$ and $BE$ meet at a point $I$, and the lines $CI$ and $BD$ meet at a point $K$. Show that $I$ is the incentre of triangle $KAB$. [i]Proposed by Jan Vonk, Belgium and Hojoo Lee, South Korea[/i]

2007 Irish Math Olympiad, 3

Tags: circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

The point $ P$ is a fixed point on a circle and $ Q$ is a fixed point on a line. The point $ R$ is a variable point on the circle such that $ P,Q,$ and $ R$ are not collinear. The circle through $ P,Q,$ and $ R$ meets the line again at $ V$. Show that the line $ VR$ passes through a fixed point.

2010 Postal Coaching, 5

Tags: rectangle , geometric transformation , reflection , circumcircle , angle bisector , geometry

A point $P$ lies on the internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ of a triangle $\triangle ABC$. Point $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$ and $PD$ meets the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ at point $E$. If $F$ is the point such that $PAEF$ is a rectangle then prove that $PF$ bisects $\angle BFC$ internally or externally.

2009 Balkan MO Shortlist, G6

Tags: geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , circumcircle , rotation , trapezoid , trigonometry

Two circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ intersect each other at $M$ and $N$. The common tangent to two circles nearer to $M$ touch $O_1$ and $O_2$ at $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let $C$ and $D$ be the reflection of $A$ and $B$ respectively with respect to $M$. The circumcircle of the triangle $DCM$ intersect circles $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively at points $E$ and $F$ (both distinct from $M$). Show that the circumcircles of triangles $MEF$ and $NEF$ have same radius length.

2000 All-Russian Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , trigonometry , geometric transformation , reflection , circumcircle , angle bisector

In an acute scalene triangle $ABC$ the bisector of the acute angle between the altitudes $AA_1$ and $CC_1$ meets the sides $AB$ and $BC$ at $P$ and $Q$ respectively. The bisector of the angle $B$ intersects the segment joining the orthocenter of $ABC$ and the midpoint of $AC$ at point $R$. Prove that $P$, $B$, $Q$, $R$ lie on a circle.

1970 IMO Longlists, 40

Tags: geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , combinatorics

Let ABC be a triangle with angles $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ commensurable with $\pi$. Starting from a point $P$ interior to the triangle, a ball reflects on the sides of $ABC$, respecting the law of reflection that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. Prove that, supposing that the ball never reaches any of the vertices $A,B,C$, the set of all directions in which the ball will move through time is finite. In other words, its path from the moment $0$ to infinity consists of segments parallel to a finite set of lines.

2019 Romania Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: reflection , orthocenter , concurrency , geometry

Let $AD, BE$, and $CF$ denote the altitudes of triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Points $E'$ and $F'$ are the reflections of $E$ and $F$ over $AD$, respectively. The lines $BF'$ and $CE'$ intersect at $X$, while the lines $BE'$ and $CF'$ intersect at the point $Y$. Prove that if $H$ is the orthocenter of $\vartriangle ABC$, then the lines $AX, YH$, and $BC$ are concurrent.

2013 Serbia National Math Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , trigonometry , ratio , circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , parallelogram

Let $A'$ and $B'$ be feet of altitudes from $A$ and $B$, respectively, in acute-angled triangle $ABC$ ($AC\not = BC$). Circle $k$ contains points $A'$ and $B'$ and touches segment $AB$ in $D$. If triangles $ADA'$ and $BDB'$ have the same area, prove that \[\angle A'DB'= \angle ACB.\]

1953 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 254

Tags: game , combinatorics , reflection , combinatorial geometry

Given a $101\times 200$ sheet of graph paper, we start moving from a corner square in the direction of the square’s diagonal (not the sheet’s diagonal) to the border of the sheet, then change direction obeying the laws of light’s reflection. Will we ever reach a corner square? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/8/4ec2f4583f406feda004c7fb4f11a424c9b9ae.png[/img]

2010 AMC 10, 23

Tags: reflection , rotation , bad mathcounts , hook length formula

The entries in a $ 3\times3$ array include all the digits from 1 through 9, arranged so that the entries in every row and column are in increasing order. How many such arrays are there? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 60$

2003 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 2

Tags: geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ the angle at $B$ is greater than $45^\circ$. Points $D,E, F$ are the feet of the altitudes from $A,B,C$ respectively, and $K$ is the point on segment $AF$ such that $\angle DKF = \angle KEF$. (a) Show that such a point $K$ always exists. (b) Prove that $KD^2 = FD^2 + AF \cdot BF$.

2012 Nordic, 2

Tags: circumcircle , geometric transformation , reflection , geometry

Given a triangle $ABC$, let $P$ lie on the circumcircle of the triangle and be the midpoint of the arc $BC$ which does not contain $A$. Draw a straight line $l$ through $P$ so that $l$ is parallel to $AB$. Denote by $k$ the circle which passes through $B$, and is tangent to $l$ at the point $P$. Let $Q$ be the second point of intersection of $k$ and the line $AB$ (if there is no second point of intersection, choose $Q = B$). Prove that $AQ = AC$.

2009 IMO Shortlist, 7

Tags: geometry , incenter , reflection , inequalities

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$ and let $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ be the incenters of the triangles $BIC$, $CIA$ and $AIB$, respectively. Let the triangle $XYZ$ be equilateral. Prove that $ABC$ is equilateral too. [i]Proposed by Mirsaleh Bahavarnia, Iran[/i]

2005 Georgia Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: trigonometry , geometry , geometric transformation , reflection

In triangle $ ABC$ we have $ \angle{ACB} \equal{} 2\angle{ABC}$ and there exists the point $ D$ inside the triangle such that $ AD \equal{} AC$ and $ DB \equal{} DC$. Prove that $ \angle{BAC} \equal{} 3\angle{BAD}$.

2013 Tuymaada Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , rhombus , geometric transformation , reflection , symmetry , trapezoid , trigonometry

Points $X$ and $Y$ inside the rhombus $ABCD$ are such that $Y$ is inside the convex quadrilateral $BXDC$ and $2\angle XBY = 2\angle XDY = \angle ABC$. Prove that the lines $AX$ and $CY$ are parallel. [i]S. Berlov[/i]

2009 China Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , trigonometry , geometric transformation , homothety , reflection , incenter

Given that circle $ \omega$ is tangent internally to circle $ \Gamma$ at $ S.$ $ \omega$ touches the chord $ AB$ of $ \Gamma$ at $ T$. Let $ O$ be the center of $ \omega.$ Point $ P$ lies on the line $ AO.$ Show that $ PB\perp AB$ if and only if $ PS\perp TS.$