The circle $\omega_1$ with diameter $[AB]$ and the circle $\omega_2$ with center $A$ intersects at points $C$ and $D$. Let $E$ be a point on the circle $\omega_2$, which is outside $\omega_1$ and at the same side as $C$ with respect to the line $AB$. Let the second point of intersection of the line $BE$ with $\omega_2$ be $F$. For a point $K$ on the circle $\omega_1$ which is on the same side as $A$ with respect to the diameter of $\omega_1$ passing through $C$ we have $2\cdot CK \cdot AC = CE \cdot AB$. Let the second point of intersection of the line $KF$ with $\omega_1$ be $L$. Show that the symmetric of the point $D$ with respect to the line $BE$ is on the circumcircle of the triangle $LFC$.

In a rhombus, $ ABCD$, line segments are drawn within the rhombus, parallel to diagonal $ BD$, and terminated in the sides of the rhombus. A graph is drawn showing the length of a segment as a function of its distance from vertex $ A$. The graph is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{A straight line passing through the origin.} \\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{A straight line cutting across the upper right quadrant.} \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{Two line segments forming an upright V.} \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{Two line segments forming an inverted V.} \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of these.}$

Side $ AC$ of right triangle $ ABC$ is divide into $ 8$ equal parts. Seven line segments parallel to $ BC$ are drawn to $ AB$ from the points of division. If $ BC \equal{} 10$, then the sum of the lengths of the seven line segments: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{cannot be found from the given information} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{is }{33}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{is }{34}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{is }{35}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{is }{45}$

Let $ \overline{AB}$ be a diameter of a circle and $ C$ be a point on $ \overline{AB}$ with $ 2 \cdot AC \equal{} BC$. Let $ D$ and $ E$ be points on the circle such that $ \overline{DC} \perp \overline{AB}$ and $ \overline{DE}$ is a second diameter. What is the ratio of the area of $ \triangle DCE$ to the area of $ \triangle ABD$? [asy]unitsize(2.5cm); defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt)); dotfactor=3; pair O=(0,0), C=(-1/3.0), B=(1,0), A=(-1,0); pair D=dir(aCos(C.x)), E=(-D.x,-D.y); draw(A--B--D--cycle); draw(D--E--C); draw(unitcircle,white); drawline(D,C); dot(O); clip(unitcircle); draw(unitcircle); label("$E$",E,SSE); label("$B$",B,E); label("$A$",A,W); label("$D$",D,NNW); label("$C$",C,SW); draw(rightanglemark(D,C,B,2));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)} \ \frac {1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ \frac {1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {2}{3}$

A scalene acute triangle $ABC$ is drawn on the plane, in which $BC$ is the longest side. Points $P$ and $D$ are constructed, the first inside $ABC$ and the second outside, so that $\angle ABC = \angle CBD$, $\angle ACP = \angle BCD$ and that the area of triangle $ABC$ is equal to the area of quadrilateral $BPCD$. Prove that triangles $BCD$ and $ACP$ are similar.

Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute triangle $ABC$. Line $OA$ intersects the altitudes of $ABC$ through $B$ and $C$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The altitudes meet at $H$. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $PQH$ lies on a median of triangle $ABC$.

Let $N$ be a point on the longest side $AC$ of a triangle $ABC$. The perpendicular bisectors of $AN$ and $NC$ intersect $AB$ and $BC$ respectively in $K$ and $M$. Prove that the circumcenter $O$ of $\triangle ABC$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $KBM$.

A street has parallel curbs $ 40$ feet apart. A crosswalk bounded by two parallel stripes crosses the street at an angle. The length of the curb between the stripes is $ 15$ feet and each stripe is $ 50$ feet long. Find the distance, in feet, between the stripes. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 25$

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.

Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute triangle $ABC$. Line $OA$ intersects the altitudes of $ABC$ through $B$ and $C$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The altitudes meet at $H$. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $PQH$ lies on a median of triangle $ABC$.

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] $\textbf {(A) } s\sqrt 2 \qquad \textbf {(B) } \frac 32s\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 2s\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf {(D) } \frac 12s\sqrt5 \qquad \textbf {(E) } \frac 12s\sqrt6$

On the sides of a triangle $XYZ$ to the outside construct similar triangles $YDZ, EXZ ,YXF$ with circumcenters $K, L ,M$ respectively. Here are $\angle ZDY = \angle ZXE = \angle FXY$ and $\angle YZD = \angle EZX = \angle YFX$. Show that the triangle $KLM$ is similar to the triangles . [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/f/fe0d0d941015d32007b6c00b76b253e9b45ca5.png[/img]

Three circles of equal radius have a common point $O$ and lie inside a given triangle. Each circle touches a pair of sides of the triangle. Prove that the incenter and the circumcenter of the triangle are collinear with the point $O$.

Prove that there are infinite pairs of non-congruent triangles that have the same angles and two of their equal sides. Develop an algorithm or rule to obtain these pairs of triangles and indicate at least one pair that satisfies the asserted.

Five points are given in the plane. Find the maximum number of similar triangles whose vertices are among those five points.

Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a circle with center $O$, and let $A$ be a point outside the circle. Let the two tangents from the point $A$ to the circle $\mathcal{C}$ meet this circle at the points $S$ and $T$, respectively. Given a point $M$ on the circle $\mathcal{C}$ which is different from the points $S$ and $T$, let the line $MA$ meet the perpendicular from the point $S$ to the line $MO$ at $P$. Prove that the reflection of the point $S$ in the point $P$ lies on the line $MT$.

Let $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ be a right parallelepiped, $E$ and $F$ the projections of $A$ on the lines $A'D$, $A'C$, respectively, and $P, Q$ the projections of $B'$ on the lines $A'C'$ and $A'C$ Prove that a) the planes $(AEF)$ and $(B'PQ)$ are parallel b) the triangles $AEF$ and $B'PQ$ are similar.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$, and let $D$, $E$, and $F$ be the feet of altitudes from $A$, $B$, and $C$ to sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Denote by $P$ the intersection of the tangents to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $B$ and $C$. The line through $P$ perpendicular to $EF$ meets $AD$ at $Q$, and let $R$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $EF$. Prove that $DR$ and $OQ$ are parallel.

Let $P$ be an arbitrary point in the plane of triangle $ABC$. Lines $PA, PB, PC$ meets the perpendicular bisectors of $BC,CA,AB$ at $O_a,O_b,O_c$ respectively. Let $(O_a)$ be the circle with center $O_a$ passing through two points $B,C$, two circles $(O_b), (O_c)$ are defined in the same manner. Two circles $(O_b), (O_c)$ meets at $A_1$, distinct from $A$. Points $B_1,C_1$ are defined in the same manner. Let $Q$ be an arbitrary point in the plane of $ABC$ and $QB,QC$ meets $(O_c)$ and $(O_b)$ at $A_2,A_3$ distinct from $B,C$. Similarly, we have points $B_2,B_3,C_2,C_3$. Let $(K_a), (K_b), (K_c)$ be the circumcircles of triangles $A_1A_2A_3, B_1B_2B_3, C_1C_2C_3$. Prove that (a) three circles $(K_a), (K_b), (K_c)$ have a common point. (b) two triangles $K_aK_bK_c, ABC$ are similar. Trần Quang Hùng

Let $P$ be a point in the plane of a triangle $ABC$, different from its circumcenter. Prove that the triangle whose vertices are the projections of $P$ on the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of $ABC$, is similar to $ABC$.

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 $r =\frac 12 r_0 (\sqrt{ \sin \alpha} + \sqrt{\text{csc} \alpha}).$

Let \(\triangle ABC\) have side lengths \(AB=30\), \(BC=32\), and \(AC=34\). Point \(X\) lies in the interior of \(\overline{BC}\), and points \(I_1\) and \(I_2\) are the incenters of \(\triangle ABX\) and \(\triangle ACX\), respectively. Find the minimum possible area of \(\triangle AI_1I_2\) as \( X\) varies along \(\overline{BC}\).

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] $\textbf{(A) } \frac{4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{2}{3}$

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle, and let $M$ and $N$ be two points on the line $AC$ such that the vectors $MN$ and $AC$ are identical. Let $X$ be the orthogonal projection of $M$ on $BC$, and let $Y$ be the orthogonal projection of $N$ on $AB$. Finally, let $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. Show that the points $B$, $X$, $H$, $Y$ lie on one circle.

On the side $AC$ of the triangle $ABC$, choose any point $D$ different from the vertices $A$ and C. Let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be circumcenters the triangles $ABD$ and $CBD$, respectively. Prove that the triangles $O_1DO_2$ and $ABC$ are similar.