Olympiad problems

1999 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 5

Given an acute angle $APX$ in the plane, construct a square $ABCD$ such that $P$ lies on the side $BC$ and ray $PX$ meets $CD$ in a point $Q$ such that $AP$ bisects the angle $BAQ$.

2016 BMT Spring, 3

Tags: geometry , equilateral , square

Consider an equilateral triangle and square, both with area $1$. What is the product of their perimeters?

2019 Puerto Rico Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: perpendicular , square , geometry

Let $ABCD$ be a square. Let $M$ and $K$ be points on segments $BC$ and $CD$ respectively, such that $MC = KD$. Let $ P$ be the intersection of the segments $MD$ and $BK$. Prove that $AP$ is perpendicular to $MK$.

1942 Putnam, B1

Tags: square , conic

A square of side $2a$, lying always in the first quadrant of the $xy$-plane, moves so that two consecutive vertices are always on the $x$- and $y$-axes respectively. Prove that a point within or on the boundary of the square will in general describe a portion of a conic. For what points of the square does this locus degenerate?

1962 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 2

Tags: geometry , radius , square

$ABCD$ is a square side $1$. $P$ and $Q$ lie on the side $AB$ and $R$ lies on the side $CD$. What are the possible values for the circumradius of $PQR$?

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly IX, 2020.2

Tags: geometry , ruler , construction , square

A $2 \times 2$ square was cut out of a sheet of grid paper. Using only a ruler without divisions and without going beyond the square, divide the diagonal of the square into $6$ equal parts.

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly IX, 2019.3

Tags: area , square , geometry

The circle touches the square and goes through its two vertices as shown in the figure. Find the area of the square. (Distance in the picture is measured horizontally from the midpoint of the side of the square.) [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/5/ab4b5f3f4fb4b70013e6226ce5189f3dc2e5be.png[/img]

May Olympiad L2 - geometry, 1996.4

Tags: geometry , square , angle

Let $ABCD$ be a square and let point $F$ be any point on side $BC$. Let the line perpendicular to $DF$, that passes through $B$, intersect line $DC$ at $Q$. What is value of $\angle FQC$?

1979 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 3

Tags: geometric inequality , square , cyclic quadrilateral , geometry

If in a quadrilateral $ABCD$ whose vertices lie on a circle of radius $1$, holds $$|AB| \cdot |BC| \cdot |CD|\cdot |DA| \ge 4$$, then $ABCD$ is a square. Prove it. [hide=Hint given in contest] You can use Ptolemy's formula $|AB| \cdot |CD| + |BC|\cdot |AD|= |AC| \cdot|BD|$[/hide]

2017 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 2

Tags: board , combinatorics , maximum , square

Each of the ${4n^2}$ unit squares of a ${2n \times 2n}$ board ${(n \ge 1) }$ has been colored blue or red. A set of four different unit squares of the board is called [i]pretty [/i]if these squares can be labeled ${A,B,C,D}$ in such a way that ${A}$ and ${B}$ lie in the same row, ${C}$ and ${D}$ lie in the same row, ${A}$ and ${C}$ lie in the same column, ${B}$ and ${D}$ lie in the same column, ${A}$ and ${D}$ are blue, and ${B}$ and ${C}$ are red. Determine the largest possible number of different [i]pretty [/i]sets on such a board. (Poland)

2010 Singapore Junior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , inradius , square , tangential

Let the diagonals of the square $ABCD$ intersect at $S$ and let $P$ be the midpoint of $AB$. Let $M$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $PD$ and $N$ the intersection of $BD$ and $PC$. A circle is incribed in the quadrilateral $PMSN$. Prove that the radius of the circle is $MP- MS$.

Kyiv City MO Juniors Round2 2010+ geometry, 2011.8.3

Tags: geometry , right angle , square , equal segments

On the sides $AD , BC$ of the square $ABCD$ the points $M, N$ are selected $N$, respectively, such that $AM = BN$. Point $X$ is the foot of the perpendicular from point $D$ on the line $AN$. Prove that the angle $MXC$ is right. (Mirchev Borislav)

2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, P3

Tags: isosceles , square , geometry

The side $AD$ of a square $ABCD$ is the base of an obtuse-angled isosceles triangle $AED$ with vertex $E$ lying inside the square. Let $AF$ be a diameter of the circumcircle of this triangle, and $G$ be a point on $CD$ such that $CG = DF$. Prove that angle $BGE$ is less than half of angle $AED$.

2020 Tournament Of Towns, 3

Tags: 3d geometry , geometry , square , plane

Is it possible that two cross-sections of a tetrahedron by two different cutting planes are two squares, one with a side of length no greater than $1$ and another with a side of length at least $100$? Mikhail Evdokimov

1956 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 330

Tags: geometric inequality , geometry , inradius , square , inscribed

A square of side $a$ is inscribed in a triangle so that two of the square’s vertices lie on the base, and the other two lie on the sides of the triangle. Prove that if $r$ is the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle, then $r\sqrt2 < a < 2r$.

1981 IMO Shortlist, 10

Tags: induction , square , dissection , number theory

Determine the smallest natural number $n$ having the following property: For every integer $p, p \geq n$, it is possible to subdivide (partition) a given square into $p$ squares (not necessarily equal).

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly VIII, 2019.3

Tags: ratio , paper folding , folding , geometry , square

A square sheet of paper $ABCD$ is folded straight in such a way that point $B$ hits to the midpoint of side $CD$. In what ratio does the fold line divide side $BC$?

2012 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 1

Tags: geometry , regular , octagon , square , area

From a square of side length $1$, four identical triangles are removed, one at each corner, leaving a regular octagon. What is the area of the octagon?

Estonia Open Senior - geometry, 1997.2.3

Tags: geometry , equal circles , circles , square , tangent circle

The figure shows a square and three circles of equal radius tangent to each other and square passes. Find the radius of the circles if the square length is $1$. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iIjwupkz7DQ/XnrIRhKIJnI/AAAAAAAALhA/clERrIDqEtcujzvZk_qu975wsTjKaxCLQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/97%2Bestonia%2Bopen%2Bs2.3.png[/img]

2018 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 6

Tags: perimeter , hexagon , square , geometry

In the below figure, there is a regular hexagon and three squares whose sides are equal to $4$ cm. Let $M,N$, and $P$ be the centers of the squares. The perimeter of the triangle $MNP$ can be written in the form $a + b\sqrt3$ (cm), where $a, b$ are integers. Compute the value of $a + b$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/8/5996e994d4bbed8d3b3269d3e38fc2ec5d2f0b.png[/img]

2010 Contests, 1b

Tags: geometry , area of a triangle , area , square

The edges of the square in the figure have length $1$. Find the area of the marked region in terms of $a$, where $0 \le a \le 1$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/2/f2b6ca973f66c50e39124913b3acb56feff8bb.png[/img]

1993 Chile National Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , square , path , distance

There are four houses, located on the vertices of a square. You want to draw a road network, so that you can go from any house to any other. Prove that the network formed by the diagonals is not the shortest. Find a shorter network.

2013 Argentina National Olympiad Level 2, 6

Tags: rectangle , square , cover , geometry

Is there a square with side lenght $\ell < 1$ that can completely cover any rectangle of diagonal $1$?

1983 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 5

Tags: analytic geometry , square

Find the coordinates of the vertices of a square $ABCD$, knowing that $A$ is on the line $y -2x -6 = 0$, $C$ at $x = 0$ and $B$ is the point $(a, 0)$ , being $a = \log_{2/3}(16/81)$.

1987 Tournament Of Towns, (157) 1

Tags: area , geometry , perpendicular , square

From vertex $A$ in square $ABCD$ (of side length $1$ ) two lines are drawn , one intersecting side $BC$ and the other intersecting side $CD$. The angle between these lines is $\theta$. From vertices $B$ and $D$ we construct perpendiculars to each of these lines . Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices are the four feet of these perpendiculars.