Olympiad problems

2006 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 7

The point $E$ is taken inside the square $ABCD$, the point $F$ is taken outside, so that the triangles $ABE$ and $BCF$ are congruent . Find the angles of the triangle $ABE$, if it is known that$EF$ is equal to the side of the square, and the angle $BFD$ is right.

1979 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 277

Tags: square , geometry , combinatorial geometry , area

Given some square carpets with the total area $4$. Prove that they can fully cover the unit square.

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?

2012 Romania National Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , square , distance

Let $P$ be a point inside the square $ABCD$ and $PA = 1$, $PB = \sqrt2$ and $PC =\sqrt3$. a) Determine the length of segment $[PD]$. b) Determine the angle $\angle APB$.

2017 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: square , area , geometry

Two squares are arranged as shown. Prove that the area of the black triangle equal to the sum of the gray areas. [img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-byhWqNr1ras/XTq-NWusg2I/AAAAAAAAKZA/1sxEZ751v_Evx1ij7K_CGiuZYqCjhm-mQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/Oral%2BSharygin%2B2017%2B8.9%2Bp5.png[/img]

2007 Estonia Math Open Junior Contests, 7

Tags: geometry , angle bisector , square , right angle

The center of square $ABCD$ is $K$. The point $P$ is chosen such that $P \ne K$ and the angle $\angle APB$ is right . Prove that the line $PK$ bisects the angle between the lines $AP$ and $BP$.

2016 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , square , area

Triangle $XYZ$ is inside square $KLMN$ shown below so that its vertices each lie on three different sides of the square. It is known that: $\bullet$ The area of square $KLMN$ is $1$. $\bullet$ The vertices of the triangle divide three sides of the square up into these ratios: $KX : XL = 3 : 2$ $KY : YN = 4 : 1$ $NZ : ZM = 2 : 3$ What is the area of the triangle $XYZ$? (Note that the sketch is not drawn to scale). [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/0/38e76709373ba02346515f9949ce4507ed4f8f.png[/img]

Durer Math Competition CD 1st Round - geometry, 2016.C+3

Tags: geometry , square , geometric inequality

Let $ABCD$ be a square with unit sides. Which interior point $P$ will the expression $\sqrt2 \cdot AP + BP + CP$ have a minimum value, and what is this minimum?

2015 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , angle , equilateral , square

The square $ABCD$ and the equilateral triangle $MKL$ are located as shown in the figure. Find the angle $\angle PQD$. [img]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKgjvzy1WhwkMJbcV_C0iveelYmm75FpaGlWgZ-Ap_uQUiegaKYafelo-J_3rMgKMgpMp5soYc1LVYLI8H4riC6R-f8eq2DiWTGGII08xQkwu7t2KVD4pKX4_IN-gC7DVRhdVZSjbaj2S/s1600/oral+moscow+geometry+2015+8.9+p2.png[/img]

2020 Paraguay Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , square

In the square $ABCD$ the points $E$ and $F$ are marked on the sides $AB$ and $BC$ respectively, in such a way that $EB = 2AE$ and $BF = FC$. Let $G$ be the intersection between $DF$ and $EC$. If the side of the square equals $10$, what is the distance from point $G$ to side $AB$?

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 $MK$.

2015 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 10

Tags: square , geometry , concyclic , right triangle

A right-angled triangle has property that, when a square is drawn externally on each side of the triangle, the six vertices of the squares that are not vertices of the triangle are concyclic. Assume that the area of the triangle is $9$ cm$^2$. Determine the length of sides of the triangle.

2009 Austria Beginners' Competition, 4

Tags: geometry , midpoint , square

The center $M$ of the square $ABCD$ is reflected wrt $C$. This gives point $E$. The intersection of the circumcircle of the triangle $BDE$ with the line $AM$ is denoted by $S$. Show that $S$ bisects the distance $AM$. (W. Janous, WRG Ursulinen, Innsbruck)

2020 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Center Zone, 4

Tags: square , geometry , circles

Let $\Gamma_1$ be a circle with center $O$ and $A$ a point on it. Consider the circle $\Gamma_2$ with center at $A$ and radius $AO$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the intersection points of $\Gamma_1$and $\Gamma_2$. Consider the circle $\Gamma_3$ with center at $P$ and radius $PQ$. Let $C$ be the second intersection point of $\Gamma_3$ and $\Gamma_1$. The line $OP$ cuts $\Gamma_3$ at $R$ and $S$, with $R$ outside $\Gamma_1$. $RC$ cuts $\Gamma_1$ into $B$. $CS$ cuts $\Gamma_1$ into $D$. Show that $ABCD$ is a square.

2013 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 7

Tags: geometry , square , equal segments , angle

The points $M$ and $N$ are located respectively on the diagonal $(AC)$ and the side $(BC)$ of the square $ABCD$ such that $MN = MD$. Determine the measure of the angle $MDN$.

1978 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 259

Tags: square , combinatorial geometry , combinatorics

Prove that there exists such a number $A$ that you can inscribe $1978$ different size squares in the plot of the function $y = A sin(x)$. (The square is inscribed if all its vertices belong to the plot.)

1981 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3

Tags: trimino , combinatorics , square

A square of sidelength $2^n$ is divided into unit squares. One of the unit squares is deleted. Prove that the rest of the square can be tiled with $L$-trominos.

2012 BMT Spring, 3

Tags: square , ratio , geometry , area

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 2011$, $BC = 2012$, $AC = 2013$. Create squares $S_1 =ABB'A''$, $S_2 = ACC''A'$ , and $S_3 = CBB''C'$ using the sides $AB$, $AC$, $BC$ respectively, so that the side $B'A''$ is on the opposite side of $AB$ from $C$, and so forth. Let square $S_4$ have side length $A''A' $, square $S_5$ have side length $C''C'$, and square $S_6$ have side length $B''B'$. Let $A(S_i)$ be the area of square $S_i$ . Compute $\frac{A(S_4)+A(S_5)+A(S_6)}{A(S_1)+A(S_2)+A(S_3)}$?

2020 South Africa National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , rhombus , area , square

Let $S$ be a square with sides of length $2$ and $R$ be a rhombus with sides of length $2$ and angles measuring $60^\circ$ and $120^\circ$. These quadrilaterals are arranged to have the same centre and the diagonals of the rhombus are parallel to the sides of the square. Calculate the area of the region on which the figures overlap.

2017 Singapore Junior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , rectangle , ratio , geometric inequalities , inequalities , square , sidelenghts

A square is cut into several rectangles, none of which is a square, so that the sides of each rectangle are parallel to the sides of the square. For each rectangle with sides $a, b,a<b$, compute the ratio $a/b$. Prove that sum of these ratios is at least $1$.