Found problems: 28
The line passing through the center of the equilateral triangle $ ABC $ intersects the lines $ AB $, $ BC $ and $ CA $ at the points $ {{C} _ {1}} $, $ {{A} _ {1}} $ and $ {{B} _ {1}} $, respectively. Let $ {{A} _ {2}} $ be a point that is symmetric $ {{A} _ {1}} $ with respect to the midpoint of $ BC $; the points $ {{B} _ {2}} $ and $ {{C} _ {2}} $ are defined similarly. Prove that the points $ {{A} _ {2}} $, $ {{B} _ {2}} $ and $ {{C} _ {2}} $ lie on the same line tangent to the inscribed circle of the triangle $ ABC $.
(Serdyuk Nazar)
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be real numbers, such that $a+b+c=0$ and $a^4+b^4+c^4=50$. Determine the value of $ab+bc+ca$.
In $\vartriangle ABC$ on the sides $BC, CA, AB$ mark feet of altitudes $H_1, H_2, H_3$ and the midpoint of sides $M_1, M_3, M_3$. Let $H$ be orthocenter $\vartriangle ABC$. Suppose that $X_2, X_3$ are points symmetric to $H_1$ wrt $BH_2$ and $CH_3$. Lines $M_3X_2$ and $M_2X_3$ intersect at point $X$. Similarly, $Y_3,Y_1$ are points symmetric to $H_2$ wrt $C_3H$ and $AH_1$.Lines $M_1Y_3$ and $M_3Y_1$ intersect at point $Y.$ Finally, $Z_1,Z_2$ are points symmetric to $H_3$ wrt $AH_1$ and $BH_2$. Lines $M_1Z_2$ and $M_2Z_1$ intersect at the point $Z$ Prove that $H$ is the incenter $\vartriangle XYZ$ .
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC =60^\circ$. $A'$ is the symmetric point of $A$ wrt $\overline{BC}$. $D$ is the point in $\overline{AC}$ such that $\overline{AB}=\overline{AD}$. $H$ is the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. $l$ is the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$. $\{M\}=\overline{A'D}\cap l$,$\{N\}=\overline{CH} \cap l$. Show that $\overline{AM}=\overline{AN}$.
Inside the circle are given three points that do not belong to one line. In one step it is allowed to replace one of the points with a symmetric one wrt the line containing the other two points. Is it always possible for a finite number of these steps to ensure that all three points are outside the circle?
Let $[ABC]$ be any triangle and let $D, E$ and $F$ be the symmetrics of the circumcenter wrt the three sides. Prove that the triangles $[ABC]$ and $[DEF]$ are congruent.
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Inside the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ lies the point $'M$. Reflect it symmetrically with respect to the midpoints of the sides of the quadrilateral and connect the obtained points so that they form a convex quadrilateral. Prove that the area of this quadrilateral does not depend on the choice of the point $M$.
Given an acute triangle $ABC$, $(c)$ its circumcircle with center $O$ and $H$ the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$. The line $AO$ intersects $(c)$ at the point $D$. Let $D_1, D_2$ and $H_2, H_3$ be the symmetrical points of the points $D$ and $H$ with respect to the lines $AB, AC$ respectively. Let $(c_1)$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $AD_1D_2$. Suppose that the line $AH$ intersects again $(c_1)$ at the point $U$, the line $H_2H_3$ intersects the segment $D_1D_2$ at the point $K_1$ and the line $DH_3$ intersects the segment $UD_2$ at the point $L_1$. Prove that one of the intersection points of the circumcircles of the triangles $D_1K_1H_2$ and $UDL_1$ lies on the line $K_1L_1$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $D$ a point on the side $BC$. Point $E$ is the symmetric of $D$ with respect to $AB$. Point $F$ is the symmetric of $E$ with respect to $AC$. Point $P$ is the intersection of line $DF$ with line $AC$. Prove that the quadrilateral $AEDP$ is cyclic.
(Malik Talbi)
Let $ABCDA' B' C' D '$ be a cube , $M$ the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ on the plane $(A'CD)$, $N$ the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ on the diagonal $A'C$ and $P$ is symmetric of the point $D$ with respect to $C$. Show that the points $M, N, P$ are collinear.
Given triangle $ABC$. Points $A_1,B_1$ and $C_1$ are symmetric to its vertices with respect to opposite sides. $C_2$ is the intersection point of lines $AB_1$ and $BA_1$. Points$ A_2$ and $B_2$ are defined similarly. Prove that the lines $A_1 A_2, B_1 B_2$ and $C_1 C_2$ are parallel.
(A. Zaslavsky)
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, $I_a$ the center of the excircle at side $BC$, and $M$ its reflection across $BC$. Prove that $AM$ is parallel to the Euler line of the triangle $BCI_a$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $B'$ be the symmetric of $B$ with respect to $C, C'$ the symmetry of $C$ with respect to $A$ and $A'$ the symmetry of $A$ with respect to $B$.
a) Prove that the area of triangle $AC'A'$ is twice the area of triangle $ABC$.
b) If we delete points $A, B, C$, how can they be reconstituted? Justify your reasoning.
On the plane, there is drawn a parallelogram $P$ and a point $X$ outside of $P$. Using only an ungraded rule, determine the point $W$ that is symmetric to $X$ with respect to the center $O$ of $P$.
It is known that the graph of the function $y =\frac{a-6x}{2+x}$ is centrally summetric to the graph of the function $y = \frac{1}{x}$ with respect to some point. Find the value of the parameter $a$ and the coordinates of the center of symmetry.
An acute triangle $ABC$ is given in which $AB <AC$. Point $E$ lies on the $AC$ side of the triangle, with $AB = AE$. The segment $AD$ is the diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$, and point $S$ is the center of this arc $BC$ of this circle to which point $A$ does not belong. Point $F$ is symmetric of point $D$ wrt $S$. Prove that lines $F E$ and $AC$ are perpendicular.
Given triangle $ABC$, the three altitudes intersect at point $H$. Determine all points $X$ on the side $BC$ so that the symmetric of $H$ wrt point $X$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.
In a quadrilateral $ABCD$, the diagonals are perpendicular and intersect at the point $S$. Let $K, L, M$, and $N$ be points symmetric to $S$ with respect to the lines $AB, BC, CD$, and $DA$, respectively, $BN$ intersects the circumcircle of the triangle $SKN$ at point $E$, and $BM$ intersects circumscribed the circle of the triangle $SLM$ at the point $F$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFLK$ is cyclic .
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and $S$ an arbitrary point in its interior. Let also $E$ be the symmetric point of $S$ with respect to the midpoint $K$ of the side $AB$ and let $Z$ be the symmetric point of $S$ with respect to the midpoint $L$ of the side $CD$. Prove that $(AECZ) = (EBZD) = (ABCD)$.
Let $XYZ$ be a right triangle of area $1$ m$^2$ . Consider the triangle $X'Y'Z'$ such that $X'$ is the symmetric of X wrt side $YZ$, $Y'$ is the symmetric of $Y$ wrt side $XZ$ and $Z' $ is the symmetric of $Z$ wrt side $XY$. Calculate the area of the triangle $X'Y'Z'$.
Solve the system of simultaneous equations
\[\begin{cases}a^3+3ab^2+3ac^2-6abc=1\\ b^3+3ba^2+3bc^2-6abc=1\\c^3+3ca^2+3cb^2-6abc=1\end{cases}\]
in real numbers.
Let $P$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$ and $P_a, P_b ,P_c$ be the symmetric points wrt the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA,AB$ respectively. Prove that that the lines $AP_a, BP_b$ and $CP_c$ are concurrent.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, with $AB < AC$, $D$ the foot of the altitude from $A, M$ the midpoint of $BC$, and $B'$ the symmetric of $B$ with respect to $D$. The perpendicular line to $BC$ at $B'$ intersects $AC$ at point $P$ . Prove that if $BP$ and $AM$ are perpendicular then triangle $ABC$ is right-angled.
Liana Topan
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The arcs $AB$ and $AC$ of the circumcircle of the triangle are reflected over the lines AB and $AC$, respectively. Prove that the two arcs obtained intersect in another point besides $A$.
Let $x, y$, and $z$ be positive real numbers, such that $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 3$. Prove the inequality
\[\frac{x^3}{2 + x} + \frac{y^3}{2 + y} + \frac{z^3}{2 + z} \ge 1.\]
When does the equality hold?