Olympiad problems

2015 China Team Selection Test, 3

Let $ \triangle ABC $ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $ O $ and centroid $ G .$ Let $ D $ be the midpoint of $ BC $ and $ E\in \odot (BC) $ be a point inside $ \triangle ABC $ such that $ AE \perp BC . $ Let $ F=EG \cap OD $ and $ K, L $ be the point lie on $ BC $ such that $ FK \parallel OB, FL \parallel OC . $ Let $ M \in AB $ be a point such that $ MK \perp BC $ and $ N \in AC $ be a point such that $ NL \perp BC . $ Let $ \omega $ be a circle tangent to $ OB, OC $ at $ B, C, $ respectively $ . $ Prove that $ \odot (AMN) $ is tangent to $ \omega $

2010 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 1

Tags: circumcircle , angle bisector , tangent , geometry

For a nonisosceles triangle $ABC$, consider the altitude from vertex $A$ and two bisectrices from remaining vertices. Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle formed by these three lines touches the bisectrix from vertex $A$.

2017 BMT Spring, 13

Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , tangent , area of a triangle , area

Two points are located $10$ units apart, and a circle is drawn with radius $ r$ centered at one of the points. A tangent line to the circle is drawn from the other point. What value of $ r$ maximizes the area of the triangle formed by the two points and the point of tangency?

2013 Dutch IMO TST, 3

Tags: tangent , geometry , circles , midpoint

Fix a triangle $ABC$. Let $\Gamma_1$ the circle through $B$, tangent to edge in $A$. Let $\Gamma_2$ the circle through C tangent to edge $AB$ in $A$. The second intersection of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ is denoted by $D$. The line $AD$ has second intersection $E$ with the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$. Show that $D$ is the midpoint of the segment $AE$.

2022 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: tangent , geometry , tangent circle

Circle $\omega$ is tangent to the interior of the circle $\Omega$ at the point C. Chord $AB$ of circle $\Omega$ is tangent to $\omega$. Chords $CF$ and $BG$ of circle $\Omega$ intersect at point $E$ lying on $\omega$. Prove that the circumcircle of triangle $CGE$ is tangent to straight line $AF$. (I. Kukharchuk)

2011 Dutch IMO TST, 3

Tags: circles , tangent , geometry

Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ be two intersecting circles with midpoints respectively $O_1$ and $O_2$, such that $\Gamma_2$ intersects the line segment $O_1O_2$ in a point $A$. The intersection points of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ are $C$ and $D$. The line $AD$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ a second time in $S$. The line $CS$ intersects $O_1O_2$ in $F$. Let $\Gamma_3$ be the circumcircle of triangle $AD$. Let $E$ be the second intersection point of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_3$. Prove that $O_1E$ is tangent to $\Gamma_3$.

2007 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 6

Tags: tangent , geometry , fixed , fixed point

A circle and a point $P$ inside it are given. Two arbitrary perpendicular rays starting at point $P$ intersect the circle at points $A$ and $B$. Point $X$ is the projection of point $P$ onto line $AB, Y$ is the intersection point of tangents to the circle drawn through points $A$ and $B$. Prove that all lines $XY$ pass through the same point. (A. Zaslavsky)

2019 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 2

Tags: geometry , concyclic , diameter , tangent

Segment $AB$ is the diameter of a circle. Points $C$ and $D$ lie on the circle. The rays $AC$ and $AD$ intersect the tangent to the circle at point $B$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Show that points $C, D, P$ and $Q$ lie on a circle.

2015 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: midpoint , tangent , geometry , circumcircle , equal angles

In triangle $ABC$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC, P$ is the intersection point of the tangents at points $B$ and $C$ of the circumscribed circle, $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $MP$. The segment $AN$ intersects the circumscribed circle at point $Q$. Prove that $\angle PMQ = \angle MAQ$.

Ukrainian TYM Qualifying - geometry, II.18

Tags: geometry , construction , tangent

Inside an acute angle is a circle. Investigate the possibility of constructing with only a compass and a ruler, a tangent to this circle that the point of contact will bisect the segment of the tangent that is cut off by the sides of the angle.

2010 Brazil Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: cyclic quadrilateral , projective geometry , tangent , power of a point , geometry

Given a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, let the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and the lines $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. The midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ are $G$ and $H$, respectively. Show that $EF$ is tangent at $E$ to the circle through the points $E$, $G$ and $H$. [i]Proposed by David Monk, United Kingdom[/i]

2021 Turkey Junior National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , tangent

Let $X$ be a point on the segment $[BC]$ of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and let $Y$ and $Z$ be points on the rays $[BA$ and $[CA$ such that the lines $AX, BZ, CY$ are parallel. If the intersection of $XY$ and $AC$ is $M$ and the intersection of $XZ$ and $AB$ is $N$, prove that $MN$ is tangent to the incenter of $ABC$.

2013 Dutch IMO TST, 3

Tags: tangent , geometry , circles , midpoint

Fix a triangle $ABC$. Let $\Gamma_1$ the circle through $B$, tangent to edge in $A$. Let $\Gamma_2$ the circle through C tangent to edge $AB$ in $A$. The second intersection of $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ is denoted by $D$. The line $AD$ has second intersection $E$ with the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$. Show that $D$ is the midpoint of the segment $AE$.

2024 Mozambican National MO Selection Test, P2

Tags: square , power of a point , circles , pythagorean theorem , geometry , tangent

On a sheet divided into squares, each square measuring $2cm$, two circles are drawn such that both circles are inscribed in a square as in the figure below. Determine the minimum distance between the two circles.

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly IX, 2020.6

Tags: tangent , geometry , equal angles

In triangle $ABC$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$, $P$ the point of intersection of the tangents at points $B$ and $C$ of the circumscribed circle of $ABC$, $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $MP$. The segment $AN$ meets the circumcircle $ABC$ at the point $Q$. Prove that $\angle PMQ = \angle MAQ$.

2018 Costa Rica - Final Round, 3

Tags: geometry , tangent

In the attached figure, point $C$ is the center of the circle, $AB$ is tangent to the circle, $P-C-P'$ and $AC\perp PP'$. If $AT = 2$ cm. and $AB = 4$ cm, calculate $BQ$ [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/e/d47429b82fb87299c40f5224489313909cfd0f.png[/img] Notation: $A-B-C$ means than points $A,B,C$ are collinear in that order i.e. $ B$ lies between $ A$ and $C$.

2019 Balkan MO Shortlist, G3

Tags: circumcircle , tangent , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a scalene and acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $\omega$ be the circle with center $A$, tangent to $BC$ at $D$. Suppose there are two points $F$ and $G$ on $\omega$ such that $FG \perp AO$, $\angle BFD = \angle DGC$ and the couples of points $(B,F)$ and $(C,G)$ are in different halfplanes with respect to the line $AD$. Show that the tangents to $\omega$ at $F$ and $G$ meet on the circumcircle of $ABC$.

2010 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P2, 3

Tags: hexagon , combinatorics , tangent , combinatorial geometry

On a circular billiard table a ball rebounds from the rails as if the rail was the tangent to the circle at the point of impact. A regular hexagon with its vertices on the circle is drawn on a circular billiard table. A (point-shaped) ball is placed somewhere on the circumference of the hexagon, but not on one of its edges. Describe a periodical track of this ball with exactly four points at the rails. With how many different directions of impact can the ball be brought onto such a track?

2004 Switzerland - Final Round, 1

Tags: geometry , isosceles , tangent , secant

Let $\Gamma$ be a circle and $P$ a point outside of $\Gamma$ . A tangent from $P$ to the circle intersects it in $A$. Another line through $P$ intersects $\Gamma$ at the points $B$ and $C$. The bisector of $\angle APB$ intersects $AB$ at $D$ and $AC$ at $E$. Prove that the triangle $ADE$ is isosceles.

2020 Australian Maths Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , right triangle , perpendicular bisector , tangent , midpoint , circumcircle , parallel

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle ACB=90^{\circ}$. Suppose that the tangent line at $C$ to the circle passing through $A,B,C$ intersects the line $AB$ at $D$. Let $E$ be the midpoint of $CD$ and let $F$ be a point on $EB$ such that $AF$ is parallel to $CD$. Prove that the lines $AB$ and $CF$ are perpendicular.

2020 Ukrainian Geometry Olympiad - April, 3

Tags: tangent , geometry , circles , midpoint

The circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ intersect at points $A$ and $B$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$. On line $AB$ select points $S_1$ and $S_2$. Let $S_1X_1$ and $S_1Y_1$ be tangents drawn from $S_1$ to circle $\omega_1$, similarly $S_2X_2$ and $S_2Y_2$ are tangents drawn from $S_2$ to circles $\omega_2$. Prove that if the point $M$ lies on the line $X_1X_2$, then it also lies on the line $Y_1Y_2$.

2018 Azerbaijan Junior NMO, 4

Tags: geometry , tangent , angle bisector , circles

A circle $\omega$ and a point $T$ outside the circle is given. Let a tangent from $T$ to $\omega$ touch $\omega$ at $A$, and take points $B,C$ lying on $\omega$ such that $T,B,C$ are colinear. The bisector of $\angle ATC$ intersects $AB$ and $AC$ at $P$ and $Q$,respectively. Prove that $PA=\sqrt{PB\cdot QC}$

TNO 2024 Senior, 6

Tags: geometry , tangent

Let $C$ be a circle, and let $A, B, P$ be three points on $C$. Let $L_A$ and $L_B$ be the tangent lines to $C$ passing through $A$ and $B$, respectively. Let $a$ and $b$ be the distances from $P$ to $L_A$ and $L_B$, respectively, and let $c$ be the distance from $P$ to the chord of $C$ determined by $A$ and $B$. Prove that $c^2 = a \cdot b$.

2025 All-Russian Olympiad, 10.2

Tags: tangent , geometry

Inside triangle $ABC$, point $P$ is marked. Point $Q$ is on segment $AB$, and point $R$ is on segment $AC$ such that the circumcircles of triangles $BPQ$ and $CPR$ are tangent to line $AP$. Lines are drawn through points $B$ and $C$ passing through the center of the circumcircle of triangle $BPC$, and through points $Q$ and $R$ passing through the center of the circumcircle of triangle $PQR$. Prove that there exists a circle tangent to all four drawn lines.

2005 Czech And Slovak Olympiad III A, 3

Tags: geometry , trapezoid , tangent

In a trapezoid $ABCD$ with $AB // CD, E$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that if the quadrilaterals $ABED$ and $AECD$ are tangent, then the sides $a = AB, b = BC, c =CD, d = DA$ of the trapezoid satisfy the equalities $a+c = \frac{b}{3} +d$ and $\frac1a +\frac1c = \frac3b$ .