Olympiad problems

2023 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 5

The extension of the bisector of angle $A$ of triangle $ABC$ intersects with the circumscribed circle of this triangle at point $W$. A straight line is drawn through $W$, which is parallel to side $AB$ and intersects sides $BC$ and $AC$ , at points $N$ and $K$, respectively. Prove that the line $AW$ is tangent to the circumscribed circle of $\vartriangle CNW$. (Sergey Yakovlev)

Cono Sur Shortlist - geometry, 2021.G7

Tags: geometry , mixtilinear incircle , tangent , isosceles

Given an triangle $ABC$ isosceles at the vertex $A$, let $P$ and $Q$ be the touchpoints with $AB$ and $AC$, respectively with the circle $T$, which is tangent to both and is internally tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$. Let $R$ and $S$ be the points of the circumscribed circle of $ABC$ such that $AP = AR = AS$ . Prove that $RS$ is tangent to $T$ .

V Soros Olympiad 1998 - 99 (Russia), 11.4

Tags: tangent , geometry , locus

A chord $AB$ is drawn in a circle. On its extensions beyond points $A$ and $B$, points $P$ and $Q$ respectively are taken such that $AP = BQ$. Through $P$ and $Q$ two tangents to the circle are drawn, intersecting at point $M$. Find the locus of points $M$ ($P$ and $Q$ move along a straight line and for any $P$ and $Q$ all possible pairs of tangents are taken, which determine four points from the desired locus of points) .

1990 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 527

Tags: common tangent , circles , tangent , circumcircle , geometry

Two unequal circles intersect at $X$ and $Y$. Their common tangents intersect at $Z$. One of the tangents touches the circles at $P$ and $Q$. Show that $ZX$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $PXQ$.

2025 Israel TST, P2

Tags: geometry , tangent , circumcenter

Given a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, define $E$ as $AD \cap BC$ and $F$ as $AB \cap CD$. Let $\Omega_A$ be the circle passing through $A, D$ and tangent to $AB$, and let its center be $O_A$. Let $\Gamma_B$ be the circle passing through $B, C$ and tangent to $AB$, and let its center be $O_B$. Let $\Gamma_C$ be the circle passing through $B, C$ and tangent to $CD$, and let its center be $O_C$. Let $\Omega_D$ be the circle passing through $A, D$ and tangent to $CD$, and let its center be $O_D$. Prove that $O_AO_BO_CO_D$ is cyclic, and prove that it's center lies on $EF$.

2015 China Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: circumcircle , tangent , geometry

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 $

1998 Mexico National Olympiad, 5

Tags: tangent , geometry

The tangents at points $B$ and $C$ on a given circle meet at point $A$. Let $Q$ be a point on segment $AC$ and let $BQ$ meet the circle again at $P$. The line through $Q $ parallel to $AB$ intersects $BC$ at $J$. Prove that $PJ$ is parallel to $AC$ if and only if $BC^2 = AC\cdot QC$.

2010 Peru IMO TST, 8

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

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]

1950 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 186

Tags: sphere , plane , 3d geometry , tangent , geometry

A spatial quadrilateral is circumscribed around a sphere. Prove that all the tangent points lie in one plane.

2021 Taiwan TST Round 3, 2

Tags: geometry , incenter , circumcircle , tangent

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$ and circumcircle $\Gamma$. Circles $\omega_{B}$ passing through $B$ and $\omega_{C}$ passing through $C$ are tangent at $I$. Let $\omega_{B}$ meet minor arc $AB$ of $\Gamma$ at $P$ and $AB$ at $M\neq B$, and let $\omega_{C}$ meet minor arc $AC$ of $\Gamma$ at $Q$ and $AC$ at $N\neq C$. Rays $PM$ and $QN$ meet at $X$. Let $Y$ be a point such that $YB$ is tangent to $\omega_{B}$ and $YC$ is tangent to $\omega_{C}$. Show that $A,X,Y$ are collinear.

Geometry Mathley 2011-12, 7.4

Tags: tangent , parallel , cyclic quadrilateral , geometry , tangent circle

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in the circle $(O)$. Let $(K)$ be an arbitrary circle passing through $B,C$. Circle $(O_1)$ tangent to $AB,AC$ and is internally tangent to $(K)$. Circle $(O_2)$ touches $DB,DC$ and is internally tangent to $(K)$. Prove that one of the two external common tangents of $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ is parallel to $AD$. Trần Quang Hùng

2022 SG Originals, Q1

Tags: geometry , tangent , symmedian , circumcircle

For $\triangle ABC$ and its circumcircle $\omega$, draw the tangents at $B,C$ to $\omega$ meeting at $D$. Let the line $AD$ meet the circle with center $D$ and radius $DB$ at $E$ inside $\triangle ABC$. Let $F$ be the point on the extension of $EB$ and $G$ be the point on the segment $EC$ such that $\angle AFB=\angle AGE=\angle A$. Prove that the tangent at $A$ to the circumcircle of $\triangle AFG$ is parallel to $BC$. [i]Proposed by 61plus[/i]

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly IX, 2020.7

Tags: tangent , cyclic , geometry

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ is known to be inscribed in a circle, and that there is a circle with center on side $AD$ tangent to the other three sides. Prove that $AD = AB + CD$.

2015 EGMO, 1

Tags: geometry , triangle , tangent

Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle, and let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $C.$ The angle bisector of $\angle ABC$ intersects $CD$ at $E$ and meets the circumcircle $\omega$ of triangle $\triangle ADE$ again at $F.$ If $\angle ADF = 45^{\circ}$, show that $CF$ is tangent to $\omega .$

2011 Chile National Olympiad, 2

Tags: tangent , geometry , circles , angle

Let $O$ be the center of the circle circumscribed to triangle $ABC$ and let $ S_ {A} $, $ S_ {B} $, $ S_ {C} $ be the circles centered on $O$ that are tangent to the sides $BC, CA, AB$ respectively. Show that the sum of the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {A} $ from $A$ plus the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {B} $ from $B$ plus the angle between the two tangents $ S_ {C} $ from $C$ is $180$ degrees.

2015 Indonesia MO Shortlist, G5

Tags: geometry , circles , collinear , tangent

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Suppose that circle $\Gamma_1$ has it's center on the side $AC$ and is tangent to the sides $AB$ and $BC$, and circle $\Gamma_2$ has it's center on the side $AB$ and is tangent to the sides $AC$ and $BC$. The circles $\Gamma_1$ and $ \Gamma_2$ intersect at two points $P$ and $Q$. Show that if $A, P, Q$ are collinear, then $AB = AC$.

1996 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: bisects segment , parallel , tangent , chord , circles , geometry

$PQ, CD$ are parallel chords of a circle. The tangent at $D$ cuts $PQ$ at $T$ and $B$ is the point of contact of the other tangent from $T$ (Fig. ). Prove that $BC$ bisects $PQ$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/f/22f69c03601fbb8e388e319cd93567246b705c.png[/img]

2019 Cono Sur Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , tangent , orthocenter

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB< AC$, and let $H$ be its orthocenter. The circumference with diameter $AH$ meets the circumscribed circumference of $ABC$ at $P\neq A$. The tangent to the circumscribed circumference of $ABC$ through $P$ intersects line $BC$ at $Q$. Show that $QP=QH$.

1995 China Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: tangent , geometric transformation , locus problems , geometry

Given a fixed acute angle $\theta$ and a pair of internally tangent circles, let the line $l$ which passes through the point of tangency, $A$, cut the larger circle again at $B$ ($l$ does not pass through the centers of the circles). Let $M$ be a point on the major arc $AB$ of the larger circle, $N$ the point where $AM$ intersects the smaller circle, and $P$ the point on ray $MB$ such that $\angle MPN = \theta$. Find the locus of $P$ as $M$ moves on major arc $AB$ of the larger circle.

2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 10.5

Tags: tangent , distance , circles , geometry

Two circles of radius $1$ intersect at points $X, Y$, the distance between which is also equal to $1$. From point $C$ of one circle, tangents $CA, CB$ are drawn to the other. Line $CB$ will cross the first circle a second time at point $A'$. Find the distance $AA'$.

Mathley 2014-15, 7

Tags: tangent , concyclic , cyclic quadrilateral , geometry , tangent circle

The circles $\gamma$ and $\delta$ are internally tangent to the circle $\omega$ at $A$ and $B$. From $A$, draw two tangent lines $\ell_1, \ell_2$ to $\delta$, . From $B$ draw two tangent lines $t_1, t_2$ to $\gamma$ . Let $\ell_1$ intersect $t_1$ at $X$ and $\ell_2$ intersect $t_2$ at $Y$ . Prove that the quadrilateral $AX BY$ is cyclic. Nguyen Van Linh, High School of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University

2022 European Mathematical Cup, 4

Tags: tangent , trapezoid , circles , geometry

Five points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ and $E$ lie on a circle $\tau$ clockwise in that order such that $AB \parallel CE$ and $\angle ABC > 90^{\circ}$. Let $k$ be a circle tangent to $AD$, $CE$ and $\tau$ such that $k$ and $\tau$ touch on the arc $\widehat{DE}$ not containing $A$, $B$ and $C$. Let $F \neq A$ be the intersection of $\tau$ and the tangent line to $k$ passing through $A$ different from $AD$. Prove that there exists a circle tangent to $BD$, $BF$, $CE$ and $\tau$.

1945 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 095

Tags: tangent , sum , geometry , tangent circle

Two circles are tangent externally at one point. Common external tangents are drawn to them and the tangent points are connected. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the opposite sides of the quadrilateral obtained are equal.

1962 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry , parallel , construction , right triangle , tangent

Given a triangle $ABC$ with $\angle C = 90^o$. a) Construct the circle with center $C$, so that one of the tangents from $A$ to that circle is parallel to one of the tangents from $B$ to that circle. b) A circle with center $C$ has two parallel tangents passing through A and go respectively. If $AC = b$ and $BC = a$, express the radius of the circle in terms of $a$ and $b$.

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 $\Gamma_3$.