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2020 Adygea Teachers' Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , angle , min , length , tangent , arc , circles
A circle is inscribed in an angle with vertex $O$, touching its sides at points $M$ and $N$. On an arc $MN$ nearest to point $O$, an arbitrary point $P$ is selected. At point $P$, a tangent is drawn to the circle $P$, intersecting the sides of the angle at points $A$ and $B$. Prove that that the length of the segment $AB$ is the smallest when $P$ is its midpoint.

1988 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 476

$ABC$ is an acute-angled triangle. The tangents to the circumcircle at $A$ and $C$ meet the tangent at $B$ at $M$ and $N$. The altitude from $B$ meets $AC$ at $P$. Show that $BP$ bisects the angle $MPN$

2006 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 1

The diagonals of the inscribed quadrangle $ABCD$ intersect at point $K$. Prove that the tangent at point $K$ to the circle circumscribed around the triangle $ABK$ is parallel to $CD$. (A Zaslavsky)

1997 Slovenia Team Selection Test, 1

Circles $K_1$ and $K_2$ are externally tangent to each other at $A$ and are internally tangent to a circle $K$ at $A_1$ and $A_2$ respectively. The common tangent to $K_1$ and $K_2$ at $A$ meets $K$ at point $P$. Line $PA_1$ meets $K_1$ again at $B_1$ and $PA_2$ meets $K_2$ again at $B_2$. Show that $B_1B_2$ is a common tangent of $K_1$ and $K_2$.

1999 North Macedonia National Olympiad, 3

Let the two tangents from a point $A$ outside a circle $k$ touch $k$ at $M$ and $N$. A line $p$ through $A$ intersects $k$ at $B$ and $C$, and $D$ is the midpoint of $MN$. Prove that $MN$ bisects the angle $BDC$

2007 Balkan MO Shortlist, G1

Let $\omega$ be a circle with center $O$ and let $A$ be a point outside $\omega$. The tangents from $A$ touch $\omega$ at points $B$, and $C$. Let $D$ be the point at which the line $AO$ intersects the circle such that $O$ is between $A$ and $D$. Denote by $X$ the orthogonal projection of $B$ onto $CD$, by $Y$ the midpoint of the segment $BX$ and by $Z$ the second point of intersection of the line $DY$ with $\omega$. Prove that $ZA$ and $ZC$ are perpendicular to each other.

2016 Saudi Arabia BMO TST, 2

Let $A$ be a point outside the circle $\omega$. Two points $B, C$ lie on $\omega$ such that $AB, AC$ are tangent to $\omega$. Let $D$ be any point on $\omega$ ($D$ is neither $B$ nor $C$) and $M$ the foot of perpendicular from $B$ to $CD$. The line through $D$ and the midpoint of $BM$ meets $\omega$ again at $P$. Prove that $AP \perp CP$

2018-IMOC, G3

Given an acute $\vartriangle ABC$ whose orthocenter is denoted by $H$. A line $\ell$ passes $H$ and intersects $AB,AC$ at $P ,Q$ such that $H$ is the mid-point of $P,Q$. Assume the other intersection of the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ with the circumcircle of $\vartriangle APQ$ is $X$. Let $C'$ is the symmetric point of $C$ with respect to $X$ and $Y$ is the another intersection of the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ and $AO$, where O is the circumcenter of $\vartriangle APQ$. Show that $CY$ is tangent to circumcircle of $\vartriangle BCC'$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itG6m1ipAfE/XndLDUtSf7I/AAAAAAAALfc/iZahX6yNItItRSXkDYNofR5hKApyFH84gCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/2018%2Bimoc%2Bg3.png[/img]

2012 Polish MO Finals, 5

Point $O$ is a center of circumcircle of acute triangle $ABC$, bisector of angle $BAC$ cuts side $BC$ in point $D$. Let $M$ be a point such that, $MC \perp BC$ and $MA \perp AD$. Lines $BM$ and $OA$ intersect in point $P$. Show that circle of center in point $P$ passing through a point $A$ is tangent to line $BC$.

2025 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , tangent
Let $M$ be the midpoint of the cathetus $AC$ of a right-angled triangle $ABC$ $(\angle C=90^{\circ})$. The perpendicular from $M$ to the bisector of angle $ABC$ meets $AB$ at point $N$. Prove that the circumcircle of triangle $ANM$ touches the bisector of angle $ABC$. Proposed by:D.Shvetsov

2018 Brazil Team Selection Test, 4

Consider an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let $\omega(XYZ)$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $XY Z$. The tangents to $\omega(ABC)$ through $B$ and $C$ meet at the point $D$. The point $F$ is marked on the arc $AB$ of $\omega(ABC)$ that does not contain $C$. Let $K$ be the point of intersection of lines $AF$ and $BD$ and $L$ the point of intersection of the lines $AB$ and $CF$. Let $T$ and $S$ be the centers of the circles $\omega(BLC)$ and $\omega(BLK)$, respectively. Suppose that the circles $\omega(BTS)$ and $\omega(CFK)$ are tangent to each other at the point $P$. Prove that $P$ belongs to the line $AB$.

2015 Indonesia MO Shortlist, G3

Given $ABC$ triangle with incircle $L_1$ and circumcircle $L_2$. If points $X, Y, Z$ lie on $L_2$, such that $XY, XZ$ are tangent to $L_1$, then prove that $YZ$ is also tangent to $L_1$.

2014 Contests, 2

A convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed into a circle $\omega$ . Suppose that there is a point $X$ on the segment $AC$ such that the $XB$ and $XD$ tangents to the circle $\omega$ . Tangent of $\omega$ at $C$, intersect $XD$ at $Q$. Let $E$ ($E\ne A$) be the intersection of the line $AQ$ with $\omega$ . Prove that $AD, BE$, and $CQ$ are concurrent.

Indonesia MO Shortlist - geometry, g5

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 $AB = AC$.

2008 Korea Junior Math Olympiad, 5

Let there be a pentagon $ABCDE$ inscribed in a circle $O$. The tangent to $O$ at $E$ is parallel to $AD$. A point $F$ lies on $O$ and it is in the opposite side of $A$ with respect to $CD$, and satisfi es $AB \cdot BC \cdot DF = AE \cdot ED \cdot CF$ and $\angle CFD = 2\angle BFE$. Prove that the tangent to $O$ at $B,E$ and line $AF$ concur at one point.

1985 Tournament Of Towns, (099) 3

A teacher gives each student in the class the following task in their exercise book . "Take two concentric circles of radius $1$ and $10$ . To the smaller circle produce three tangents whose intersections $A, B$ and $C$ lie in the larger circle . Measure the area $S$ of triangle $ABC$, and areas $S_1 , S_2$ and $S_3$ , the three sector-like regions with vertices at $A, B$ and $C$ (as in the diagram). Find the value of $S_1 +S_2 +S_3 -S$." Prove that each student would obtain the same result . [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3kHWWWgxgU/XWHRQ8WqqPI/AAAAAAAAKjE/0iO4-Yz6p9AcM2mklprX_M18xTyg9O81gCK4BGAYYCw/s200/TOT%2B1985%2BAutumn%2BJ3.png[/img] ( A . K . Tolpygo, Kiev)

2024 Brazil EGMO TST, 4

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with all distinct sides that has an inscribed circle. The incircle of $ABCD$ has center $I$ and is tangent to $AB$, $BC$, $CD$, and $DA$ at points $W$, $X$, $Y$, and $Z$, respectively. Let $K$ be the intersection of the lines $WX$ and $YZ$. Prove that $KI$ is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $AIC$.

2015 Turkey Team Selection Test, 4

Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $|AB|=|AC|$ and let $D,E$ be points on the minor arcs $\overarc{AB}$ and $\overarc{AC}$ respectively. The lines $AD$ and $BC$ intersect at $F$ and the line $AE$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle FDE$ a second time at $G$. Prove that the line $AC$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\triangle ECG$.

1998 Singapore MO Open, 1

In Fig. , $PA$ and $QB$ are tangents to the circle at $A$ and $B$ respectively. The line $AB$ is extended to meet $PQ$ at $S$. Suppose that $PA = QB$. Prove that $QS = SP$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/6/f/f21c0c70b37768f3e80e9ee909ef34c57635d5.png[/img]

2017 All-Russian Olympiad, 2

$ABCD$ is an isosceles trapezoid with $BC || AD$. A circle $\omega$ passing through $B$ and $C$ intersects the side $AB$ and the diagonal $BD$ at points $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Tangent to $\omega$ at $C$ intersects the line $AD$ at $Z$. Prove that the points $X$, $Y$, and $Z$ are collinear.

1989 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 489

The incircle of $ABC$ touches $AB$ at $M$. $N$ is any point on the segment $BC$. Show that the incircles of $AMN, BMN, ACN$ have a common tangent.

2022 JBMO Shortlist, G6

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with hypotenuse $BC$. The tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at $A$ intersects the line $BC$ at $T$. The points $D$ and $E$ are chosen so that $AD = BD, AE = CE,$ and $\angle CBD = \angle BCE < 90^{\circ}$. Prove that $D, E,$ and $T$ are collinear. Proposed by [i]Nikola Velov, Macedonia[/i]

2004 German National Olympiad, 2

Let $k$ be a circle with center $M.$ There is another circle $k_1$ whose center $M_1$ lies on $k,$ and we denote the line through $M$ and $M_1$ by $g.$ Let $T$ be a point on $k_1$ and inside $k.$ The tangent $t$ to $k_1$ at $T$ intersects $k$ in two points $A$ and $B.$ Denote the tangents (diifferent from $t$) to $k_1$ passing through $A$ and $B$ by $a$ and $b$, respectively. Prove that the lines $a,b,$ and $g$ are either concurrent or parallel.

2017 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P 9

From a point $P$ outside of a circle with centre $O$, tangent segments $PA$ and $PB$ are drawn. $\frac{1}{OA^2}+\frac{1}{PA^2}=\frac{1}{16}$ then $AB=$ [list=1] [*] 4 [*] 6 [*] 8 [*] 10 [/list]

2015 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 5

Let $A$ be a point on the circle $\omega$ centred at $B$ and $\Gamma$ a circle centred at $A$. For $i=1,2,3$, a chord $P_iQ_i$ of $\omega$ is tangent to $\Gamma$ at $S_i$ and another chord $P_iR_i$ of $\omega$ is perpendicular to $AB$ at $M_i$. Let $Q_iT_i$ be the other tangent from $Q_i$ to $\Gamma$ at $T_i$ and $N_i$ be the intersection of $AQ_i$ with $M_iT_i$. Prove that $N_1,N_2,N_3$ are collinear.