Found problems: 353
Let $ABC$ be a scalene acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $K$ be a point on the side $\overline{BC}$. Define $M$ as the second intersection of $\overleftrightarrow{OK}$ with the circumcircle of $BOC$. Let $L$ be the reflection of $K$ by $\overleftrightarrow{AC}$. Show that the circumcircles of the triangles $LCM$ and $ABC$ are tangent if, and only if, $\overline{AK} \perp \overline{BC}$.
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AB = AC$. Points $D$, $E$ and $F$ are on sides $BC$, $CA $ and $AB$ respectively, such that $\angle FDE =\angle ABC$ and $FE$ is not parallel to $BC$. Prove that $BC$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $DEF$, if and only if, $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in circle $(O)$ such that points $B, C$ are fixed, while $A$ moves on major arc $BC$ of $(O)$. The tangents through $B$ and $C$ to $(O)$ intersect at $P$. The circle with diameter $OP$ intersects $AC$ and $AB$ at $D$ and $E$, respectively. Prove that $DE$ is tangent to a fixed circle whose radius is half the radius of $(O)$.
Let $I$ be the incenter of the $ABC$ triangle. The circumference that passes through $I$ and has center
in $A$ intersects the circumscribed circumference of the $ABC$ triangle at points $M$ and
$N$. Prove that the line $MN$ is tangent to the inscribed circle of the $ABC$ triangle.
In triangle $ABC$, with $AB<AC$, $I$ is the incenter, $E$ is the intersection of $A$-excircle and $BC$. Point $F$ lies on the external angle bisector of $BAC$ such that $E$ and $F$ lieas on the same side of the line $AI$ and $\angle AIF=\angle AEB$. Point $Q$ lies on $BC$ such that $\angle AIQ=90$. Circle $\omega_b$ is tangent to $FQ$ and $AB$ at $B$, circle $\omega_c$ is tangent to $FQ$ and $AC$ at $C$ and both circles pass through the inside of triangle $ABC$. if $M$ is the Midpoint od the arc $BC$, which does not contain $A$, prove that $M$ lies on the radical axis of $\omega_b$ and $\omega_c$.
Proposed by Amirmahdi Mohseni
Let $O$ be the intersection point of the diagonals of a parallelogram $ABCD$ . Prove that if the line $BC$ is tangent to the circle passing through the points $A, B$, and $O$, then the line $CD$ is tangent to the circle passing through the points $B, C$ and $O$.
(A Zaslavskiy)
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 $AB = AC$.
On the hypotenuse $AB$ of a right triangle $ABC$, we denote a point $K$ such that $BK = BC$. Let $P$ be a point on the perpendicular from the point $K$ to line $CK$, equidistant from the points $K$ and $B$. Let $L$ be the midpoint of $CK$. Prove that line $AP$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\Delta BLP$.
Let $A, B$ and $C$ three points on a line $l$, in that order .Let $D$ a point outside $l$ and $\Gamma$ the circumcircle of $\triangle BCD$, the tangents from $A$ to $\Gamma$ touch $\Gamma$ on $S$ and $T$. Let $P$ the intersection of $ST$ and $AC$. Prove that $P$ does not depend of the choice of $D$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB<AC < BC$, inscirbed in circle $\Gamma_1$, with center $O$. Circle $\Gamma_2$, with center point $A$ and radius $AC$ intersects $BC$ at point $D$ and the circle $\Gamma_1$ at point $E$. Line $AD$ intersects circle $\Gamma_1$ at point $F$. The circumscribed circle $\Gamma_3$ of triangle $DEF$, intersects $BC$ at point $G$. Prove that:
a) Point $B$ is the center of circle $\Gamma_3$
b) Circumscribed circle of triangle $CEG$ is tangent to $AC$.
The triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. At points $A$ and $B$ are tangents to this circle, which intersect at point $T$. A line drawn through the point $T$ parallel to the side $AC$ intersects the side $BC$ at the point $D$. Prove that $AD = CD$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$ and circumcircle $\Gamma$. Let $D$ be the reflection of $A$ in $B$ and let $E$ the reflection of $A$ in $C$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of segment $DE$. Show that the tangent to $\Gamma$ in $A$ is perpendicular to $HM$.
Let $\Omega$ be the circle circumscribed to the triangle $ABC$. Tangents taken to the circle $\Omega$ at points $A$ and $B$ intersects at the point $P$ , and the perpendicular bisector of $ (BC)$ cuts line $AC$ at point $Q$. Prove that lines $BC$ and $PQ$ are parallel.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and $M_a, M_b, M_c$ be the midpoints of $BC, CA, AB$, respectively. Extend $M_bM_c$ so that it intersects $\odot (ABC)$ at $P$. Let $AP$ and $BC$ intersect at $Q$. Prove that the tangent at $A$ to $\odot(ABC)$ and the tangent at $P$ to $\odot (P QM_a)$ intersect on line $BC$.
(Li4)
Points $A$ and $B$ are fixed on a circle $c_1$. Circle $c_2$, whose centre lies on $c_1$, touches line $AB$ at $B$. Another line through $A$ intersects $c_2$ at points $D$ and $E$, where $D$ lies between $A$ and $E$. Line $BD$ intersects $c_1$ again at $F$. Prove that line $EB$ is tangent to $c_1$ if and only if $D$ is the midpoint of the segment $BF$.
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 $AD = AB + CD$.
$(BEL 3)$ Construct the circle that is tangent to three given circles.
Let $ABC$ be an acute, non-isosceles triangle with $AD$,$BE$, $CF$ are altitudes and $d$ is the tangent line of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at $A$. The line through $H$ and parallel to $EF$ cuts $DE$, $DF$ at $Q, P$ respectively. Prove that $d$ is tangent to the ex-circle respect to vertex $D$ of triangle $DPQ$.
Let $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. The tangents to the circumcircles of triangles $CHB$ and $AHB$ at point $H$ meet $AC$ at points $A_1$ and $C_1$ respectively. Prove that $A_1H = C_1H$.
Let $D$ be the midpoint of the hypotenuse $AB$ of a right triangle $ABC$. Let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be the circumcenters of the $ADC$ and $DBC$ triangles, respectively.
a) Prove that $\angle O_1DO_2$ is right.
b) Prove that $AB$ is tangent to the circle of diameter $O_1O_2$ .
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with $AB=a >CD =b$. Given circles $(K_1,r_1) , (K_2,r_2)$ with $r_1<r_2$ tangent externally at point $K$ and also tangent to the sides of the rectangle, circle $(K_1,r_1)$ tangent to both $AD$ and $AB$, circle $(K_2,r_2)$ tangent to both $AB$ and $BC$. Let also the internal common tangent of those circles pass through point $D$.
(i) Express sidelengths $a$ and $b$ in terms of $r_1$ and $r_2$.
(ii) Calculate the ratios $\frac{r_1}{r_2}$ and $\frac{a}{b}$ .
(iii) Find the length of $DK$ in terms of $r_1$ and $r_2$.
We are given an acute triangle $ABC$ with $AB\neq AC$. Let $D$ be a point of $BC$ such that $DA$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the circumcenters of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, respectively, and let $M$ be the midpoints $EF$. Prove that the line tangent to the circumcircle of $AMD$ through $D$ is also tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$.
[i]Proposed by Patrik Bak, Slovakia[/i]
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) .
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AC = BC$ and circumcircle $k$. The point $D$ lies on the shorter arc of $k$ over the chord $BC$ and is different from $B$ and $C$. Let $E$ denote the intersection of $CD$ and $AB$. Prove that the line through $B$ and $C$ is a tangent of the circumcircle of the triangle $BDE$.
(Karl Czakler)
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid which is not a parallelogram, such that $AD$ is parallel to $BC$.
Let $O=BD\cap AC$ and $S$ be the second intersection of the circumcircles of triangles $AOB$ and $DOC$.
Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $ASD$ and $BSC$ are tangent.