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In triangle $ABC$, the angles $\alpha=\angle A$ and $\beta=\angle B$ are acute. The isosceles triangle $ACD$ and $BCD$ with the bases $AC$ and $BC$ and $\angle ADC=\beta$, $\angle BEC=\alpha$ are constructed in the exterior of the triangle $ABC$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle ABC$. Prove that $DO+EO$ equals the perimeter of triangle $ABC$ if and only if $\angle ACB$ is right.
We are given a triangle $ABC$ in a plane $P$. To any line $D$, not parallel to any side of the triangle, we associate the barycenter $G_D$ of the set of intersection points of $D$ with the sides of $\triangle ABC$. The object of this problem is determining the set $\mathfrak F$ of points $G_D$ when $D$ varies. (a) If $D$ goes over all lines parallel to a given line $\delta$, prove that $G_D$ describes a line $\Delta_\delta$. (b) Assume $\triangle ABC$ is equilateral. Prove that all lines $\Delta_\delta$ are tangent to the same circle as $\delta$ varies, and describe the set $\mathfrak F$. (c) If $ABC$ is an arbitrary triangle, prove that one can find a plane $P$ and an equilateral triangle $A'B'C'$ whose orthogonal projection onto $P$ is $\triangle ABC$, and describe the set $\mathfrak F$ in the general case.
Let $N$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$. Through the midpoints of the segments $AN, BN$, and $CN$ the lines parallel to the opposite sides of $\triangle ABC$ are constructed. Let $AN, BN$, and $CN$ be the intersection points of these lines. If $N$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$, prove that the nine-point circles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle A_NB_NC_N$ coincide. [hide="Remark."]Remark. The statement of the original problem was that the nine-point circles of the triangles $A_NB_NC_N$ and $A_MB_MC_M$ coincide, where $N$ and $M$ are the orthocenter and the centroid of $ABC$. This statement is false.[/hide]
$(FRA 4)$ A right-angled triangle $OAB$ has its right angle at the point $B.$ An arbitrary circle with center on the line $OB$ is tangent to the line $OA.$ Let $AT$ be the tangent to the circle different from $OA$ ($T$ is the point of tangency). Prove that the median from $B$ of the triangle $OAB$ intersects $AT$ at a point $M$ such that $MB = MT.$
Given the condition that there exist exactly $1990$ triangles $ABC$ with integral side-lengths satisfying the following conditions: (i) $\angle ABC =\frac 12 \angle BAC;$ (ii) $AC = b.$ Find the minimal value of $b.$
(a) In the plane of the triangle $ABC$, find a point with the following property: its symmetrical points with respect to the midpoints of the sides of the triangle lie on the circumscribed circle. (b) Construct the triangle $ABC$ if it is known the positions of the orthocenter $H$, midpoint of the side $AB$ and the midpoint of the segment joining the feet of the heights through vertices $A$ and $B$.
Given a triangle $A_1 A_2 A_3$ and a point $P$ inside. Let $B_i$ be a point on the side opposite to $A_i$ for $i=1,2,3$, and let $C_i$ and $D_i$ be the midpoints of $A_i B_i$ and $P B_i$, respectively. Prove that the triangles $C_1 C_2 C_3$ and $D_1 D_2 D_3$ have equal area.
Let $D$ be a point in the interior of $\triangle{ABC}$ such that $AB=ab$, $AC=ac$, $BC=bc$, $AD=ad$, $BD=bd$, $CD=cd$. Show that $\angle{ABD}+\angle{ACD}=60^{\circ}$. Source: 2016 Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (Open) Round 2, Problem 1
Square $ ABCD $ has side length $ 10 $. Point $ E $ is on $ \overline{BC} $, and the area of $ \bigtriangleup ABE $ is $ 40 $. What is $ BE $? $\textbf{(A)} \ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ 5 \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ 8 \qquad $ [asy] pair A,B,C,D,E; A=(0,0); B=(0,50); C=(50,50); D=(50,0); E = (30,50); draw(A--B); draw(B--E); draw(E--C); draw(C--D); draw(D--A); draw(A--E); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); dot(E); label("A",A,SW); label("B",B,NW); label("C",C,NE); label("D",D,SE); label("E",E,N); [/asy]
A soldier needs to check if there are any mines in the interior or on the sides of an equilateral triangle $ABC.$ His detector can detect a mine at a maximum distance equal to half the height of the triangle. The soldier leaves from one of the vertices of the triangle. Which is the minimum distance that he needs to traverse so that at the end of it he is sure that he completed successfully his mission?
Let $BD$ and $CE$ be the bisectors of the interior angles $\angle B$ and $\angle C$, respectively ($D\in AC$, $E\in AB$). Consider the circumcircle of $ABC$ with center $O$ and the excircle corresponding to the side $BC$ with center $I_a$. These two circles intersect at points $P$ and $Q$. (a) Prove that $PQ$ is parallel to $DE$. (b) Prove that $I_aO$ is perpendicular to $DE$.
Let $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ denote the angles of the triangle $ABC$. The perpendicular bisector of $AB$ intersects $BC$ at the point $X$, the perpendicular bisector of $AC$ intersects it at $Y$. Prove that $\tan(\beta) \cdot \tan(\gamma) = 3$ implies $BC= XY$ (or in other words: Prove that a sufficient condition for $BC = XY$ is $\tan(\beta) \cdot \tan(\gamma) = 3$). Show that this condition is not necessary, and give a necessary and sufficient condition for $BC = XY$.
Prove that the edges of a complete graph with $3^n$ vertices can be partitioned into disjoint cycles of length $3$.
In a triangle $ABC$, let $a,b,c$ be its sides and $m,n,p$ be the corresponding medians. For every $\alpha>0$, let $\lambda(\alpha)$ be the real number such that $$a^\alpha+b^\alpha+c^\alpha=\lambda(\alpha)^\alpha\left(m^\alpha+n^\alpha+p^\alpha\right)^\alpha.$$ (a) Compute $\lambda(2)$. (b) Find the limit of $\lambda(\alpha)$ as $\alpha$ approaches $0$. (c) For which triangles $ABC$ is $\lambda(\alpha)$ independent of $\alpha$?
Prove that the points symmetric to the vertices of a triangle with respect to the opposite side are collinear if and only if the distance from the orthocenter to the circumcenter is twice the circumradius.
Assume that the equality $2BC=AB+AC$ holds in $\triangle ABC$. Prove that: (a) The vertex $A$, the midpoints $M$ and $N$ of $AB$ and $AC$ respectively, the incenter $I$, and the circumcenter $O$ belong to a circle $k$. (b) The line $GI$, where $G$ is the centroid of $\triangle ABC$ is a tangent to $k$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $\omega$ its incircle. $\omega$ touches $AC,AB$ at $E,F$, respectively. Let $P$ be a point on $EF$. Let $\omega_1=(BFP), \omega_2=(CEP)$. The parallel line through $P$ to $BC$ intersects $\omega_1,\omega_2$ at $X,Y$, respectively. Show that $BX=CY$.
Point $ P$ lies on side $ AB$ of a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD$. Let $ \omega$ be the incircle of triangle $ CPD$, and let $ I$ be its incenter. Suppose that $ \omega$ is tangent to the incircles of triangles $ APD$ and $ BPC$ at points $ K$ and $ L$, respectively. Let lines $ AC$ and $ BD$ meet at $ E$, and let lines $ AK$ and $ BL$ meet at $ F$. Prove that points $ E$, $ I$, and $ F$ are collinear. [i]Author: Waldemar Pompe, Poland[/i]
A point $D$ is chosen on the side $AC$ of a triangle $ABC$ with $\angle C < \angle A < 90^\circ$ in such a way that $BD=BA$. The incircle of $ABC$ is tangent to $AB$ and $AC$ at points $K$ and $L$, respectively. Let $J$ be the incenter of triangle $BCD$. Prove that the line $KL$ intersects the line segment $AJ$ at its midpoint.
Consider triangle $P_1P_2P_3$ and a point $p$ within the triangle. Lines $P_1P, P_2P, P_3P$ intersect the opposite sides in points $Q_1, Q_2, Q_3$ respectively. Prove that, of the numbers \[ \dfrac{P_1P}{PQ_1}, \dfrac{P_2P}{PQ_2}, \dfrac{P_3P}{PQ_3} \] at least one is $\leq 2$ and at least one is $\geq 2$
In the diagram below, $BP$ bisects $\angle ABC$, $CP$ bisects $\angle BCA$, and $PQ$ is perpendicular to $BC$. If $BQ\cdot QC=2PQ^2$, prove that $AB+AC=3BC$. [img]https://services.artofproblemsolving.com/download.php?id=YXR0YWNobWVudHMvOC8zL2IwZjNjMDAxNWEwMTc1ZGNjMTkwZmZlZmJlMGRlOGRhYjk4NzczLnBuZw==&rn=VlRSTUMgMjAwNi5wbmc=[/img]
Every point with integer coordinates in the plane is the center of a disk with radius $1/1000$. (1) Prove that there exists an equilateral triangle whose vertices lie in different discs. (2) Prove that every equilateral triangle with vertices in different discs has side-length greater than $96$. [i]Radu Gologan, Romania[/i] [hide="Remark"] The "> 96" in [b](b)[/b] can be strengthened to "> 124". By the way, part [b](a)[/b] of this problem is the place where I used [url=http://mathlinks.ro/viewtopic.php?t=5537]the well-known "Dedekind" theorem[/url]. [/hide]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $P$ an exterior point in the plane of the triangle. Suppose the lines $AP$, $BP$, $CP$ meet the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ (or extensions thereof) in $D$, $E$, $F$, respectively. Suppose further that the areas of triangles $PBD$, $PCE$, $PAF$ are all equal. Prove that each of these areas is equal to the area of triangle $ABC$ itself.
Let $P$ be a point inside triangle $ABC$. Let $AP$ meet $BC$ at $A_1$, let $BP$ meet $CA$ at $B_1$, and let $CP$ meet $AB$ at $C_1$. Let $A_2$ be the point such that $A_1$ is the midpoint of $PA_2$, let $B_2$ be the point such that $B_1$ is the midpoint of $PB_2$, and let $C_2$ be the point such that $C_1$ is the midpoint of $PC_2$. Prove that points $A_2, B_2$, and $C_2$ cannot all lie strictly inside the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. (Australia)
On the sides of the triangle $ABC$, three similar isosceles triangles $ABP \ (AP = PB)$, $AQC \ (AQ = QC)$, and $BRC \ (BR = RC)$ are constructed. The first two are constructed externally to the triangle $ABC$, but the third is placed in the same half-plane determined by the line $BC$ as the triangle $ABC$. Prove that $APRQ$ is a parallelogram.