Found problems: 239
To the nearest degree, find the measure of the largest angle in a triangle with side lengths $3$, $5$, and $7$.
If, in a triangle of sides $a, b, c$, the incircle has radius $\frac{b+c-a}{2}$, what is the magnitude of $\angle A$?
Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ of side $a$ in a plane, let $M$ be a point on the circumcircle of the triangle. Prove that the sum $s = MA^4 +MB^4 +MC^4$ is independent of the position of the point $M$ on the circle, and determine that constant value as a function of $a$.
Let $ AB$ be the diameter of semicircle $O$ ,
$C, D $ be points on the arc $AB$,
$P, Q$ be respectively the circumcenter of $\triangle OAC $ and $\triangle OBD $ .
Prove that:$CP\cdot CQ=DP \cdot DQ$.[asy]
import cse5; import olympiad; unitsize(3.5cm); dotfactor=4; pathpen=black;
real h=sqrt(55/64);
pair A=(-1,0), O=origin, B=(1,0),C=shift(-3/8,h)*O,D=shift(4/5,3/5)*O,P=circumcenter(O,A,C), Q=circumcenter(O,D,B);
D(arc(O,1,0,180),darkgreen);
D(MP("A",A,W)--MP("C",C,N)--MP("P",P,SE)--MP("D",D,E)--MP("Q",Q,E)--C--MP("O",O,S)--D--MP("B",B,E)--cycle,deepblue);
D(O);
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In quadrilateral $ ABCD$, it is given that $ \angle A \equal{} 120^\circ$, angles $ B$ and $ D$ are right angles, $ AB \equal{} 13$, and $ AD \equal{} 46$. Then $ AC \equal{}$
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 62 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 64 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 65 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 72$
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral such that $AB + CD = \sqrt{2}AC$ and $BC + DA = \sqrt{2}BD$. Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $\Gamma$ be its circumcircle. The bisector of $\angle{A}$ intersects $BC$ at $D$, $\Gamma$ at $K$ (different from $A$), and the line through $B$ tangent to $\Gamma$ at $X$. Show that $K$ is the midpoint of $AX$ if and only if $\frac{AD}{DC}=\sqrt{2}$.
The triangle $ABC$ has $CA = CB$. $P$ is a point on the circumcircle between $A$ and $B$ (and on the opposite side of the line $AB$ to $C$). $D$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $PB$. Show that $PA + PB = 2 \cdot PD$.
The midpoints of the sides of a regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ are joined to form a smaller hexagon. What fraction of the area of $ABCDEF$ is enclosed by the smaller hexagon?
[asy]
size(130);
pair A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L;
A = dir(120);
B = dir(60);
C = dir(0);
D = dir(-60);
E = dir(-120);
F = dir(180);
draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--cycle);
dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); dot(E); dot(F);
G = midpoint(A--B); H = midpoint(B--C); I = midpoint(C--D);
J = midpoint(D--E); K = midpoint(E--F); L = midpoint(F--A);
draw(G--H--I--J--K--L--cycle);
label("$A$", A, dir(120));
label("$B$", B, dir(60));
label("$C$", C, dir(0));
label("$D$", D, dir(-60));
label("$E$", E, dir(-120));
label("$F$", F, dir(180));
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$\textbf{(A)}\ \displaystyle \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt 3}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \displaystyle \frac{2}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \displaystyle \frac{3}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$
In the figure below, $\triangle ABC$ is an equilateral triangle.
[asy]
import graph;
unitsize(60);
axes("$x$", "$y$", (0, 0), (1.5, 1.5), EndArrow);
real w = sqrt(3) - 1;
pair A = (1, 1);
pair B = (0, w);
pair C = (w, 0);
draw(A -- B -- C -- cycle);
dot(Label("$A(1, 1)$", A, NE), A);
dot(Label("$B$", B, W), B);
dot(Label("$C$", C, S), C);
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Point $A$ has coordinates $(1, 1)$, point $B$ is on the positive $y$-axis, and point $C$ is on the positive $x$-axis. What is the area of $\triangle ABC$?
Two equilateral triangles are contained in a square whose side length is $2\sqrt3$. The bases of these triangles are the opposite sides of the square, and their intersection is a rhombus. What is the area of the rhombus?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\sqrt2-1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 8\sqrt3-12\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{4\sqrt3}{3}$
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle and let $P$ be a point in its interior. Let the lines $AP$, $BP$, $CP$ meet the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at the points $A_1$, $B_1$, $C_1$, respectively. Prove that
$A_1B_1 \cdot B_1C_1 \cdot C_1A_1 \ge A_1B \cdot B_1C \cdot C_1A$.
Let $ ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in a circle of radius $ R$, and let $ P$ be a point in the interior of triangle $ ABC$. Prove that
\[ \frac {PA}{BC^{2}} \plus{} \frac {PB}{CA^{2}} \plus{} \frac {PC}{AB^{2}}\ge \frac {1}{R}.
\]
[i]Alternative formulation:[/i] If $ ABC$ is a triangle with sidelengths $ BC\equal{}a$, $ CA\equal{}b$, $ AB\equal{}c$ and circumradius $ R$, and $ P$ is a point inside the triangle $ ABC$, then prove that
$ \frac {PA}{a^{2}} \plus{} \frac {PB}{b^{2}} \plus{} \frac {PC}{c^{2}}\ge \frac {1}{R}$.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $R$. $AO$ meets the circumcircle of $BOC$ at $A'$, $BO$ meets the circumcircle of $COA$ at $B'$ and $CO$ meets the circumcircle of $AOB$ at $C'$. Prove that \[OA'\cdot OB'\cdot OC'\geq 8R^{3}.\] Sorry if this has been posted before since this is a very classical problem, but I failed to find it with the search-function.
Let $f(x)=\sqrt{\sin^4 x + 4\cos^2 x}-\sqrt{\cos^4x + 4\sin^2x}$. An equivalent form of $f(x)$ is
$\textbf{(A) }1-\sqrt2\sin x\qquad\textbf{(B) }-1+\sqrt2\cos x\qquad\textbf{(C) }\cos\dfrac x2-\sin\dfrac x2$
$\textbf{(D) }\cos x-\sin x\qquad\textbf{(E) }\cos2x$
In the triangle $ ABC,$ with $ \angle A \equal{} 60 ^{\circ},$ a parallel $ IF$ to $ AC$ is drawn through the incenter $ I$ of the triangle, where $ F$ lies on the side $ AB.$ The point $ P$ on the side $ BC$ is such that $ 3BP \equal{} BC.$ Show that $ \angle BFP \equal{} \frac{\angle B}{2}.$
An equilateral triangle is given. A point lies on the incircle of this triangle. If the smallest two distances from the point to the sides of the triangle is $1$ and $4$, the sidelength of this equilateral triangle can be expressed as $\tfrac{a\sqrt b}c$ where $(a,c)=1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of an integer greater than $1$. Find $a+b+c$.
An equilateral triangle is given. A point lies on the incircle of this triangle. If the smallest two distances from the point to the sides of the triangle is $1$ and $4$, the sidelength of this equilateral triangle can be expressed as $\tfrac{a\sqrt b}c$ where $(a,c)=1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of an integer greater than $1$. Find $a+b+c$.
A secant line splits a circle into two segments. Inside those segments, one draws two squares such that both squares has two corners on a secant line and two on the circumference. The ratio of the square's side lengths is $5:9$. Compute the ratio of the secant line versus circle radius.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Denote by $B_0$ and $C_0$ the feet of the altitudes from vertices $B$ and $C$, respectively. Let $X$ be a point inside the triangle $ABC$ such that the line $BX$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $AXC_0$ and the line $CX$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $AXB_0$. Show that the line $AX$ is perpendicular to $BC$.
The opposite sides of the reentrant hexagon $AFBDCE$ intersect at the points $K,L,M$ (as shown in the figure). It is given that $AL = AM = a, BM = BK = b$, $CK = CL = c, LD = DM = d, ME = EK = e, FK = FL = f$.
[img]http://imgur.com/LUFUh.png[/img]
$(a)$ Given length $a$ and the three angles $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ at the vertices $A, B,$ and $C,$ respectively, satisfying the condition $\alpha+\beta+\gamma<180^{\circ}$, show that all the angles and sides of the hexagon are thereby uniquely determined.
$(b)$ Prove that
\[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{c}=\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{d}\]
Easier version of $(b)$. Prove that
\[(a + f)(b + d)(c + e)= (a + e)(b + f)(c + d)\]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Its excircles touch sides $BC, CA, AB$ at $D, E, F$, respectively. Prove that the perimeter of triangle $ABC$ is at most twice that of triangle $DEF$.
Two skaters, Allie and Billie, are at points $A$ and $B$, respectively, on a flat, frozen lake. The distance between $A$ and $B$ is $100$ meters. Allie leaves $A$ and skates at a speed of $8$ meters per second on a straight line that makes a $60^\circ$ angle with $AB$. At the same time Allie leaves $A$, Billie leaves $B$ at a speed of $7$ meters per second and follows the straight path that produces the earliest possible meeting of the two skaters, given their speeds. How many meters does Allie skate before meeting Billie?
[asy]
defaultpen(linewidth(0.8));
draw((100,0)--origin--60*dir(60), EndArrow(5));
label("$A$", origin, SW);
label("$B$", (100,0), SE);
label("$100$", (50,0), S);
label("$60^\circ$", (15,0), N);[/asy]
In the adjoining figure triangle $ ABC$ is such that $ AB \equal{} 4$ and $ AC \equal{} 8$. If $ M$ is the midpoint of $ BC$ and $ AM \equal{} 3$, what is the length of $ BC$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2\sqrt{26} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2\sqrt{31} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 9 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 4\plus{}2\sqrt{13} \qquad$
$ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{not enough information given to solve the problem}$
[asy]draw((0,0)--(2.8284,2)--(8,0)--cycle);
draw((2.8284,2)--(4,0));
label("A",(2.8284,2),N);
label("B",(0,0),S);
label("C",(8,0),S);
label("M",(4,0),S);[/asy]
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be an acute-angled triangle and let $D$, $E$, $F$ be points on $BC$, $CA$, $AB$, respectively, such that \[\angle{AFE}=\angle{BFD}\mbox{,}\quad\angle{BDF}=\angle{CDE}\quad\mbox{and}\quad\angle{CED}=\angle{AEF}\mbox{.}\] Prove that $D$, $E$ and $F$ are the feet of the perpendiculars through $A$, $B$ and $C$ on $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$, respectively.
[i](Swiss Mathematical Olympiad 2011, Final round, problem 2)[/i]