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Found problems: 20

2010 N.N. Mihăileanu Individual, 3

Let $ Q $ be a point, $ H,O $ be the orthocenter and circumcenter, respectively, of a triangle $ ABC, $ and $ D,E,F, $ be the symmetric points of $ Q $ with respect to $ A,B,C, $ respectively. Also, $ M,N,P $ are the middle of the segments $ AE,BF,CD, $ and $ G,G',G'' $ are the centroids of $ ABC,MNP,DEF, $ respectively. Prove the following propositions: [b]a)[/b] $ \frac{1}{2}\overrightarrow{OG} =\frac{1}{3}\overrightarrow{OG'}=\frac{1}{4}\overrightarrow{OG''} $ [b]b)[/b] $ Q=O\implies \overrightarrow{OG'} =\overrightarrow{G'H} $ [b]c)[/b] $ Q=H\implies G'=O $ [i]Cătălin Zîrnă[/i]

2008 Alexandru Myller, 1

$ O $ is the circumcentre of $ ABC $ and $ A_1\neq A $ is the point on $ AO $ and the circumcircle of $ ABC. $ The centers of mass of $ ABC, A_1BC $ are $ G,G_1, $ respectively, and $ P $ is the intersection of $ AG_1 $ with $ OG. $ Show that $ \frac{PG}{PO}=\frac{2}{3} . $ [i]Gabriel Popa, Paul Georgescu[/i]

2006 Mathematics for Its Sake, 2

The cevians $ AP,BQ,CR $ of the triangle $ ABC $ are concurrent at $ F. $ Prove that the following affirmations are equivalent. $ \text{(i)} \overrightarrow{AP} +\overrightarrow{BQ} +\overrightarrow{CR} =0 $ $ \text{(ii)} F$ is the centroid of $ ABC $ [i]Doru Isac[/i]

2017 Romania National Olympiad, 1

Prove that the line joining the centroid and the incenter of a non-isosceles triangle is perpendicular to the base if and only if the sum of the other two sides is thrice the base.

2009 District Olympiad, 1

On the sides $ AB $ and $ AC $ of the triangle $ ABC $ consider the points $ D, $ respectively, $ E, $ such that $$ \overrightarrow{DA} +\overrightarrow{DB} +\overrightarrow{EA} +\overrightarrow{EC} =\overrightarrow{O} . $$ If $ T $ is the intersection of $ DC $ and $ BE, $ determine the real number $ \alpha $ so that: $$ \overrightarrow{TB} +\overrightarrow{TC} =\alpha\cdot\overrightarrow{TA} . $$

2019 Romania National Olympiad, 2

Find all natural numbers which are the cardinal of a set of nonzero Euclidean vectors whose sum is $ 0, $ the sum of any two of them is nonzero, and their magnitudes are equal.

2019 Teodor Topan, 2

Let $ P $ be a point on the side $ AB $ of the triangle $ ABC. $ The parallels through $ P $ of the medians $ AA_1,BB_1 $ intersect $ BC,AC $ at $ R,Q, $ respectively. Show that $ P, $ the middlepoint of $ RQ $ and the centroid of $ ABC $ are collinear.

2011 N.N. Mihăileanu Individual, 4

Consider a triangle $ ABC $ having incenter $ I $ and inradius $ r. $ Let $ D $ be the tangency of $ ABC $ 's incircle with $ BC, $ and $ E $ on the line $ BC $ such that $ AE $ is perpendicular to $ BC, $ and $ M\neq E $ on the segment $ AE $ such that $ AM=r. $ [b]a)[/b] Give an idenity for $ \frac{BD}{DC} $ involving only the lengths of the sides of the triangle. [b]b)[/b] Prove that $ AB \cdot \overrightarrow{IC} +BC\cdot \overrightarrow{IA} +CA\cdot \overrightarrow{IB} =0. $ [b]c)[/b] Show that $ MI $ passes through the middle of the side $ BC. $ [i]Cătălin Zârnă[/i]

2017 Romania National Olympiad, 2

Let be a square $ ABCD, $ a point $ E $ on $ AB, $ a point $ N $ on $ CD, $ points $ F,M $ on $ BC, $ name $ P $ the intersection of $ AN $ with $ DE, $ and name $ Q $ the intersection of $ AM $ with $ EF. $ If the triangles $ AMN $ and $ DEF $ are equilateral, prove that $ PQ=FM. $

2012 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 2

$ G $ is the centroid of $ ABC. $ The incircle of $ ABC $ touches $ BC,CA,AB $ at $ D,E,F, $ respectively. Show that $ ABC $ is equilateral if and only if $ BC\cdot\overrightarrow{GD}+ AC\cdot\overrightarrow{GE} +AB\cdot\overrightarrow{GF} =0. $ [i]Marian Ursărescu[/i]

2004 District Olympiad, 4

Divide a $ 2\times 4 $ rectangle into $ 8 $ unit squares to obtain a set of $ 15 $ vertices denoted by $ \mathcal{M} . $ Find the points $ A\in\mathcal{M} $ that have the property that the set $ \mathcal{M}\setminus \{ A\} $ can form $ 7 $ pairs $ \left( A_1,B_1\right) ,\left( A_2,B_2\right) ,\ldots ,\left( A_7,B_7\right)\in\mathcal{M}\times\mathcal{M} $ such that $$ \overrightarrow{A_1B_1} +\overrightarrow{A_2B_2} +\cdots +\overrightarrow{A_7B_7} =\overrightarrow{O} . $$

2019 Ramnicean Hope, 2

Let $ P,Q,R $ be the intersections of the medians $ AD,BE,CF $ of a triangle $ ABC $ with its circumcircle, respectively. Show that $ ABC $ is equilateral if $ \overrightarrow{DP} +\overrightarrow{EQ} +\overrightarrow{FR} =0. $ [i]Dragoș Lăzărescu[/i]

2012 Grigore Moisil Intercounty, 3

Let $ M,N,P $ on the sides $ AB,BC,CA, $ respectively, of a triangle $ ABC $ such that $ AM=BN=CP $ and such that $$ AB\cdot \overrightarrow{AT} +BC\cdot \overrightarrow{BT} +CA\cdot \overrightarrow{CT} =0, $$ where $ T $ is the centroid of $ MNP. $ Prove that $ ABC $ is equilateral.

2010 Laurențiu Panaitopol, Tulcea, 4

On the sides (excluding its endpoints) $ AB,BC,CD,DA $ of a parallelogram consider the points $ M,N,P,Q, $ respectively, such that $ \overrightarrow{AP} +\overrightarrow{AN} +\overrightarrow{CQ} +\overrightarrow{CM} = 0. $ Show that $ QN, PM,AC $ are concurrent. [i]Adrian Ivan[/i]

2017 District Olympiad, 2

Let $ ABC $ be a triangle in which $ O,I, $ are the circumcenter, respectively, incenter. The mediators of $ IA,IB,IC, $ form a triangle $ A_1B_1C_1. $ Show that $ \overrightarrow{OI}=\overrightarrow{OA_1} +\overrightarrow{OA_2} +\overrightarrow{OA_3} . $

2014 Cezar Ivănescu, 3

[b]a)[/b] Prove that, for any point in the interior of a triangle, there are two points on the sides of this triangle such that the resultant of the vectors from the interior point those two points is the vector $ 0. $ [b]b)[/b] Prove that, for any point in the interior of a triangle, there are three points on the sides of this triangle such that the resultant of the vectors from the interior point those three points is the vector $ 0. $

2008 Alexandru Myller, 4

Let $ C_1,C_2 $ be two distinct concentric circles, and $ BA $ be a diameter of $ C_1. $ Choose the points $ M,N $ on $ C_1,C_2, $ respectively, but not on the line $ BA. $ [b]a)[/b] Show that there are unique points $ P,Q $ on $ MA,MB, $ respectively, so that $ N $ is the middle of $ PQ. $ [b]b)[/b] Prove that the value $ AP^2+BQ^2 $ does not depend on $ M,N. $ [i]Mihai Piticari, Mihail Bălună[/i]

2009 Romania National Olympiad, 1

On the sides $ AB,AC $ of a triangle $ ABC, $ consider the points $ M, $ respectively, $ N $ such that $ M\neq A\neq N $ and $ \frac{MB}{MA}\neq\frac{NC}{NA}. $ Show that the line $ MN $ passes through a point not dependent on $ M $ and $ N. $

2004 Nicolae Coculescu, 4

Let $ H $ denote the orthocenter of an acute triangle $ ABC, $ and $ A_1,A_2,A_3 $ denote the intersections of the altitudes of this triangle with its circumcircle, and $ A',B',C' $ denote the projections of the vertices of this triangle on their opposite sides. [b]a)[/b] Prove that the sides of the triangle $ A'B'C' $ are parallel to the sides of $ A_1B_1C_1. $ [b]b)[/b] Show that $ B_1C_1\cdot\overrightarrow{HA_1} +C_1A_1\cdot\overrightarrow{HB_1} +A_1B_1\cdot\overrightarrow{HC_1} =0. $ [i]Geoghe Duță[/i]

2019 Romania National Olympiad, 1

Let be a point $ P $ in the interior of a triangle $ ABC $ such that $ BP=AC, M $ be the middlepoint of the segment $ AP, R $ be the middlepoint of $ BC $ and $ E $ be the intersection of $ BP $ with $ AC. $ Prove that the bisector of $ \angle BEA $ is perpendicular on $ MR $