Estonia Open Senior - geometry

1993.5

Within an equilateral triangle $ABC$, take any point $P$. Let $L, M, N$ be the projections of $P$ on sides $AB, BC, CA$ respectively. Prove that $\frac{AP}{NL}=\frac{BP}{LM}=\frac{CP}{MN}$.

1994.1.4

Prove that if $\frac{AC}{BC}=\frac{AB + BC}{AC}$ in a triangle $ABC$ , then $\angle B = 2 \angle A$ .

1994.2.2

The two sides $BC$ and $CD$ of an inscribed quadrangle $ABCD$ are of equal length. Prove that the area of this quadrangle is equal to $S =\frac12 \cdot AC^2 \cdot \sin \angle A$

1995.1.3

We call a tetrahedron a "trirectangular " if it has a vertex (we call this is called a "right-angled" vertex) in which the planes of the three sides of the tetrahedron intersect at right angles. Prove the "three-dimensional Pythagorean theorem": The square of the area of the opposite face of the "right-angled" vertex of the ""trirectangular " tetrahedron is equal to the sum of the squares of the areas of three other sides of the tetrahedron .

1995.2.4

Find all points on the plane such that the sum of the distances of each of the four lines defined by the unit square of that plane is $4$.

1996.1.4

A unit square has a circle of radius $r$ with center at it's midpoint. The four quarter circles are centered on the vertices of the square and are tangent to the central circle (see figure). Find the maximum and minimum possible value of the area of the striped figure in the figure and the corresponding values of $r$ such these, the maximum and minimum are achieved.

1996.2.4

The figure shows a square and a circle with a common center $O$, with equal areas of striped shapes. Find the value of $\cos a$.

1997.1.4

Let $H, K, L$ be the feet from the altitudes from vertices $A, B, C$ of the triangle $ABC$, respectively. Prove that $| AK | \cdot | BL | \cdot| CH | = | HK | \cdot | KL | \cdot | LH | = | AL | \cdot | BH | \cdot | CK | $.

1997.2.3

The figure shows a square and three circles of equal radius tangent to each other and square passes. Find the radius of the circles if the square length is $1$.

1998.1.2

Prove that the parallelogram $ABCD$ with relation $\angle ABD + \angle DAC = 90^o$, is either a rectangle or a rhombus.

1998.2.1

Circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively lie on a plane such that that the circle $C_2$ passes through $O_1$. The ratio of radius of circle $C_1$ to $O_1O_2$ is $\sqrt{2+\sqrt3}$. a) Prove that the circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ intersect at two distinct points. b) Let $A,B$ be these points of intersection. What proportion of the area of circle is $C_1$ is the area of the sector $AO_1B$ ?

1998.2.5

The plane has a semicircle with center $O$ and diameter $AB$. Chord $CD$ is parallel to the diameter $AB$ and $\angle AOC = \angle DOB = \frac{7}{16}$ (radians). Which of the two parts it divides into a semicircle is larger area?

1999.1.5

On the side $BC$ of the triangle $ABC$ a point $D$ different from $B$ and $C$ is chosen so that the bisectors of the angles $ACB$ and $ADB$ intersect on the side $AB$. Let $D'$ be the symmetrical point to $D$ with respect to the line $AB$. Prove that the points $C, A$ and $D'$ are on the same line.

1999.2.3

Two right triangles are given, of which the incircle of the first triangle is the circumcircle of the second triangle. Let the areas of the triangles be $S$ and $S'$ respectively. Prove that $\frac{S}{S'} \ge 3 +2\sqrt2$

1999.2.5

Inside the square $ABCD$ there is the square $A'B' C'D'$ so that the segments $AA', BB', CC'$ and $DD'$ do not intersect each other neither the sides of the smaller square (the sides of the larger and the smaller square do not need to be parallel). Prove that the sum of areas of the quadrangles $AA'B' B$ and $CC'D'D$ is equal to the sum of areas of the quadrangles $BB'C'C$ and $DD'A'A$.

2000.1.3

In the plane, the segments $AB$ and $CD$ are given, while the lines $AB$ and $CD$ intersect. Prove that the set of all points $P$ in the plane such that triangles $ABP$ and $CDP$ have equal areas , form two lines intersecting at the intersection of the lines $AB$ and $CD$.

2000.2.4

The diagonals of the square $ABCD$ intersect at $P$ and the midpoint of the side $AB$ is $E$. Segment $ED$ intersects the diagonal $AC$ at point $F$ and segment $EC$ intersects the diagonal $BD$ at $G$. Inside the quadrilateral $EFPG$, draw a circle of radius $r$ tangent to all the sides of this quadrilateral. Prove that $r = | EF | - | FP |$.

2001.1.1

Points $A, B, C, D, E$ and F are given on a circle in such a way that the three chords $AB, CD$ and $EF$ intersect in one point. Express angle $\angle EFA$ in terms of angles $\angle ABC$ and $\angle CDE$ (find all possibilities).

2001.2.3

Let us call a convex hexagon $ABCDEF$ boring if $\angle A+ \angle C + \angle E = \angle B + \angle D + \angle F$. a) Is every cyclic hexagon boring? b) Is every boring hexagon cyclic?

2002.1.2

The sidelengths of a triangle and the diameter of its incircle, taken in some order, form an arithmetic progression. Prove that the triangle is right-angled.

2002.1.4

In a triangle $ABC$ we have $\angle B = 2 \cdot \angle C$ and the angle bisector drawn from $A$ intersects $BC$ in a point $D$ such that $|AB| = |CD|$. Find $\angle A$.

2002.2.3

Let $ABCD$ be a rhombus with $\angle DAB = 60^o$. Let $K, L$ be points on its sides $AD$ and $DC$ and $M$ a point on the diagonal $AC$ such that $KDLM$ is a parallelogram. Prove that triangle $BKL$ is equilateral.

2003.1.2

Four rays spread out from point $O$ in a $3$-dimensional space in a way that the angle between every two rays is $a$. Find $\cos a$.

2003.2.4

Consider the points $D, E$ and $F$ on the respective sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ of the triangle $ABC$ in a way that the segments $AD, BE$ and $CF$ have a common point $P$. Let $\frac{|AP|}{|PD|}= x,$ $\frac{|BP|}{|PE|}= y$ and $\frac{|CP|}{|PF|}= z$. Prove that $xyz - (x + y + z) = 2$.

2004.1.3

a) Does there exist a convex quadrangle $ABCD$ satisfying the following conditions (1) $ABCD$ is not cyclic; (2) the sides $AB, BC, CD$ and $DA$ have pairwise different lengths; (3) the circumradii of the triangles $ABC, ADC, BAD$ and $BCD$ are equal? b) Does there exist such a non-convex quadrangle?

2004.1.5

Find the smallest real number $x$ for which there exist two non-congruent triangles with integral side lengths having area $x$.

2004.2.4

On the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$, point $P$ is chosen, such that the perpendicular drawn from point $P$ to line $AC$ intersects the circle again at a point $Q$, the perpendicular drawn from point $Q$ to line $AB$ intersects the circle again at a point $R$ and the perpendicular drawn from point $R$ to line $BC$ intersects the circle again at the initial point $P$. Let $O$ be the centre of this circle. Prove that $\angle POC = 90^o$.

2005.1.2

Two circles $c_1$ and $c_2$ with centres $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively, are touching externally at $P$. On their common tangent at $P$, point $A$ is chosen, rays drawn from which touch the circles $c_1$ and $c_2$ at points $P_1$ and $P_2$ both different from $P$. It is known that $\angle P_1AP_2 = 120^o$ and angles $P_1AP$ and $P_2AP$ are both acute. Rays $AP_1$ and $AP_2$ intersect line $O_1O_2$ at points $G_1$ and $G_2$, respectively. The second intersection between ray $AO_1$ and $c_1$ is $H_1$, the second intersection between ray $AO_2$ and $c_2$ is $H_2$. Lines $G_1H_1$ and $AP$ intersect at $K$. Prove that if $G_1K$ is a tangent to circle $c_1$, then line $G_2A$ is tangent to circle $c_2$ with tangency point $H_2$.

2005.2.4

Three rays are going out from point $O$ in space, forming pairwise angles $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ with $0^o<\alpha \le \beta \le \gamma <180^o$. Prove that $\sin \frac{\alpha}{2}+ \sin \frac{\beta}{2} > \sin \frac{\gamma}{2}$.

2006.1.3

Let $ ABC$ be an acute triangle and choose points $ A_1, B_1$ and $ C_1$ on sides $ BC, CA$ and $ AB$, respectively. Prove that if the quadrilaterals $ ABA_1B_1, BCB_1C_1$ and $ CAC_1A_1$ are cyclic then their circumcentres lie on the sides of $ ABC$.

2006.2.3

Four points $ A, B, C, D$ are chosen on a circle in such a way that arcs $ AB, BC,$ and $ CD$ are of the same length and the $ arc DA$ is longer than these three. Line $ AD$ and the line tangent to the circle at $ B$ intersect at $ E$. Let $ F$ be the other endpoint of the diameter starting at $ C$ of the circle. Prove that triangle $ DEF$ is equilateral.

2007.1.2

Three circles with centres A, B, C touch each other pairwise externally, and touch circle c from inside. Prove that if the centre of c coincideswith the orthocentre of triangle ABC, then ABC is equilateral.

2007.2.3

Tangents $ l_1$ and $ l_2$ common to circles $ c_1$ and $ c_2$ intersect at point $ P$, whereby tangent points remain to different sides from $ P$ on both tangent lines. Through some point $ T$, tangents $ p_1$ and $ p_2$ to circle $ c_1$ and tangents $ p_3$ and $ p_4$ to circle $ c_2$ are drawn. The intersection points of $ l_1$ with lines $ p_1, p_2, p_3, p_4$ are $ A_1, B_1, C_1, D_1$, respectively, whereby the order of points on $ l_1$ is: $ A_1, B_1, P, C_1, D_1$. Analogously, the intersection points of $ l_2$ with lines $ p_1, p_2, p_3, p_4$ are $ A_2, B_2, C_2, D_2$, respectively. Prove that if both quadrangles $ A_1A_2D_1D_2$ and $ B_1B_2C_1C_2$ are cyclic then radii of $ c_1$ and $ c_2$ are equal.

2007.2.5

Consider triangles whose each side length squared is a rational number. Is it true that (a) the square of the circumradius of every such triangle is rational; (b) the square of the inradius of every such triangle is rational?

2008.1.2

Let $O$ be the circumcentre of triangle $ABC$. Lines $AO$ and $BC$ intersect at point $D$. Let $S$ be a point on line $BO$ such that $DS \parallel AB$ and lines $AS$ and $BC$ intersect at point $T$. Prove that if $O, D, S$ and $T$ lie on the same circle, then $ABC$ is an isosceles triangle.

2008.2.3

Two circles are drawn inside a parallelogram $ABCD$ so that one circle is tangent to sides $AB$ and $AD$ and the other is tangent to sides $CB$ and $CD$. The circles touch each other externally at point $K$. Prove that $K$ lies on the diagonal $AC$.

2009.1.3

Three circles in a plane have the sides of a triangle as their diameters. Prove that there is a point that is in the interior of all three circles.

2009.1.5

Let any point $D$ be chosen on the side $BC$ of the triangle $ABC$. Let the radii of the incircles of the triangles $ABC, ABD$ and $ACD$ be $r_1, r_2$ and $r_3$. Prove that $r_1 <r_2 + r_3$.

2009.2.4

a) An altitude of a triangle is also a tangent to its circumcircle. Prove that some angle of the triangle is larger than $90^o$ but smaller than $135^o$. b) Some two altitudes of the triangle are both tangents to its circumcircle. Find the angles of the triangle.

2010.1.4

Circle $c$ passes through vertices $A$ and $B$ of an isosceles triangle $ABC$, whereby line $AC$ is tangent to it. Prove that circle $c$ passes through the circumcenter or the incenter or the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$.

2010.2.1

The diagonals of trapezoid $ABCD$ with bases $AB$ and $CD$ meet at $P$. Prove the inequality $S_{PAB} + S_{PCD} > S_{PBC} + S_{PDA}$, where $S_{XYZ}$ denotes the area of triangle $XYZ$.

2011.1.3

Consider an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ and its circumcircle. Let $D$ be a point on the arc $AB$ which does not include point $C$ and let $A_1$ and $B_1$ be points on the lines $DA$ and $DB$, respectively, such that $CA_1 \perp DA$ and $CB_1 \perp DB$. Prove that $|AB| \ge |A_1B_1|$.

2011.1.5

Given a triangle $ABC$ where $|BC| = a, |CA| = b$ and $|AB| = c$, prove that the equality $\frac{1}{a + b}+\frac{1}{b + c}=\frac{3}{a + b + c}$ holds if and only if $\angle ABC = 60^o$.

2011.2.1

A square $ABCD$ lies in the coordinate plane with its vertices $A$ and $C$ lying on different coordinate axes. Prove that one of the vertices $B$ or $D$ lies on the line $y = x$ and the other one on $y = -x$.

2011.2.3

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with integral side lengths. The angle bisector drawn from $B$ and the altitude drawn from $C$ meet at point $P$ inside the triangle. Prove that the ratio of areas of triangles $APB$ and $APC$ is a rational number.

2012.1.3

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with median AK. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of the triangle $ABK$. a) Prove that if $O$ lies on a midline of the triangle $ABC$, but does not coincide with its endpoints, then $ABC$ is a right triangle. b) Is the statement still true if $O$ can coincide with an endpoint of the midsegment?

2013.1.4

Inside a circle $c$ there are circles $c_1, c_2$ and $c_3$ which are tangent to $c$ at points $A, B$ and $C$ correspondingly, which are all different. Circles $c_2$ and $c_3$ have a common point $K$ in the segment $BC$, circles $c_3$ and $c_1$ have a common point $L$ in the segment $CA$, and circles $c_1$ and $c_2$ have a common point $M$ in the segment $AB$. Prove that the circles $c_1, c_2$ and $c_3$ intersect in the center of the circle $c$.

2013.2.3

Circles $c_1, c_2$ with centers $O_1, O_2$, respectively, intersect at points $P$ and $Q$ and touch circle c internally at points $A_1$ and $A_2$, respectively. Line $PQ$ intersects circle c at points $B$ and $D$. Lines $A_1B$ and $A_1D$ intersect circle $c_1$ the second time at points $E_1$ and $F_1$, respectively, and lines $A_2B$ and $A_2D$ intersect circle $c_2$ the second time at points $ E_2$ and $F_2$, respectively. Prove that $E_1, E_2, F_1, F_2$ lie on a circle whose center coincides with the midpoint of line segment $O_1O_2$.

2014.1.4

In a plane there is a triangle $ABC$. Line $AC$ is tangent to circle $c_A$ at point $C$ and circle $c_A$ passes through point $B$. Line $BC$ is tangent to circle $c_B$ at point $C$ and circle $c_B$ passes through point $A$. The second intersection point $S$ of circles $c_A$ and $c_B$ coincides with the incenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.

2014.2.3

The angles of a triangle are $22.5^o, 45^o$ and $112.5^o$. Prove that inside this triangle there exists a point that is located on the median through one vertex, the angle bisector through another vertex and the altitude through the third vertex.

2015.1.3

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $K, L$ and $M$ be points on the sides $BC, AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $\frac{|AM|}{|MB|}\cdot \frac{|BK|}{|KC|}\cdot \frac{|CL|}{|LA|} = 1$. Prove that it is possible to choose two triangles out of $ALM, BMK, CKL$ whose inradii sum up to at least the inradius of triangle $ABC$.

2015.2.5

The triangle $K_2$ has as its vertices the feet of the altitudes of a non-right triangle $K_1$. Find all possibilities for the sizes of the angles of $K_1$ for which the triangles $K_1$ and $K_2$ are similar.

2016.1.5

The bisector of the angle $A$ of the triangle $ABC$ intersects the side $BC$ at $D$. A circle $c$ through the vertex $A$ touches the side $BC$ at $D$. Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ touches the circle $c$ at $A$.

2016.2.5

The circumcentre of an acute triangle $ABC$ is $O$. Line $AC$ intersects the circumcircle of $AOB$ at a point $X$, in addition to the vertex $A$. Prove that the line $XO$ is perpendicular to the line $BC$.

2017.1.5

On the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ of triangle $ABC$, respectively, points $D, E$ and $F$ are chosen. Prove that $\frac12 (BC + CA + AB)<AD + BE + CF<\frac 32 (BC + CA + AB)$.

2017.2.5

The bisector of the exterior angle at vertex $C$ of the triangle $ABC$ intersects the bisector of the interior angle at vertex $B$ in point $K$. Consider the diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle $BCK$ whose one endpoint is $K$. Prove that $A$ lies on this diameter.

2018.1.1

Is there an equilateral triangle in the coordinate plane, both coordinates of each vertex of which are integers?

2018.1.5

The midpoints of the sides $BC, CA$, and $AB$ of triangle $ABC$ are $D, E$, and $F$, respectively. The reflections of centroid $M$ of $ABC$ around points $D, E$, and $F$ are $X, Y$, and $Z$, respectively. Segments $XZ$ and $YZ$ intersect the side $AB$ in points $K$ and $L$, respectively. Prove that $AL = BK$.

2018.2.5

Let $A'$ be the result of reflection of vertex $A$ of triangle ABC through line $BC$ and let $B'$ be the result of reflection of vertex $B$ through line $AC$. Given that $\angle BA' C = \angle BB'C$, can the largest angle of triangle $ABC$ be located: a) At vertex $A$, b) At vertex $B$, c) At vertex $C$?

2019.1.1

Juri and Mari play the following game. Juri starts by drawing a random triangle on a piece of paper. Mari then draws a line on the same paper that goes through the midpoint of one of the midsegments of the triangle. Then Juri adds another line that also goes through the midpoint of the same midsegment. These two lines divide the triangle into four pieces. Juri gets the piece with maximum area (or one of those with maximum area) and the piece with minimum area (or one of those with minimum area), while Mari gets the other two pieces. The player whose total area is bigger wins. Does either of the players have a winning strategy, and if so, who has it?

2019.1.5

Polygon $A_0A_1...A_{n-1}$ satisfies the following: $\bullet$ $A_0A_1 \le A_1A_2 \le ...\le A_{n-1}A_0$ and $\bullet$ $\angle A_0A_1A_2 = \angle A_1A_2A_3 = ... = \angle A_{n-2}A_{n-1}A_0$ (all angles are internal angles). Prove that this polygon is regular.

2019.2.5

The plane has a circle $\omega$ and a point $A$ outside it. For any point $C$, the point $B$ on the circle $\omega$ is defined such that $ABC$ is an equilateral triangle with vertices $A, B$ and $C$ listed clockwise. Prove that if point $B$ moves along the circle $\omega$, then point $C$ also moves along a circle.

2020.1.5

A circle $c$ with center $A$ passes through the vertices $B$ and $E$ of a regular pentagon $ABCDE$ . The line $BC$ intersects the circle $c$ for second time at point $F$. The point $G$ on the circle $c$ is chosen such that $| F B | = | FG |$ and $B \ne G$. Prove that the lines $AB, EF$ and $DG$ intersect at one point.

2020.2.5

The bisector of the interior angle at the vertex $B$ of the triangle $ABC$ and the perpendicular line on side $BC$ passing through the vertex $C$ intersects at $D$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of the segments $BC$ and $BD$, respectively, with $N$ on the side $AC$. Find all possibilities of the angles of the triangles $ABC$, if it is known that $\frac{| AM |}{| BC |}=\frac{|CD|}{|BD|}$. .