Geometry Problems Collection

March, 2005
me crazywong 1.Let ABCDEF be a hexagon with AB = BC = CD, DE = EF = F A and BCD = EF A = 60 . Let G and H be two points inside the hexagon such that AGB = DHE = 120 . Show that AG + GB + GH + DH + HE CF

2.Let ABC be a triangle with B = 60 , AD the altitude, and H the orthocenter. Show that the circumcenter O lies on the angle bisector of DHC.

3.Two congruent circles intersect at points A and B. Two more circles of the same radius are drawn: one through A, the other through B. Prove that the four points of the paired intersection of all four circles (other than A and B) are the vertices of a parallelogram.

4.Let O be the circumcenter and H the orthocenter of an acute ABC. Prove that the area of one of the AOH, BOH and COH is equal to the sum of the areas of the other two.

5.On the plane, a line l intersect sides AB and AC of ABC at D and E respectively, such that AD + AE : AB + BC + CA = [ADE] : [ABC]. Show that l passes through the incenter of ABC.

6.Suppose ABCD is a square piece of cardboard with side length a. On a plane are two parallel lines 1 and 2 , which are also a units apart. The square ABCD is placed on the plane so that sides AB and AD intersect 1 at E and F respectively. Also, sides CB and CD intersect 2 at G and H respectively. Let the perimeters of AEF and CGH be m1 and m2 respectively. Prove that no matter how the square was placed, m1 + m2 remains constant.

7.(a)In ABC, D, E, F are points inside ABC such that AD bisects A, BE bisects B and CF bisects C. Prove that AB BC CA > AD BE CF (b)Instead of angle bisectors, if AD, BE, CF are the medians, and a > 2|b c|, b > 2|c a|, c > 2|a b|. Prove that the inequality in (a) is still true. 8.In ABC, P and Q are on AB, R is on CA. If P , Q, R trisect the perimeter of 9[P QR] > 2[ABC] ABC, prove that

9.Given that P is a point lying outside circle O, P S and P T are tangents to circle O. Through P draw a line meeting circle O at points A and B, let P AB meet ST at C. Show that 1 1 1 1 = ( + ) PC 2 PA PB

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10.In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB = BC = AD, ABC = 60 . A point P is inside ABCD, prove that P A + P D + P C BD

11.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral, P , Q and R be the feet of the prependiculars from D to the lines BC, CA and AB respectively. Show that P Q = QR if and only if the bisectors of ABC and ADC meet on AC.

12.In a convex quadrilateral ABCD the diagonal BD bisects neither the ABC nor the CDA. A point P lies inside ABCD and satises P BC = DBA and P DC = BDA. Prove that ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral if and only if AP = CP .

13.Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle with AB = AC. The circle with diameter BC intersects the sides AB and AC at M and N respectively. Denote by O the midpoint of the side BC. The bisectors of the BAC and M ON intersect at R. Prove that the circumcircles of BM R and CN R have a common point lying on the side BC.

ABC, AB = BC. A line through B cuts AC at D so that radius of the incircle of ABD equals that h of the excircle of CBD opposite B. Prove that this radius is , where h is the altitude from C to AB. 4 15.Two circles of radii a and b touch each other externally. Let c be a radius of a circle that touches these two circles as well as common tangent to the two circles. Prove that 1 1 1 = + c a b

14.In

16.(Euler Line) Prove that in any triangle the circumcenter O, orthocenter H and centroid G are collinear and OG : GH = 1 : 2.

17.(Fermats Point) Given that a point P inside ABC with the greatest angle less than 120 . Prove that P A + P B + P C is minimum if and only if AP B = BP C = CP A = 120 .

18.(Ptolemys Theorem) Prove that for any convex quadrilateral ABCD, AB CD + BC AD AC BD and equality holds if and only if ABCD is concyclic.

19.(Morleys Theorem) Prove that the points of intersection of the nine angle trisectors of a triangle forms an equilateral trianlge.

20.Given a ABC with B = 30 and shortest side AC. Points D and E are on BA and BC respectively such that AD = CE = AC. Prove that OI = DE, OI DE and O is the orthocenter of DEI, where O and I are the circumcenter and incenter of ABC respectively. By mecrazywong

21.(Eulers Theorem) Let d be the distance between the circumcenter and incenter of a triangle. Show that d2 = R(R 2r) where R and r are the circumradius and inradius respectively.

22.In a convex hexagon ABCDEF , each of AD, BE and CF bisects its area. Prove that AD, BE and CF are concurrent.

23.I is the incenter of ABC. N and M are the midpoints of sides AB and CA respectively. The lines BI and CI meet M N at K and L respectively. Prove that AI + BI + CI > BC + KL.

24.Let D and E be the points on side BC of ABC such that BAD = CAE. Let the incircles of and ACE touch BC at M and N respectively. Show that 1 1 1 1 + = + MB MD NC NE

ABD

25.Let P be a point inside triangle ABC such that AP B ACB = AP C ABC. Let D, E be the incenters of triangles AP B, AP C, respectively. Show that AP, BD, CE meet at a point.

26.The angle at A is the smallest angle of ABC. The points B and C divide the circumcircle of the triangle into two arcs. Let U be an interior point of the arc between B and C which does not contain A. The perpendicular bisectors of AB and AC meet the line AU at V and W , respectively. The lines BV and CW meet at T . Show that AU = T B + T C

27.ABC is a triangle; P , Q, R are points outside ABC such that ARB, BP C and CQA are similar isosceles triangles with the sides of ABC as bases. Show that AP , BQ and CR are concurrent.

28.In a ABC, C = 2 B. P is a point inside P AC = 2 P AB.

ABC such that AP = P C and P B = P C. Prove that

29.Prove that in a

ABC

A = 2 B if and only if BC 2 = AC(AC + AB).

30.A quadrilateral ABCD is concyclic, AC and BD meet at P . Let O be the circumcenter of the orthocenter of CP D. Prove that O, P and H are collinear.

AP B and H

31.ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, AC BD. Let AC and BD meet at E. Show that EA2 + EB 2 + EC 2 + ED2 = 4R2 where R is the circumradius. By mecrazywong 3

32.Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle. AP and AQ are tangents to the circle with BC as the diameter. Prove that the orthocenter of ABC lies on P Q.

33.(Bretschneiders Formula and Brahmaguptas Formula) Denote S by the area of a quadrilateral of sides a, b, c, d. Show that S= (s a)(s b)(s c)(s d) abcd cos2 1 B+D = 2 4 4p2 q 2 (b2 + d2 a2 c2 )2

where p, q are the diagonals and s is the semiperimeter.

34.(Strong Ptolemys Theorem) Let ABCD be a quadrilateral. Show that AC 2 BD2 = AB 2 CD2 + BC 2 DA2 2AB BC CD DA cos(B + D)

35.Let ABC be a triangle, X, Y , Z the centers of the external squares constructed with sides BC, CA, AB respectively. Show that Y Z AX and Y Z = AX.

36.Three xed circles pass through points A and B. X is a variable point on the rst circle dierent from A and B. The line AX meets the other two circles at Y and Z (with Y between X and Z). Show that XY YZ remains constant.

37.Let ABCD be a rectangle with M , N be the midpoints of AD and BC respectively. Extend CD to any point P . Let P M and AC meet at Q. Show that M N bisects QN P .

38.Let D be an arbitrary point on side BC of

ABC. Show that

sin BAC sin BAD sin CAD = + AD AC AB

39.(Stewarts Theorem) Let D be an arbitrary point on side BC of

ABC. Show that

AB 2 CD + AC 2 BD AD2 BC = BC BD DC

40.(Pascals Theorem) If A, B, C, D, E, F are six arbitrary points on a circle, show that the point of intersection of the lines AB and DE, the point of intersection of the lines BC and EF , and the point of intersection of the lines CD and F A are collinear.

41.Let E, F, G be three xed points on line l, A an arbitray point on circle O. Let AE, AG and F D meet circle O at B, D and C respectively. Show that BC passes through a xed point on l. By mecrazywong 4

42.Denote S by the area of a triangle ABC. Show that S= 1 1 abc aha = ab sin C = = rs = 2 2 4R s(s a)(s b)(s c) = 2R2 sin A sin B sin C = 1 2 R (sin 2A+sin 2B+sin 2C) 2

43.Two circles, C1 and C2 , centered at O1 and O2 respectively, meet at A and B. O1 B is produced to meet C2 at E. O2 B is produced to meet C1 at F . A straight line is constructed through B parallel to EF cutting C1 and C2 at M and N respectively. Prove that M N = AE + AF

44.Let ABC be a triangle, BE and CF the altitudes. Show that the perpendicular bisector of EF , the bisectors of ABE and ACF are concurrent. 45.Let BCDE and ACF G be the two external squares constructed on the sides BC and AC of M be the midpoint of EG. Show that M lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB. ABC. Let

46.Let P and Q be the centers of the two external squares constructed on the sides BC and AC of Let M be the midpoint of AB. Show that P M = QM and P M Q = 90 .

ABC.

47.Let O and H be the circumcenter and orthocenter of an acute-angled ABC, respectively. Let D and E be the points on AB and AC respectively, such that AD = AH and AE = AO, show that DE = AE. 48.Let AD be the diameter of the cicumcircle of an acute-angled ABC. Extend BC such that it meets the tangent passing through D at point P . Let P O meet sides AC and AB at points M and N respectively. Show that OM = ON . 49.Let ABC be a triangle and D the foot of the altitude from A. Let E and F be on a line through D such that AE BE, AF CF , and E and F are dierent from D. Let M and N be the midpoints of the line segments BC and EF , respectively. Prove that AN N M . 50.Let ABEF and ACGH be the external squares constructed on the sides AB and AC of Let AD be the altitude. Show that AD, BG and CE are concurrent. ABC, respectively.

51.Let points B and C be the projections of points B and C on the exterior bisector of A of AD be the angle bisector of A. Show that AD, BC and CB are concurrent.

ABC. Let

52.Let ABC be a triangle with CA + AB = 2BC. Prove that the external bisector of CAB is parallel to the line formed by the incenter and the circumcenter of ABC. 53.(Generalization of Problem 52) Let I and O be the incenter and circumcenter of ABC, respectively. Assume ABC is not equilateral. Show that AIO 90 if and only if 2BC AB + CA. By mecrazywong 5

54.Let ABC be a triangle with no right angles, and let D be a point on side BC. Let E and F be the feet of the perpendiculars from D to AB and AC respectively. Let P be the point of intersection between BF and CE. Show that AP is the altitude of ABC if and only if AD is the interior angle bisector of ABC.

55.(Nine-point Circle) Show that in any triangle ABC, the feet of three altitudes, the midpoints of three sides, and the midpoints of the segments from the vertices to the orthocenter, all lie on the same circle. This circle is of radius half as the circumradius of triangle ABC.

56.Given a triangle ABC, prove that there exists a unique point P on the same plane such that AP 2 + BC 2 = BP 2 + CA2 = CP 2 + AB 2 = 4R2 where R denotes the circumradius of ABC.

57.Prove that the nine-point center N of a triangle ABC lies on the Euler line, and it is the midpoint between the circumcenter and the orthocenter of ABC.

58.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral, its opposite sides meet at points E and F . From E and F draw the tangents EG and F H to the circumcircle of quadrilateral ABCD. Prove that EF 2 = EG2 + F H 2 .

59.(Napoleons Theorem) Let ABF , BCD and ACE be the external equilateral triangles construct with sides AB, BC and CA of ABC. Show that the centers of the three equaliteral triangles are the vertices of a equaliteral triangle. Show that it is also true for ABF , BCD and ACE being internal equilateral triangles, and the dierence in positive of the areas of the equilateral triangles formed internally and externally equals to the area of ABC.

60.(Carnots Theorem) Show that in any triangle the sum of the distances from the circumcenter to the three sides equals to the sum of circumradius and the inradius.

61.(Steiners Theorem) Let ra , rb , rc , R and r be the exradii, circumradius and inradius of Show that ra + rb + rc = 4R + r

ABC, respectively.

62.(Eyeball Theorem) Given two circles C1 and C2 centered at O1 and O2 respectively, such that O1 is outside C2 and O2 is outside C1 . Let the tangents from O1 to C2 meet C1 at points A1 and B1 , the tangents from O2 to C1 meet C2 at points A2 and B2 . Show that A1 B1 = A2 B2 . 63.(Aubels Theorem) Let ABCD be a quadrilateral. Let P , Q, R, S be the centers of the external squares constructed on the sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively. Show that P R = QS and P R QS.

64.Let ABDE and BCGH be the external squares constructed on the sides AB and BC of be the midpoint of AC = 2BM and AC BM .

ABC. Let M

65.Let ABDE, BCGH, ACP Q be the external squares constructed on the sides AB, BC and AC of Let M be the midpoint of EG. Show that M D = M H, M D M H and AM CO is a square. By mecrazywong 6

ABC.

66.Let X, Y be the intersection points between the tangent line of the nine-point circle of midpoint of BC with CA, AB respectively. Prove that B, C, X, Y are concyclic.

ABC at the

67.Let I be the incenter of ABC, IA , IB , IC the excenters of IIC , IA IB , IB IC , IC IA all lie on the circumcircle of ABC.

ABC. Show that the midpoints of IIA , IIB ,

68.(Nagel Point) Let the three excircles of ABC touch sides AB, BC and CA at points F , D and E respectively. Show that AD, BE and CF are concurrent.

69.Let P be a arbitrary point on the circumcircle of square ABCD. Let R be the circumradius. Show that P A2 + P B 2 + P C 2 + P D2 = 8R2

70.Let AD, BE and CF be the altitudes of ABC. The projections of point D on AB, BE, CF , CA are M , N , P , Q respectively. Prove that M , N , P , Q are collinear.

71.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with D = 90 . The projections of point B on AC and AD are E and F respectively. Show that EF passes through the midpoint of BD.

72.Let D, E, F , G be the projections of point A on the internal and external bisectors of ABC and ACB of ABC. Prove that E, F , G, D are collinear.

73.Given three congruent circles centered at A, B and C have a common point P . Let circle A intersect circles B and C at Z and Y , circle B intersect circle C at X. Show that AX, BY and CZ are concurrent.

74.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral, K, L, M , N midpoints of sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively. Prove that the orthocenters of triangles AKN , BKL, CLM , DM N are vertices of a parallelogram.

75.In an acute-angled triangle ABC the interior bisector of the angle Aintersects BC at L and intersects the circumcircle of ABC again at N .From point L perpendiculars are drawn to AB and AC, the feet of these perpendiculars being K and M respectively. Prove that the quadrilateral AKN M and the triangle ABC have equal areas.

76.Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at a point E inside the circle. Let M be an interior point of the segment EB. The tangent line at E to the circle through D, E, and M intersects the lines BC and AC at F and G, respectively. If AM = t, AB nd EG EF in terms of t. By mecrazywong 7

77.Let M be a point on the side AB of ABC. Let r1 , r2 and r be the radii of the inscribed circles of triangles AM C, BM C and ABC. Let q1 , q2 and q be the radii of the escribed circles of the same triangles that lie in the angle ACB. Prove that r1 r 2 r = q1 q2 q

78.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with BAC = DAC. Let E be a point on AC, BE and AC intersect at F , DF and BC intersect at G. Show that GAC = EAC.

79.In ABC, let A , B , C be the midpoints of BC, CA, AB respectively. Let S be the incenter of A B C . Show that S, G, I are collinear and IG : GS = 2 : 1. where G and I are the centroid and incenter of ABC.

80.In an acute-angled triangle ABC, let X, Y, Z be points on sides AB, BC and CA respectively. Show that XY + Y Z + ZX is minimum if and only if XY Z is the orthic triangle of ABC.

81.In a quadrilateral ABCD, AD//BC, E is a point on side AB, O1 and O2 are the circumcenters of and BEC respectively. Prove that O1 O2 is independent of the position of E.

AED

82.ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. Suppose that 1. M is the midpoint of BC and O is the point on the line AM such that OB is perpendicular to AB; 2. Q is an arbitrary point on the segment BC dierent from B and C; 3. E lies on the line AB and F lies on the line AC such that E, Q, F are distinct and collinear. Prove that OQ is perpendicular to EF if and only if QE = QF .

83.Given a convex quadrilateral has inscribed circle. The tangency points of sides AB, BC, CD, DA are A1 , B1 , C1 , D1 respectively. Let E, F, G, H be the midpoints of A1 B1 , B1 C1 , C1 D1 , D1 A1 respectively. Show that EF GH is a rectangle if and only if A, B, C, D are concyclic.

84.Given a circle O1 with diameter BC. Another circle O2 is drawn through points B and C. Let the tangent line of C to O1 meet O2 at point A. Let AB O1 = E, CE O2 = F . H is a point on AF , HE O1 = G, AC AH = . BG AC = D. Show that HF CD 85.Let DEF be the orthic triangle of ABC. Show that 1 (AB + BC + CA) 2

DE + EF + F D

86.Let D be a point on side BC of ABC. Let O1 and O2 be the circumcenters of ABD and ADC respectively. Show that the perpendicular bisector of the median AK passes through the midpoint of O1 O2 . By mecrazywong 8

87.Let O be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle ABC. Line AO meets side BC at D. Points E and F are on AB and AC respectively such that AEDF is concyclic. Let EG BC at G, F H BC at H. Show that GH remains constant.

88.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with diameter AC, AC BD. F , G are points on lines DA, BA and outside the circumcircle of ABCD, such that BF//DG. Let CH CF at H. Prove that B, E, F, H are concyclic.

89.Given P is a point outside circle O. P A and P B are tangents to circle O, where the tangency points are A and B. Let P O and AB intersect at point Q. A chord CD is drawn through Q. Prove that P AB and P CD have the same incenters.

90.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with diameter AB, S the intersection point of AC and BD, T the foot of perpendicular from S to AB. Show that T S, AD and BC are concurrent.

91.In a triangle ABC, let X, Y , Z be points on BC, CA, AB such that AX, BY , CZ are concurrent. The circumcircle of XY Z intersect BC, CA, AB again at X , Y , Z respectively. Show that AX , BY , CZ are concurrent.

92.Let ra , rb , rc be the exradii of

ABC, r the inradius of

ABC. Show that

1 1 1 1 + + = ra rb rc r

93.Let IA , IB , IC be the excenters of ABC outside BC, CA, AB respectively. Show that the circumcenter V of IA IB IC , incenter I and circumcenter O of ABC are collinear with OI = OV and V IA = 2OA.

94.Let the incircle of at the same point.

ABC touch side BC at X. Show that the incircles of

ABX and

ACX touch AX

95.Two circles 1 and 2 intersect at M and N . Let l be the common tangent to 1 and 2 so that M is closer to l than N is. Let l touch 1 at A and 2 at B. Let the line through M parallel to l meet the circle 1 again at C and the circle 2 again at D. Lines CA and DB meet at E; lines AN and CD meet at P ; lines BN and CD meet at Q. Show that EP = EQ.

96.Let BC be a diameter of the circle with center O. Let A be a point on such that 0 < AOB < 120 . Let D be the midpoint of the arc AB not containing C. The line through O parallel to DA meets the line AC at J. The perpendicular bisector of OA meets at E and at F . Prove that J is the incenter of the triangle CEF .

97.Let I, G, S, M be the incenter, centroid, cleavance-center and Nagel point of are collinear and IG : GS : SM = 2 : 1 : 3. By mecrazywong 9

ABC. Show that I, G, S, M

98.Show that the circumcircles of the four triangles formed by four straight lines in general position are concurrent.

99.Given two circles C1 and C2 intersect at S. A, B are points on C2 and C1 such that SA and SB are tangent to C1 and C2 respectively. P, Q are points on C1 and C2 such that P SQ is tangent to the circumcircle of ABS. Show that SP = SQ.

100.Let P be a point on the circumcircle of ABC, H the orthocenter of ABC. Show that the midpoint of HP lies on the nine-point circle of ABC and also the Simson line of P relative to ABC.

101.(Centroid of quadrilateral) Let P, Q, R, S be the midpoints of sides AB, BC, CD, DA of a quadrilateral ABCD. G is the intersection point between P R and QS. Prove that P G = GR and QG = GS.

102.(Anticenter of cyclic quadrilateral) Show that the perpendiculars from the midpoints of the sides to their opposite sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are concurrent.

103.Show that the circumcenter O, anticenter T and centroid G of a cyclic quadrilateral are collinear with GO = GT .

104.Let E and F be the midpoints of the diagonals AC and BD of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD. AC and BD intersect at point P . Show that the orthocenter of P EF is the anticenter of quadrilateral ABCD.

105.(Isogonal Conjugate) Let X be a point inside ABC. Reect lines AX, BX, and CX about the angle bisectors at A, B, and C respectively. Prove that the three reected lines are concurrent.

106.Let M, N, P, Q be points on sides AB, BC, CD, DA of quadrilateral ABCD respectively. Show that lines M Q, N P, BD are concurrent if and only if lines M N, P Q, AC are concurrent.

107.ABCDEF is a hexagon inscribed in a circle. Show that the diagonals AD, BE, CF are concurrent if and only if AB CD EF = BC DE F A.

108.Let ABC be a triangle and the incircle, with center I, meet BC at D. Let M be the midpoint of BC. Prove M I bisects AD.

109.ABCD is a convex quadrilateral, where AC and BD intersects at P . M, N are the midpoints of AB and CD respectively. Prove that the lines passing through P, M, N which is perpendicular to AD, BD, AC are concurrent if and only if A, B, C, D are concyclic.

110.From a point P outside a circle centered at O, draw the two tangents to the circle touching it at A, B. Let M be a point on the segment AB and let C, D be points on the circle with midpoint M . Let the tangents to the circle at C, D intersect at Q. Show that OQ P Q. By mecrazywong 10

111.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with inscribed circle. Let the inscribed circle touch AB, BC, CD, DA at points E, G, F, H respectively. Prove that AC, BD, EF, GH are concurrent.

112.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral such that the sides AB, AD, BC satisfy AB = AD + BC. There exists a point P inside the quadrilateral at a distance h from the line CD such that AP = h + AD and BP = h + BC. Show that: 1 1 1 + . AD BC h

113.Given a triangle ABC, let I be the center of its inscribed circle. The internal bisectors of the angles A, B, C meet the opposite sides in A , B , C respectively. Prove that 1 AI BI CI < 4 AA BB CC 8 . 27

114.Let D be a point inside the acute-angled triangle ABC such that ADB = ACB + 90 and AC BD = AD BC. (a) Calculate the value of the ratio AB CD . AC BD ACD and BCD are perpendicular.

(b) Prove that the tangents at C to the circumcircles of

115.Let R and r be the circumradius and inradius, respectively, of ABC, and let R and r be the circumradius and inradius, respectively, of A B C . Prove that if C = C and Rr = R r, then the triangles are similar.

116.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with BAC = meet at E and rays AB and DC meet at F . Prove that (a) AB DE = BC CE; (b) AC 2 < 1 (AD AF + AB AE) 2

CAD and

ABC =

ACD. Rays AD and BC

117.Let ABC be a triangle and P an interior point in ABC. Show that at least one of the angles P BC, P CA is less than or equal to 30 .

P AB,

118.In a plane, given two parallel lines k, l and a circle not intersecting k. Let A be a point on k. Let the tangents from A to the circle meet l at points B and C, m the line passing through A and the midpoint of BC. Prove that when A moves along k, m still passes through a xed point in the plane.

119.Let A1 , A2 , A3 be the midpoints of W2 W3 , W3 W1 , W1 W2 respectively. From Ai (i = 1, 2, 3) drop a perpendicular to the tangent line to the circumcircle of W1 W2 W3 at Wi . Show that these perpendiculars are concurrent. By mecrazywong 11

120.Let P be a point inside cot B + cot C and 30 .

ABC such that

P AB =

P BC =

P CA = . Prove that cot = cot A +

121.Let K and N be the points on sides AB and AD of square ABCD, such that AK AN = 2BK DN . Segments CK and CN meet the diagonal BD at L and M respectively. Show that K, L, M, N, A are concyclic.

122.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral, I1 and I2 be the incenters of ABC and DBC respectively. The line I1 I2 intersects lines AB and DC at points E and F respectively. Given AB and DC intersect at P , and P E = P F , prove that A, B, C, D are concyclic.

123.Given l is the perimeter of an acute-angled ABC which is not an equilateral triangle, P is a variable point inside ABC, and D, E, F are the projections of P on BC, CA and AB respectively. Prove that 2(AF + BD + CE) = l if and only if P is collinear with the incenter and circumcenter of ABC.

124.Let D, E, F be the points on sides BC, CA, AB of ABC respectively, such that DB = DF and DC = DE. Let H be the orthocenter of ABC. Show that A, E, F, H are concyclic.

125.Let S be the circumcircle of ABC. Reect S with respect to AB, BC, CA to get three new circles. Prove that the three circles intersect at a common point.

126.Let A , B , C be respective midpoints of the arcs BC, CA, AB not containing points A, B, C respectively, of the circumcircle of ABC. Let BC, CA, AB meet the pairs of segments C A , A B , A B , B C , B C , C A at the points M, N , P, Q, R, S respectively. Prove that M N = P Q = RS if and only if ABC is equilateral.

127.In ABC, points D and E are chosen on CA such that AB = AD and BE = EC (E lying between A and D). Let F be the midpoint of arc BC of the circumcircle of ABC. Show that B, E, D, F are concyclic.

128.Let the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral ABCD intersect at point O. Let G1 , G2 be the centroids of AOB and COD respectively, H1 , H2 the orthocenters of BOC and DOA respectively. Show that G1 G2 H 1 H 2 .

129.Let A1 A2 ...An be a regular polygon inscribed in a circle C with radius R. Let P be an arbitrary point on
n

C. Show that
i=1

P A2 = 2nR2 . i

130.Let O be the circumcenter of Prove that OE CD.

ABC with AB = AC, D the midpoint of AB and E the centroid of

ACD.

131.Let ABCDEF be an hexagon inscribed in a circle with AB = CD = EF = R, where R is the circumradius. Let P, Q, R be the midpoints of BC, DE, F A respectively. Prove that P QR is equilateral. By mecrazywong 12

132.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral such that diagonals AC and BD intersect at right angles, and let O be their intersection. Prove that the reections of O across AB, BC, CD, DA are concyclic. 133.In acute-angled triangle ABC, C > B. D is a point on BC such that ADB is obtuse. H is the orthocenter of ABD. Point F is in the interior of ABC and on the circumcircle of ABD. Prove that F is the orthocenter of ABC if and only if HD//CF and H lies on the circumcircle of ABC. 134.Prove that if all the sides of an octagon are rational numbers and all its interior angles are equal, then the opposite sides are equal. 135.Let D be a point inside acute-angled triangle ABC. Prove that DADBAB+DBDCBC+DCDACA AB BC CA, and determine the geometric position of D when the equality holds. 136.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral, AB, DC and AD, BC intersect at points P and Q respectively. From Q draw the tangents QE and QF to the circumcircle of ABCD, where the tangency points are E and F . Show that P, E, F are collinear. 137.Let ABC be a triangle inscribed in a circle and let la = mb mc ma , lb = , lc = , Ma Mb Mc

where ma , mb , mc are the lengths of the angle bisectors (internal to the triangle) and Ma , Mb , Mc are the lengths of the angle bisectors extended until they meet the circle. Prove that lb lc la + + 3, sin2 A sin2 B sin2 C and that equality holds i ABC is an equilateral triangle. 138.Let AB be the diameter of a circle O, C a point on segment AB. D is a point on O such that DC = DB. Let a circle centered at point E tangent to O, CD and the circle with diameter AC. Show that EC AB. 139.Let the area of a bicentric polygon (i.e. a polygon which has both circumcircle and incircle) be B, the area of its circumcircle and incircle A and C respectively. Show that 2B < A + C. 140.Let C(I) be a circle centered at the incenter I of ABC. Points D, E, F are the intersection points between C(I) and the perpendiculars from I to BC, CA, AB respectively. Show that AD, BE, CF are concurrent. 141.In a ABC, let the perpendicular bisector of BC and the internal bisector A intersect at point P . Let P X AB at X, P Y AC at Y . XY and BC intersect at Z. Show that BZ = ZC. 142. Six points are given on a circle. The orthocenter of the triangle formed by 3 of the points is joined by a segment to the centroid of the triangle formed by other 3 points. Show that the 20 segments obtained in this way are all concurrent. 143.Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle, D the foot of the perpendicular from A to BC. With AD as a diameter, draw a circle intersecting AB and AC at points E and F respectively. Suppose AD and EF intersect at G, and AD is extended to meet the circumcircle of ABC at H. Show that AD2 = AG AH. By mecrazywong 13

144.Let M be the intersection point of the diagonals AC and BD of a convex quadrilateral ABCD. The bisector of ACD meets BA extended at K. If M A M C + M A CD = M B M D, show that BKC = CDB.

145.Let D be a point on side AC of ABC, E and F the points on segments BC and BD respectively, such that BAE = CAF . Let P, Q be the points on segments BC and BD, satisfying EP//QF//DC. Show that BAP = QAC.

146.Let A, B, C be the points on sides B1 C1 , C1 A1 , A1 B1 of A1 B1 C1 respectively, such that ABC = A1 B1 C1 , BCA = B1 C1 A1 , CAB = C1 A1 B1 . Show that the distances between the orthocenters of ABC, A1 B1 C1 and the circumcenter of ABC are the same.

147.Let ABC be a triangle with AB = AC, and points M and N on AB and AC respectively. The lines BN and CM intersect at P . Prove that M N//BC if and only if AP M = AP N . 148.Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle with angle bisectors BL and CM . Prove that A = 60 if and only if there exists a point K on BC, with K = B, C, such that KLM is equilateral.

ABC touches sides BC, CA, AB at points D, E, F respectively. Let G be the foot of FG BF perpendicular from D to EF . Show that = . EG CE 150.A circle passing through vertices B and C of ABC intersects sides AB and AC at C and B respectively. Prove that the lines BB , CC , HH are concurrent, where H and H are the orthocenters of ABC and AB C respectively.

149.Let the incircle of

151.In a ABC, AB = AC, let D be a point on AB and E a point on AC produced such that DE = AC. Suppose DE meet the circumcircle of ABC at T . Let P be a point on AT produced. Prove that P D + P E = AT if and only if P is on the circumcircle of ADE. AD AE AC 2 =( ) . Prove that ACD = BCE. DB EB CB

152.Points D and E lie on the side AB of

ABC and satisfy

153.In the exterior of a ABC two rectangles ACP Q and BKLC are constructed, such that the areas of these rectangles are equal. Prove that the midpoint of the segment P L, the point C and the circumcenter of the ABC are collinear.

154.Let ABC be a triangle with CA = CB. A point P lies inside ABC, such that point M is the midpoint of AB. Prove that AP M + BP C = 180 .

P AB = P BC. The

155.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let E and F be variable points on the sides AB and CD, respectively, AE CF PE AB such that = . Let P be the point on the segment EF such that = . Prove that the ratio EB FD PF CD between the areas of triangles AP D and BP C does not depend on the choice of E and F . By mecrazywong 14

156.Given four points A, B, C, D on a circle such that AB is a diameter and CD is not a diameter. Show that the line joining the point of intersection of the tangents to the circle at the points C and D with the point of intersection of the lines AC and BD is perpendicular to the line AB.

157.From a point O 4 rays are drawn, namely OA, OC, OB, OD in anti-clockwise direction, such that AOB = COD. Let S be a circle with tangents OA, OB, T a circle with tangents OC, OD. S and T intersect at points E and F . Show that AOE = DOF .

158.Let D be a point on side BC of ABC such that AD > BC and let E be a point on side AC such that AE BD = . Prove that AD > BE. EC AD BC 159.Let ABC be a triangle and D a point on line BC such that B is lying between D and C and also DB = AB. Let M be the midpoint of the segment AC. Denote P = DM where is the bisector of ABC. Prove that BAP = BCA.

160.Let M , N and P be points of intersection of the incircle of ABC with sides AB, BC and CA respectively. Prove that the orthocenter of M N P , the incenter of ABC and the circumcenter of ABC are collinear.

161.Let A, B, C, D be four points on a circle with center O. The chords AC and BD intersect at a point P inside the circle . If the tangent at P of the circumcircle of P CD passes through O, show that (a)the area 1 of ABP is R2 sin 2; (b) AP B 2. 2 162.In ABC, let P be a point on its circumcircle. Suppose that H, A , B , C are respectively the orthocenters of ABC, P BC, AP C, ABP . Prove that ABC A B C and HP, AA , BB , CC are concurrent. =

163.Two circles intersect at points A and B. Through the point B a straight line is drawn, intersecting the rst circle at K and the second circle at M . A line parallel to AM is tangent to the rst circle at Q. The line AQ intersects the second circle again at R. Prove that (a)the tangent to the second circle at R is parallel to AK; (b)these two tangents are concurrent with KM .

164.A triangle ABC is given. A circle passes through vertex A and is tangent to side BC at point P . The circle intersects sides AB and AC at points M and N , respectively. Prove that (minor) arcs M P and N P are equal if and only if is tangent to the circumcircle of ABC at A.

165.ABCD is a convex quadrilateral such that AB and CD are not parallel. The circle through A, B touches CD at P , and a circle through C, D touches AB at Q. These two circles intersect at E, F . Show that AD//BC if and only if EF bisects P Q.

166.Let D, E, F be the feet of the angle bisectors of angles A, B, C, respectively, of ABC, and let Ka , Kb , Kc be the points of contact of the tangents to the incircle of ABC through D, E, F (that is, tangent lines not containing sides of triangle). Prove that the line joining Ka , Kb , Kc to the midpoints of BC, CA, AB, respectively, pass through a single point on the incircle of ABC. By mecrazywong 15

167.Let ABC be an equilateral triangle. Let P be a point on the side AC and Q be a point on the side AB so that both ABP and ACQ are acute. Let R be the orthocenter of ABP and S be the orthocenter of ACQ. Let T be the point common to the segments BP and CQ. Find all possible values of CBP and BCQ such that T RS is equilateral.

168.Given two circles intersect at points A and B. A line passes through point A and intersects the two circles at points C and D. Let M, N be the midpoints of arcs BC, BD (the part not containing A) respectively, K the midpoint of CD. Show that M KN = 90 .

169.Let two equal regular n-gons S and T be located in the plane such that their intersection is a 2n-gon (n 3). The sides of the polygon S are coloured in red and the sides of T in blue. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the blue sides of the polygon S T is equal to the sum of the lengths of its red sides.

170.Let ABC be a triangle with AB = AC. Let C1 be the point such that AC1 = BC1 and BC1 BC, B1 the point such that AB1 = CB1 and CB1 CB. If D is the point on line BC such that AD is tangent to the circumcircle of ABC, prove that D, B1 , C1 are collinear.

171.Let ABC be a triangle, D a point on BC and the circumcircle of ABC. Show that the circles tangent to , AD, BD and to , AD, DC, respectively, are tangent to each other if and only if BAD = CAD.

172.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with AC = BD. Construct 4 isoceles triangles AHB,BM C,CP D,DN A outside qaadrilateral ABCD, such that AH = HB, BM = M C, CP = P D, DN = N A and AHB CDP , BM C DN A. Prove that HP M N .

173.(Orthologic triangles)Let ABC and DEF be two triangles. Show that the perpendiculars through D, E, F to BC, CA, AB, respectively, are concurrent if and only if the perpendiculars through A, B, C to EF, F D, DE, respectively, are concurrent.

174.(Pierre-Leon Annes Theorem)Prove that in any quadrilateral ABCD which is not a parallelogram, the locus of the points O such that [AOB] + [COD] = [BOC] + [AOD] is Newtons Line of the quadrilateral. The Newtons Line is the line joining the midpoints of the diagonals of a quadrilateral which is not a parallelogram.

175.(Newtons Theorem)Prove that the center of the circle inscribed in a quadrilateral lies on the line joining the midpoints of the diagonals.

176.ABC is a triangle with angle bisectors AD and BE. The lines AD, BE meet the line through C parallel to AB at points F and G respectively. Show that DF = EG if and only if CA = CB.

177.In the interior of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, a point P is given such that BP C = BAP + P DC. Denote by E, F, G the feet of the perpendicular from P to AB, AD, DC respectively. Show that EF G BP C. By mecrazywong

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178.Let the inscribed circle of ABC be tangent to sides AB, BC at points E and F respectively. Let the angle bisector of A intersect EF at K. Prove that CKA = 90 . AK BL CM 179.Let K, L, M be the points on sides AB, BC, CA of a ABC such that = = . Show that KB LC MA ABC and KLM have a common orthocenter if and only if ABC is equilateral.

180.Let ABC be a triangle. E, F are the points on side BC such that the semicircle with diameter EF touches AB and AC at points Q and P respectively. Show that the intersection between EP and F Q lies on the altitude from A to BC.

181.(Generalization of Menelaus Theorem)Let A, B, C be three points on one line, P a point not on this line. Let A , B , C be three arbitrary points on the lines AP, BP, CP respectively. Prove that A , B , C are collinear BB CC AA + CA + AB = 0, where all the segments here are directed segments. if and only if BC AP BP CP 182.Let ABC be a triangle with altitudes AD, BE, CF and orthocenter H. M is the midpoint of BC. Let lines AM, HM meet E and F at points X, Y respectively. Show that XDE = Y DF .

183.Let ABCD (AB = AD) be a quadrilateral with incircle centered at O. Let OA and OC meet the incircle at points E and F respectively. Prove that DAB = BCD if and only if EF BD.

184.Let ABCD be a rectangle with area 2, P a point on side CD. Let the incircle of P AB tangent to AB at point Q. Show that when P A P B attains its minimum value, AB 2BC, and nd the value of AQ BQ.

185.Let O be the circumcenter of ABC, P a point inside AOB. Let D, E, F be the projections of P on BC, CA, AB respectively. Show that, the parallelogram with F E, F D as the adjacent sides lies in the interior of ABC.

186.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral such that AB + CD = BC + DA. Let the incircles of ABC and tangent to AC, BC, AD, BD at points E, F, G, H respectively. Show that E, F, G, H are concylic.

ABD

187.Let ABC be a triangle. Let M and N be the points in which the median and the angle bisector, respectively at A meet the side BC. Let Q and P be the points in which the perpendicular at N to N A meets M A and BA, respectively, and O the point in which the perendicular at P to BA meets AN produced. Prove that QO BC.

188.Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle. Let D, E, F be the feet of the altitudes of ABC from the vertices A, B, C respectively. Let one of the tangents from D to the circle with diameter AH meet AC at point E , whereas the other one meets AB at point F . Prove that AD, BE , CF are concurrent.

189.Let ABC be a triangle, A1 , B1 , C1 the midpoints of sides BC, CA, AB, respectively, and A2 , B2 , C2 the midpoints of the altitudes from A, B, C respectively. Show that A1 A2 , B1 B2 , C1 C2 are concurrent.

190.Let ABCDE be a convex pentagon such that ABC = ADE and AEC = ADB. Show that BAC = DAE. By mecrazywong 17

191.Let A , B , C be the points on sides BC, CA, AB of ABC such that AA , BB , CC concur at point M . M B and A C intersect at point P , M C and A B intersect at point Q. Prove that M AB = M AC if and only if M AP = M AQ.

192.Let P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 be four points on a circle, and let I1 , I2 , I3 , I4 be the incenters of P1 P2 P4 , P1 P2 P3 . Prove that I1 , I2 , I3 , I4 are the vertices of a rectangle.

P2 P3 P4 ,

P1 P3 P4 ,

193.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral AB = BC = CD = DA. Let M N and P Q be two segments perpendicular BD to the diagonal BD and such that the distance between them is d > , with M AD, N DC, P AB, 2 and Q BC. Show that the perimeter of hexagon AM N CQP does not depend on the position of M N and P Q so long as the distance between them remains constant.

194.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral such that all sides have equal length and ABC = 60 . Let l be a line passing through D and not intersecting the quadrilateral (except at D). Let E and F be the points of intersection of l with AB and BC respectively. Let M be the point of intersection of CE and AF . Prove that CD2 = CM CE.

195.Let ABC be a triangle and D, E, F the points on BC, CA, AB respectively such that the cevians AD, BE, CF are concurrent. Let M, N, P be points on EF, F D, DE respectively. Show that AM, BN, CP are concurrent if and only if DM, EN, F P are concurrent.

196.Let x be an integer such that there exists two non-congruent traingles with the same area x. Find the minimum value of x.

197.Let ABCDEF be a convex hexagon such that AB is parallel to DE, BC is parallel to EF , and CD is parallel to F A. Let RA , RC , RE denote the circumradii of triangles F AB, BCD, DEF , respectively, and let P denote the perimeter of the hexagon. Prove that R A + RC + R E P . 2

198.In the plane let C be a circle, L a line tangent to the circle C and M a point on L. Find the locus of all points P with the following property: there exists two points Q, R on L such that M is the midpoint of QR and C is the inscribed circle of P QR.

199.In an acute-angled triangle ABC the internal bisector of angle A meets the circumcircle of the triangle again at A1 . Points B1 and C1 are dened similarly. Let A0 be the point of intersection of the line AA1 with the external bisectors of angles B and C. Points B0 and C0 are dened similarly. Prove that: (i) The area of the triangle A0 B0 C0 is twice the area of the hexagon AC1 BA1 CB1 . (ii) The area of the triangle A0 B0 C0 is at least four times the area of the triangle ABC. By mecrazywong

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200.Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with incircle centered at O. Prove that OA OC + OB OD = AB BC CD DA

201.Let F be the Fermats Point of

ABC, D = BF AC and E = CF AB. Prove that AB + AC 4DE.

202.Let P be an interior point of ABC. Suppose the lines BP and CP meet AC and AB at points E and F respectively. Let D be the point where AP meets EF and K the foot of perpendicular from D to BC. Show that DK bisects EKF .

203.Let I be the incenter of ABC. Let a circle which is tangent to the the circumcircle of touch the circumcircle at point D. Show that DI bisects ADC.

ABC, AB, BC,

204.Let the incircle of ABC touch sides BC, CA, AB at points D, E, F respectively. Let the external bisectors of A, B, C meet the circumcircle of ABC at points D , E , F respectively. Show that DD , EE , F F are concurrent.

205.Let D, E, F be the midpoints of sides BC, CA, AB of ABC .The incircles of triangles AEF, BF D, CDE are tangent to EF, F D, DE at points P, Q, R respectively. Prove that P D, QE, RF are concurrent at the incenter of ABC.

206.Let D, E, F be the points on sides BC, CA, AB of ABC such that the incircles of AEF, BF D, CDE have the same inradii r. Let r0 and R be the inradii of the incircles of DEF and ABC respectively. Prove that r + r0 = R.

207.Let ABC be inscribed in a circle O. Let D be a point on ray BC such that AD is tangent to circle O. P is a point on ray DA. A line through P cuts circle O at points Q, T , segment CD at point U and AB and AC at point R, S respectively. Prove that if QR = ST , then P Q = U T .

208.A circle meets the three sides BC, CA, AB of a triangle ABC at points D1 , D2 ; E1 , E2 ; F1 , F2 respectively. Furthermore, line segments D1 E1 and D2 F2 intersect at point L, line segments E1 F1 and E2 D2 intersect at point M , line segments F1 D1 and F2 E2 intersect at point N . Prove that the lines AL, BM, CN are concurrent.

209.Let a, b, c be the three sides of

ABC, b < c. AD is the internal angle bisector of A with D on BC.

(1) Find the necessary and sucient condition(in terms of angles A, B, C) such that there exist points E, F on AB, AC(excluding the endpoints) satisfying BE = CF and BDE = CDF . (2) Under the condition that E and F exist, express the length of BE in terms of a, b, c.

Pi Pj 210.For any 4 distinct points P1 , P2 , P3 , P4 in the plane, nd the minimum value of the ratio By mecrazywong 19
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1 211.Let D be a point on side AB of a equilateral triangle ABC such that AD = AB (n 3). P1 , P2 , ..., Pn1 n are points on BC which divide BC into n equal parts. Show that DP1 A + DP2 A + ... + DPn1 A = 30 . 212.Prove that for any acute-angled triangle, there exists a point P such that the feet of perpendiculars from P to the three sides of the triangle are vertices of a equilateral triangle. 213.There are 5 points in a rectangle(including its boundary) with area 1, no three of them are in the same 1 line. Find the minimum number of triangles with the area not more than , vertex of which are three of the 4 ve points. 214.Let I, H be the incenter and orthocenter of an acute-angled ABC, B1 , C1 the midpoints of sides AC, AB. It is known that ray B1 I meets side AB at point B2 (B2 = B), ray C1 I meets side AC produced at point C2 . B2 C2 and BC intersect at K. Let A1 be the circumcenter of BHC. Prove that A, I, A1 are collinear if and only if the areas of BKB2 and CKC2 equal. 215.Let H be the orthocenter of ABC. Using pure geometry, show that BC 2 + AH 2 = 4R2 , where R is the circumradius of the circumcircle of ABC. 216.Let A, B, C, D be four distinct points arranged in order on a circle. The tangent to the circle at A meets the ray CB at K and the tangent to the circle at B meets the ray DA at H. Suppose BK = BC and AH = AD. Prove that the quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezium. 217.Let be the incircle of triangle ABC. Suppose that there exists a circle passing through B and C and tangent to at A . Suppose the similar points B , C exist. Prove that the lines AA , BB , CC are concurrent.

218.(Apollonian Circle)Let A, B be two distinct points in the plane. Find the locus of point P such that AP = r, where 0 < r < 1. PB 219.Let ABC be a triangle and let P be a point in its interior. Lines P A, P B, P C intersect sides BC, CA, AB at D, E, F , respectively. Prove that [P AF ] + [P BD] + [P CE] = 1 [ABC] 2

if and only if P lies on at least one of the medians of triangle ABC. (Here [XY Z] denotes the area of triangle XY Z.) 220.Let quadrilateral ABCD be circumscribed in a circle with center I(I AC). Diagonals AC and BD / intersect at point E. A line perpendicular to BD and passing through E intersects lines IA and IC at points P and Q respectively. Prove that P E = EQ. 221.Let 1 and 2 be two circles intersecting at P and Q. The common tangent, closer to P , of 1 and 2 touches 1 at A and 2 at B. The tangent of 1 at P meets 2 at C, which is dierent from P , and the extension of AP meets BC at R. Prove that the circumcircle of P QR is tangent to BP and BR. By mecrazywong 20

222.Given a convex quadrilateral ABCD. Prove that there exists a point N , such that both DN A are equilateral triangle if and only if there exists a point M , such that AM B and isosceles and AM B = CM D = 120 .

BN C and CM D are

223.Let E be the intersection point of the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral ABCD. Denote F, F1 , F2 by the areas of ABCD, ABE, CDE respectively. Show that F1 + F2 F and determine when equality holds.

224.D, E, F are points on sides BC, CA, AB of an acute-angled ABC respectively (not the endpoints), satisfying EF//BC. D1 is a point on side BC (dierent from B, D, C). E1 , F1 are points on sides AC, AB respectively such that D1 E1 //DE, D1 F1 //DF . Construct a P BC above BC (on the same side of A) such that P BC DEF . Prove that EF, E1 F1 , P D1 are concurrent.

225.Let D be a point on side BC of triangle ABC and P a point on segment AD. A line through D intersects segments AB, P B at M , E respectively, also intersects the extensions of segments AC, P C at F , N respectively. If DE = DF , prove that DM = DN .

226.Let D be a point on side BC of ABC. F is a point in ABC and on the circle passing through points A, D and C. The circle passing through points B, D and F intersects side AB at point E. Prove that CD EF + DF AE = BD AF if and only if AB = AC.

227.Let BM, CN be the medians of ABC. Lines BM and CN intersect the circumcircle of ABC at points P and Q respectively. The tangents at P and Q to the circle intersect AC and AB at points X and Y respectively. Prove that OG XY , where O is the circumcenter and G is the centroid.

228.Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral and AD is not parallel to BC. E, F are points on CD, G, H are the circumcenters of BCE and ADF respectively. Prove that AB, CD, GH are concurrent or parallel to each other if and only if A, B, E, F are concyclic.

229.Given that circles S1 and S2 intersect at two points A and B. Through A draw a line intersecting S1 , S2 at points C, D respectively. M, N, K are points on CD, BC, BD such that M N//BD, M K//BC. E, F are points on S1 and S2 respectively such that EN BC, F K BD. Show that EM F = 90 .

230.Let AD be the angle bisector of an acute-angled ABC. E, F are points on AC, AB respectively such that DE AC, DF AB. Let H be the intersection point of BE, CF . The circumcircle of AF H and BE intersect at point G. Prove that BG, GE, BF are sides of a right-angled triangle.

231.Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral such that DAB = ABC = BCD. Let O, H be the circumcenter, orthocenter of ABC respectively. Prove that O, H, D are collinear.

232.Let C1 and C2 be two circles intersecting at points A and B. let l1 and l2 be two lines passing through B intersecting C1 at points D and E and C2 at points F and G. If D, E, F, G lie on a circle with center O, prove that BAO = 90 . By mecrazywong

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233.Let M be the midpoint of side BC of an acute-angle ABC. is a circle with diameter AM . Let D and E be the intersection points of and AB, BC respectively. P is the intersection point of the tangents through D and E to . Prove that P B = P C.

234.Let H and G be the orthocenter and centroid of a non-isosceles acute-angled 1 2 1 + = . that AGH = 90 if and only if [HAB] [HAC] [HBC]

ABC respectively. Show

Problems Source: Except No. 7(b) and 183, which were created by me, all the problems in the Geometry Problems Collection are extracted from MathDB(www.mathdb.org), MathLinks(www.mathlinks.ro), Math Excalibur and various Math Olympiads(for instance, IMO, APMO, CMO, etc.)

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