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SHARYGIN 2005

Sharygin Geometry Olympiad 2005.

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Problem 1

The chords ACAC and BDBD of the circle intersect at point PP . The perpendiculars to ACAC and BDBD at points CC and DD , respectively, intersect at point QQ . Prove that the lines ABAB and PQPQ are perpendicular.

Problem 2

Cut a cross made up of five identical squares into three polygons, equal in area and perimeter.

Problem 3

Given a circle and a point KK inside it. An arbitrary circle equal to the given one and passing through the point KK has a common chord with the given circle. Find the geometric locus of the midpoints of these chords.

Problem 4

At what smallest nn is there a convex nn -gon for which the sines of all angles are equal and the lengths of all sides are different?

Problem 5

There are two parallel lines p1p_1 and p2p_2 . Points AA and BB lie on p1p_1 , and CC on p2p_2 . We will move the segment BCBC parallel to itself and consider all the triangles AB′C′AB'C ' thus obtained. Find the locus of the points in these triangles: a) points of intersection of heights, b) the intersection points of the medians, c) the centers of the circumscribed circles.

Problem 6

Side ABAB of triangle ABCABC was divided into nn equal parts (dividing points B0=A,B1,B2,...,Bn=BB_0 = A, B_1, B_2, ..., B_n = B ), and side ACAC of this triangle was divided into (n+1)(n + 1) equal parts (dividing points C0=A,C1,C2,...,Cn+1=CC_0 = A, C_1, C_2, ..., C_{n+1} = C ). Colored are the triangles CiBiCi+1C_iB_iC_{i+1} (where i=1,2,...,ni = 1,2, ..., n ). What part of the area of the triangle is painted over?

Problem 7

Two circles with radii 11 and 22 have a common center at the point OO . The vertex AA of the regular triangle ABCABC lies on the larger circle, and the middpoint of the base CDCD lies on the smaller one. What can the angle BOCBOC be equal to?

Problem 8

Around the convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD , three rectangles are circumscribed . It is known that two of these rectangles are squares. Is it true that the third one is necessarily a square? (A rectangle is circumscribed around the quadrilateral ABCDABCD if there is one vertex ABCDABCD on each side of the rectangle).

Problem 9

Let OO be the center of a regular triangle ABCABC . From an arbitrary point PP of the plane, the perpendiculars were drawn on the sides of the triangle. Let MM denote the intersection point of the medians of the triangle , having vertices the feet of the perpendiculars. Prove that MM is the midpoint of the segment POPO .

Problem 10

Cut the non-equilateral triangle into four similar triangles, among which not all are the same.

Problem 11

The square was cut into n2n^2 rectangles with sides ai×bj,i,j=1,...,na_i \times b_j, i , j= 1,..., n . For what is the smallest nn in the set {a1,b1,...,an,bn}\{a_1, b_1, ..., a_n, b_n\} all the numbers can be different?

Problem 12

Construct a quadrangle along the given sides a,b,ca, b, c , and dd and the distance II between the midpoints of its diagonals.

Problem 13

A triangle ABCABC and two lines ℓ1,ℓ2\ell_1, \ell_2 are given. Through an arbitrary point DD on the side ABAB , a line parallel to ℓ1\ell_1 intersects the ACAC at point EE and a line parallel to ℓ2\ell_2 intersects the BCBC at point FF . Construct a point DD for which the segment EFEF has the smallest length.

Problem 14

Let PP be an arbitrary point inside the triangle ABCABC . Let A1,B1A_1, B_1 and C1C_1 denote the intersection points of the straight lines AP,BPAP, BP and CPCP , respectively, with the sides BC,CABC, CA and ABAB . We order the areas of the triangles AB1C1,A1BC1,A1B1CAB_1C_1,A_1BC_1,A_1B_1C . Denote the smaller by S1S_1 , the middle by S2S_2 , and the larger by S3S_3 . Prove that S1S2≤S≤S2S3\sqrt{S_1 S_2} \le S \le \sqrt{S_2 S_3} ,where SS is the area of the triangle A1B1S1A_1B_1S_1 .

Problem 15

Given a circle centered at the origin. Prove that there is a circle of smaller radius that has no less points with integer coordinates.

Problem 16

We took a non-equilateral acute-angled triangle and marked 44 wonderful points in it: the centers of the inscribed and circumscribed circles, the center of gravity (the point of intersection of the medians) and the intersection point of altitudes. Then the triangle itself was erased. It turned out that it was impossible to establish which of the centers corresponds to each of the marked points. Find the angles of the triangle

Problem 17

A circle is inscribed in the triangle ABCABC and it's center II and the points of tangency P,Q,RP, Q, R with the sides BCBC , CAC A and ABAB are marked, respectively. With a single ruler, build a point KK at which the circle passing through the vertices B and CC touches (internally) the inscribed circle.

Problem 18

On the plane are three straight lines ℓ1,ℓ2,ℓ3\ell_1, \ell_2,\ell_3 , forming a triangle, and the point OO is marked, the center of the circumscribed circle of this triangle. For an arbitrary point X of the plane, we denote by XiX_i the point symmetric to the point X with respect to the line ℓi,i=1,2,3\ell_i, i = 1,2,3 . a) Prove that for an arbitrary point MM the straight lines connecting the midpoints of the segments O1O2O_1O_2 and M1M2,O2O3M_1M_2, O_2O_3 and M2M3,O3O1M_2M_3, O_3O_1 and M3M1M_3M_1 intersect at one point, b) where can this intersection point lie?

Problem 19

As you know, the moon revolves around the earth. We assume that the Earth and the Moon are points, and the Moon rotates around the Earth in a circular orbit with a period of one revolution per month. The flying saucer is in the plane of the lunar orbit. It can be jumped through the Moon and the Earth - from the old place (point AA ), it instantly appears in the new (at point A′A ' ) so that either the Moon or the Earth is in the middle of segment AA′AA' . Between the jumps, the flying saucer hangs motionless in outer space.

  1. Determine the minimum number of jumps a flying saucer will need to jump from any point inside the lunar orbit to any other point inside the lunar orbit.
  2. Prove that a flying saucer, using an unlimited number of jumps, can jump from any point inside the lunar orbit to any other point inside the lunar orbit for any period of time, for example, in a second.

Problem 20

Let II be the center of the sphere inscribed in the tetrahedron ABCD,A′,B′,C′,D′ABCD, A ', B', C ', D' be the centers of the spheres circumscribed around the tetrahedra IBCD,ICDA,IDAB,IABCIBCD, ICDA, IDAB, IABC , respectively. Prove that the sphere circumscribed around ABCDABCD lies entirely inside the circumscribed around A′B′C′D′A'B'C'D ' .

Problem 21

The planet Tetraincognito covered by ocean has the shape of a regular tetrahedron with an edge of 900900 km. What area of the ocean will the tsunami' cover 22 hours after the earthquake with the epicenter in a) the center of the face, b) the middle of the edge, if the tsunami propagation speed is 300300 km / h?

Problem 22

Perpendiculars at their centers of gravity (points of intersection of medians) are restored to the faces of the tetrahedron. Prove that the projections of the three perpendiculars to the fourth face intersect at one point.

Problem 23

Envelop the cube in one layer with five convex pentagons of equal areas.

Problem 24

A triangle is given, all the angles of which are smaller than ϕ\phi , where ϕ<2π/3\phi <2\pi / 3 . Prove that in space there is a point from which all sides of the triangle are visible at an angle ϕ\phi .

Problem 91

The quadrangle ABCDABCD is inscribed in a circle whose center OO lies inside it. Prove that if ∠BAO=∠DAC\angle BAO = \angle DAC , then the diagonals of the quadrilateral are perpendicular.

Problem 92

Find all isosceles triangles that cannot be cut into three isosceles triangles with the same sides.

Problem 93

Given a circle and points A,BA, B on it. Draw the set of midpoints of the segments, one of the ends of which lies on one of the arcs ABAB , and the other on the second.

Problem 94

Let PP be the intersection point of the diagonals of the quadrangle ABCDABCD , MM the intersection point of the lines connecting the midpoints of its opposite sides, OO the intersection point of the perpendicular bisectors of the diagonals, HH the intersection point of the lines connecting the orthocenters of the triangles APDAPD and BCPBCP , APBAPB and CPDCPD . Prove that MM is the midpoint of OHOH .

Problem 95

It is given that for no side of the triangle from the height drawn to it, the bisector and the median it is impossible to make a triangle. Prove that one of the angles of the triangle is greater than 135o135^o