WOOT 2014-15: Geometry of the Circle A

1. Two circles have common external tangents AB and CD. A common internal tangent intersects AB at P and
CD at Q. Prove that P Q = AB.
2. Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. Perpendicular diagonals AC and BD intersect at X. Prove that the line
through X perpendicular to AD passes through the midpoint of BC.
3. A convex pentagon inscribed in a circle has side lengths 16, 16, 16, 16, and 6. What is its area?
4. Points A, B, C, and D are consecutive vertices of a regular n-gon and

1
AB

1
AC

1
AD .

Determine n.

5. Let ABC be an acute triangle, and let D, E, and F be points on sides BC, AC, and AB, respectively, so
that CD/CE = CA/CB, AE/AF = AB/AC, and BF/BD = BC/BA. Prove that AD, BE, and CF are the
altitudes of triangle ABC.
6. ABCD is a convex quadrilateral with DA = DB = DC and AD k BC. The perpendicular bisector of CD
meets AB at E such that B is between A and E. If BCE = 2CED, compute BCE.
7. Circles 1 and 2 , with centers O1 and O2 , respectively, are externally tangent. Let P Q be a common
external tangent of 1 and 2 , with P on 1 and Q on 2 . Let 3 be the circle with diameter O1 O2 . Prove
that P Q is also tangent to 3 .
8. Let ABC be a triangle, and I its incenter. Let the incircle of triangle ABC touch side BC at D, and let lines
BI and CI meet the circle with diameter AI at points P and Q, respectively. Given BI = 6, CI = 5,
DI = 3, determine the value of (DP/DQ)2 .
9. Let AB be a chord of a circle centered at O. Let ON be the radius perpendicular to AB, meeting AB at M .
Let P be any point on major arc AB, not diametrically opposite N . Let P M intersect the circle again at Q,
and let P N intersect AB at R. Prove that RN > M Q.

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O
M
A

R
Q

10. Let r be the inradius of triangle ABC. Let r1 be the radius of the circle that is tangent to AB, AC, and the

incircle, as shown. Define r2 and r3 similarly. Show that r = r1 r2 + r1 r3 + r2 r3 .