Let ABC be a triangle; Ta, Fa, To be three equal, disjoint circles inside ABC such that C4 touches AB and AC; Py touches AB; and BC, and Tc touches BC and CA. Let T be a circle touching cicles P'4, T's, Pe externally, Prove that the line joining the circur-centre O and the in-centre J of triangle ABC passes through the centre of Let ABC be a triangle and let P be an interior point such that ZBPC = 90°, ZBAP = ZBCP. Let M,N be the mid-points of AC, BC respectively. Suppose BP = 2PM. Prove that A, P,N are collinear. Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle and let H be its ortho-centze. Let hmux denote the largest altitude of the triangle ABC. Prove that AH + BH + CH < Dhan. Let ABC be a triangle with circum-circle [. Let M be a point in the interior of triangle ABC which is also on the bisector of ZA. Let AM, BM, CM meet T in Aj, Bi, Cy respectively. Suppose P is the point of intersection of AC; with AB; and Q is the point of intersection of A,B, with AC. Prove that PQ is parallel to BC, Let ABC be an acnte-angled triangle with altitude AK’. Let H be its ortho-centre and O be its circum-centre. Suppose KOH is an acute-angled triangle and P its circum-centre. Let Q be the reflection of P in the line HO, Show that Q lies on the line joining the mid-points of AB and AC. Problems and Solutions, INMO-2011 2, P be points on the sides BC, CA, AB respectively of a triangle ABC such that AF and ZBDF = ZCED = ZAFE. Prove that ABC is equilateral Let ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle T. Let E, F, G, H be the midpoints of the arcs AB, BC, CD, DA of the circle P. Suppose AC - BD = EG FH. Prove that AC, BD, BG, FH are concurrent. Let_ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. Suppose AB = /2+ y2 and AB subtends 135° at the centre of the circle. Find the maximum possible area of ABCD. . Let ABC be a triangle. An interior point P of ABC is said to be good if we can find exactly 27 rays emanating from P intersecting the sides of the triangle ABC such that the triangle is divided by these rays into 27 smaller triangles of equal area. Determine the number of good points for a given triangle ABC. Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle, and let D, £, F be points on BC, CA, AB respectively such that AD is the median, BE is the internal angle bisector and CF is the altitude. Suppose ZFDE = ZC, ZDEF = 2Aand ZEFD = ZB. Prove that ABC is equilateral.Problem 1. Let P, and Pz be two circles touching each other externally at R. Let ly be a line which is tangent to Py at P and passing through the center O, of Ty. Similarly, let ly be a line hich as tangent £0 T2 at Q and passing through the center O of T2. Suppase ly and ly are not parallel and intereset at K. If KP = KQ, prove that the triangle PQR is equilateral February 02, 2014 In a triangle ABC, let D be a point on the segment BC such that AB + BD = AC + CD. Suppose that the poiuts B,C and the centroids of triangles ABD and ACD lie on a citele. Prove that AB = AC. wins the game by increasing the coefficient of by 1 5. tm an acute-anglel triangle ABC, a point D les ou the segment BC. Let 01,02 denote the circumeentees of tangles ABD and ACD, respectively, Prove that the line joining the excumcentre of triangle ABC and the corthocentee of triangle O,0;D is parallel to BC. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with 2B = 90°. Let BD be the altitude from B on to AC. Let P, Q and J be the incentres of triangles ABD, CBD and ABC respectively. Show that the circumcentre of of the triangle P/Q lies on the hypotenuse AC. . Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral. Let the diagonals AC and BD intersect in P. Let PE, PF, PG and PH be the altitudes from P on to the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Show that ABCD has an incircle if and only if 1, Let ABC be triangle in which AB = AC. Suppose the orthoventre of the triangle lies on the incitele. Find the ratio AB/BC. in-circle of triangle ABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB in K, L and M respectively. The line through A and parallel to LK meets MK in P and the line through A and parallel to MK meets LK in Q. Show that the line PQ bisects the sides AB and AC of triangle ABC. Ina convex quadrilateral PQRS, PQ = RS, (V3+1)QR = SP and ZRSP—ZSPQ = 30°. Prove that, ZPQR~ ZORS = 90°. Let ABC be a triangle in which no angle is 90°. For any point P in the plane of the triangle, let Ai, B,C; denote the reflections of P in the sides BC,CA, AB respectively. Prove the following statements: (a) If Pis the incentre or an excentre of ABC, then P is the circumcentre of A: BiCi; (b) If P is the circumcentre of ABC, then P is the orthocentre of Ai BiCi; (0) If P is the orthocentre of ABC, then P is either the incentre or an excentre of ABC,Let ABC be a triangle and D be the mid-point of side BC. Suppose ZDAB = ZBCA and ZDAC = 15°. Show that ZADC is obtuse. Further, if O is the circumeentre of ADC, prove that triangle AOD is equilateral. For a convex hexagon ABCDEF in which each pair of opposite sides is unequal, consider the following six statements: (a1) AB is parallel to DE; (ag) AE = BD; (b;) BC is parallel to BF; (be) BF = CE; (cx) CD is parallel to FA; (cz) CA= DF. (a) Show that if all the six statements are true, then the hexagon is cyclic(ie., it can be inscribed in a circl (b) Prove that, in fact, any five of these six statements also imply that the hexagon is cyclic. 1. Consider an acute triangle ABC and let P be an interior point of ABC. Suppose the lines BP and CP, when produced, meet AC and AB in F and F respectively. Let D be the point where AP intersects the line segment EF and K be the foot of perpendicular from D on to BC. Show that DK bisects ZEKF. Let ABC be a triangle with sides a, b, c. Consider a triangle A; B,C; with = +5. Show that b id Itoa+>,b sides equal plait +5 2 [BiG] > RIS [ABC], where [XYZ] denotes the area of the triangle XYZ. Consider a convex quadrilateral ABCD, in which KL, M, N are the midpoints of the sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively. Suppose (a) BD bisects KM at Q; (b) QA= QB =QC = QD; and (©) LK/LM = CD/cB. Prove that ABCD is a square. Let R denote the circumradius of a triangle ABC; a, 6, cits sides BC, CA, AB; and ra, ro, re its exradii opposite 4, B, C. If 2R < ra, prove that () @>banda>e; (ii) 28 > m5 and 2R > reLet Mf be the midpoint of side BC of a triangle ABC. Let the median AM intersect the incircle of ABC at K and L, K being nearer to A than L. If AK=KL=LM, prove that the sides of triangle ABC are in the ratio 5: 10 : 13 in some order. Ina non-equilateral triangle ABC, the sides a, b,¢ form an arithmetic progression. Let I and O denote the incentre and circu contre of the triangle respectively (3) Prove that 10 is perpendicular to BI. (di) Suppose BI extended meets AC in K, and D, F are the midpoints of BC, BA respec- tively. Prove that 7 is the circumcentre of triangle DK B. Ina eyclic quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 30°. Prove that , BC = b, CD =c, ZABC = 120°, and ZABD = cath; (ii) | VeFa— veF)| = Ve—a—F. Ina triangle ABC right-angled at C, the median through B bisects the angle between BA and the bisector of ZB. Prove that Let ABC be a triangle in which AB = AC. Let D be the mid-point of BC and P be a point on AD. Suppose F is the foot of perpendicular from P on AC. If ae ee oe id z = m*(1 +d), prove that, pp = pE= qp=mandz=m |, prove that 2 (x8 = 22-22 +1=0. Hence show that A > 2 and A = 2 if and only if ABC is equilateral. 1. Let ABC be a triangle, I its in-centre; Ay, By, Ci be the reflections of I in BC, CA, AB respectively. Suppose the circum-cirele of triangle y B,C; passes through A. Prove that Bs, C1, 1, h; are concyclic, where J; is the in-centre of triangle Ay By Cy Solution: