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Altintas-Suppa - Sangaku Problems
Altintas-Suppa - Sangaku Problems
Sir Eυθυµης Aλεξιoυ, Sir Apostolis Manoloudis and Sir Miguel-Ángel Pérez Garcı́a-Ortega
Sir Miguel Ochoa Sanchez, publishing our problems in Peru Geometrico facebook group.
Sir Takis Chronopoulos, publishing our problems in Romantics Of Geometry facebook group.
Congruent Incircles
1 st and 2 nd Tangency Conic…I, incenter of ABC
3 rd Tangency Conic, I, Incenter of ABC
Sangaku problems - part II
Sir Eυθυµης Aλεξιoυ, Sir Apostolis Manoloudis and Sir Miguel-Ángel Pérez Garcı́a-Ortega
Sir Miguel Ochoa Sanchez, publishing our problems in Peru Geometrico facebook group.
Sir Takis Chronopoulos, publishing our problems in Romantics Of Geometry facebook group.
‹ ABCD square
‹ BM “ M C
Prove that:
?
R 5`1
“ (golden ratio)
r 2
‹ r inradius of ABCD
Prove that:
?
R`r 5`1
“ (golden ratio)
a 2 Ercole Suppa 11/02/2018
r0
r1
D C
r2
r3
‹ ABCD square with AB “ a
Prove that:
5a
rn “
40 ` 2n2
A B
‹ OA “ OB
‹ CM “ M B
‹ =ACB “ 90˝
‹ O, M , N tangency points
Prove that:
Ercole Suppa 14/02/2018
R “ r1 ` 4r2
‹ ABC equilateral triangle
‹ BEDC square
‹ B, C, F aligned
‹ FM “ FN
Prove that:
?
AN 5`1
“
AB 2
Prove that:
r1 r2
` “1
r3 r4
‹ AE “ EB
‹ BF K CE
Prove that:
r1 r3
˛ ` “1
r2 r4
?
r2 r3 5`1
˛ ` “ ϕ2 where ϕ “
r4 r1 2
Ercole Suppa 17/02/2018
‹ ABCD rectangle
‹ AB “ 2 ¨ AD
‹ AE “ EB
‹ O circumcenter, O9 ninepoint-center
Prove that:
?
AB 5`1
“ (golden ratio)
BC 2
Ercole Suppa 18/02/2018
‹ 4ABC isosceles with AB ą BC
‹ Na Nagel point
‹ Sp Spieker point
‹ P , Q touch points
Prove that:
?
AB 5`1
“ (golden ratio)
BC 2
Ercole Suppa 19/02/2018
‹ ABCD square with center O
‹ AE “ EB
‹ CT tangent to pEq
‹ U “ CT X AD
‹ F “ OU X AB
Prove that:
?
OF ` OE 5`1
“
FE 2 Ercole Suppa 25/02/2018
‹ ABCD square with center E
‹ CT tangent to semicircle pF q
‹ AF “ F B
‹ G “ CT X AD
Prove that:
?
EG ` GF ` F E 5`1
“
AB 2
‹ I incenter, G centroid
Prove that:
˛ IG k BC (folklore)
˛ I, G, Sp, Na aligned
‹ AB “ a, r “ inradius
Prove that:
?
AD 6´1
˛ “
DB 2
? ?
3´ 2
˛ r2 “ ¨a
2
˛ 10r12 ` r22 ´ 8r1r2 “ 0
r1r2 Ercole Suppa 4/03/2018
˛ r“
r2 ´ r1
‹ ABC equilateral triangle, AB “ a
Prove that:
`? ? ˘
˛ AR “ 3 ´ 2 a “ 2r2
˛ P QRS rhombus
3 ` ? ? ˘ 2
˛ rP QRSs “ 4 2´3 3 a Ercole Suppa 4/03/2018
20
‹ ABCD square
‹ 4DCF , 4CBE
equilateral triangles
Prove that: R “ 3r
‹ 4DCF , 4CBE
equilateral triangles
Prove that:
‹ pN q “ A´mixtilinear incircle
N
Prove that:
R ? ? ?
“ 15 ` 6 6 ´ 10 2 ´ 8 3
r B C
‹ T , U , V tangency points
Prove that:
R ?
˛ “1` 2
r
˛ T , U , V collinear Ercole Suppa 9/03/2018
‹ I incenter, ID K BC, E “ ID X BA
‹ Q “ p X AB, R “ p X BC
‹ X P BC, QX K BC
‹ Y P AB, RY K AB
Prove that:
‹ AB “ CD “ b, AD “ BC “ a
R a2 ` 2b2
Prove that: “
r a2
B C
‹ Ta tangency point between ωa and Γ
Prove that:
‹ M midpoint of BC
‹ =BAD “ =DAC
‹ M E k AD, F “ M E X AB
‹ x, y, z inradii
‹ AE “ CF
R
Find
r
‹ AE “ BF
Prove that:
˛ R2 ´ 16rR ` 16r2 “ 0
R
˛ “?
r Ercole Suppa 28/09/2019
‹ ABCD any square
‹ AE “ BF and DG “ CH
‹ 4P QR equilateral triangle
Prove that:
‹ D, E P BC with BD “ EC
‹ AD X Γ “ tA, Xu
‹ AE X Γ “ tA, Y u
‹ F “ XY X BC
‹ AE “ BF and DG “ CH
a
Find:
r
Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019
‹ ABCD any square
R
Find:
r
‹ BCDE square
r
Find:
a
Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019
‹ ABC equilateral triangle
with AB “ a
‹ BCDE square
r
Find:
a
Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019
‹ ABCD a square with AB “ 2r
‹ E P BC with DE tangent
to semicircle
‹ S P AD, R P DE, P Q
tangent to semicircle
Prove that:
?
r 5`1
“ “ϕ (golden ratio)
a 2
‹ T tangency point
‹ P QR equilateral triangle
‹ AB “ a , P Q “ b , P Q k AT
b
Find:
a
‹ ABCD a square
‹ T , E, F tangency points
‹ M “ DT X LN
Prove that:
˛ D, E, F are aligned
˛ M midpoint of DT and LN
‹ E, F , G, S, T tangency points
Prove that:
˛ C, T , G are aligned
˛ DA, SF , CT concur
˛ C, D, S, T are concyclic
‹ ABCD a square, DF “ F C
‹ F , G, I, J, K, S, T
tangency points
Prove that:
‹ I incircle of EF CD
‹ J incircle of mixtilinear
triangle CF G
Prove that:
I, J, K are collinear
Ercole Suppa 4/10/2019
‹ 4ABC triangle
‹ γ1 semicircunference
with diameter BC
‹ γ2 arc of circunference
centered at A
Prove that:
‹ γ1 semicircunference
with diameter BC
‹ γ2 arc of circunference
centered at A
‹ DE “ EC
‹ F , G, H touch points
‹ DF “ x, F E “ y, F C “ z
Prove that: x ` y “ z
‹ DE “ EC
‹ F , G, H touch points
‹ X “ EF X CG
Prove that:
‹ EC “ 2 ¨ DE
‹ F , G, H touch points
‹ DF “ x, F E “ y, F C “ z
‹ E, F P DC with DE “ F C
‹ EF GH a square
a
Find:
r
‹ E, F P DC with DE “ F C
‹ EF GH a square
‹ K “ AG X CH
Prove that:
˛ D, F , H, K are concyclic
?
DC 5`1
˛ “ “ ϕ (golden ratio)
DF 2
Ercole Suppa 9/10/2019
‹ ABCA a square with AB “ a
‹ E, F P DC with DE “ F C
a
Find:
r
a
Find:
r
a
˛ Find
x
˛ Prove that x2 ´ xy ` y 2 “ z 2
‹ EF GH square with EH k BC
‹ AB “ a, EF “ `
‹ O midpoint of BC
‹ EG “ x, EO “ y, EB “ z
`
Find
x
Prove that x`y “z
Ercole Suppa 15/10/2019
‹ AB “ AC “ a, AB K AC
(i.e. ABC quadrant of a circle)
‹ EF GH square with EH k BC
‹ Q center of square EF GH
‹ O midpoint of AB
Prove that:
‹ EF GH square with EH k BC
‹ Q center of square EF GH
‹ O midpoint of AB
Prove that:
x`y “z
Ercole Suppa 15/10/2019
‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle
‹ CDEF square
‹ B, C, D collinear
‹ A, B, D, E concyclic
‹ G “ BE X F D
‹ CDEF square
‹ B, C, D collinear
‹ A, B, D, E concyclic
‹ x, y, z inradii of 4ABD,
4EBD, 4CDF resp.
Prove that:
1 1 1
` “
x y z
‹ CDEF square
‹ B, C, D collinear
‹ A, B, D, E concyclic
a
Find:
r
Ercole Suppa 16/10/2019
‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle
‹ CDEF square
‹ B, C, D collinear
‹ A, B, D, E concyclic
‹ x circumradius of 4ABD
‹ AD “ t
Ercole Suppa 17/10/2019
Prove that: x ` 4y “ t ` 4z
‹ ABCD square with center O
‹ E, F midpoints of AD, BC
resp.
‹ I, J midpoints of EO, OF
resp.
‹ I, J, L, M , N centers of circles
‹ E, F midpoints of AD, BC
resp.
‹ I, J midpoints of EO, OF
resp.
‹ I, J, K, L, M centers of circles
‹ x inradius of 4OIL
‹ y inradius of 4JM L
‹ z inradius of 4IJK
Prove that: x ` y “ z
‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u
‹ J “ IE X BD
‹ O midpoint of BD
Prove that:
˛ ECF G is a square
˛ D, G, I are collinear
‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u
‹ I incenter of 4AED
‹ K “ IJ X DE
‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u
‹ F 1 antipode of F in Γ
‹ I incenter of 4AED
‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u
‹ S, T touch points
Prove that: T O “ T G
‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u
‹ I incenter of 4AED
1 1 1
Prove that: ` “
x y z
‹ G foot of perpendicular of F on BC
1 1 1
Prove that: ` “
x y z Ercole Suppa 22/10/2019
‹ ABCD square with side a
a
Find
r
‹ AM “ M B
‹ E, F touch points
Prove that
A, M , E, F , D are concyclic
‹ AM “ M B
‹ E, F touch points
Prove that
‹ AM “ M C, N “ EC X DF
‹ L midpoint of arc AD
Prove that
‹ AM “ M C
‹ L midpoint of arc AD
‹ M “ DF X CE
‹ L midpoint of arc AD
Prove that DC ` LM “ EF
a
Find
r Ercole Suppa 26/10/2019
‹ ABCD square with AB “ a
‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C
‹ ZU V W square
‹ r inradius of 4XY Z
‹ R inradius of ZU V W
Prove that:
3
˛ Rě r
2
˛ if R “ 2r find the ratio XY {AB
‹ r radius of pIq
R
Find
r Ercole Suppa 26/10/2019
‹ ABCD square with AB “ a
‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C
‹ E midpoint of CD
‹ F “ AD X ZT
‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C
‹ R inradius of XY Z
a
˛ Find
r
˛ Prove that XY ` IJ “ a
Ercole Suppa 28/10/2019
‹ ABCD square
‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C
‹ I incenters of 4ZU V
Prove that:
˛ A, V , Z, U are concyclic
‹ X P AB, U P CD
‹ a “ AD, b “ V Z, c “ AY
1 1 1
Prove that: ` “
a b c
Ercole Suppa 31/10/2019
‹ ABCD, Y ZU V squares
‹ X P AB, U P CD
‹ X P AB, U P CD
‹ X P AB, U P CD
‹ x, y, z, inradii of 4Y U V , 4ACU ,
4ABC resp.
‹ S1 “ rF GIJs
‹ S2 “ rGEBKs
S1
Find
S2
Ercole Suppa 3/11/2019
‹ ABCD, GEBK, F GIJ squares
Prove that:
˛ CI “ IK
3
˛ BE “ ¨ AX
4
1
˛ BY “ Y D “ ¨ BD
2
Ercole Suppa 31/11/2019
‹ ABCD, GEBK, F GIJ squares
Prove that:
‹ R, S, T touch points
Prove that: AC ` EK “ 2 ¨ DG
‹ R, S, T touch points
‹ I, J, L centers of 4AEF ,
dpRST q, GEBK, resp.
Prove that:
‹ R, S, T touch points
‹ I, J, L centers of 4AEF ,
dpRST q, GEBK, resp.
Prove that:
˛ A, B, K, J are concyclic
˛ A, E, L, T , D are concyclic
‹ M, N, T touch points
‹ L, M, F, E collinear
Prove that
`? ˘
˛ a“ 2` 3 b
Ercole Suppa 6/11/2019
ab
˛r“
a´b
‹ ABCD square
‹ E, M, T midpoints of DC, F G, AB
Prove that:
˛ IJ “ EM
˛ DT k IK
?
IK F K 5`1
˛ ` “ (golden ratio)
IJ FJ 2
‹ L, M, F, E collinear
‹ M, N, T touch points
‹ I center of dpT N M q
Prove that:
˛ C, N , I are collinear
˛ IN “ N C
˛ DE “ CF
Ercole Suppa 6/11/2019
‹ ABCD square with side a
‹ M, N, T touch points
‹ L, M, F, E collinear
‹ x “ DL, y “ CN , z “ LN
Prove that: x ` y “ z
Ercole Suppa 7/11/2019
‹ ABCD square with side a
‹ M, N, T touch points
‹ L, M, F, E collinear
‹ I center of dpT N M q
‹ x “ DE, y “ IB, z “ DI
‹ M, N, T touch points
‹ L, M, F, E collinear
Prove that:
‹ M “ CD X HG
‹ MH “ MG
Prove that:
‹ M “ CD X HG
‹ MH “ MG
Prove that:
` ? ˘
˛ AE “ 4 ´ 2 3 ¨ AB
˛ AE “ CH
˛ EH k AD
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
Prove that:
˛ C, G, H are collinear
˛ DIEF is a parallelogram
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
Prove that:
˛ C, G, H are concyclic
˛ C, G, H are concyclic
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
‹ I incenter of AEF
Prove that:
?
3
˛ AE “ ¨ AB
2
˛ DF “ F I
1 1 1
˛ ` “ Ercole Suppa 9/11/2019
AG EI CG
‹ ABCD, DF GH squares
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
‹ I incenter of AEF
‹ x “ CG, y “ EB, z “ IE
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
‹ x “ CG, y “ EB, z “ IE
‹ =DF A “ 90˝
Prove that:
˛ A, B, C, G, D are concyclic
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ OA “ a, r “ radius of pIq
a
˛ Find:
r
˛ Prove that: BT “ BU
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
Prove that:
˛ OI “ AU ` OX
1 1 1
˛ “ `
AX XY AY
1 1 1
˛ “ `
UX AZ AU
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
Prove that:
?
AT 5`1
“ “ ϕ (golden ratio)
AZ 2
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ P, Q, R, U, V, W touch points
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ U , V , W touch points
‹ DE “ EC
‹ X, Y , Z touch points
Prove that:
˛ X, Y , C are collinear
˛ DY K CX
Ercole Suppa 15/11/2019
‹ ABCD square
‹ DE “ EC
‹ U, V, W, X, Y, Z touch points
‹ U V “ x, CY “ y, DY “ z
Prove that: x ` y “ z
‹ DE “ EC
‹ U, V, W, X, Y, Z touch points
Prove that:
CW , DY , EZ are concurrent
‹ DE “ EC
‹ U, V, W, X, Y, Z touch points
Prove that:
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ XP QR, Y SU V squares
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ XP QR square
Prove that:
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ Y U V W square
Prove that: the incircles of 4IRX, 4IXU are congruent
‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ
‹ U , V , W touch points
Prove that:
˛ IT K IO
‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O
‹ XP QR square
‹ U , V , W touch points
Prove that:
Ercole Suppa 20/11/2019
1 1 1
` “
AX IX QU
‹ ABCD square
‹ S, T touch points
‹ x “ ES, y “ SB, z “ DS
Prove that: z 2 “ x2 ` xy ` y 2