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Sangaku problems - part I

by Kadir ALTINTAŞ and Ercole SUPPA

Special thanks to great solvers:

Sir Eυθυµης Aλεξιoυ, Sir Apostolis Manoloudis and Sir Miguel-Ángel Pérez Garcı́a-Ortega

And thanks to:

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

by Kadir ALTINTAŞ and Ercole SUPPA

Special thanks to great solvers:

Sir Eυθυµης Aλεξιoυ, Sir Apostolis Manoloudis and Sir Miguel-Ángel Pérez Garcı́a-Ortega

And thanks to:

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

Ercole Suppa 10/02/2018


‹ ω semicircle with radius R

‹ ABCD square with AB “ a

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 12/02/2018


‹ AC “ BC

‹ 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

‹ M midpoint of arc CD and M F k CD

‹ B, C, F aligned

‹ FM “ FN

Prove that:
?
AN 5`1

AB 2

Ercole Suppa 14/02/2018


‹ ABCD, EF GH, P QRS squares

‹ AGE, BHG, CF H, DEF


equilateral triangles

‹ pOi, riq inscribed circles pi “ 1, 2, 3, 4q

Prove that:
r1 r2
` “1
r3 r4

Ercole Suppa 17/02/2018


‹ ABCD square

‹ 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

Prove that: P , Q, R are collinear

Ercole Suppa 18/02/2018


‹ 4ABC isosceles with AB ą BC

‹ L, M, N midpoints of BC, CA, AB

‹ O circumcenter, O9 ninepoint-center

‹ M, N, O9 lie on circle centered at O

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

‹ P, Q, Sp lie on circle centered at Na

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

Ercole Suppa 25/02/2018


‹ ABC triangle with AB`AC “ 2¨BC

‹ I incenter, G centroid

‹ Sp Spieker center, Na Nagel point

Prove that:

˛ IG k BC (folklore)

˛ I, G, Sp, Na aligned

˛ pI, G, Sp, Naq harmonic range


Ercole Suppa 25/02/2018
´ ? ¯
R“ 5`2 6 r

Ercole Suppa 11/09/2017


Find the radius of red circles
in terms of r1 and r2.

Ercole Suppa 12/09/2017


‹ ABC equilateral triangle, AB “ a

‹ AB “ a, r “ inradius

‹ Q pr1q, S pr1q, P pr2q, R pr2q


inscribed circles

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

‹ Q pr1q, S pr1q inscribed circles

‹ P pr2q, R pr2q inscribed circles

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

Ercole Suppa 8/03/2018


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4DCF , 4CBE
equilateral triangles

Prove that:

˛ 5r1 “ 2r2 ` 5r3 ` 3r4 ` r5


r2 r6 r3
˛ ` “5¨
r4 r5 r1

Ercole Suppa 9/03/2018


A
b`c
‹ a “ BC, b “ CA, c “ AB, a “
3
‹ I, O incenter and circumcenter of 4ABC M

‹ pM q “ circumference with diameter AO O

‹ pN q “ A´mixtilinear incircle
N

Prove that: pM q is tangent to pOq and to pN q B C

Ercole Suppa 10/05/2018


A

‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle


r
‹ R “ radius of big circles

‹ r “ radius of small circles


R

Prove that:
R ? ? ?
“ 15 ` 6 6 ´ 10 2 ´ 8 3
r B C

Ercole Suppa 12/11/2018


‹ ABCD rectangle

‹ yellow circles congruent

‹ 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

‹ J P BI, JE K AB, ω “ pJ, JEq

‹ P P ω, p any line through P

‹ Q “ p X AB, R “ p X BC

‹ X P BC, QX K BC

‹ Y P AB, RY K AB

Prove that:

˛ the lines XY pass through a fixed point Z

˛ Z lies on the incircle pIq

Ercole Suppa 13/12/2018


‹ ABCD rectangle with center O

‹ AB “ CD “ b, AD “ BC “ a

R a2 ` 2b2
Prove that: “
r a2

Ercole Suppa 29/12/2018


A

‹ ∆ABC acute angled triangle

‹ Γ nine point circle of ∆ABC Ta

‹ ωa circle circle inside the triangle


∆ABC externally tangent to Γ and to X
lines AB, AC Tb Tc

B C
‹ Ta tangency point between ωa and Γ

‹ define Tb, Tc cyclically

Prove that:

ATa, BTb, CTc concur at X “ Xp12q

Ercole Suppa 28/05/2018


‹ 4ABC any triangle

‹ M midpoint of BC

‹ =BAD “ =DAC

‹ M E k AD, F “ M E X AB

‹ x, y, z inradii

Prove that: x “ y ` z Ercole Suppa 25/09/2019


‹ ABCD any square

‹ AE “ CF

‹ yellow circles are congruent

R
Find
r

Ercole Suppa 27/09/2019


‹ ABCD any square

‹ AE “ BF

‹ yellow circles are congruent

‹ red circles are congruent

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

‹ yellow circles are congruent

Prove that:

˛ 2R2 ` 6rR ´ 9r2 “ 0


R
˛ “?
r Ercole Suppa 30/09/2019
‹ Γ circumcircle of 4ABC

‹ D, E P BC with BD “ EC

‹ AD X Γ “ tA, Xu

‹ AE X Γ “ tA, Y u

‹ F “ XY X BC

Prove that: dpABDq and


dpBY F q are tangent

Ercole Suppa 30/09/2019


‹ ABCD a square with AB “ a

‹ AE “ BF and DG “ CH

‹ 4AEF , 4CGH congruent


equilateral triangles

‹ r radius of yellow circles

a
Find:
r
Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019
‹ ABCD any square

‹ 4CED equilateral triangle

‹ S area of yellow circle

R
Find:
r

Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019


‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle
with AB “ a

‹ BCDE square

‹ r radius of yellow circle

r
Find:
a
Ercole Suppa 1/10/2019
‹ ABC equilateral triangle
with AB “ a

‹ BCDE square

‹ r radius of yellow circle

r
Find:
a
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‹ ABCD a square with AB “ 2r

‹ E P BC with DE tangent
to semicircle

‹ P QRS square with P Q “ a

‹ S P AD, R P DE, P Q
tangent to semicircle

Prove that:
?
r 5`1
“ “ϕ (golden ratio)
a 2

Ercole Suppa 2/10/2019


‹ ABCD a square

‹ T tangency point

‹ P QR equilateral triangle

‹ AB “ a , P Q “ b , P Q k AT

b
Find:
a

Ercole Suppa 2/10/2019


This problem is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Deko Dekov

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 2/10/2019


‹ ABCD a square

‹ 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

‹ ABE equilateral triangle

‹ F , G, I, J, K, S, T
tangency points

‹ O center of green circle

Prove that:

F G, JK, CO are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 3/10/2019


‹ ABF E, EF CD two squares

‹ I incircle of EF CD

‹ J incircle of mixtilinear
triangle CF G

‹ K meet point of dpCIBq,


dpJF Bq, K ‰ B

Prove that:

I, J, K are collinear
Ercole Suppa 4/10/2019
‹ 4ABC triangle

‹ AB “ AC, =BAC “ 90˝

‹ γ1 semicircunference
with diameter BC

‹ γ2 arc of circunference
centered at A

‹ pXq, pY q, pY 1q, pZq, pZ 1q


inscribed in the lunule
delimited by γ1 and γ2

Prove that:

XY , Y 1Z, Z 1T , BC are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 6/10/2019


‹ 4ABC triangle

‹ AB “ AC, =BAC “ 90˝

‹ γ1 semicircunference
with diameter BC

‹ γ2 arc of circunference
centered at A

‹ pXq, pY q, pY 1q, pZq, pZ 1q


inscribed in the lunule
delimited by γ1 and γ2

˛ Prove that AXY Z is a tangential quadrilateral


a
˛ Find the ratio
r

Ercole Suppa 6/10/2019


‹ ABCD any square

‹ DE “ EC

‹ F , G, H touch points

‹ DF “ x, F E “ y, F C “ z

Prove that: x ` y “ z

Ercole Suppa 7/10/2019


‹ ABCD any square

‹ DE “ EC

‹ F , G, H touch points

‹ X “ EF X CG

Prove that:

X lies on dpF GHq

Ercole Suppa 7/10/2019


‹ ABCD any square

‹ EC “ 2 ¨ DE

‹ F , G, H touch points

‹ DF “ x, F E “ y, F C “ z

Prove that: 4x2 ` 9y 2 “ z 2

Ercole Suppa 8/10/2019


‹ ABCA a square with AB “ a

‹ E, F P DC with DE “ F C

‹ EF GH a square

‹ DAGE tangential quadrilateral

a
Find:
r

Ercole Suppa 9/10/2019


‹ ABCA a square with AB “ a

‹ E, F P DC with DE “ F C

‹ EF GH a square

‹ DAGE tangential quadrilateral

‹ 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

‹ 4EF G equilateral triangle

‹ DAGE tangential quadrilateral

a
Find:
r

Ercole Suppa 9/10/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB “ a

‹ 4ACD, 4EBF equilateral triangles

‹ r “ radius of yellow circles

a
Find:
r

Ercole Suppa 11/10/2019


‹ AB “ a, EF “ x, AD “ y, BE “ z

‹ 4DEF equilateral triangle

a
˛ Find
x
˛ Prove that x2 ´ xy ` y 2 “ z 2

Ercole Suppa 14/10/2019


‹ AB “ AC “ a, AB K AC
(i.e. ABC quadrant of a circle)

‹ D midpoint of arc BC of circle ApBq

‹ 4DEF equilateral triangle, EF k BC

Find: the area of triangle 4DEF

Ercole Suppa 14/10/2019


‹ AB “ AC, AB K AC
(i.e. ABC quadrant of a circle)

‹ E midpoint of arc BC of circle ApBq

‹ F midpoint of arc BC of semicircle


with diameter AB

‹ G midpoint of arc BC of semicircle


with diameter AC

Prove that: yellow circles with diameters DE and F G are congruent

Ercole Suppa 14/10/2019


‹ AB “ AC “ a, AB K AC
(i.e. ABC quadrant of a circle)

‹ 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:

the incircles of 4BEF and 4AOQ are congruent

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

‹ x, y, z inradii of 4ADF , 4GHQ,


4OBE, resp.

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

Prove that: A, B, C, G are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 16/10/2019


‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 16/10/2019


‹ 4ABC equilateral triangle, AB “ a

‹ 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

‹ y radius of yellow circle

‹ z radius of cyan circle

‹ 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

Prove that: dpLIJq, dpLM N q, JN are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 23/10/2019


‹ ABCD square with center O

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 24/10/2019


‹ ABCD square inscribed in circle Γ

‹ 4AED equilateral triangle

‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u

‹ EF CG parallelogram with center I

‹ J “ IE X BD

‹ O midpoint of BD

Prove that:
˛ ECF G is a square

˛ D, G, I are collinear

˛ 4OBF equilateral triangle

˛ the incircles of 4DIJ and 4OBF are congruent


‹ ABCD square inscribed in circle Γ
with center O

‹ 4AED equilateral triangle

‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u

‹ EF CG parallelogram with center J


(EF CG is a square: see problem 3741)

‹ I incenter of 4AED

‹ K “ IJ X DE

Prove that: O, K, G, D are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 20/10/2019


‹ ABCD square inscribed in circle Γ
with center O

‹ 4AED equilateral triangle

‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u

‹ EF CG parallelogram with center J


(EF CG is a square: see problem 3741)

‹ F 1 antipode of F in Γ

‹ I incenter of 4AED

Prove that: CG, IJ, F O concur in F 1

Ercole Suppa 21/10/2019


‹ ABCD square inscribed in circle Γ
with center O

‹ 4AED equilateral triangle

‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u

‹ EF CG parallelogram with center J


(EF CG is a square: see problem 3741)

‹ S, T touch points

Prove that: T O “ T G

Ercole Suppa 21/10/2019


‹ ABCD square inscribed in circle Γ
with center O

‹ 4AED equilateral triangle

‹ Γ X AE “ tA, F u

‹ EF CG parallelogram with center J


(EF CG is a square: see problem 3741)

‹ I incenter of 4AED

1 1 1
Prove that: ` “
x y z

Ercole Suppa 21/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4ABE equilateral triangle

‹ 4CEF equilateral triangle

‹ I, J incenters of 4ABE, 4CEF resp.

‹ G foot of perpendicular of F on BC

‹ x, y, z inradii of 4EIF , 4CDJ,


4CF G resp.

1 1 1
Prove that: ` “
x y z Ercole Suppa 22/10/2019
‹ ABCD square with side a

‹ 4ACE, 4BF D equilateral triangles

a
Find
r

Ercole Suppa 25/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ AM “ M B

‹ E, F touch points

Prove that

A, M , E, F , D are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 24/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ AM “ M B

‹ E, F touch points

Prove that

the yellow circles are congruent

Ercole Suppa 24/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4ACE, 4BF D equilateral triangles

‹ AM “ M C, N “ EC X DF

‹ L midpoint of arc AD

‹ pIq, pJq incircles of 4DN M , 4BLM


risp.

Prove that

the yellow circles are congruent Ercole Suppa 25/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4ACE, 4BF D equilateral triangles

‹ AM “ M C

‹ L midpoint of arc AD

Prove that D, M , F , L are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 25/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4ACE, 4BF D equilateral triangles

‹ M “ DF X CE

‹ L midpoint of arc AD

Prove that DC ` LM “ EF

Ercole Suppa 25/10/2019


‹ ABCD square with AB “ a

‹ 4DEF equilateral triangle

‹ pIq incircle of 4DEF

‹ pJq circle tangent to AB, BC, EF

‹ yellow circles are congruent

‹ r radius of yellow circles

a
Find
r Ercole Suppa 26/10/2019
‹ ABCD square with AB “ a

‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C

‹ 4XY Z equilateral triangle

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 27/10/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 4DEF equilateral triangle

‹ pIq incircle of 4DEF

‹ pJq circle tangent to AB, BC, EF

‹ F P pJq, R radius of pJq

‹ 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

‹ 4XY Z, 4ZU V , 4ZW T equilateral


triangles

‹ F “ AD X ZT

Prove that AE, V X, W D, T F are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 28/10/2019


‹ ABCD square with AB “ a

‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C

‹ 4XY Z, 4ZU V , 4ZW T equilateral


triangles

‹ R inradius of XY Z

‹ I, J incenters of 4ZU V and 4ZW T

a
˛ Find
r
˛ Prove that XY ` IJ “ a
Ercole Suppa 28/10/2019
‹ ABCD square

‹ X, Y P DC, DX “ Y C

‹ 4XY Z, 4ZU V , 4ZW T equilateral


triangles

‹ I incenters of 4ZU V

Prove that:

˛ A, V , Z, U are concyclic

˛ I, T , C, X are concyclic Ercole Suppa 29/10/2019


‹ ABCD, Y ZU V squares

‹ X P AB, U P CD

‹ 4AXY , 4XBZ equilateral triangles

‹ 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

‹ 4AXY , 4XBZ equilateral triangles

Prove that: CY , U X, V Z are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 31/10/2019


‹ ABCD, Y ZU V squares

‹ X P AB, U P CD

‹ 4AXY , 4XBZ equilateral triangles

Prove that: C, U , Y , X are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 31/10/2019


‹ ABCD, Y ZU V squares

‹ X P AB, U P CD

‹ 4AXY , 4XBZ equilateral triangles

‹ x, y, z, inradii of 4Y U V , 4ACU ,
4ABC resp.

Prove that: x`y “z


Ercole Suppa 31/10/2019
‹ ABCD, GEBK, F GIJ
squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangles

‹ S1 “ rF GIJs

‹ S2 “ rGEBKs

S1
Find
S2
Ercole Suppa 3/11/2019
‹ ABCD, GEBK, F GIJ squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ X, Y centers of AEF , F GIJ resp.

Prove that:

˛ CI “ IK
3
˛ BE “ ¨ AX
4
1
˛ BY “ Y D “ ¨ BD
2
Ercole Suppa 31/11/2019
‹ ABCD, GEBK, F GIJ squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangles

‹ X, Y, Z centers of AEF , F GIJ, EBKG resp.

Prove that:

(1) F K, BJ, EI; (2) AX, BJ, KY ; (3) F X, Y Z, KJ are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 3/11/2019


‹ ABCD, GEBK squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ R, S, T touch points

Prove that: AC ` EK “ 2 ¨ DG

Ercole Suppa 4/11/2019


‹ ABCD, GEBK squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangles

‹ R, S, T touch points

‹ I, J, L centers of 4AEF ,
dpRST q, GEBK, resp.

Prove that:

˛ AG, CL, JK are concurrent

˛ F J, AI, EK are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 4/11/2019


‹ ABCD, GEBK squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangles

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 5/11/2019


‹ ABCD square with side a

‹ AEF G square with side b

‹ 4LM N equilateral triangle

‹ M, N, T touch points

‹ L, M, F, E collinear

‹ I, r center and radius of dpT N M q

Prove that
`? ˘
˛ a“ 2` 3 b
Ercole Suppa 6/11/2019
ab
˛r“
a´b
‹ ABCD square

‹ 4EF G equilateral triangles

‹ E, M, T midpoints of DC, F G, AB

‹ circles pIq, pJq, pKq are congruent

Prove that:

˛ IJ “ EM

˛ DT k IK
?
IK F K 5`1
˛ ` “ (golden ratio)
IJ FJ 2

Ercole Suppa 5/11/2019


‹ ABCD square with side a

‹ AEF G square with side b

‹ 4LM N equilateral triangle

‹ 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

‹ AEF G square with side b

‹ 4LM N equilateral triangle

‹ 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

‹ AEF G square with side b

‹ 4LM N equilateral triangle

‹ M, N, T touch points

‹ L, M, F, E collinear

‹ I center of dpT N M q

‹ x “ DE, y “ IB, z “ DI

Prove that: x ` y “ z Ercole Suppa 7/11/2019


‹ ABCD, AEF G squares

‹ 4LM N equilateral triangle

‹ M, N, T touch points

‹ L, M, F, E collinear

Prove that:

GB and dpCLF q are tangent


Ercole Suppa 7/11/2019
‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ M “ CD X HG

‹ MH “ MG

Prove that:

˛ F M , DG, EH are concurrent

˛ AF , BG, CH are concurrent Ercole Suppa 8/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ M “ CD X HG

‹ MH “ MG

Prove that:
` ? ˘
˛ AE “ 4 ´ 2 3 ¨ AB

˛ AE “ CH

˛ EH k AD

Ercole Suppa 8/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ =DF A “ 90˝

‹ I, J incenters of AEF , DF GH resp.

Prove that:

˛ C, G, H are collinear

˛ DIEF is a parallelogram

˛ pIq and pJq are congruent Ercole Suppa 9/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangl

‹ =DF A “ 90˝

‹ I, J incenters of AEF , DF GH resp.

Prove that:
˛ C, G, H are concyclic

˛ C, G, H are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 10/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ =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

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ =DF A “ 90˝

‹ I incenter of AEF

‹ x “ CG, y “ EB, z “ IE

Prove that: x`y “z

Ercole Suppa 9/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ =DF A “ 90˝

‹ x “ CG, y “ EB, z “ IE

Prove that: x`y “z

Ercole Suppa 9/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares Prove that:

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle ˛ AJ, DI, CF are concurrent

‹ =DF A “ 90˝ ˛ AC, BD, F H, IG are concurrent

‹ I, J incenters of AEF , DF GH resp. ˛ AI, BG, DF are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 9/11/2019


‹ ABCD, DF GH squares

‹ 4AEF equilateral triangle

‹ =DF A “ 90˝

Prove that:

˛ A, B, C, G, D are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 10/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

‹ OA “ a, r “ radius of pIq

a
˛ Find:
r
˛ Prove that: BT “ BU

˛ Give a simple contruction of pIq

Ercole Suppa 11/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

Prove that:

˛ OI “ AU ` OX
1 1 1
˛ “ `
AX XY AY
1 1 1
˛ “ `
UX AZ AU

Ercole Suppa 11/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

Prove that: AT , OV , W Z are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 11/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

Prove that:

?
AT 5`1
“ “ ϕ (golden ratio)
AZ 2

Ercole Suppa 12/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

Prove that: =AW U “ 45˝


Ercole Suppa 12/11/2019
‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

‹ pJq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T W V

‹ P, Q, R, U, V, W touch points

Prove that: P , Q, W , V are concyclic

Ercole Suppa 14/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ pIq incircle of mixtilinear triangle T AX

‹ U , V , W touch points

Prove that: IT , V Z, AB are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 13/11/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ 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

Ercole Suppa 15/11/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ DE “ EC

‹ U, V, W, X, Y, Z touch points

Prove that:

CW , DY , EZ are concurrent

Ercole Suppa 16/11/2019


‹ ABCD square

‹ DE “ EC

‹ U, V, W, X, Y, Z touch points

Prove that:

CZ and dpEU V q are tangent


Ercole Suppa 16/11/2019
‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ XP QR, Y SU V squares

Prove that: the incircles of 4CT Q, 4CXU are congruent

Ercole Suppa 17/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ XP QR square

Prove that:

AT , BP , QZ are concurrent Ercole Suppa 18/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ XP QR square with center I

‹ Y U V W square
Prove that: the incircles of 4IRX, 4IXU are congruent

Ercole Suppa 18/11/2019


‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square inscribed in Γ

‹ XP QR square with center I

‹ U , V , W touch points

Prove that:

˛ IT “ IO Ercole Suppa 19/11/2019

˛ IT K IO
‹ Γ semicircle with diameter AB and
center O

‹ XY ZT square with center I


inscribed in Γ

‹ XP QR square

‹ U , V , W touch points

Prove that:
Ercole Suppa 20/11/2019
1 1 1
` “
AX IX QU
‹ ABCD square

‹ 4BDE equilateral triangle

‹ S, T touch points

‹ x “ ES, y “ SB, z “ DS

Prove that: z 2 “ x2 ` xy ` y 2

Ercole Suppa 26/11/2019

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