Sharygin Olympiads, the best
Igor Fedorovich Sharygin (13/02/1937 - 12/03/2004, Moscow) - Soviet and Russian mathematician and teacher, specialist in elementary geometry, popularizer of science. He wrote many textbooks on geometry and created a number of beautiful problems. He headed the mathematics section of the Russian Soros Olympiads. After his death, Russia annually hosts the Geometry Olympiad for high school students. It consists of two rounds – correspondence and final. The correspondence round lasts 3 months.
The best problems of these Olympiads will be published. The numbering contains the year of the Olympiad and the serial number of the problem. Solutions are often different from the original ones.
Contents
- 1 2024 tur 2 klass 10 Problem 6
- 2 2024 tur 2 klass 10 Problem 7
- 3 2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 7
- 4 2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 5
- 5 2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 4
- 6 2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 3
- 7 2024 tur 2 klass 8 Problem 4
- 8 2024 tur 2 klass 8 Problem 2
- 9 2024, Problem 23
- 10 One-to-one mapping of the circle
- 11 2024, Problem 22
- 12 2024, Problem 21
- 13 2024, Problem 20
- 14 2024, Problem 19
- 15 2024, Problem 18
- 16 2024, Problem 17
- 17 2024, Problem 16
- 18 2024, Problem 15
- 19 2024, Problem 14
- 20 2024, Problem 12
- 21 2024, Problem 9
- 22 2024, Problem 8
- 23 2024, Problem 2
- 24 The problem from MGTU
- 25 The trapezoid problem from MGTU
2024 tur 2 klass 10 Problem 6
A point
lies on one of medians of triangle
in such a way that
Prove that there exists a point
on another median such that
(A.Zaslavsky)
Proof
1. Denote
It is known that barycentric coordinates are
2. Denote
is tangent to
is tangent
is the radical axes of
and
the power of a point
with respect to a circle
is
so the power of a point
with respect to a circle
is
so
is tangent to
so point
symmetrical to
with respect to the
median satisfies the conditions.
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2024 tur 2 klass 10 Problem 7
Let
be a triangle with
and
be its bisectors,
be the projections of
to
and
respectively, and
be the second common point of the circle
with
Prove that points
are collinear. (K.Belsky)
Proof
Denote
the incenter of
the midpoint of
It is known ( Division of bisector) that
is cyclic.
Therefore
is cyclic
Let
It is known that points
and
are collinear,
is the diameter of
is the bisector of
Bisector
Altitude
Note that the point
is a Feuerbach point of
since both the inscribed circle and the Euler circle pass through it.
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2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 7
Let triangle
and point
on the side
be given. Let
be such point on the side
that
The cross points of segments
and
with the incircle
of
form a convex quadrilateral
Find the locus of crosspoints of diagonals
(D.Brodsky)
Solution 1. Particular case of Fixed point .
2. Denote
We perform simple transformations and get:
We use Stewart's theorem and get:
Similarly
Therefore
not depends from
Let
be the midpoint of
is the median of
and
The line
cross the median of
at point
such that
So point
is fixed and this point lyes on
.
Therefore the locus of crosspoints of diagonals
is point
Corollary
Let line
. Then
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2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 5
Let
be an isosceles triangle
be its circumcenter,
be the orthocenter, and
be a point inside the triangle such that
Prove that
(A.Zaslavsky)
Proof
Denote
the midpoint
the midpoint
the foot from
to
tangent to
There is a spiral similarity
centered at point
that maps
into
The coefficient of similarity
rotation angle equal
so
is tangent to
Basic information
Points
and
are collinear, so
median of
is
symmedian of
is
Humpty point.
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2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 4
For which
it is possible to mark several different points and several different circles on the plane in such a way that:
- exactly
marked circles pass through each marked point;
- exactly
marked points lie on each marked circle;
- the center of each marked circle is marked? (P.Puchkov)
Solution
Case
Circles centered at
and
with radii
Case
is not paralel to
Four circles are centered at points
and
Each radius is equal
Case
is not paralel to
or
Eight circles centered at
and
have radii
Case
Answer For all
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2024 tur 2 klass 9 Problem 3
Let
and
be two pairs of points isogonally conjugated with respect to a triangle
and
be the common point of lines
and
Prove that the pedal circles of points
and
are coaxial. (L.Shatunov, V.Shelomovskii)
Solution
1. Let
be the isogonal conjugate of a point
with respect to a triangle
Then circle centered at the midpoint
is the common pedal circle of points
and
( Circumcircle of pedal triangles) So center
is the midpoint
and center
is the midpoint
2. Denote
Then
is the isogonal conjugate of a point
with respect to
So center
is the midpoint
( Two pares of isogonally conjugate points)
3. The Gauss line (or Gauss–Newton line) is the line joining the midpoints of the three diagonals of a complete quadrilateral
(Gauss line).So points
and
are collinear as was to be proven.
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2024 tur 2 klass 8 Problem 4
A square with sidelength
is cut from the paper. Construct a segment with length
using at most
folds. No instruments are available, it is allowed only to fold the paper and to mark the common points of folding lines. (M.Evdokimov)
Solution
Main idea:
Let
We perform
horizontal fold of the sheet. We get line
We perform
vertical folds of the sheet. We get
vertical lines at a distance of
from each other.
Point
is the lower left corner of the sheet, point
is the lower point of the second vertical line, point
is the lower point of the
line, point
is the point at the intersection of the horizontal line and the
vertical line.
Points
and
are at the intersection of the lines
and
and the
vertical line.
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2024 tur 2 klass 8 Problem 2
Let
be the midpoint of side
of an acute-angled triangle
and
be the projection of the orthocenter
to the bisector of angle
Prove that
bisects the segment
(L.Emelyanov)
Solution
Denote
- the midpoint of
and
the foots of the heights,
be the Euler circle
is the circle
with the diameter
points
and
are collinear.
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2024, Problem 23
A point
moves along a circle
Let
and
be fixed points of
and
be an arbitrary point inside
The common external tangents to the circumcircles of triangles
and
meet at point
Prove that all points
lie on two fixed lines.
Solution
Denote
is the circumcenter of
is the circumcenter of
Let
and
be the midpoints of the arcs
of
Let
and
be the midpoints of the arcs
of
These points not depends from position of point
Suppose,
see diagram).
Let
Similarly,
Let
Therefore
Similarly, if
then
Claim
Points
and
are collinear.
Proof
is the midpoint of arc
Denote
Therefore
points
and
are collinear.
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One-to-one mapping of the circle
Let a circle
two fixed points
and
on it and a point
inside it be given.
Then there is a one-to-one mapping of the circle
onto itself, based on the following two theorems.
1. Let a circle
two fixed points
and
on
and a point
inside
be given.
Let an arbitrary point
be given.
Let
is the midpoint of the arc
Denote
Prove that
2. Let a circle
two fixed points
and
on
and a point
inside
be given.
Let an arbitrary point
be given.
Let
is the midpoint of the arc
Denote
Denote
Prove that
Proof
Points
are collinear.
2. Points
and
are collinear (see Claim in 2024, Problem 23).
We use Pascal's theorem for points
and crosspoints
and get
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2024, Problem 22
A segment
is given. Let
be an arbitrary point of the perpendicular bisector to
be the point on the circumcircle of
opposite to
and an ellipse centered at
touche
Find the locus of touching points
of the ellipse with the line
Solution
Denote
the midpoint
the point on the line
In order to find the ordinate of point
we perform an affine transformation (compression along axis
which will transform the ellipse
into a circle with diameter
The tangent of the
maps into the tangent of the
Denote
So point
is the fixed point (
not depends from angle
Therefore point
lies on the circle with diameter
(except points
and
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2024, Problem 21
A chord
of the circumcircle of a triangle
meets the sides
at points
respectively. The tangents to the circumcircle at
and
meet at point
and the tangents at points
and
meets at point
The line
meets
at point
Prove that the lines
and
concur.
Proof
WLOG,
Denote
Point
is inside
We use Pascal’s theorem for quadrilateral
and get
We use projective transformation which maps
to a circle and that maps the point
to its center.
From this point we use the same letters for the results of mapping. Therefore the segments
and
are the diameters of
is the midpoint
preimage
lies on preimage
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2024, Problem 20
Let a triangle
points
and
be given,
Points
and
are the isogonal conjugate of the points
and
respectively, with respect to
Denote
and
the circumradii of triangles
and
respectively.
Prove that
where
is the area of
Proof
Denote
It is easy to prove that
is equivalent to
By applying the law of sines, we get
We need to prove that
We make the transformations:
The last statement is obvious.
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2024, Problem 19
A triangle
its circumcircle
, and its incenter
are drawn on the plane.
Construct the circumcenter
of
using only a ruler.
Solution
We successively construct:
- the midpoint
of the arc
- the midpoint
of the arc
- the polar
of point
- the polar
of point
- the polar
of the line
- the tangent
to
- the tangent
to
- the trapezium
- the point
- the point
- the midpoint
of the segment
- the midpoint
of the segment
- the diameter
of
- the diameter
of
- the circumcenter
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2024, Problem 18
Let
be the altitudes of an acute-angled triangle
be its excenter corresponding to
be the reflection of
about the line
Points
are defined similarly. Prove that the lines
concur.
Proof
Denote
the incenter of
Points
are collinear.
We will prove that
Denote
- semiperimeter.
The area
Points
are collinear, so the lines
concur at the point
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2024, Problem 17
Let
be not isosceles triangle,
be its incircle.
Let
and
be the points at which the incircle of
touches the sides
and
respectively.
Let
be the point on ray
such that
Let
be the point on ray
such that
The circumcircles of
and
intersect
again at
and
respectively.
Prove that
and
are concurrent.
Proof
so points
and
are collinear (see Symmetry and incircle for details).
Therefore lines
and
are concurrent (see Symmetry and incircle A for details.)
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2024, Problem 16
Let
and
be the bisectors of a triangle
The segments
and
meet at point
Let
be the projection of
to
Points
and
on the sides
and
respectively, are such that
Prove that
Proof
is the common side)
is the midpoint
is the midpoint of
(see Division of bisector for details.)
So
Denote
Another solution see 2024_Sharygin_olimpiad_Problem_16
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2024, Problem 15
The difference of two angles of a triangle is greater than
Prove that the ratio of its circumradius and inradius is greater than
Proof
Suppose,
Let
be the point on
opposite
be the midpoint of arc
Then
Incenter
triangle
lies on
therefore
We use the Euler law
If
then
If
increases so
decreases.
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2024, Problem 14
The incircle
of a right-angled triangle
touches the circumcircle
of its medial triangle at point
Let
be the tangent to
from the midpoint
of the hypothenuse
distinct from
Prove that
Proof
Let
and
be the circumcircle and the incenter of
Let
be nine-point center of
be the point at
such that
Denote
is the right-angled triangle, so
is the midpoint
Let
be the result of the homothety of the point
centered in
with the coefficient
Then
WLOG,
Let
be the foot from
to
.
Therefore points
and
are collinear.
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2024, Problem 12
The bisectors
of a
with
meet at point
The circumcircles of triangles
meet at point
Prove that the line
bisects the side
Proof
Denote
the midpoint
In triangles
and
, by applying the law of sines, we get
We use the formulas for circle
and get
In triangles
and
, by applying the law of sines, we get
Therefore
The function
increases monotonically on the interval
This means
and points
and
are collinear.
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2024, Problem 9
Let
be a trapezoid circumscribed around a circle
centered at
which touches the sides
and
at points
respectively.
The line passing trough
and parallel to the bases of trapezoid meets
at point
Prove that
and
concur.
Solution
Solution 1.
is the center of similarity of triangles
and
Solution 2.
Denote
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2024, Problem 8
Let
be a quadrilateral with
and
The incircle of
touches the sides
and
at points
and
respectively.
The midpoints of segments
and
are points
Prove that points
are concyclic.
Solution
is the rotation of
around a point
through an angle
is the rotation of
around a point
through an angle
So
is the rotation of
around a point
through an angle
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2024, Problem 2
Three distinct collinear points are given. Construct the isosceles triangles such that these points are their circumcenter, incenter and excenter (in some order).
Solution
Let
be the midpoint of the segment connecting the incenter and excenter. It is known that point
belong the circumcircle.
Construction is possible if a circle with diameter IE (incenter – excenter) intersects a circle with radius OM (circumcenter – M). Situation when
between
and
is impossible.
Denote points
such that
and
Suppose point
is circumcenter, so
is incenter.
is midpoint BC. The vertices of the desired triangle are located at the intersection of a circle with center
and radius
with
and a line
Suppose point
is circumcenter, so
is incenter.
is midpoint
The vertices of the desired triangle are located at the intersection of a circle with center
and radius
with
and a line
Suppose point
is circumcenter, so
is incenter.
is midpoint
Suppose
The vertices of the desired triangle are located at the intersection of a circle with center
and radius
with
and a line
If
there is not desired triangle.
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The problem from MGTU
The lateral face of the regular triangular pyramid
is inclined to the plane of the base
at an angle of
Points
are the midpoints of the sides of the
Triangle
is the lower base of a right prism. The edges of the upper base of the prism intersect the lateral edges of the pyramid
at points
The area of the total surface of the polyhedron with vertices
is equal to
Find the side of
Solution
Denote
is the center of
The area of the total surface of the polyhedron with vertices
is
The trapezoid problem from MGTU
Points
and
are the midpoints of bases
and
of trapezoid
Denote
the angle between lines
and
Find the area of trapezoid
if
Solution
By applying the Law of Cosines on
we get