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USAJMO 2010-21 22p

geometry problems from United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiads (a.k.a USAJMO)
with aops links in the names


USAMO geometry problems with aops links
all USAJMO 2010-20 problems witη solutions 
in a pdf by Evan Chen
more USA Competitions in appendix: UK USA Canada

collected inside aops here

2010 - 2021

[to the total problem sum given, 
the USAMO problems are not double counted]

2010 USAJMO problem 3 [also USAMO #1]
Let AXYZB be a convex pentagon inscribed in a semicircle of diameter AB. Denote by
P, Q, R, S the feet of the perpendiculars from Y onto lines AX, BX, AZ, BZ, respectively. Prove that the acute angle formed by lines PQ and RS is half the size of \angle XOZ, where O is the midpoint of segment AB.


2010 USAJMO problem 6 [also USAMO #4]
Let ABC be a triangle with \angle A = 90^{\circ}. Points D and E lie on sides AC and AB, respectively, such that \angle ABD = \angle DBC and \angle ACE = \angle ECB. Segments BD and CE meet at I. Determine whether or not it is possible for segments AB, AC, BI, ID, CI, IE to all have integer lengths.

For a point P = (a,a^2) in the coordinate plane, let l(P) denote the line passing through P with slope 2a. Consider the set of triangles with vertices of the form P_1 = (a_1, a_1^2), P_2 = (a_2, a_2^2), P_3 = (a_3, a_3^2), such that the intersection of the lines l(P_1), l(P_2), l(P_3) form an equilateral triangle \triangle. Find the locus of the center of \triangle as P_1P_2P_3 ranges over all such triangles.

Points A,B,C,D,E lie on a circle \omega and point P lies outside the circle. The given points are such that (i) lines PB and PD are tangent to \omega, (ii) P, A, C are collinear, and (iii) DE \parallel AC. Prove that BE bisects AC.

Given a triangle ABC, let P and Q be points on segments \overline{AB} and \overline{AC}, respectively, such that AP=AQ. Let S and R be distinct points on segment \overline{BC} such that S lies between B and R, \angle BPS=\angle PRS, and \angle CQR=\angle QSR. Prove that P,Q,R,S are concyclic (in other words, these four points lie on a circle).

2012 USAJMO problem 6 (also USAMO #5)
Let P be a point in the plane of \triangle ABC, and \gamma a line passing through P. Let A', B', C' be the points where the reflections of lines PA, PB, PC with respect to \gamma intersect lines BC, AC, AB respectively. Prove that A', B', C' are collinear.

2013 USAJMO problem 3 (also USAMO #1)
In triangle ABC, points P, Q, R lie on sides BC, CA, AB respectively. Let \omega_A, \omega_B, \omega_C denote the circumcircles of triangles AQR, BRP, CPQ, respectively. Given the fact that segment AP intersects \omega_A, \omega_B, \omega_C again at X, Y, Z, respectively, prove that YX/XZ=BP/PC.

Quadrilateral XABY is inscribed in the semicircle \omega with diameter XY. Segments AY and BX meet at P. Point Z is the foot of the perpendicular from P to line XY. Point C lies on \omega such that line XC is perpendicular to line AZ. Let Q be the intersection of segments AY and XC. Prove that \dfrac{BY}{XP}+\dfrac{CY}{XQ}=\dfrac{AY}{AX}.

Let \triangle{ABC} be a non-equilateral, acute triangle with \angle A=60^\circ, and let O and H denote the circumcenter and orthocenter of \triangle{ABC}, respectively.
(a) Prove that line OH intersects both segments AB and AC.
(b) Line OH intersects segments AB and AC at P and Q, respectively. Denote by s and t the respective areas of triangle APQ and quadrilateral BPQC. Determine the range of possible values for s/t.

Let ABC be a triangle with incenter I, incircle \gamma and circumcircle \Gamma. Let M,N,P be the midpoints of sides \overline{BC}, \overline{CA}, \overline{AB} and let E,F be the tangency points of \gamma with \overline{CA} and \overline{AB}, respectively. Let U,V be the intersections of line EF with line MN and line MP, respectively, and let X be the midpoint of arc BAC of \Gamma.
(a) Prove that I lies on ray CV.
(b) Prove that line XI bisects \overline{UV}.

2015 USAJMO problem 3 [also USAMO #2]
Quadrilateral APBQ is inscribed in circle \omega with \angle P = \angle Q = 90^{\circ} and AP = AQ < BP. Let X be a variable point on segment \overline{PQ}. Line AX meets \omega again at S (other than A). Point T lies on arc AQB of \omega such that \overline{XT} is perpendicular to \overline{AX}. Let M denote the midpoint of chord \overline{ST}. As X varies on segment \overline{PQ}, show that M moves along a circle.

Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. Prove that there exists a point X on segment \overline{BD} such that \angle BAC=\angle XAD and \angle BCA=\angle XCD if and only if there exists a point Y on segment \overline{AC} such that \angle CBD=\angle YBA and \angle CDB=\angle YDA.

The isosceles triangle \triangle ABC, with AB=AC, is inscribed in the circle \omega. Let P be a variable point on the arc \stackrel{\frown}{BC} that does not contain A, and let I_B and I_C denote the incenters of triangles \triangle ABP and \triangle ACP, respectively.
Prove that as P varies, the circumcircle of triangle \triangle PI_BI_C passes through a fixed point.

Let \triangle ABC be an acute triangle, with O as its circumcenter. Point H is the foot of the perpendicular from A to line \overleftrightarrow{BC}, and points P and Q are the feet of the perpendiculars from H to the lines \overleftrightarrow{AB} and \overleftrightarrow{AC}, respectively. Given that AH^2=2\cdot AO^2, prove that the points O,P, and Q are collinear.

Let ABC be an equilateral triangle, and point P on its circumcircle. Let PA and BC intersect at D, PB and AC intersect at E, and PC and AB intersect at F. Prove that the area of \triangle DEF is twice the area of \triangle ABC.

by Titu Andreescu, Luis Gonzales, Cosmin Pohoata
Let O and H be the circumcenter and the orthocenter of an acute triangle ABC. Points M and D lie on side BC such that BM=CM and \angle BAD = \angle CAD. Ray MO intersects the circumcircle of triangle BHC in point N. Prove that \angle ADO = \angle HAN.

Let ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in circle \omega with \overline{AC} \perp \overline{BD}. Let E and F be the reflections of D over lines BA and BC, respectively, and let P be the intersection of lines BD and EF. Suppose that the circumcircle of \triangle EPD meets \omega at D and Q, and the circumcircle of \triangle FPD meets \omega at D and R. Show that EQ = FR.

Triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle of radius 2 with \angle ABC \ge 90^\circ, and x is a real number satisfying the equation x^4 + ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + 1 = 0, where a=BC,b=CA,c=AB. Find all possible values of x.

2019 USAJMO problem 3 (also USAMO #2)
Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral satisfying AD^2 + BC^2 = AB^2. The diagonals of ABCD intersect at E. Let P be a point on side \overline{AB} satisfying \angle APD = \angle BPC. Show that line PE bisects \overline{CD}.
by Ankan Bhattacharya
Let ABC be a triangle with \angle ABC obtuse. The A-excircle is a circle in the exterior of \triangle ABC that is tangent to side \overline{BC} of the triangle and tangent to the extensions of the other two sides. Let E, F be the feet of the altitudes from B and C to lines AC and AB, respectively. Can line EF be tangent to the A-excircle?

by Ankan Bhattacharya, Zack Chroman, and Anant Mudgal
Let \omega be the incircle of a fixed equilateral triangle ABC. Let \ell be a variable line that is tangent to \omega and meets the interior of segments BC and CA at points P and Q, respectively. A point R is chosen such that PR = PA and QR = QB. Find all possible locations of the point R, over all choices of \ell.
by Titu Andreescu and Waldemar Pompe
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral inscribed in a circle and satisfying DA < AB = BC < CD. Points E and F are chosen on sides CD and AB such that BE \perp AC and EF \parallel BC. Prove that FB = FD.

by Milan Haiman
2021 USAJMO problem 2 (also USAMO #1)
Rectangles BCC_1B_2, CAA_1C_2, and ABB_1A_2 are erected outside an acute triangle ABC. Suppose that\angle BC_1C+\angle CA_1A+\angle AB_1B=180^{\circ}.Prove that lines B_1C_2, C_1A_2, and A_1B_2 are concurrent.


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