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Romania JBMO TST 1998 - 2019, 2021-22 131p (+ ROMOP '11)

geometry problems from Romanian Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiads Team Selection Tests (JBMO TST) with aops links

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Romania JBMO 1998 - 2019, 2021-22

1998 Romania JBMO TST 1.2
Consider the rectangle ABCD and the points M,N,P,Q on the segments AB,BC,CD, respectively, DA, excluding its extremities. Denote with p_{\square} , A_{\square} the perimeter, respectively, the area of \square. Prove that:
a) p_{MNPQ}\ge AC+BD.
b) p_{MNPQ} =AC+BD\implies A_{MNPQ}\le \frac{A_{ABCD}}{2} .
c) p_{MNPQ} =AC+BD\implies MP^2 +NQ^2\ge AC^2.
Dan Brânzei and Gheorghe Iurea
1998 Romania JBMO TST 2.2
We´re given an inscriptible quadrilateral DEFG having some vertices on the sides of a triangle ABC, and some vertices (at least one of them) coinciding with the vertices of the same triangle. Knowing that the lines DF and EG aren´t parallel, find the locus of their intersection.

Dan Brânzei
1999 Romania JBMO TST 1.2
Consider, on a plane, the triangle ABC, vectors \vec x,\vec y,\vec z, real variable \lambda >0 and M,N,P such that
\left\{\begin{matrix} \overrightarrow{AM}=\lambda\cdot\vec x\\\overrightarrow{AN}=\lambda\cdot\vec y \\\overrightarrow{AP}=\lambda\cdot\vec z \end{matrix}\right. . Find the locus of the center of mass of MNP.

Dan Brânzei and Gheorghe Iurea
1999 Romania JBMO TST 2.1
Find a relation between the angles of a triangle such that this could be separated in two isosceles triangles by a line.
Dan Brânzei
1999 Romania JBMO TST 2.4
Let be a convex quadrilateral ABCD. On the semi-straight line extension of AB in the direction of B, put A_1 such that AB=BA_1. Similarly, define B_1,C_1,D_1, for the other three sides.
a) If E,E_1,F,F_1 are the midpoints of BC,A_1B_1,AD respectively, C_1,D_1, show that EE_1=FF_1.
b) Delete everything, but A_1,B_1,C_1,D_1. Now, find a way to construct the initial quadrilateral.

On the hypotenuse BC of an isosceles right triangle ABC let M,N such that BM^2-MN^2+NC^2=0. Show that \angle MAN= 45^{\circ } .

Let be a triangle ABC, and three points A',B',C' on the segments BC,CA, respectively, AB, such that the lines AA',BB',CC' are concurent at M. Name a,b,c,x,y,z the areas of the triangles AB'M,BC'M,CA'M,AC'M,BA'M, respectively, CB'M. Show that:
a) abc=xyz
b) ab+bc+ca=xy+yz+zx

Let D,E,F be the feet of the interior bisectors from A,B, respectively C, and let A',B',C' be the symmetric points of A,B, respectively, C, to D,E, respectively F, such that A,B,C lie on B'C',A'C', respectively, A'B'. Show that the ABC is equilateral.

Let ABC be an arbitrary triangle. A circle passes through B and C and intersects the lines AB and AC at D and E, respectively. The projections of the points B and E on CD are denoted by B' and E', respectively. The projections of the points D and C on BE are denoted by D' and C', respectively. Prove that the points B',D',E' and C' lie on the same circle.

2001 Romania JBMO TST 2.1
Let ABCD be a rectangle. We consider the points E\in CA,F\in AB,G\in BC such that DC\perp CA,EF\perp AB and EG\perp BC. Solve in the set of rational numbers the equation AC^x=EF^x+EG^x.

2001 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in the circle O. For a point E\in O, its projections K,L,M,N on the lines DA,AB,BC,CD, respectively, are considered. Prove that if N is the orthocentre of the triangle KLM for some point E, different from A,B,C,D, then this holds for every point E of the circle.

2001 Romania JBMO TST 3.2
Let ABCDEF be a hexagon with AB||DE,\ BC||EF,\ CD||FA and in which the diagonals AD,BE and CF are congruent. Prove that the hexagon can be inscribed in a circle.

2001 Romania JBMO TST 3.4
Determine a right parallelepiped with minimal area, if its volume is strictly greater than 1000, and the lengths of it sides are integer numbers.

2002 Romania JBMO TST 1.4
Let ABCD be a parallelogram of center O. Points M and N are the midpoints of BO and CD, respectively. Prove that if the triangles ABC and AMN are similar, then ABCD is a square.

2002 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let ABC be an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC and \angle A = 20^o. Let M be the foot of the altitude from C and let N be a point on the side AC such that CN =\frac12 BC.  Determine the measure of the angle AMN.

2002 Romania JBMO TST 2.4 (also IMO TST 2.1)
Let ABCD be a unit square. For any interior points M,N such that the line MN does not contain a vertex of the square, we denote by s(M,N) the least area of the triangles having their vertices in the set of points \{ A,B,C,D,M,N\}. Find the least number k such that s(M,N)\le k, for all points M,N.

The diagonals AC and BD of a convex quadrilateral ABCD meet at O. Let m be the measure of the acute angle formed by these diagonals. A variable angle xOy of measure m intersects the quadrilateral by a convex quadrilateral of constant area. Prove that ABCD is a square.

Let C_1(O_1) and C_2(O_2) be two circles such that C_1 passes through O_2. Point M lies on C_1 such that M \notin O_1O_2. The tangents from M at O_2 meet again C_1 at A and B. Prove that the tangents from A and B at C_2 - others than MA and MB - meet at a point located on C_1.

We are given n circles which have the same center. Two lines D_1,D_2 are concurent in P, a point inside all circles. The rays determined by P on the line D_i meet the circles in points A_1,A_2,...,A_n and A'_1, A'_2,..., A'_n respectively and the rays on D_2 meet the circles at points B_1,B_2, ... ,B_n and B'_2, B'_2 ..., B'_n (points with the same indices lie on the same circle). Prove that if the arcs A_1B_1 and A_2B_2 are equal then the arcs A_iB_i and A'_iB'_i are equal, for all i = 1,2,... n.

Let ABC be a triangle and a = BC, b = CA and c = AB be the lengths of its sides. Points D and E  lie in the same halfplane determined by BC as A. Suppose that DB = c, CE = b and that the area of DECB is maximal. Let F be the midpoint of DE and let FB = x. Prove that FC = x and 4x^3 = (a^2+b^2 + c^2)x + abc.

Consider a rhombus ABCD with center O. A point P is given inside the rhombus, but not situated on the diagonals. Let M,N,Q,R be the projections of P on the sides (AB), (BC), (CD), (DA), respectively. The perpendicular bisectors of the segments MN and RQ meet at S and the perpendicular bisectors of the segments NQ and MR meet at T. Prove that P, S, T and O are the vertices of a rectangle.

Two circles C_1(O_1) and C_2(O_2)  with distinct radii meet at points A and B. The tangent from A to C_1 intersects the tangent from B to C_2 at point M. Show that both circles are seen from M under the same angle.

Let E be the midpoint of the side CD of a square ABCD. Consider the point M inside the square such that  \angle MAB = \angle MBC = \angle BME = x. Find the angle x.

Suppose ABCD and AEFG are rectangles such that the points B,E,D,G are collinear (in this order). Let the lines BC and GF intersect at point T and let the lines DC and EF intersect at point H. Prove that points A, H and T are collinear.

2004 Romania JBMO TST 1.3
Let V be a point in the exterior of a circle of center O, and let T_1,T_2 be the points where the tangents from V touch the circle. Let T be an arbitrary point on the small arc T_1T_2. The tangent in T at the circle intersects the line VT_1 in A, and the lines TT_1 and VT_2 intersect in B. We denote by M the intersection of the lines TT_1 and AT_2.
Prove that the lines OM and AB are perpendicular.

Let ABC be a triangle, having no right angles, and let D be a point on the side BC. Let E and F be the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from the point D to the lines AB and AC respectively. Let P be the point of intersection of the lines BF and CE. Prove that the line AP is the altitude of the triangle ABC from the vertex A if and only if the line AD is the angle bisector of the angle CAB.

Let ABC be an isosceles triangle with AB=AC. Consider a variable point P on the extension of the segment BC beyound B (in other words, P lies on the line BC such that the point B lies inside the segment PC). Let r_{1} be the radius of the incircle of the triangle APB, and let r_{2} be the radius of the P-excircle of the triangle APC. Prove that the sum r_{1}+r_{2} of these two radii remains constant when the point P varies.
Virgil Nicula
Two unit squares with parallel sides overlap by a rectangle of area 1/8. Find the extreme values of the distance between the centers of the squares.

Let ABC be a triangle inscribed in the circle K and consider a point M on the arc BC that do not contain A. The tangents from M to the incircle of ABC intersect the circle K at the points N and P. Prove that if \angle BAC = \angle NMP, then triangles ABC and MNP are congruent.
Valentin Vornicu


Let M,N, P be the midpoints of the sides BC,CA,AB of the triangle ABC, respectively, and let G be the centroid of the triangle. Prove that if BMGP is cyclic and 2BN = \sqrt3 AB , then triangle ABC is equilateral.

2005 Romania JBMO TST 1.1
Let \mathcal{C}_1(O_1) and \mathcal{C}_2(O_2) be two circles which intersect in the points A and B. The tangent in A at \mathcal{C}_2 intersects the circle \mathcal{C}_1 in C, and the tangent in A at \mathcal{C}_1 intersects \mathcal{C}_2 in D. A ray starting from A and lying inside the \angle CAD intersects the circles \mathcal{C}_1, \mathcal{C}_2 in the points M and N respectively, and the circumcircle of \triangle ACD in PProve that AM=NP.

2005 Romania JBMO TST 2.2
On the sides AD and BC of a rhombus ABCD we consider the points M and N respectively. The line MC intersects the segment BD in the point T, and the line MN intersects the segment BD in the point U. We denote by Q the intersection between the line CU and the side AB and with P the intersection point between the line QT and the side CD. Prove that the triangles QCP and MCN have the same area.

2005 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let ABC be an equilateral triangle and M be a point inside the triangle. We denote by A', B', C' the projections of the point M on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Prove that the lines AA', BB' and CC' are concurrent if and only if M belongs to an altitude of the triangle.

2005 Romania JBMO TST 3.3
Let ABC be a triangle with BC>CA>AB and let G be the centroid of the triangle. Prove that \angle GCA+\angle GBC<\angle BAC<\angle GAC+\angle GBA .
Three circles \mathcal C_1(O_1), \mathcal C_2(O_2) and \mathcal C_3(O_3) share a common point and meet again pairwise at the points A, B and C. Show that if the points A, B, C are collinear then the points Q, O_1, O_2 and O_3 lie on the same circle.

2005 Romania JBMO TST 5.2
Let AB and BC be two consecutive sides of a regular polygon with 9 vertices inscribed in a circle of center O. Let M be the midpoint of AB and N be the midpoint of the radius perpendicular to BC. Find the measure of the angle \angle OMN

2005 Romania JBMO TST 5.3
A piece of cardboard has the shape of a pentagon ABCDE in which BCDE is a square and ABE is an isosceles triangle with a right angle at A. Prove that the pentagon can be divided in two different ways in three parts that can be rearranged in order to recompose a right isosceles triangle.

2006 Romania JBMO TST 1.1
Let ABC be a triangle right in C and the points D, E on the sides BC and CA respectively, such that \frac{BD}{AC} =\frac{AE}{CD} = k. Lines BE and AD intersect at O. Show that the angle  \angle BOD = 60^o  if  and only if k =\sqrt3.

2006 Romania JBMO TST 2.2
Let C (O) be a circle (with center O )  and A, B points on the circle with \angle AOB = 90^o. Circles C_1 (O_1) and C_2 (O_2) are tangent internally with circle C at A and B, respectively, and, also, are tangent to each other. Consider another circle C_3 (O_3) tangent externally to the circles C_1, C_2 and tangent internally to circle C, located inside angle \angle AOB. Show that the points O, O_1, O_2, O_3 are the vertices of a rectangle.

2006 Romania JBMO TST 3.1
Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral of area 8. If there exists a point O in the plane of the quadrilateral such that OA+OB+OC+OD = 8, prove that ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid.

2006 Romania JBMO TST 4.2
Let ABC be a triangle and A_1, B_1, C_1 the midpoints of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Prove that if M is a point in the plane of the triangle such that \frac{MA}{MA_1} = \frac{MB}{MB_1} = \frac{MC}{MC_1} = 2 , then M is the centroid of the triangle.

2006 Romania JBMO TST 5.1
Let ABC be a triangle and D a point inside the triangle, located on the median of A. Prove that if \angle BDC = 180^o - \angle BAC, then AB \cdot CD = AC \cdot  BD.

2007 Romania JBMO TST 1.2
Let ABCD be a trapezium (AB \parallel CD) and M,N be the intersection points of the circles of diameters AD and BC. Prove that O \in MN, where O \in AC \cap BD.

2007 Romania JBMO TST 2.2
Consider a convex quadrilateral ABCD. Denote M, \ N the points of tangency of the circle inscribed in \triangle ABD with AB, \ AD, respectively and P, \ Q the points of tangency of the circle inscribed in \triangle CBD with the sides CD, \ CB, respectively. Assume that the circles inscribed in \triangle ABD, \ \triangle CBD are tangent. Prove that:
a) ABCD is circumscriptible.
b) MNPQ is cyclic.
c) The circles inscribed in \triangle ABC, \ \triangle ADC are tangent.

2007 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let ABC an isosceles triangle, P a point belonging to its interior. Denote M, N the intersection points of the circle \mathcal{C}(A, AP) with the sides AB and AC, respectively.
Find the position of P if MN+BP+CP is minimum.

2007 Romania JBMO TST 3.1
Let ABC a triangle and M,N,P points on AB,BC, respective CA, such that the quadrilateral CPMN is a paralelogram. Denote R \in AN \cap MP, S \in BP \cap MN, and Q \in AN \cap BP. Prove that [MRQS]=[NQP].

2007 Romania JBMO TST 4.2
Let w_{1} and w_{2} be two circles which intersect at points A and B. Consider w_{3} another circle which cuts w_{1} in D,E, and it is tangent to w_{2} in the point C, and also tangent to AB in F. Consider G \in DE \cap AB, and H the symetric point of F w.r.t G. Find \angle{HCF}.

2007 Romania JBMO TST 5.1
Consider \rho a semicircle of diameter AB. A parallel to AB cuts the semicircle at C, D such that AD separates B, C. The parallel at AD through C intersects the semicircle the second time at E. Let F be the intersection point of the lines BE and CD. The parallel through F at AD cuts AB in P. Prove that PC is tangent to \rho.
Cosmin Pohoata
2007 Romania JBMO TST 6.3
Let ABC be a right triangle with A = 90^{\circ} and D \in (AC). Denote by E the reflection of A in the line BD and F the intersection point of CE with the perpendicular in D to BC. Prove that AF, DE and BC are concurrent.

2008 Romania JBMO TST 1.3
Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle. We consider the equilateral triangle A'UV, where A' \in (BC), U\in (AC) and V\in(AB) such that UV \parallel BC. We define the points B',C' in the same way. Prove that AA', BB' and CC' are concurrent.

2008 Romania JBMO TST 1.4
Let ABC be a triangle, and D the midpoint of the side BC. On the sides AB and AC we consider the points M and N, respectively, both different from the midpoints of the sides, such that AM^2+AN^2 =BM^2 + CN^2   and \angle MDN = \angle BAC. Prove that \angle BAC = 90^\circ.

2008 Romania JBMO TST 2.1
Consider the acute-angled triangle ABC, altitude AD and point E - intersection of BC with diameter from A of circumcircle. Let M,N be symmetric points of D with respect to the lines AC and AB respectively. Prove that \angle{EMC} = \angle{BNE}.

2008 Romania JBMO TST 3.4
Let d be a line and points M,N on the d. Circles \alpha,\beta,\gamma,\delta with centers A,B,C,D are tangent to d, circles \alpha,\beta are externally tangent at M, and circles \gamma,\delta are externally tangent at N. Points A,C are situated in the same half-plane, determined by d. Prove that if exists an circle, which is tangent to the circles \alpha,\beta,\gamma,\delta and contains them in its interior, then lines AC,BD,MN are concurrent or parallel.

2008 Romania JBMO TST 4.1
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with opposite side not parallel. The line through A parallel to BD intersect line CD in F, but parallel through D to AC intersect line AB at E. Denote by M,N,P,Q midpoints of the segments AC,BD,AF,DE. Prove that lines MN,PQ and AD are concurrent.


2009 Romania JBMO TST 1.2
Consider a rhombus ABCD. Point M and N are given on the line segments AC and BC respectively, such that DM = MN. Lines AC and DN meet at point P and lines AB and DM meet at point R. Prove that RP = PD.


2009 Romania JBMO TST 2.2
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral. The diagonals AC and BD are perpendicular at point O. The perpendiculars from O on the sides of the quadrilateral meet AB, BC, CD, DA at M, N, P, Q, respectively, and meet again CD, DA, AB, BC at M', N', P', Q', respectively. Prove that points M, N, P, Q, M', N', P', Q' are concyclic.
Cosmin Pohoata
2009 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Consider a regular polygon A_0A_1...A_{n-1}, n \ge 3, and m \in\{1, 2, ..., n - 1\}, m \ne n/2. For any number i \in \{0,1, ... , n - 1\}, let r(i) be the remainder of i + m at the division by n. Prove that no three segments A_iA_{r(i)} are concurrent.

2009 Romania JBMO TST 3.4
Consider K a polygon in plane, such that the distance between any two vertices is not greater than 1. Let X and Y be two points inside K. Show that there exist a point Z, lying on the border of K, such  that XZ + Y Z \le 1

2009 Romania JBMO TST 4.1
Show that in any triangle ABC with A = 90^0 the following inequality holds:
(AB -AC)^2(BC^2 + 4AB \cdot  AC)^2 \le 2BC^6

2009 Romania JBMO TST 4.3
Let ABC be a triangle and A_1 the foot of the internal bisector of angle BAC. Consider d_A the perpendicular line from A_1 on BC. Define analogously the lines d_B and d_C. Prove that lines d_A, d_B and d_C are concurrent if and only if triangle ABC is isosceles.

2010 Romania JBMO TST 1.2
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with \angle BCD= 120^o, \angle {CBA} = 45^o, \angle {CBD} = 15^o and \angle {CAB} = 90^o. Show that AB = AD.

2010 Romania JBMO TST 1.4
Let ABC be an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and let n  be a natural number, n>1. On the side AB we consider the point M such that n \cdot AM = AB. On the side BC we consider the points P_1, P_2, ....., P_ {n-1} such that BP_1 = P_1P_2 = .... = P_ {n-1} C = \frac{1}{n} BC.

Show that: \angle {MP_1A} + \angle {MP_2A} + .... + \angle {MP_ {n-1} A} = \frac{1} {2} \angle {BAC}.


2010 Romania JBMO TST 2.4
Let I be the incenter of scalene triangle ABC and denote by a, b the circles with diameters IC and IB, respectively. If c, d mirror images of a, b in IC and IB prove that the circumcenter O of triangle ABC lies on the radical axis of c and d.
Cosmin Pohoata
2010 Romania JBMO TST 3.1
Consider two equilateral triangles ABC and MNP with the property that AB \parallel MN, BC \parallel NP and CA \parallel PM , so that the surfaces of the triangles intersect after a convex hexagon. The distances between the three pairs of parallel lines are at most equal to 1. Show that at least one of the two triangles has the side at most equal to \sqrt {3} 

2010 Romania JBMO TST 3.4
Let a triangle  ABC , O it's circumcenter , H ortocenter and M  the midpoint of  AH. The perpendicular at  M  to line OM meets  AB  and  AC at points  P, respective  Q. Prove that MP=MQ.
Cosmin Pohoata
2010 Romania JBMO TST 4.3
Let ABC be a triangle inscribed in the circle (O). Let I be the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle and D  the point of contact of the circle inscribed with the side BC. Let M be the second point of intersection of the bisector AI with the circle (O) and let P be the point where the line DM intersects the circle (O) . Show that PA \perp PI.

2010 Romania JBMO TST 5.2
Let ABC be a triangle and D, E, F the midpoints of the sides BC, CA, AB respectively. Show that \angle DAC = \angle ABE if and only if \angle AFC = \angle BDA


Let A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5 be a convex pentagon. Suppose rays A_2A_3 and A_5A_4 meet at the point X_1. Define X_2, X_3, X_4, X_5 similarly. Prove that \displaystyle\prod_{i=1}^{5} X_iA_{i+2} = \displaystyle\prod_{i=1}^{5} X_iA_{i+3}

where the indices are taken modulo 5.

2011 Romania JBMO TST 2.4
The measure of the angle \angle A of the acute triangle ABC is 60^o, and HI = HB, where I and H are the incenter and the orthocenter of the triangle ABC. Find the measure of the angle  \angle  B.

2011 Romania JBMO TST 3.3
Let ABC be a triangle, I_a the center of the excircle at side BC, and M its reflection across BC. Prove that AM is parallel to the Euler line of the triangle BCI_a.

2011 Romania JBMO TST 4.2 (IMO 2009)
Let ABC be a triangle with circumcentre O. The points P and Q are interior points of the sides CA and AB respectively. Let K,L and M be the midpoints of the segments BP,CQ and PQ. respectively, and let \Gamma be the circle passing through K,L and M. Suppose that the line PQ is tangent to the circle \Gamma. Prove that OP = OQ.

Sergei Berlov, Russia
Consider the triangle ABC and the points D \in (BC) and M \in (AD). Lines BM and AC meet at E, lines CM and AB meet at F, and lines EF and AD meet at N. Prove that \frac{AN}{DN}=\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{AM}{DM}

Let ABC be a triangle and A', B', C' the points in which its incircle touches the sides BC, CA, AB, respectively. We denote by I the incenter and by P its projection onto AA' . Let M be the midpoint of the line segment [A'B'] and N be the intersection point of the lines MP and AC. Prove that A'N is parallel to B'C'

The quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle centered at O, and \{P\} = AC \cap BD, \{Q\} = AB \cap CD. Let R be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles ABP and CDP.
a) Prove that the points P, Q, and R are collinear.
b) If U and V are the circumcenters of the triangles ABP, and CDP, respectively, prove that the points U, R, O, V are concyclic.

Consider a semicircle of center O and diameter [AB], and let C be an arbitrary point on the segment (OB). The perpendicular to the line AB through C intersects the semicircle in D. A circle centered in P is tangent to the arc BD in F and to the segments [AB] and [CD] in G and E, respectively. Prove that the triangle ADG is isosceles.

2012 Romania JBMO TST 4.3 (also) (generalisation of MOP 1997) 
Let ABC be an arbitrary triangle, and let M, N, P be any three points on the sides BC, CA, AB such that the lines AM, BN, CP concur. Let the parallel to the line AB through the point N meet the line MP at a point E, and let the parallel to the line AB through the point M meet the line NP at a point F. Then, the lines CP, MN and EF are concurrent.

2013 Romania JBMO TST 1.3
Consider a circle centered at O with radius r and a line \ell not passing through O. A grasshopper is jumping to and fro between the points of the circle and the line, the length of each jump being r. Prove that there are at most 8 points for the grasshopper to reach.

In the acute-angled triangle ABC, with AB \ne AC, D is the foot of the angle bisector of angle A, and E, F are the feet of the altitudes from B and C, respectively. The circumcircles of triangles DBF and DCE intersect for the second time at M. Prove that ME = MF.

Leonard Giugiuc
Let H be the orthocenter of an acute-angled triangle ABC and P a point on the circumcenter of triangle ABC. Prove that the Simson line of P bisects the segment [P H].

Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral and \omega_1, \omega_2 the incircles of triangles ABC and BCD. Show that the common external tangent line of \omega_1 and \omega_2,  the other one than BC, is parallel with AD

2013 Romania JBMO TST 4.1
Let A be a point on a semicircle of diameter [BC], and X an arbitrary point inside the triangle ABC. The line BX intersects the semicircle for the second time in K, and intersects the line segment (AC) in F. The line CX intersects the semicircle for the second time in in L, and intersects the segment line (AB) in E. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles AKF and AEL are tangent

2013 Romania JBMO TST 4.3
Let D be the midpoint of the side [BC] of the triangle ABC with AB \ne AC and E the foot of the altitude from BC. If P is the intersection point of the perpendicular bisector of the segment line [DE] with the perpendicular from D onto the the angle bisector of BAC, prove that P is on the Euler circle of triangle ABC.

Consider acute triangles ABC and BCD, with \angle BAC = \angle BDC, such that A and D are on opposite sides of line BC. Denote by E the foot of the perpendicular line to AC through B and by F the foot of the perpendicular line to BD through C. Let H_1 be the orthocenter of triangle ABC and H_2 be the orthocenter of BCD. Show that  lines AD, EF and H_1H_2 are concurrent.


2014 Romania JBMO TST 1.4
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with \angle A + \angle C = 60^o. If AB \cdot   CD = BC \cdot AD, prove that AB \cdot  CD = AC \cdot   BD.

Leonard Giugiuc
2014 Romania JBMO TST 1.5
Let D and E be the midpoints of sides [AB] and [AC] of the triangle ABC. The circle of diameter [AB] intersects the line DE on the opposite side of AB than C, in X. The circle of diameter [AC] intersects DE on the opposite side of AC than B in Y . Prove that the orthocenter of triangle XY T lies on BC.

2014 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let ABC be an acute triangle and D \in (BC) , E \in (AD) be mobile points. The circumcircle of triangle CDE meets the median from C of the triangle ABC at F Prove that the circumcenter of triangle AEF lies on a fixed line.

2014 Romania JBMO TST 3.4
In the acute triangle ABC, with AB \ne BC, let T denote the midpoint of the side [AC], A_1 and C_1 denote the feet of the altitudes drawn from A and C, respectively. Let Z be the point of intersection of the tangents in A and C to the circumcircle of triangle ABC, X be the point of intersection of lines ZA and A_1C_1 and Y be the point of intersection of lines ZC and A_1C_1.
a) Prove that T is the incircle of triangle XYZ.
b) The circumcircles of triangles ABC and A_1BC_1 meet again at D. Prove that the orthocenter H of triangle ABC is on the line TD.
c) Prove that the point D lies on the circumcircle of triangle XYZ.

2014 Romania JBMO TST 4.4
In a circle, consider two chords [AB], [CD] that intersect at E, lines AC and BD meet at F. Let G be the projection of E onto AC. We denote by M,N,K the midpoints of the segment lines [EF] ,[EA] and [AD], respectively. Prove that the points M, N,K,G are concyclic.

2014 Romania JBMO TST 5.3
Let ABC be an acute triangle and let O be its circumcentre. Now, let the  diameter PQ of circle ABC intersects sides AB and AC in their interior at D and E, respectively. Now, let F and G be the midpoints of CD and BE. Prove that <FOG=<BAC

2015 Romania JBMO TST 1.1
Let ABC be an acute triangle with AB \neq AC . Also let M be the midpoint of the side BC , H the orthocenter of the triangle ABC , O_1 the midpoint of the segment AH and O_2 the center of the circumscribed circle of the triangle BCH . Prove that O_1AMO_2 is a parallelogram .

2015 Romania JBMO TST 1.5
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with non perpendicular diagonals and with the sides AB and CD non parallel . Denote by O the intersection of the diagonals , H_1 the orthocenter of the triangle AOB and H_2 the orthocenter of the triangle COD . Also denote with M the midpoint of the side AB and with N the midpoint of the side CD . Prove that H_1H_2 and MN are parallel if and only if AC=BD

2015 Romania JBMO TST 2.4
Let ABC be a triangle with AB \neq BC and let BD the interior bisectrix of  \angle ABC with D \in AC . Let M be the midpoint of the arc AC that contains the point B in the circumcircle of the triangle ABC .The circumcircle of the triangle BDM intersects the segment AB in K \neq B . Denote by J the symmetric of A with respect to K .If DJ intersects AM in O then prove that J,B,M,O are concyclic.

2015 Romania JBMO TST 3.3
Let ABC be an acute triangle , with AB \neq AC and denote its orthocenter by H . The point D is located on the side BC and the circumcircles of the triangles ABD and ACD intersects for the second time the lines AC , respectively AB in the points E respectively F. If we denote by P the intersection point of BE and CF then show that HP \parallel BC if and only if AD passes through the circumcenter of the triangle ABC.

2015 Romania JBMO TST 4.3
Let ABC be a triangle with AB \ne  AC and I its incenter. Let M be the midpoint of the side BC and D the projection of I on BC. The line AI intersects the circle with center M and radius MD at P and Q. Prove that \angle BAC + \angle PMQ  = 180^{\circ}.

Let ABC be a triangle inscribed in circle \omega and P a point in its interior. The lines AP,BP and CP intersect circle \omega for the second time at D,E and F, respectively. If A',B',C' are the reflections of A,B,C with respect to the lines EF,FD,DE, respectively, prove that the triangles ABC and A'B'C' are similar.

Let ABC be a acute triangle where \angle BAC =60. Prove that if the Euler's line of ABC intersects AB,AC in D,E, then ADE is equilateral.

Let ABC be an acute triangle with AB<AC and D,E,F be the contact points of the incircle (I) with BC,AC,AB. Let M,N be on EF such that MB \perp BC and NC \perp BC. MD and ND intersect the (I) in D and Q. Prove that DP=DQ.
Ruben Dario & Leo Giugiuc
2016 Romania JBMO TST 2.1
Triangle \triangle{ABC},O is circumcenter of (ABC), OA=R, the A-excircle intersect (AB),(BC),(CA) at points F,D,E. If the A-excircle has radius R prove that OD\perp EF.

2016 Romania JBMO TST 3.3
ABCD = cyclic quadrilateral , AC\cap BD=X
AA' \perp BD,A'\in BD, CC' \perp BD,C'\in BD
BB' \perp AC,B'\in AC, DD' \perp AC,D'\in AC . Prove that:
a) perpendiculars from midpoints of the sides to the opposite sides are concurrent.The point is called Mathot Point
b) A',B',C',D' are concyclic
c) if O'=circumcenter of (A'B'C') prove that O'=midpoint of the line that connects the orthocente of triangle XAB and XCD
d) O' is the Mathot Point

2016 Romania JBMO TST 4.1
The altitudes AA_1,BB_1,CC_1 of \triangle{ABC} intersect at H.O is the circumcenter of \triangle{ABC}.Let A_2 be the reflection of A wrt B_1C_1.Prove that:
a) O,A_2,B_1,C are all on a circle
b) O,H,A_1,A_2 are all on a circle

Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral.E is the midpoint of (AC) and F is the midpoint of (BD) {G}=AB\cap CD and {H}=AD\cap BC.
a) Prove that the intersections of the angle bisector of \angle{AHB} and the sides AB and CD and the intersections of the angle bisector of\angle{AGD} with BC and AD are the verticles of a rhombus
b) Prove that the center of this rhombus lies on EF

2017 Romania JBMO TST 1.1
Let P be a point in the interior of the acute-angled triangle ABC. Prove that if the reflections of P with respect to the sides of the triangle lie on the circumcircle of the triangle, then P is the orthocenter of ABC.

The incircle of triangle ABC touches the sides BC, CA, and AB at D, E, and F respectively. On the line segments EF, FD, and DE, consider the points M, N, and P respectively such that the sums BM +MC, CN + NA, and AP + PB are minimum.
a) Prove that the lines AM, BN, and CP are concurrent.
b) Prove that DM, EN and FP are the altitudes of triangle DEF.
Gabriel Popa
further remarks by Mircea Fianu
Triangles ABC and MNP are homothetic, the lines AM, BN and CN being concurrent in the center of homothety, X. Point X lies on the Euler line of triangle DEF.  

Let I be the incenter of the scalene \Delta ABC, such, AB<AC, and let I' be the reflection of point I in line BC. The angle bisector AI meets BC at D and circumcircle of \Delta ABC at E. The line EI' meets the circumcircle at F. Prove, that,
a) \frac{AI}{IE}=\frac{ID}{DE}
b) IA=IF

Let ABC be a right triangle, with the right angle at A. The altitude from A meets BC at H and M is the midpoint of the hypotenuse [BC]. On the legs, in the exterior of the triangle, equilateral triangles BAP and ACQ are constructed. If N is the intersection point of the lines AM and PQ, prove that the angles \angle NHP and \angle AHQ are equal.


Miguel Ochoa Sanchez and Leonard Giugiuc
2017 Romania JBMO TST 5.2 (Cuba 2003)
Let A be a point outside the circle \omega . The tangents from A touch the circle at B and C. Let P be an arbitrary point on extension of AC towards C, Q the projection of C onto PB and E the second intersection point of the circumcircle of ABP with the circle \omega . Prove that \angle  PEQ = 2\angle APB

2018 Romania JBMO TST 1.3
Let ABC be a triangle with AB > AC. Point P \in (AB) is such that \angle ACP = \angle ABC. Let D be the reflection of P into the line AC and let E be the point in which the circumcircle of BCD meets again the line AC. Prove that AE = AC.

2018 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Triangle ABC has the property that there exists a unique point X on the line segment BC such that AX^2 = BX \cdot  CX. Prove that AB + AC = BC\sqrt2

2018 Romania JBMO TST 3.2 (Caucasus 2017 9.4)
In an acute traingle ABC with  AB< BC let BH_b be its altitude, and let O be the circumcenter. A line through H_b parallel to CO meets BO at X. Prove that X and the midpoints of AB and AC are collinear.

Let ABC be an acute triangle, with AB \ne AC. Let D be the midpoint of the line segment BC, and let E and F be the projections of D onto the sides AB and AC, respectively. If M is the midpoint of the line segment EF, and O is the circumcenter of triangle ABC, prove that the lines DM and AO are parallel.

2018 Romania JBMO TST 4.3
Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. The line parallel to BD passing through A meets the line parallel to AC passing through B at E. The circumcircle of triangle ABE meets the lines EC and ED, again, at F and G, respectively. Prove that the lines AB, CD and FG are either parallel or concurrent.


2018 Romania JBMO TST 5.4
Let ABC be a triangle, and let E and F be two arbitrary points on the sides AB and AC, respectively. The circumcircle of triangle AEF meets the circumcircle of triangle ABC again at point M. Let D be the reflection of point M across the line EF and let O be the circumcenter of triangle ABC. Prove that D is on BC if and only if O belongs to the circumcircle of triangle AEF.


2018 Romania JBMO TST 6.3 (All Russian 2015 9.7) (also)
An acute-angled ABC \ (AB<AC) is inscribed into a circle \omega. Let M be the centroid of ABC, and let AH be an altitude of this triangle. A ray MH meets \omega at A'. Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle A'HB is tangent to AB.  

2019 Romania JBMO TST 1.3
Let ABC a triangle, I the incenter, D the contact point of the incircle with the side BC and E the foot of the bisector of the angle A. If M is the midpoint of the arc BC which contains the point A of the circumcircle of the triangle ABC and \{F\} = DI \cap AM, prove that MI passes through the midpoint of [EF].

2019 Romania JBMO TST 2.3
Let d be the tangent at B to the circumcircle of the acute scalene triangle ABC. Let K be the orthogonal projection of the orthocenter, H, of triangle ABC to the line d and L the midpoint of the side AC. Prove that the triangle BKL is isosceles.

2019 Romania JBMO TST 3.3
A circle with center O is internally tangent to two circles inside it at points S and T. Suppose the two circles inside intersect at M and N with N closer to ST. Show that OM and MN are perpendicular if and only if S,N, T are collinear.

2019 Romania JBMO TST 4.2 (IMO SL 2004)
Let O be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle ABC with {\angle B<\angle C}. The line AO meets the side BC at D. The circumcenters of the triangles ABD and ACD are E and F, respectively. Extend the sides BA and CA beyond A, and choose on the respective extensions points G and H such that {AG=AC} and {AH=AB}. Prove that the quadrilateral EFGH is a rectangle if and only if {\angle ACB-\angle ABC=60^{\circ }}.

by Hojoo Lee, Korea
2019 Romania JBMO TST 5.3
In the acute triangle ABC point I is the incenter, O is the circumcenter, while I_a is the excenter opposite the vertex A. Point A' is the reflection of A across the line BC. Prove that angles \angle IOI_a and \angle IA'I_a are equal.

2019 Romania JBMO TST 6.3
Let ABC be a triangle in which AB < AC, D is the foot of the altitude from A, H is the orthocenter, O is the circumcenter, M is the midpoint of the side BC, A' is the reflection of A across O, and S is the intersection of the tangents at B and C to the circumcircle. The tangent at A' to the circumcircle intersects SC and SB at X and Y , respectively. If M,S,X,Y are concyclic, prove that lines OD and SA' are parallel.

The incircle of triangle ABC is tangent to the sides AB,AC and BC at the points M,N and K respectively. The median AD of the triangle ABC intersects MN at the point L. Prove that K,I and L are collinear, where I is the incenter of the triangle ABC.

Let I be the incenter of triangle ABC. The circle of centre A and radius AI intersects the circumcircle of triangle ABC in M and N. Prove that the line MN is tangent to the incircle of triangle ABC

Let ABC be a triangle such that \angle A=30^\circ and \angle B=80^\circ. Let D and E be points on sides AC and BC respectively so that \angle ABD=\angle DBC and DE\parallel AB. Determine the measure of \angle EAC.

Let ABC be a right triangle (AB<AC) with heights AD, BE, and CF and orthocenter H. Let M denote the midpoint of BC and let X be the second intersection of the circle with diameter HM and line AM. Given that lines HX and BC intersect at T, prove that the circumcircles of \triangle TFD and \triangle AEF are tangent.

Let M,N and P be the midpoints of sides BC,CA and AB respectively, of the acute triangle ABC. Let A',B' and C' be the antipodes of A,B and C in the circumcircle of triangle ABC. On the open segments MA',NB' and PC' we consider points X,Y and Z respectively such that\frac{MX}{XA'}=\frac{NY}{YB'}=\frac{PZ}{ZC'}.
Prove that the lines AX,BY, and CZ are concurrent at some point S.
Prove that OS<OG where O is the circumcenter and G is the centroid of triangle ABC.

Let \mathcal{C}_1 and \mathcal{C}_2 be two circles, internally tangent at P (\mathcal{C}_2 lies inside of \mathcal{C}_1). A chord AB of \mathcal{C}_1 is tangent to \mathcal{C}_2 at C. Let D be the second point of intersection between the line CP and \mathcal{C}_1. A tangent from D to \mathcal{C}_2 intersects \mathcal{C}_1 for the second time at E and it intersects \mathcal{C}_2 at F. Prove that F is the incenter of triangle ABE.

Let ABC be an acute scalene triangle. Let D be the foot of the A-bisectrix and E be the foot of the A-altitude. The perpendicular bisector of the segment AD intersects the semicircles of diameter AB and AC which lie on the outside of triangle ABC at X and Y respectively. Prove that the points X,Y,D and E lie on a circle.



ROMOP 2011 Juniors - Romanian MOP


Let P be a point inside the triangle A B C, and the A_1, B_1, C_1 intersections of the lines AP, BP, CP with the sides BC, CA, AB respectively. Prove that the angle \angle C_1A_1B_1 is right if and only if (A_1B_1 is the bisector of the angle \angle AA_1C, and (A_1C_1is the bisector of the angle \angle AA_1B.

On the sides (BC), (CA), (AB) of the triangle A B C are considered respectively the points D, E, F. Points P, Q, R are points of intersection with the circle circumscribed triangle A B C of straight lines AD, BE, CF, different than A,B,C. Prove the inequality \frac {AD} {PD} + \frac {BE} {QE} + \frac {CF} {RF} \ge 9.

Give a triangle A B C in which the BC> \max \{AB, AC \} are points P \in (AB), Q \in (AC) so that \angle PCB = \angle BAC and \angle QBC = \angle BAC. Prove that the line determined by the centers of the circles circumscribed by the triangles A B C and APQ is perpendicular to BC.

A point P of the circle circumscribed to the triangle A B C is projected on the lines of the sides [BC] and [AC] as the points D and E respectively. We also denote L,M the midpoints of the segments [D], [BE] respectively. Show that LM \perp DE.

On the sides of the triangle A B C, the isoscelestrianglesare built on the outside, ABF, BCD, CAE based on the sides of the triangle A B C. Prove that the perpendiculars from A,B,C respectively on EF, FD, DE are concurrent.

In the acute triangle ABC with AB \neq AC , let BB' and CC' be the altitudes . Let M be the midpoint middle [BC], H the orthocenter of the triangle ABC and \{D\}=B'C'  \cap BC. Prove that DH \perp AM.

Let M be the midpoint of the side [BC] of the triangle A B C, I it's incenter and H it's orthocenter. The line MI intersects AH in E. Prove that AE = r, where r is the inradius of ABC.

Let P be a point located inside the side a of equilateral triangle A B C and let O be it's circumcenter. If OP = d, then the area of the triangle of sides of equal lengths MA, MB, MC is given by S = \frac {\sqrt 3} {12} | a ^ 2-3d ^ 2 |.

Consider the triangle A B C in which (AD is the bisector of the angle BAC, D \in (BC). The circle that contains the point A and is tangent to the line BC at the point D intersects the segments [AB] and [AC] at the points E, respectively and the segment (BF) at the point N. Prove that the midpoint of the segment [BD] is located on the line AN.

Conside a trapezoid A B C D inscribed in the circle C(O,R). Let \{M \} = AC \cap BD and \{T \} = AB \cap DC. The parallel through the point M at the line BC intersects the circle C(O,R) at the points E and F. Prove that the line TE is tangent to the circle C(O,R).

On the circle C(O,R), points A,B,C,D and E are considered in this order, so that the AC \parallel DE, point B belongs to the arc \stackrel {\frown} {AC}, M is the midpoint of the segment [BD] and also \angle AMB=\angle BMC. Prove that the midpoint of the segment [AC] is on the line BE.

Consider the triangle ABC with AB<AC and the point D\in(BC) such that AD\perp BC. Prove that exists only one point M\in AD, M \ne A so that \angle MBA= \angle MCA.

In the triangle the A B C, consider altitude AD, D \in (BC). The points I_ {1},I_ {2} are the centers of the circles inscribed in the triangles ABD, ACD respectively . The line I_  {1}I_ {2} intersects the segments (AB) and (AC) at the points E and F. Prove that the triangle AEF is isosceles if and only if the triangle A B C is isosceles or right.

Let ABC be a triangle for which denote the midpoints D\in (BC) , E\in (CA) , F\in (AB) of the mentioned sides.
Suppose that exist two points M\in (AB) , N\in (AC) so that AM^{2}+AN^{2}=BM^{2}+CN^{2} , M\ne F or
N\ne E and m\left(\widehat{MDN}\right)=A . Ascertain the value A of the angle \angle BAC

Let E,F be the midpoints of the sides [BC], [CD] respectively of the convex quadrilateral ABCD. The segments [AE], [AF] and [EF] cut ABCD into four triangles whose areas are four consecutive non-zero natural numbers. Find the maximum area of the triangle BAD.

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