Singapore TST 1995 - 2009 23p (-05)

geometry problems from Singapore's Team Selection Tests (TST)

(only those not in IMO Shortlist)

with aops links in the names

Singapore Training 2001 (78 solved)

Singapore TST 1995 - 2004 solved

collected inside aops here

1995- 2004, 2006 - 2009 

1995 Singapore TST 1.2

$ABC$ is a triangle with $\angle A > 90^o$ . On the side $BC$, two distinct points $P$ and $Q$ are chosen such that $\angle BAP = \angle PAQ$ and $BP  \cdot CQ = BC   \cdot  PQ$. Calculate the size of $\angle  PAC$.

1995 Singapore TST 2.2

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle. Suppose that the altitude of $\vartriangle ABC$ at $B$ intersects the circle with diameter $AC$ at $P$ and $Q$, and the altitude at $C$ intersects the circle with diameter $AB$ at $M$ and $N$. Prove that $P, Q, M$ and $N$ lie on a circle.

1996 Singapore TST 1.1

Let $P$ be a point on the side $AB$ of a square $ABCD$ and $Q$ a point on the side $BC$. Let $H$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ to $PC$. Suppose that $BP = BQ$. Prove that $QH$ is perpendicular to $HD$.

1996 Singapore TST 2.1

Let $C, B, E$ be three points on a straight line $\ell$ in that order. Suppose that $A$ and $D$ are two points on the same side of $\ell$ such that

(i) $\angle ACE = \angle CDE = 90^o$ and

(ii) $CA = CB = CD$.

Let $F$ be the point of intersection of the segment $AB$ and the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ADC$.

Prove that $F$ is the incentre of $\vartriangle CDE$.

1997 Singapore TST 1.1

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $D, E$ and $F$ be the midpoints of the sides $AB, BC$ and $CA$ respectively. Suppose that the angle bisector of $\angle BDC$ meets $BC$ at the point $M$ and the angle bisector of $\angle ADC$ meets $AC$ at the point $N$. Let $MN$ and $CD$ intersect at $O$ and let the line $EO$ meet $AC$ at $P$ and the line $FO$ meet $BC$ at $Q$. Prove that $CD = PQ$.

1998 Singapore TST 2.1

Let $I$ be the centre of the inscribed circle of the non-isosceles triangle $ABC$, and let the circle touch the sides $BC, CA, AB$ at the points $A_1, B_1, C_1$ respectively. Prove that the centres of the circumcircles of $\vartriangle AIA_1,\vartriangle BIB_1$ and $\vartriangle CIC_1$ are collinear.

1999 Singapore TST 2.1

Let $M$ and $N$ be two points on the side BC of a triangle $ABC$ such that $BM =MN = NC$. A line parallel to $AC$ meets the segments $AB, AM$ and $AN$ at the points $D, E$ and $F$ respectively. Prove that $EF = 3DE$

2000 Singapore TST 1.1

In a triangle $ABC$, $AB > AC$, the external bisector of angle $A$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at $E$, and $F$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $E$ onto $AB$. Prove that $2AF = AB - AC$

2000 Singapore TST 2.2

In a triangle $ABC$, $\angle C = 60^o$, $D, E, F$ are points on the sides $BC, AB, AC$ respectively, and $M$ is the intersection point of $AD$ and $BF$. Suppose that $CDEF$ is a rhombus. Prove that $DF^2 = DM  \cdot DA$

2001 Singapore TST 1.2

Let $P, Q$ be points taken on the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC$, in the order $B, P, Q, C$. Let the circumcircles of $\vartriangle PAB$, $\vartriangle QAC$ intersect at $M$ ($\ne  A$) and those of $\vartriangle PAC, \vartriangle QAB$ at N. Prove that $A, M, N$ are collinear if and only if $P$ and $Q$ are symmetric in the midpoint $A'$ of $BC$.

2001 Singapore TST 2.1

In the acute triangle $ABC$, let $D$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$, let $E$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $D$ to $AC$, and let $F$ be a point on the line segment $DE$. Prove that $AF$ is perpendicular to $BE$ if and only if $FE/FD = BD/DC$

2002 Singapore TST 1.1

Let $A, B, C, D, E$ be five distinct points on a circle $\Gamma$ in the clockwise order and let the extensions of $CD$ and $AE$ meet at a point $Y$ outside $\Gamma$. Suppose $X$ is a point on the extension of $AC$ such that $XB$ is tangent to $\Gamma$ at $B$. Prove that $XY = XB$ if and only if $XY$ is parallel $DE$.

2003 Singapore TST 1.2

Three chords $AB, CD$ and $EF$ of a circle intersect at the midpoint $M$ of $AB$. Show that if $CE$ produced and $DF$ produced meet the line $AB$ at the points $P$ and $Q$ respectively, then $M$ is also the midpoint of $PQ$.

2003 Singapore TST 2.2

Let $M$ be a point on the diameter $AB$ of a semicircle $\Gamma$. The perpendicular at $M$ meets the semicircle $\Gamma$ at $P$. A circle inside $\Gamma$. touches $\Gamma$. and is tangent to $PM$ at $Q$ and $AM$ at $R$. Prove that $P B = RB$.

2004 Singapore TST 1.1
Let $D$ be a point in the interior of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ such that $AB = ab$, $AC = ac$, $AD = ad$, $BC = bc$, $BD = bd$ and $CD = cd$.  Prove that $\angle ABD + \angle ACD = \frac{\pi}{3}$

2005 missing

2006 Singapore TST 1.1
Let $ANC, CLB$ and $BKA$ be triangles erected on the outside of the triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle NAC = \angle KBA = \angle LCB$ and $\angle NCA =  \angle KAB = \angle LBC$. Let $D, E, G$ and $H$ be the midpoints of $AB, LK, CA$ and $NA$ respectively. Prove that $DEGH$ is a parallelogram.

2006 Singapore TST 2.1
In the plane containing a triangle $ABC$, points $A', B'$ and $C'$ distinct from the vertices of $ABC$ lie on the lines $BC, AC$ and $AB$ respectively such that $AA', BB'$ and $CC'$ are concurrent at $G$ and $AG/GA' = BG/GB' = CG/GC'$.  Prove that $G$ is the centroid of $ABC$.

2007 Singapore TST 1.2
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with $M$ and $N$ the midpoints of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ respectively. Suppose that $AC$ bisects $\angle BMD$. Prove that $BD$ bisects $\angle ANC$.

2007 Singapore TST 2.1
Two circles $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ touch externally at the point $C$ and internally at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively with another circle $(O)$. Suppose that the common tangent of $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ at $C$ meets $(O)$ at $P$ such that $PA=PB$. Prove that $PO$ is perpendicular to $AB$.

2008 Singapore TST 1.1
In triangle $ABC$, $D$ is a point on $AB$ and $E$ is a point on $AC$ such that $BE$ and $CD$ are bisectors of $\angle B$ and $\angle C$ respectively. Let $Q,M$ and $N$ be the feet of perpendiculars from the midpoint $P$ of $DE$ onto $BC,AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Prove that $PQ=PM+PN$.

2008 Singapore TST 2.1
Let $(O)$ be a circle, and let $ABP$ be a line segment such that $A,B$ lie on $(O)$ and $P$ is a point outside $(O)$. Let $C$ be a point on $(O)$ such that $PC$ is tangent to $(O)$ and let $D$ be the point on $(O)$ such that $CD$ is a diameter of $(O)$ and intersects $AB$ inside $(O)$. Suppose that the lines $DB$ and $OP$ intersect at $E$. Prove that $AC$ is perpendicular to $CE$.

2009 Singapore TST 1.1
Two circles are tangent to each other internally at a point $\ T$. Let the chord $\ AB$ of the larger circle be tangent to the smaller circle at a point $\ P$. Prove that the line $\ TP$ bisects $\ \angle ATB$.

2009 Singapore TST 2.2
Let $H$ be the orthocentre of  $\triangle ABC$ and let $P$ be a point on the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$, distinct from $A,B,C$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the feet of altitudes from $H$ onto AC and AB respectively. Let $PAQB$ and $PARC$ be parallelograms. Suppose $QA$ meets $RH$ at $X$ and RA meets QH at $Y$. Prove that $XE$ is parallel to $YF$.

random problems mentioned in aops

2011 Singapore TST

Let $P$ be a point in the interior of triangle $ABC$ and let the lines $AP,BP,CP$ meet $BC,CA,AB$ at $D,E,F$ respectively. Let the circles with diameters $BC$ and $AD$ intersect at points $A',A''$; circles with diameters $CA$ and $BE$ intersect at points $B',B''$; and circles with diameters $AB$ and $CF$ intersect at points $C',C''$. Prove that $A',A'',B',B'',C',C''$ lie on a common circle.

Singapore TST at most 2014

Given triangle ABC, with E,F on AC,AB respectively such that BE,CF bisect angle B and C respectively. P,Q are on the minor arc AC of the circumcircle of triangle ABC such that AC//PQ and BQ//EF. Show that PA+PB=PC

Singapore TST at most 2014

Given inscribed triangle ABC with AC being the diameter. AP is a tangent (P and B lie on the same side wrt AC). PB cuts the circle at D. CD cuts the line going through A and parallel with BC at E. Prove that P, O, E are colinear (O is the center of the circle)

source: http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/