### Vietnam TST 1990 - 2018 44p

geometry problems from Vietnamese Team Selection Tests (TST)
with aops links in the names
(only those not in IMO Shortlist)

1990 - 2018

Let be given a convex polygon $M_0M_1\ldots M_{2n}$ ($n\ge 1$), where $2n + 1$ points $M_0$, $M_1$, $\ldots$, $M_{2n}$ lie on a circle $(C)$ with diameter $R$ in an anticlockwise direction. Suppose that there is a point $A$ inside this convex polygon such that $\angle M_0AM_1$, $\angle M_1AM_2$, $\ldots$, $\angle M_{2n - 1}AM_{2n}$, $\angle M_{2n}AM_0$ are equal. Assume that $A$ is not coincide with the center of the circle $(C)$ and $B$ be a point lies on $(C)$ such that $AB$ is perpendicular to the diameter of $(C)$ passes through $A$. Prove that
$\frac {2n + 1}{\frac {1}{AM_0} + \frac {1}{AM_1} + \cdots + \frac {1}{AM_{2n}}} < AB < \frac {AM_0 + AM_1 + \cdots + AM_{2n}}{2n + 1} < R$

Given a tetrahedron such that product of the opposite edges is $1$. Let the angle between the opposite edges be $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$, and circumradii of four faces be $R_1$, $R_2$, $R_3$, $R_4$. Prove that
$\sin^2\alpha + \sin^2\beta + \sin^2\gamma\ge\frac {1}{\sqrt {R_1R_2R_3R_4}}$

Let $T$ be an arbitrary tetrahedron satisfying the following conditions:
i. Each its side has length not greater than 1,
ii. Each of its faces is a right triangle.
Let  $s(T) = S^2_{ABC} + S^2_{BCD} + S^2_{CDA} + S^2_{DAB}$. Find the maximal possible value of $s(T)$.

Let $ABC$ a triangle be given  with $BC = a$, $CA = b$, $AB = c$ ($a \neq b \neq c \neq a$). In  plane ($ABC$) take the points $A'$, $B'$, $C'$ such that:
i. The pairs of points $A$ and $A'$, $B$ and $B'$, $C$ and $C'$ either all lie in one side either all lie in different sides under the lines $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ respectively;
ii. Triangles $A'BC$, $B'CA$, $C'AB$ are similar isosceles triangles.
Find the value of angle $A'BC$ as function of $a, b, c$ such that lengths $AA', BB', CC'$ are not sides of an triangle.

(The word "triangle" must be understood in its ordinary meaning: its vertices are not collinear.)

Let  $H$, $I$, $O$ be the orthocenter, incenter and circumcenter of a triangle. Show that $2 \cdot IO \geq IH$. When does the equality hold ?

Given a parallelogram $ABCD$. Let $E$ be a point on the side $BC$ and $F$ be a point on the side $CD$ such that the triangles $ABE$ and $BCF$ have the same area. The diaogonal $BD$ intersects $AE$ at $M$ and intersects $AF$ at $N$. Prove that:
i. There exists a triangle, three sides of which are equal to $BM, MN, ND$.
ii. When $E, F$ vary such that the length of $MN$ decreases, the radius of the circumcircle of the above mentioned triangle also decreases.

Given an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and a point $M$ in the plane ($ABC$). Let $A', B', C'$ be respectively the symmetric through $M$ of $A, B, C$.
i. Prove that there exists a unique point $P$ equidistant from $A$ and $B'$, from $B$ and $C'$ and from $C$ and $A'$.
ii. Let $D$ be the midpoint of the side $AB$. When $M$ varies ($M$ does not coincide with $D$), prove that the circumcircle of triangle $MNP$ ($N$ is the intersection of the line $DM$ and $AP$) pass through a fixed point.

et be given a triangle $ABC$ with $BC =a$, $CA =b$, $AB = c$. Six distinct points $A_1$, $A_2$, $B_1$, $B_2$, $C_1$, $C_2$ not coinciding with $A$, $B$, $C$ are chosen so that $A_1$, $A_2$ lie on line $BC$; $B_1$, $B_2$ lie on $CA$ and $C_1$, $C_2$ lie on $AB$. Let $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$ three real numbers satisfy $\overrightarrow{A_1A_2} = \frac {\alpha}{a}\overrightarrow{BC}$, $\overrightarrow{B_1B_2} =\frac {\beta}{b}\overrightarrow{CA}$, $\overrightarrow{C_1C_2} = \frac {\gamma}{c}\overrightarrow{AB}$. Let $d_A$, $d_B$, $d_C$ be respectively the radical axes of the circumcircles of the pairs of triangles $AB_1C_1$ and $AB_2C_2$; $BC_1A_1$ and $BC_2A_2$;  $CA_1B_1$ and $CA_2B_2$. Prove that $d_A$, $d_B$ and $d_C$ are concurrent if and only if $\alpha a + \beta b + \gamma c \neq 0$.

Given 3 non-collinear points $A,B,C$. For each point $M$ in the plane ($ABC$) let $M_1$ be the point symmetric to $M$ with respect to $AB$, $M_2$ be the point symmetric to $M_1$ with respect to $BC$ and $M'$ be the point symmetric to $M_2$ with respect to $AC$. Find all points $M$ such that $MM'$ obtains its minimum. Let this minimum value be $d$. Prove that $d$ does not depend on the order of the axes of symmetry we chose (we have 3 available axes, that is $BC$, $CA$, $AB$. In the first part the order of axes we chose $AB$, $BC$, $CA$, and the second part of the problem states that the value $d$ doesn't depend on this order).

Let $ABCD$ be a given tetrahedron, with $BC =a$, $CA = b$, $AB=c$, $DA =a_1$, $DB =b_1$, $DC= c_1$. Prove that there is a unique point $P$ satisfying $PA^2+a_1^2 + b^2+c^2+PB^2 + b_1^2 +c^2 +a^2 = PC^2 + c_1^2+a^2 + b^2 =PD^2 =a_1^2 +b_1^2 +c_1^2$ and for this point $P$ we have $PA^2 +PB^2 + PC^2 +PD^2 \ge 4R^2$, where $R$ is the circumradius of the tetrahedron $ABCD$. Find the necessary and sufficient condition so that this inequality is an equality.

In the plane we are given the circles $\Gamma$ and $\Delta$ tangent to each other and $\Gamma$ contains $\Delta$.  The radius of $\Gamma$ is $R$ and of $\Delta$ is $\frac{R}{2}$. Prove that for each positive integer $n \geq 3$, the equation:  $(p(1) - p(n))^2 = (n-1)^2 \cdot (2 \cdot (p(1) + p(n)) - (n-1)^2 - 8)$ is the necessary and sufficient condition for $n$ to exist $n$ distinct circles $\Upsilon_1, \Upsilon_2, \ldots, \Upsilon_n$ such that all these circles are tangent to $\Gamma$ and $\Delta$ and $\Upsilon_i$ is tangent to $\Upsilon_{i+1}$, and $\Upsilon_1$ has radius $\frac{R}{p(1)}$ and $\Upsilon_n$ has radius $\frac{R}{p(n)}$.

Let a triangle $ABC$ inscribed in circle $\Gamma$ be given. Circle $\Theta$ lies in angle $\angle A$ of triangle and touches sides $AB, AC$ at $M_1, N_1$ and touches internally $\Gamma$ at $P_1$. The points $M_2, N_2, P_2$ and $M_3, N_3, P_3$ are defined similarly to angles $B$ and $C$ respectively. Show that $M_1N_1, M_2N_2$ and $M_3N_3$ intersect each other at their midpoints

Two circles $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ intersect at points $P$ and $Q$. Their common tangent, closer to $P$ than to $Q$, touches $C_{1}$ at $A$ and $C_{2}$ at $B$. The tangents to $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ at  $P$ meet the other circle at points $E \not = P$ and $F \not = P$ , respectively. Let $H$ and $K$ be the points on the rays $AF$ and $BE$ respectively such that $AH = AP$ and $BK = BP$ . Prove that $A,H,Q,K,B$ lie on a circle.

In the plane let two circles be given which intersect at two points $A, B$; Let $PT$ be one of the two common tangent line of these circles ($P, T$ are points of tangency). Tangents at $P$ and $T$ of the circumcircle of triangle $APT$ meet each other at $S$. Let $H$ be a point symmetric to $B$ under $PT$. Show that $A, S, H$ are collinear.

Find all triangles $ABC$ for which $\angle ACB$ is acute and the interior angle bisector of $BC$ intersects the trisectors $(AX, (AY$ of the angle $\angle BAC$ in the points  $N,P$ respectively, such that $AB=NP=2DM$, where $D$ is the foot of the altitude from $A$ on $BC$ and $M$ is the midpoint of the side $BC$.

Given a triangle $ABC$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of this triangle $ABC$. Let $H$, $K$, $L$ be the feet of the altitudes of triangle $ABC$ from the vertices $A$, $B$, $C$, respectively. Denote by $A_{0}$, $B_{0}$, $C_{0}$ the midpoints of these altitudes $AH$, $BK$, $CL$, respectively. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ has center $I$ and touches the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at the points $D$, $E$, $F$, respectively. Prove that the four lines $A_{0}D$, $B_{0}E$, $C_{0}F$ and $OI$ are concurrent.  (When the point $O$ concides with  $I$, we consider the line $OI$ as an arbitrary line passing through $O$.)

On the sides of triangle $ABC$ take the points $M_1, N_1, P_1$ such that each line $MM_1, NN_1, PP_1$ divides the perimeter of $ABC$ in two equal parts ($M, N, P$ are respectively the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA, AB$).
i. Prove that the lines $MM_1, NN_1, PP_1$ are concurrent at a point $K$.
ii. Prove that among the ratios $\frac{KA}{BC}, \frac{KB}{CA}, \frac{KC}{AB}$ there exist at least a ratio which is not less than $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$.

In the plane, there are two circles $\Gamma_1, \Gamma_2$ intersecting each other at two points $A$ and $B$. Tangents of $\Gamma_1$ at $A$ and $B$ meet each other at $K$. Let us consider an arbitrary point $M$ (which is different of $A$ and $B$) on $\Gamma_1$. The line $MA$ meets $\Gamma_2$ again at $P$. The line $MK$ meets $\Gamma_1$ again at $C$. The line $CA$ meets $\Gamma_2$ again at $Q$. Show that the midpoint of $PQ$ lies on the line $MC$ and the line $PQ$ passes through a fixed point when $M$ moves on $\Gamma_1$.

Let us consider a convex hexagon ABCDEF. Let $A_1, B_1,C_1, D_1, E_1, F_1$ be midpoints of the sides $AB, BC, CD, DE, EF,FA$ respectively. Denote by $p$ and $p_1$, respectively, the perimeter of the hexagon $A B C D E F$ and hexagon $A_1B_1C_1D_1E_1F_1$. Suppose that all inner angles of hexagon $A_1B_1C_1D_1E_1F_1$ are equal. Prove that $p \geq \frac{2 \cdot \sqrt{3}}{3} \cdot p_1 .$ When does equality hold ?

Let $(I),(O)$ be the incircle, and, respectiely, circumcircle of $ABC$. $(I)$ touches $BC,CA,AB$ in $D,E,F$ respectively. We are also given three circles $\omega_a,\omega_b,\omega_c$, tangent to $(I),(O)$ in $D,K$ (for $\omega_a$), $E,M$ (for $\omega_b$), and $F,N$ (for $\omega_c$).
i. Show that $DK,EM,FN$ are concurrent in a point $P$;
ii. Show that the orthocenter of $DEF$ lies on $OP$.

Given an acute angles triangle $ABC$, and $H$ is its orthocentre. The external bisector of the angle $\angle BHC$ meets the sides $AB$ and $AC$ at the points $D$ and $E$ respectively. The internal bisector of the angle $\angle BAC$ meets the circumcircle of the triangle $ADE$ again at the point $K$. Prove that $HK$ is through the midpoint of the side $BC$.

Given a non-isoceles triangle $ABC$ inscribes a circle $(O,R)$ (center $O$, radius $R$). Consider a varying line $l$ such that $l\perp OA$ and $l$ always intersects the rays $AB,AC$ and these intersectional points are called $M,N$. Suppose that the lines $BN$ and $CM$ intersect, and if the intersectional point is called $K$ then the lines $AK$ and $BC$ intersect.
i. Assume that  $P$ is the intersectional point of $AK$ and $BC$. Show that the circumcircle of the triangle $MNP$ is always through a fixed point.
ii. Assume that $H$ is the orthocentre of the triangle $AMN$. Denote $BC=a$, and $d$ is the distance between $A$ and the line $HK$. Prove that $d\leq\sqrt{4R^2-a^2}$ and the equality occurs iff the line $l$ is through the intersectional point of two lines $AO$ and $BC$

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with incricle $(I)$. $(K_{A})$ is the cricle such that $A\in (K_{A})$ and $AK_{A}\perp BC$ and it in-tangent for $(I)$ at $A_{1}$, similary we have $B_{1},C_{1}$.
a) Prove that $AA_{1},BB_{1},CC_{1}$ are concurrent, called point-concurrent is $P$.
b) Assume circles $(J_{A}),(J_{B}),(J_{C})$ are symmetry for excircles $(I_{A}),(I_{B}),(I_{C})$ across midpoints of $BC,CA,AB$ ,resp. Prove that $P_{P/(J_{A})}=P_{P/(J_{B})}=P_{P/(J_{C})}$.

Note. If $(O;R)$ is a circle and $M$ is a point then $P_{M/(O)}=OM^{2}-R^{2}$.

Let $A_{1}A_{2}\ldots A_{9}$ be a regular $9-$gon. Let $\{A_{1},A_{2},\ldots,A_{9}\}=S_{1}\cup S_{2}\cup S_{3}$ such that $|S_{1}|=|S_{2}|=|S_{3}|=3$. Prove that there exists $A,B\in S_{1}$, $C,D\in S_{2}$, $E,F\in S_{3}$ such that $AB=CD=EF$ and $A \neq B$, $C\neq D$, $E\neq F$

On the plane, given an angle $xOy$. $M$ be a mobile point on ray $Ox$ and $N$ a mobile point on ray $Oy$. Let $d$ be the external angle bisector of angle $xOy$ and $I$ be the intersection of $d$ with the perpendicular bisector of $MN$. Let $P$, $Q$ be two points lie on $d$ such that $IP = IQ = IM = IN$, and let $K$ the intersection of $MQ$ and $NP$.
i. Prove that $K$ always lie on a fixed line.
ii. Let $d_1$ line perpendicular to $IM$ at $M$ and $d_2$ line perpendicular to $IN$ at $N$. Assume that there exist the intersections $E$, $F$ of $d_1$, $d_2$ from $d$. Prove that $EN$, $FM$ and $OK$ are concurrent.

Let $k$ be a positive real number. Triangle ABC is acute and not isosceles, O is its circumcenter and AD,BE,CF are the internal bisectors. On the rays AD,BE,CF, respectively, let points L,M,N such that $\frac {AL}{AD} = \frac {BM}{BE} = \frac {CN}{CF} = k$. Denote $(O_1),(O_2),(O_3)$ be respectively the circle through L and touches OA at A, the circle through M and touches OB at B, the circle through N and touches OC at C.
i. Prove that when $k = \frac{1}{2}$, three circles $(O_1),(O_2),(O_3)$ have exactly two common points, the centroid G of triangle ABC lies on that common chord of these circles.
ii. Find all values of k such that three circles $(O_1),(O_2),(O_3)$ have exactly two common points

Let an acute triangle $ABC$ with curcumcircle $(O)$. Call $A_1,B_1,C_1$ are foots of perpendicular line from $A,B,C$ to opposite side. $A_2,B_2,C_2$ are reflect points of $A_1,B_1,C_1$ over midpoints of $BC,CA,AB$ respectively. Circle $(AB_2C_2),(BC_2A_2),(CA_2B_2)$ cut $(O)$ at $A_3,B_3,C_3$ respectively. Prove that: $A_1A_3,B_1B_3,C_1C_3$ are concurent.

Let a circle $(O)$ with diameter $AB$. A point $M$ move inside $(O)$. Internal bisector of $\widehat{AMB}$ cut $(O)$ at $N$, external bisector of $\widehat{AMB}$ cut $NA,NB$ at $P,Q$. $AM,BM$ cut circle with diameter $NQ,NP$ at $R,S$. Prove that: median from $N$ of triangle $NRS$ pass over a fix point.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\widehat{BAC}\neq 90^\circ$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. We choose a variable point $D$ on $AM$. Let $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ be two circle pass through $D$ and tangent to $BC$ at $B$ and $C$. The line $BA$ and $CA$ intersect $(O_1),(O_2)$ at $P,Q$ respectively.
i. Prove that tangent line at $P$ on $(O_1)$ and $Q$ on $(O_2)$ must intersect at $S$.
ii. Prove that $S$ lies on a fix line.

$A$ is a point lying outside a circle $(O)$. The tangents from $A$ drawn to $(O)$ meet the circle at $B,C.$ Let $P,Q$ be points on the rays $AB, AC$ respectively such that $PQ$ is tangent to $(O).$ The parallel lines drawn through $P,Q$ parallel to $CA, BA,$ respectively meet $BC$ at $E,F,$ respectively.
i. Show that the straight lines $EQ$ always pass through a fixed point $M,$ and $FP$ always pass through a fixed point $N.$
ii.  Show that $PM\cdot QN$ is constant.

Consider a circle $(O)$ and two fixed points $B,C$ on $(O)$ such that $BC$ is not the diameter of $(O)$. $A$ is an arbitrary point on $(O)$, distinct from $B,C$. Let $D,J,K$ be the midpoints of $BC,CA,AB$, respectively, $E,M,N$ be the feet of perpendiculars from $A$ to $BC$, $B$ to $DJ$, $C$ to $DK$, respectively. The two tangents at $M,N$ to the circumcircle of triangle $EMN$ meet at $T$. Prove that $T$ is a fixed point (as $A$ moves on $(O)$).

The $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral  with no parallel sides inscribed in circle $(O, R)$. Let $E$ be the intersection of two diagonals and the angle bisector of $AEB$ cut the lines $AB, BC, CD, DA$ at $M, N, P, Q$ respectively .
a) Prove that the circles $(AQM), (BMN), (CNP), (DPQ)$ are passing through a point. Call that point $K$.
b) Denote $min \,\{AC, BD\} = m$. Prove that $OK \le \dfrac{2R^2}{\sqrt{4R^2-m^2}}$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with  $\angle BAC= 45^o$ . Altitudes $AD, BE, CF$ meet at $H$. $EF$ cuts $BC$ at $P$. $I$ is the midpoint of $BC$, $IF$ cuts $PH$ in $Q$.
a) Prove that  $\angle IQH = \angle AIE$.
b) Let $(K)$ be the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$, $(J)$ be the circumcircle of triangle $KPD$. $CK$ cuts circle $(J)$ at $G$, $IG$ cuts $(J)$ at $M$, $JC$ cuts circle of diameter $BC$ at $N$. Prove that $G, N, M, C$ lie on the same circle.

Let $ABC$ be triangle with $A<B<C$ and inscribed in a circle  $(O)$. On the minor arc $ABC$ of $(O)$ and does not contain point $A$, choose an arbitrary point $D$. Suppose $CD$ meets $AB$ at $E$ and $BD$ meets $AC$ at $F$. Let $O_1$ be the incenter of triangle $EBD$ touches with $EB,ED$ and tangent to $(O)$. Let $O_2$ be the incenter of triangle $FCD$, touches with $FC,FD$ and tangent to $(O)$.
i. $M$ is a tangency point of $O_1$ with $BE$ and $N$ is a tangency point of $O_2$ with $CF$. Prove that the circle with diameter $MN$ has a fixed point.
ii. A line through $M$ is parallel to $CE$ meets $AC$ at $P$, a line through $N$ is parallel to  $BF$ meets $AB$ at  $Q$. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $(AMP),(ANQ)$ are all tangent to a fixed circle.

i. Let $ABC$ be a triangle with altitude  $AD$ and  $P$ a variable point on $AD$. Lines $PB$ and  $AC$ intersect each other at $E$, lines  $PC$ and  $AB$ intersect each other at $F.$ Suppose $AEDF$ is a quadrilateral inscribed . Prove that $\frac{PA}{PD}=(\tan B+\tan C)\cot \frac{A}{2}.$
ii. Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocentre  $H$ and $P$ a variable point on $AH$. The line through $C$ perpendicular to $AC$ meets $BP$ at $M$, The line through $B$ perpendicular to $AB$ meets $CP$ at $N.$  $K$ is the projection of  $A$on $MN$. Prove that $\angle BKC+\angle MAN$ is invariant.

Given a fixed circle $(O)$ and two fixed point $B,C$ on it.point A varies on circle $(O)$. let $I$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and $H$ be the orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$. ray $IH$ meet $(O)$ at $K$ ,$AH$ meet $BC$ at $D$ ,$KD$ meet $(O)$ at $M$ .a line pass $M$ and perpendicular to $BC$ meet $AI$ at $N$.
i. Prove that $N$ varies on a fixed circle.
ii. Acircle pass $N$ and tangent to $AK$ at $A$ cut $AB,AC$ at $P,Q$. let $J$ be the midpoint of $PQ$ .prove that $AJ$ pass through a fixed point.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with an interior  point $P$ such that $\angle APB = \angle APC = \alpha$ and $\alpha > 180^o-\angle BAC$. The circumcircle of triangle $APB$ cuts $AC$ at $E$, the circumcircle of triangle $APC$ cuts $AB$ at $F$. Let $Q$ be the point in the triangle $AEF$ such that $\angle AQE = \angle AQF =\alpha$. Let $D$ be the  symmetric point of $Q$ wrt $EF$. Angle bisector of $\angle EDF$ cuts $AP$ at $T$.
a) Prove that $\angle DET = \angle ABC, \angle DFT = \angle ACB$.
b) Straight line $PA$ cuts straight lines $DE, DF$ at $M, N$ respectively. Denote $I, J$ the incenters of the triangles $PEM, PFN$, and $K$ the circumcenter of the triangle $DIJ$. Straight line $DT$ cut $(K)$ at $H$. Prove that $HK$ passes through the incenter of the triangle $DMN$.

Let $ABC$ be triangle with circumcircle $(O)$ of fixed $BC$,  $AB \ne AC$ and $BC$ not a diameter. Let $I$ be the incenter of the triangle $ABC$ and $D = AI \cap BC, E = BI \cap CA, F = CI \cap AB$. The circle passing through $D$ and tangent to $OA$ cuts for second time $(O)$ at $G$ ($G \ne A$). $GE, GF$ cut  $(O)$ also at $M, N$ respectively.
i. Let $H = BM \cap CN$. Prove that $AH$ goes through a fixed point.
ii. Suppose $BE, CF$ cut $(O)$ also at $L, K$ respectively and $AH \cap KL = P$. On $EF$ take $Q$ for $QP = QI$. Let $J$ be a point of the circimcircle of triangle $IBC$ so that $IJ \perp IQ$. Prove that the midpoint of $IJ$ belongs to a fixed circle
Given an acute triangle $ABC$ satisfying $\angle ACB<\angle ABC<\angle ACB+\dfrac{\angle BAC}{2}$. Let $D$ be a point on $BC$ such that $\angle ADC=\angle ACB+\dfrac{\angle BAC}{2}$. Tangent of circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A$ hits $BC$ at $E$. Bisector of $\angle AEB$ intersects $AD$ and $(ADE)$ at $G$ and $F$ respectively, $DF$ hits $AE$ at $H.$
i. Prove that circle with diameter $AE,DF,GH$ go through one common point.
ii. On the exterior bisector of $\angle BAC$ and ray $AC$ given point $K$ and $M$ respectively satisfying $KB=KD=KM$, On the exterior bisector of $\angle BAC$ and ray $AB$ given point $L$ and $N$ respectively satisfying $LC=LD=LN.$ Circle throughs $M,N$ and midpoint $I$ of $BC$ hits $BC$ at $P$ ($P\neq I$). Prove that $BM,CN,AP$ concurrent.

Triangle $ABC$ with incircle $(I)$ touches the sides $AB, BC, AC$ at $F, D, E$, res. $I_b, I_c$ are $B$- and $C-$ excenters of $ABC$. $P, Q$ are midpoints of $I_bE, I_cF$. $(PAC)\cap AB=\{ A, R\}$, $(QAB)\cap AC=\{ A,S\}$.
i. Prove that $PR, QS, AI$ are concurrent.
ii. $DE, DF$ cut $I_bI_c$ at $K, J$, res. $EJ\cap FK=\{ M\}$. $PE, QF$ cut $(PAC), (QAB)$ at $X, Y$ res. Prove that $BY, CX, AM$ are concurrent.

Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in circle $(O)$. $A$ varies on $(O)$ such that $AB>BC$. $M$ is the midpoint of $AC$. The circle with diameter $BM$ intersects $(O)$ at $R$. $RM$ intersects $(O)$ at $Q$ and intersects $BC$ at $P$. The circle with diameter $BP$ intersects $AB, BO$ at $K,S$ in this order.
i. Prove that $SR$ passes through the midpoint of $KP$.
ii. Let $N$ be the midpoint of $BC$. The radical axis of circles with diameters $AN, BM$ intersects $SR$ at $E$. Prove that $ME$ always passes through a fixed point.

2018 Vietnam TST P1
Let $ABC$ be a acute, non-isosceles triangle. $D,\ E,\ F$ are the midpoints of sides $AB,\ BC,\ AC$, resp. Denote by $(O),\ (O')$ the circumcircle and Euler circle of $ABC$. An arbitrary point $P$ lies inside triangle $DEF$ and $DP,\ EP,\ FP$ intersect $(O')$ at $D',\ E',\ F'$, resp. Point $A'$ is the point such that $D'$ is the midpoint of $AA'$. Points $B',\ C'$ are defined similarly.
i. Prove that if $PO=PO'$ then $O\in(A'B'C')$;
ii. Point $A'$ is mirrored by $OD$, its image is $X$. $Y,\ Z$ are created in the same manner. $H$ is the orthocenter of $ABC$ and $XH,\ YH,\ ZH$ intersect $BC, AC, AB$ at $M,\ N,\ L$ resp. Prove that $M,\ N,\ L$ are collinear.

2018 Vietnam TST P6
Triangle $ABC$ circumscribed $(O)$ has $A$-excircle $(J)$ that touches $AB,\ BC,\ AC$ at $F,\ D,\ E$, resp.
i. $L$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Circle with diameter $LJ$ cuts $DE,\ DF$ at $K,\ H$. Prove that $(BDK),\ (CDH)$ has an intersecting point on $(J)$.
ii. Let $EF\cap BC =\{G\}$ and $GJ$ cuts $AB,\ AC$ at $M,\ N$, resp. $P\in JB$ and $Q\in JC$ such that $\angle PAB=\angle QAC=90^\circ .$ $PM\cap QN=\{T\}$ and $S$ is the midpoint of the larger $BC$-arc of $(O)$. $(I)$ is the incircle of $ABC$. Prove that $SI\cap AT\in (O)$