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1Prove that among all triangles with one and the same perimeter, the equilateral triangle has the largest area.Open2In a convex hexagon \(ABCDEF\), each of the two diagonals \(AD\) and \(BE\) divides the hexagon into two pieces of equal area. Prove that the quadrilateral \(BDEA\) is a trapezoid.3Two concentric circles \(k_1\) and \(k_2\) have radii \(a\) and \(b\). Consider all rectangles that have two vertices on \(k_1\) and the remaining two vertices on \(k_2\). Determine the rectangle of largest …4Two vertical poles stand on level ground, at a distance of \(9\) m from each other; one pole is \(11\) m high and the other is \(15\) m high. A rope of length \(15\) m is fastened to the top of one pole …5Let \(ABCD\) be a parallelogram whose interior angle at \(A\) is acute, and let \(E\) be a point of the plane such that \(EA \perp AB\) and \(EC \perp CB\). Prove that \[ \angle AED = \angle CEB . \]6Let \(ABC\) be a triangle and let \(M\), \(N\), \(P\) be points on its sides \(AB\), \(BC\), \(AC\) respectively, chosen so that \(AMNP\) is a parallelogram. Let \(k_1\) be the circle circumscribed about …7Let \(A_1, A_2, \dots, A_{501}\) be arbitrary pairwise distinct points of the plane. Prove that on every circle of radius \(4\) there is a point \(M\) for which \[ MA_1 + MA_2 + \dots + MA_{501} \geq 2004 . \] …8Two circles \(R_1\) and \(R_2\) meet at points \(A\) and \(B\). A line through \(A\) is allowed to vary; it meets \(R_1\) again at \(P\) and \(R_2\) again at \(Q\). Prove that all the resulting perpendicular …9A circle \(k\) has radius \(31\,\mathrm{mm}\), and \(\ell\) is a broken line of length \(61\,\mathrm{mm}\) whose two endpoints both lie on \(k\). Prove that there is a line \(p\) passing through the centre …10Let \(ABCD\) be a trapezoid with \(AB \parallel CD\), and let \(P\) be a point on the extension of the diagonal \(AC\) beyond \(C\), so that \(C\) lies between \(A\) and \(P\). Let \(X\) and \(Y\) be the …11A triangle \(ABC\) is given. Find every point \(M\) of its plane for which the three triangles \(ABM\), \(BCM\) and \(CAM\) have equal areas.12Two fixed points \(A\) and \(B\) are given in the plane. A point \(M\) is chosen and then travels along the straight segment from \(M\) to \(A\). Determine all positions of \(M\) for which the distance …13Circles \(k_1, k_2, \ldots, k_{1999}\) lie in the plane and touch one another externally in a closed chain: \(k_1\) touches \(k_2\) at \(A_1\), \(k_2\) touches \(k_3\) at \(A_2\), and so on, and finally …14A pentagon \(ABCDE\) is inscribed in a circle of radius \(r\), and three of its sides have length \(r\): \[ AB = BC = DE = r . \] Let \(G\) and \(F\) be the midpoints of the sides \(CD\) and \(EA\). Prove …15A point \(P\) inside a triangle \(ABC\) satisfies \[ \angle BPC = \angle BAC + 60^\circ, \qquad \angle CPA = \angle CBA + 60^\circ, \qquad \angle APB = \angle ACB + 60^\circ. \] The lines \(AP\), \(BP\), …16An octagon has all of its interior angles equal, and the lengths of all of its sides are rational numbers. Prove that it has a centre of symmetry.17A triangle \(ABC\) is given. Consider all lines which cut the side \(AC\) at a point \(M\) and the side \(BC\) at a point \(N\) in such a way that \(MN = AM + BN\). Prove that there is a circle \(k\) which …18On the sides \(BC\), \(CA\) and \(AB\) of a triangle \(ABC\) points \(A_1\), \(B_1\) and \(C_1\) are marked, respectively. Let \(T\) be the centroid of the triangle \(ABC\) and \(T_1\) the centroid of …19Let \(ABC\) be an isosceles triangle with \(AB = AC\). Let \(D\) be the point of the side \(AC\) for which \(CD = 2 \, AD\), and let \(P\) be a point of the segment \(BD\) with \(\angle APC = 90^\circ\). …20An acute triangle \(ABC\) is given. Construct, with ruler and compass, a point \(P\) inside the triangle such that the rays \(AP\), \(BP\) and \(CP\) meet the circumcircle of \(ABC\) again in the three …21Let \(ABC\) be an acute triangle. The bisector of its interior angle at \(B\) meets \(AC\) at \(K\), and \(CD\) is the altitude from \(C\), with \(D\) on \(AB\). Let \(N\) be the point of \(CD\) for which …22The circle inscribed in a triangle \(ABC\) touches the sides \(AB\) and \(AC\) at the points \(M\) and \(N\) respectively. Let \(P\) be the point in which the bisector of the angle \(ABC\) meets the line …23In an equilateral triangle \(ABC\) the side has length \(|AB| = 2\). Let \(M\) and \(N\) be interior points of the side \(AB\) with \(|MN| = 1\). Prove that \[ \angle MCN > 30^\circ . \]
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