Geometry Problems from Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiads

1989-2017 [with aops links]

APMO 1989 / 3
Let A1, A2, A3 be three points in the plane, and for convenience, let A4 = A1, A5 = A2. For n =
1, 2, and 3, suppose that Bn is the midpoint of AnAn+1, and suppose that Cn is the midpoint of
AnBn. Suppose that AnCn+1 and BnAn+2 meet at Dn, and that AnBn+1 and CnAn+2 meet at En.
Calculate the ratio of the area of triangle D1D2D3 to the area of triangle E1E2E3.

APMO 1990 / 1
Given triangle ABC, let D, E, F be the midpoints of BC, AC, AB respectively and let G be the
centroid of the triangle. For each value of <BAC, how many non-similar triangles are there in
which AEGF is a cyclic quadrilateral?

APMO 1990 / 3
Consider all the triangles ABC which have a fixed base AB and whose altitude from C is a
constant h. For which of these triangles is the product of its altitudes a maximum?

APMO 1990 / 6
Show that for every integer n ≥ 6, there exists a convex hexagon which can be dissected into
exactly n congruent triangles

APMO 1991 / 1
Let G be the centroid of triangle ABC and M be the midpoint of BC. Let X be on AB and Y
on AC such that the points X, Y , and G are collinear and XY and BC are parallel. Suppose
that XC and GB intersect at Q and Y B and GC intersect at P. Show that triangle MPQ is
similar to triangle ABC.

APMO 1991 / 5
Given are two tangent circles and a point P on their common tangent perpendicular to the
lines joining their centres. Construct with ruler and compass all the circles that are tangent to
these two circles and pass through the point P.

APMO 1992 / 2
In a circle C with centre O and radius r, let C1, C2 be two circles with centres O1, O2 and radii
r1, r2 respectively, so that each circle Ci is internally tangent to C at Ai and so that C1, C2 are
externally tangent to each other at A. Prove that the three lines OA, O1A2, and O2A1 are
concurrent.

APMO 1993 / 1
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral such that all sides have equal length and angle ABC is 60 deg.
Let l be a line passing through D and not intersecting the quadrilateral (except at D). Let E
and F be the points of intersection of l with AB and BC respectively. Let M be the point of
intersection of CE and AF. Prove that CA2 = CM · CE.

APMO 1994 / 2
Given a nondegenerate triangle ABC, with circumcentre O, orthocentre H, and circumradius
R, prove that |OH| < 3R.

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APMO 1995 / 3
Let PQRS be a cyclic quadrilateral such that the segments PQ and RS are not parallel.
Consider the set of circles through P and Q, and the set of circles through R and S. Determine
the set A of points of tangency of circles in these two sets.

APMO 1995 / 4
Let C be a circle with radius R and centre O, and S a fixed point in the interior of C. Let AΑ΄
and BB΄ be perpendicular chords through S. Consider the rectangles SAMB, SBN΄A΄,
SA΄M΄B΄, and SB΄NA. Find the set of all points M, N΄, M΄, and N when A moves around the
whole circle.

APMO 1996 / 1
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral AB = BC = CD = DA. Let MN and PQ be two segments
perpendicular to the diagonal BD and such that the distance between them is d > BD / 2, with
M  AD, N  DC, P  AB, and Q  BC. Show that the perimeter of hexagon AMNCQP does
not depend on the position of MN and PQ so long as the distance between them remains
constant.
APMO 1996 / 3
Let P1, P2, P3, P4 be four points on a circle, and let I1 be the incentre of the triangle P2P3P4 ,I2
be the incentre of the triangle P1P3P4 , I3 be the incentre of the triangle P1P2P4 , I4 be the
incentre of the triangle P1P2P3. Prove that I1, I2, I3, I4 are the vertices of a rectangle.

APMO 1997 / 4
Triangle A1A2A3 has a right angle at A3. A sequence of points is now defined by the
following iterative process, where n is a positive integer. From An (n ≥ 3), a perpendicular
line is drawn to meet An-2 An-1 at An+1.
(a) Prove that if this process is continued indefinitely, then one and only one point P is interior
to every triangle An-2 An-1 An , n ≥ 3.
(b) Let A1 and A3 be fixed points. By considering all possible locations of A2 on the plane,
find the locus of P.

APMO 1998 / 4
Let ABC be a triangle and D the foot of the altitude from A. Let E and F be on a line through
D such that AE is perpendicular to BE, AF is perpendicular to CF, and E and F are different
from D. Let M and N be the midpoints of the line segments BC and EF, respectively. Prove
that AN is perpendicular to NM.

APMO 1999 / 3
Let Γ1 and Γ2 be two circles intersecting at P and Q. The common tangent, closer to P, of Γ1
and Γ2 touches Γ1 at A and Γ2 at B. The tangent of Γ1 at P meets Γ2 at C, which is different
from P, and the extension of AP meets BC at R. Prove that the circumcircle of triangle PQR is
tangent to BP and BR.

APMO 2000 / 3
Let ABC be a triangle. Let M and N be the points in which the median and the angle bisector,
respectively, at A meet the side BC. Let Q and P be the points in which the perpendicular at N
to NA meets MA and BA, respectively, and O the point in which the perpendicular at P to BA
meets AN produced. Prove that QO is perpendicular to BC.

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APMO 2001 / 5
Find the greatest integer n, such that there are n+4 points A, B, C, D, X1 , … , Xn in the plane
with AB ≠ CD that satisfy the following condition: for each i = 1, 2, … , n triangles ABXi
and CDXi are equal.

APMO 2002 / 3
Let ABC be an equilateral triangle. Let P be a point on the side AC and Q be a point on the
side AB so that both triangles ABP and ACQ are acute. Let R be the orthocentre of triangle
ABP and S be the orthocenter of triangle ACQ. Let T be the point common to the segments
BP and CQ. Find all possible values of 6 CBP and 6 BCQ such that triangle TRS is
equilateral.

APMO 2003 / 2
Suppose ABCD is a square piece of cardboard with side length a. On a plane are two parallel
lines l1 and l2, which are also a units apart. The square ABCD is placed on the plane so that
sides AB and AD intersect l1 at E and F respectively. Also, sides CB and CD intersect l2 at G
and H respectively. Let the perimeters of ∆AEF and ∆CGH be m1 and m2 respectively. Prove
that no matter how the square was placed, m1 + m2 remains constant.

APMO 2004 / 2
Let O be the circumcentre and H the orthocentre of an acute triangle ABC. Prove that the area
of one of the triangles AOH, BOH and COH is equal to the sum of the areas of the other two.

APMO 2005 / 5
In a triangle ABC, points M and N are on sides AB and AC, respectively, such that MB = BC
= CN. Let R and r denote the circumradius and the inradius of the triangle ABC, respectively.
Express the ratio MN=BC in terms of R and r.

APMO 2006 / 4
Let A,B be two distinct points on a given circle O and let P be the midpoint of the line
segment AB. Let O1 be the circle tangent to the line AB at P and tangent to the circle O. Let `
be the tangent line, different from the line AB, to O1 passing through A. Let C be the
intersection point, different from A, of ` and O. Let Q be the midpoint of the line segment BC
and O2 be the circle tangent to the line BC at Q and tangent to the line segment AC. Prove that
the circle O2 is tangent to the circle O.

APMO 2007 / 2
Let ABC be an acute angled triangle with <BAC = 60 and AB > AC. Let I be the incenter,
and H the orthocenter of the triangle ABC. Prove that 2<AHI = 3<ABC:

APMO 2008 / 1
Let ABC be a triangle with <A < 60. Let X and Y be the points on the sides AB and AC,
respectively, such that CA+AX = CB +BX and BA+AY = BC + CY . Let P be the point in the
plane such that the lines PX and PY are perpendicular to AB and AC, respectively. Prove that
<BPC < 120.

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APMO 2008 / 3
Let Γ be the circumcircle of a triangle ABC. A circle passing through points A and C meets
the sides BC and BA at D and E, respectively. The lines AD and CE meet Γ again at G and H,
respectively. The tangent lines of Γ at A and C meet the line DE at L and M, respectively.
Prove that the lines LH and MG meet at Γ.

APMO 2009 / 3
Let three circles Γ1, Γ2, Γ3, which are non-overlapping and mutually external, be given in the
plane. For each point P in the plane, outside the three circles, construct six points
A1,B1,A2,B2,A3,B3 as follows: For each i = 1, 2, 3, Ai, Bi are distinct points on the circle ¡i
such that the lines PAi and PBi are both tangents to Γi. Call the point P exceptional if, from the
construction, three lines A1B1, A2B2, A3B3 are concurrent. Show that every exceptional point
of the plane, if exists, lies on the same circle.

APMO 2010 / 1
Let ABC be a triangle with < BAC ≠ 90. Let O be the circumcenter of the triangle ABC and
let Γ be the circumcircle of the triangle BOC. Suppose that Γ intersects the line segment AB
at P different from B, and the line segment AC at Q different from C. Let ON be a diameter of
the circle Γ. Prove that the quadrilateral APNQ is a parallelogram.

APMO 2010 / 4
Let ABC be an acute triangle satisfying the condition AB > BC and AC > BC. Denote by O
and H the circumcenter and the orthocenter, respectively, of the triangle ABC. Suppose that
the circumcircle of the triangle AHC intersects the line AB at M different from A, and that the
circumcircle of the triangle AHB intersects the line AC at N different from A. Prove that the
circumcenter of the triangle MNH lies on the line OH:

APMO 2011 / 3
Let ABC be an acute triangle with <BAC = 30. The internal and external angle bisectors of
<ABC meet the line AC at B1 and B2, respectively, and the internal and external angle
bisectors of <ACB meet the line AB at C1 and C2, respectively. Suppose that the circles with
diameters B1B2 and C1C2 meet inside the triangle ABC at point P. Prove that <BPC = 90.

APMO 2012 / 1
Let P be a point in the interior of a triangle ABC, and let D,E, F be the point of intersection of
the line AP and the side BC of the triangle, of the line BP and the side CA, and of the line CP
and the side AB, respectively. Prove that the area of the triangle ABC must be 6 if the area of
each of the triangles PFA, PDB and PEC is 1.

APMO 2012 / 4
Let ABC be an acute triangle. Denote by D the foot of the perpendicular line drawn from the
point A to the side BC, by M the midpoint of BC, and by H the orthocenter of ABC. Let E be
the point of intersection of the circumcircle Γ of the triangle ABC and the half line MH, and F
be the point of intersection (other than E) of the line ED and the circle Γ. Prove that BF / CF =
AB / AC must hold. Here we denote by XY the length of the line segment XY .

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APMO 2013 / 1
Let ABC be an acute triangle with altitudes AD,BE and CF, and let O be the center of its
circumcircle. Show that the segments OA,OF,OB,OD,OC,OE dissect the triangle ABC into
three pairs of triangles that have equal areas.

APMO 2013 / 5
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle ω, and let P be a point on the extension of
AC such that PB and PD are tangent to ω. The tangent at C intersects PD at Q and the line AD
at R. Let E be the second point of intersection between AQ and ω. Prove that B,E,R are
collinear.

APMO 2014 / 5
Circles ω and Ω meet at points A and B. Let M be the midpoint of the arc AB of circle ω (M
lies inside Ω). A chord MP of circle ω intersects Ω at Q (Q lies inside ω). Let lP be the
tangent line to ω at P, and let lQ be the tangent line to Ω at Q. Prove that the circumcircle of
the triangle formed by the lines lP, lQ, and AB is tangent to Ω.

by Ilya Bogdanov, Russia and Medeubek Kungozhin, Kazakhstan

APMO 2015 / 1
Let ABC be a triangle, and let D be a point on side BC. A line through D intersects side AB at
X and ray AC at Y . The circumcircle of triangle BXD intersects the circumcircle ω of
triangle ABC again at point Z ≠ B. The lines ZD and ZY intersect ω again at V and W,
respectively. Prove that AB = VW.
by Warut Suksompong, Thailand

APMO 2016 / 1
We say that a triangle ABC is great if the following holds: for any point D on the side BC, if
P and Q are the feet of the perpendiculars from D to the lines AB and AC, respectively, then
the reflection of D in the line PQ lies on the circumcircle of the triangle ABC. Prove that
triangle ABC is great if and only if <A = 90◦ and AB = AC.

APMO 2016 / 3
Let AB and AC be two distinct rays not lying on the same line, and let ω be a circle with
center O that is tangent to ray AC at E and ray AB at F. Let R be a point on segment EF. The
line through O parallel to EF intersects line AB at P. Let N be the intersection of lines PR and
AC, and let M be the intersection of line AB and the line through R parallel to AC. Prove that
line MN is tangent to ω.
by Warut Suksompong, Thailand

APMO 2017 / 2
Let ABC be a triangle with AB < AC. Let D be the intersection point of the internal bisector
of angle BAC and the circumcircle of ABC. Let Z be the intersection point of the
perpendicular bisector of AC with the external bisector of angle <BAC. Prove that the
midpoint of the segment AB lies on the circumcircle of triangle ADZ.

by Equipo Nicaragua, Nicaragua

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