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May 1, 2025
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luminescent   43
N 38 minutes ago by Amkan2022
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Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle in which $BC<AB$ and $BC<CA$. Let point $P$ lie on segment $AB$ and point $Q$ lie on segment $AC$ such that $P \neq B$, $Q \neq C$ and $BQ = BC = CP$. Let $T$ be the circumcenter of triangle $APQ$, $H$ the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$, and $S$ the point of intersection of the lines $BQ$ and $CP$. Prove that $T$, $H$, and $S$ are collinear.
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In an acute triangle $ABC$ the points $D,E$ and $F$ are the feet of the altitudes through $A,B$ and $C$ respectively. The incenters of the triangles $AEF$ and $BDF$ are $I_1$ and $I_2$ respectively; the circumcenters of the triangles $ACI_1$ and $BCI_2$ are $O_1$ and $O_2$ respectively. Prove that $I_1I_2$ and $O_1O_2$ are parallel.
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Non American high schooler in the equivalent of grade 12 here. Where I live, two the best undergraduates program in the country accepts students based on a common entrance exam. The first half of the exam is “screening”, with 4 options being presented per question, each of which one has to assign a True or False. This first half is about the difficulty of an average AIME, or JEE Adv paper, and it is a requirement for any candidate to achieve at least 24/40 on this half for the examiners to even consider grading the second part. The second part consists of long form questions, and I have, no joke, seen them literally rip off, verbatim, Putnam A6s. Some of the problems are generally standard textbook problems in certain undergrad courses but obviously that doesn’t translate it to being doable for high school students. I’ve effectively got to prepare for a slightly nerfed Putnam, if you will, and so I’ve been looking for resources (not just problems) for Putnam level questions. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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DanDumitrescu   15
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Determine twice differentiable functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ which verify relation

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N Today at 1:53 AM by mqoi_KOLA
Let $f(x)$ be a continuous function such that $f(2x^2-1)=2xf(x)$ for all $x$. Show that $f(x)=0$ for $-1\le x \le 1$.
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Circles tangent to AD and AB intersect on AC
gghx   4
N Apr 20, 2025 by lightsynth123
Source: SMO senior 2024 Q1
In an acute triangle $ABC$, $AC>AB$, $D$ is the point on $BC$ such that $AD=AB$. Let $\omega_1$ be the circle through $C$ tangent to $AD$ at $D$, and $\omega_2$ the circle through $C$ tangent to $AB$ at $B$. Let $F(\ne C)$ be the second intersection of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. Prove that $F$ lies on $AC$.
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gghx
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lightsynth123
Apr 20, 2025
Circles tangent to AD and AB intersect on AC
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In an acute triangle $ABC$, $AC>AB$, $D$ is the point on $BC$ such that $AD=AB$. Let $\omega_1$ be the circle through $C$ tangent to $AD$ at $D$, and $\omega_2$ the circle through $C$ tangent to $AB$ at $B$. Let $F(\ne C)$ be the second intersection of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. Prove that $F$ lies on $AC$.
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Let $E$ be a point on ray $AD$ beyond $D$
Since $AB$ is tangent to circle $(BFC)$ $\implies$ $\angle BFC = 180^{\circ} - \angle B$ and
since $AD$ is tangent to circle $(DFC)$ $\implies$ $\angle DFC = \angle EDC = \angle ADB = \angle B$
Which means that $\angle BFD = \angle BFC - \angle DFC = 180^{\circ} - 2 \angle B = \angle BAD$ $\implies$ $A,F,D,B$ is cyclic.
Hence, $\angle AFB + \angle BFC = \angle ADB + \angle BFC = \angle B + 180^{\circ} - \angle B = 180^{\circ}$, giving the required collinearity.
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Let $F'$ be the intersection of $\omega_1$ and $AC$. We will prove that $F' = F$, which implies
\[
(!) \quad AB \text{ is tangent to } (CF'B).
\]Due to the Power of a Point theorem,
\[
AD^2 = AF \cdot AC.
\]Since $AB = AD$, we have
\[
AB^2 = AD^2 = AF \cdot AC.
\]
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Let $w_{1} \cap AC$ be $F'$.

$AF' * AC = AD^2 = AB^2$, so $(BF'C)$ is tangent to $AB$ at $B$ and passes $C$.

Therefore $w_{1}$ and $w_{2}$ meet on $AC$
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Notice that $\text{pow}(w_2) = AB^2 = AD^2=\text{pow}(w_1)$. Note that $FC$ is the radical axis of $w_1 and w_2$, and so this implies that $A$ lies on $FC$ extended, which then implies $F$ lies on $AC$.
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