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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
dcouchman   1
N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
Want to help AoPS remain a valuable Olympiad resource? Help us add contests to AoPS's Contest Collections.

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Sep 9, 2019
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k i Zero tolerance
ZetaX   49
N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
Some users don't want to learn, some other simply ignore advises.
But please follow the following guideline:


To make it short: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!
If you don't have common sense, don't post.


More specifically:

For new threads:


a) Good, meaningful title:
The title has to say what the problem is about in best way possible.
If that title occured already, it's definitely bad. And contest names aren't good either.
That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
- "Hard"/"Medium"/"Easy" (if you find it so cool how hard/easy it is, tell it in the post and use a title that tells us the problem)
- "Number Theory" (hey guy, guess why this forum's named that way¿ and is it the only such problem on earth¿)
- "Fibonacci" (there are millions of Fibonacci problems out there, all posted and named the same...)
- "Chinese TST 2003" (does this say anything about the problem¿)
Good titles:
- "On divisors of a³+2b³+4c³-6abc"
- "Number of solutions to x²+y²=6z²"
- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


b) Use search function:
Before posting a "new" problem spend at least two, better five, minutes to look if this problem was posted before. If it was, don't repost it. If you have anything important to say on topic, post it in one of the older threads.
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[quote]$lim_{n\to 1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{n}-lnn$[/quote]
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ZetaX
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NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
interesting geometry config (3/3)
Royal_mhyasd   0
19 minutes ago
Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle, $H$ its orthocenter and $E$ the center of its nine point circle. Let $P$ be a point on the parallel through $C$ to $AB$ such that $\angle CPH = |\angle BAC-\angle ABC|$ and $P$ and $A$ are on different sides of $BC$ and $Q$ a point on the parallel through $B$ to $AC$ such that $\angle BQH = |\angle BAC - \angle ACB|$ and $C$ and $Q$ are on different sides of $AB$. If $B'$ and $C'$ are the reflections of $H$ over $AC$ and $AB$ respectively, $S$ and $T$ are the intersections of $B'Q$ and $C'P$ respectively with the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$, prove that the intersection of lines $CT$ and $BS$ lies on $HE$.

final problem for this "points on parallels forming strange angles with the orthocenter" config, for now. personally i think its pretty cool :D
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Royal_mhyasd
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A perverse one
darij grinberg   7
N 35 minutes ago by ezpotd
Source: German TST 2004, IMO ShortList 2003, number problem 2
Each positive integer $a$ undergoes the following procedure in order to obtain the number $d = d\left(a\right)$:

(i) move the last digit of $a$ to the first position to obtain the numb er $b$;
(ii) square $b$ to obtain the number $c$;
(iii) move the first digit of $c$ to the end to obtain the number $d$.

(All the numbers in the problem are considered to be represented in base $10$.) For example, for $a=2003$, we get $b=3200$, $c=10240000$, and $d = 02400001 = 2400001 = d(2003)$.)

Find all numbers $a$ for which $d\left( a\right) =a^2$.

Proposed by Zoran Sunic, USA
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darij grinberg
May 18, 2004
ezpotd
35 minutes ago
a_ia_{i+1}a_{i+2}a_{i+3}=i(mod p)
Aryan-23   23
N 37 minutes ago by Jupiterballs
Source: IMO SL 2020 N1
Given a positive integer $k$ show that there exists a prime $p$ such that one can choose distinct integers $a_1,a_2\cdots, a_{k+3} \in \{1, 2, \cdots ,p-1\}$ such that p divides $a_ia_{i+1}a_{i+2}a_{i+3}-i$ for all $i= 1, 2, \cdots, k$.


South Africa
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Aryan-23
Jul 20, 2021
Jupiterballs
37 minutes ago
Eventually constant sequence with condition
PerfectPlayer   4
N an hour ago by kujyi
Source: Turkey TST 2025 Day 3 P8
A positive real number sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,\dots $ and a positive integer \(s\) is given.
Let $f_n(0) = \frac{a_n+\dots+a_1}{n}$ and for each $0<k<n$
\[f_n(k)=\frac{a_n+\dots+a_{k+1}}{n-k}-\frac{a_k+\dots+a_1}{k}\]Then for every integer $n\geq s,$ the condition
\[a_{n+1}=\max_{0\leq k<n}(f_n(k))\]is satisfied. Prove that this sequence must be eventually constant.
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PerfectPlayer
Mar 18, 2025
kujyi
an hour ago
Inspired by old results
sqing   1
N 4 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b> 0. $ Prove that
$$  \frac{a^3}{b^3+ab^2}+ \frac{4b^3}{a^3+b^3+2ab^2}\geq \frac{3}{2}$$$$\frac{a^3}{b^3+(a+b)^3}+ \frac{b^3}{a^3+(a+b)^3}+ \frac{(a+b)^2}{a^2+b^2+ab} \geq \frac{14}{9}$$
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sqing
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sqing
4 hours ago
a father and his son are skating around a circular skating rink
parmenides51   2
N Yesterday at 9:57 PM by thespacebar1729
Source: Tournament Of Towns Spring 1999 Junior 0 Level p1
A father and his son are skating around a circular skating rink. From time to time, the father overtakes the son. After the son starts skating in the opposite direction, they begin to meet five times more often. What is the ratio of the skating speeds of the father and the son?

(Tairova)
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parmenides51
May 7, 2020
thespacebar1729
Yesterday at 9:57 PM
Central sequences
EeEeRUT   14
N Yesterday at 6:50 PM by HamstPan38825
Source: EGMO 2025 P2
An infinite increasing sequence $a_1 < a_2 < a_3 < \cdots$ of positive integers is called central if for every positive integer $n$ , the arithmetic mean of the first $a_n$ terms of the sequence is equal to $a_n$.

Show that there exists an infinite sequence $b_1, b_2, b_3, \dots$ of positive integers such that for every central sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, $ there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ with $a_n = b_n$.
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EeEeRUT
Apr 16, 2025
HamstPan38825
Yesterday at 6:50 PM
Elementary Problems Compilation
Saucepan_man02   32
N Yesterday at 5:35 PM by atdaotlohbh
Could anyone send some elementary problems, which have tricky and short elegant methods to solve?

For example like this one:
Solve over reals: $$a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2  -ab-bc-cd-d +2/5=0$$
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Saucepan_man02
May 26, 2025
atdaotlohbh
Yesterday at 5:35 PM
Own made functional equation
JARP091   0
Yesterday at 4:10 PM
Source: Own (Maybe?)
\[
\text{Find all functions } f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \text{ such that:} \\
f(a^4 + a^2b^2 + b^4) = f\left((a^2 - f(ab) + b^2)(a^2 + f(ab) + b^2)\right)
\]
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JARP091
Yesterday at 4:10 PM
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Question on Balkan SL
Fmimch   4
N Yesterday at 3:10 PM by BreezeCrowd
Does anyone know where to find the Balkan MO Shortlist 2024? If you have the file, could you send in this thread? Thank you!
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Fmimch
Apr 30, 2025
BreezeCrowd
Yesterday at 3:10 PM
Find the value
sqing   0
Yesterday at 2:29 PM
Source: Own
Let $ a,b $ be real numbers such that $ (a^2 + b^2) (a + 1) (b + 1) =  a ^ 3 + b ^ 3 =2 $. Find the value of $ a b .$

Let $ a,b $ be real numbers such that $ (a^2 + b^2) (a + 1) (b + 1) = 2 $ and $ a ^ 3 + b ^ 3 = 1 $. Find the value of $ a + b .$
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sqing
Yesterday at 2:29 PM
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Infinite number of sets with an intersection property
Drytime   8
N Yesterday at 1:39 PM by math90
Source: Romania TST 2013 Test 2 Problem 4
Let $k$ be a positive integer larger than $1$. Build an infinite set $\mathcal{A}$ of subsets of $\mathbb{N}$ having the following properties:

(a) any $k$ distinct sets of $\mathcal{A}$ have exactly one common element;
(b) any $k+1$ distinct sets of $\mathcal{A}$ have void intersection.
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Drytime
Apr 26, 2013
math90
Yesterday at 1:39 PM
IMO Shortlist 2011, Number Theory 2
orl   24
N Yesterday at 1:09 PM by ezpotd
Source: IMO Shortlist 2011, Number Theory 2
Consider a polynomial $P(x) =  \prod^9_{j=1}(x+d_j),$ where $d_1, d_2, \ldots d_9$ are nine distinct integers. Prove that there exists an integer $N,$ such that for all integers $x \geq N$ the number $P(x)$ is divisible by a prime number greater than 20.

Proposed by Luxembourg
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orl
Jul 11, 2012
ezpotd
Yesterday at 1:09 PM
Inspired by a cool result
DoThinh2001   1
N Yesterday at 7:30 AM by arqady
Source: Old?
Let three real numbers $a,b,c\geq 0$, no two of which are $0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt{\frac{a^2+bc}{b^2+c^2}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^2+ca}{c^2+a^2}}+\sqrt{\frac{c^2+ab}{a^2+b^2}}\geq 2+\sqrt{\frac{ab+bc+ca}{a^2+b^2+c^2}}.$$
Inspiration
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DoThinh2001
Yesterday at 12:08 AM
arqady
Yesterday at 7:30 AM
Common chord bisects segment
mofumofu   11
N Apr 19, 2025 by sttsmet
Source: China TSTST 3 Day 1 Q2
Let $ABCD$ be a non-cyclic convex quadrilateral. The feet of perpendiculars from $A$ to $BC,BD,CD$ are $P,Q,R$ respectively, where $P,Q$ lie on segments $BC,BD$ and $R$ lies on $CD$ extended. The feet of perpendiculars from $D$ to $AC,BC,AB$ are $X,Y,Z$ respectively, where $X,Y$ lie on segments $AC,BC$ and $Z$ lies on $BA$ extended. Let the orthocenter of $\triangle ABD$ be $H$. Prove that the common chord of circumcircles of $\triangle PQR$ and $\triangle XYZ$ bisects $BH$.
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mofumofu
Mar 18, 2017
sttsmet
Apr 19, 2025
Common chord bisects segment
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Let $ABCD$ be a non-cyclic convex quadrilateral. The feet of perpendiculars from $A$ to $BC,BD,CD$ are $P,Q,R$ respectively, where $P,Q$ lie on segments $BC,BD$ and $R$ lies on $CD$ extended. The feet of perpendiculars from $D$ to $AC,BC,AB$ are $X,Y,Z$ respectively, where $X,Y$ lie on segments $AC,BC$ and $Z$ lies on $BA$ extended. Let the orthocenter of $\triangle ABD$ be $H$. Prove that the common chord of circumcircles of $\triangle PQR$ and $\triangle XYZ$ bisects $BH$.
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Let $ \widetilde{A}, $ $ \widetilde{D} $ be the isogonal conjugate of $ A, $ $ D $ WRT $ \triangle BCD, $ $ \triangle ABC, $ respectively. Clearly, $ \widetilde{A} $ and $ \widetilde{D} $ are symmetry WRT $ BC, $ so one of the intersection $ U $ of $ \odot (PQR) $ and $ \odot (XYZ) $ lies on $ BC. $ Let $ V $ be the second intersection of these two circles, then note that $ ( A,B,P,Q ) $ and $ ( B,D,Y,Z ) $ are concyclic we get $$ \measuredangle ZVQ = \measuredangle ZYU + \measuredangle UPQ = \measuredangle ZDB + \measuredangle BAQ = 2\measuredangle ABD \ , $$hence $ V $ lies on the 9-point circle of $ \triangle ABD. $ Let $ M $ be the midpoint of $ BH. $ Since $ M, $ $ Q, $ $ V, $ $ Z $ are concyclic (the 9-point circle of $ \triangle ABD $), so we conclude that $$ \measuredangle MVQ = \measuredangle BAQ = \measuredangle UPQ = \measuredangle UVQ \Longrightarrow M \ \text{lies on} \ UV \ . $$
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solution

EDIT: 4321st post woo
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I think that this solution is a bit different from others posted here. Not that hard a problem with the knowledge of circumrectangular hyperbolas, especially with geogebra by your side :D
mofumofu wrote:
Let $ABCD$ be a non-cyclic convex quadrilateral. The feet of perpendiculars from $A$ to $BC,BD,CD$ are $P,Q,R$ respectively, where $P,Q$ lie on segments $BC,BD$ and $R$ lies on $CD$ extended. The feet of perpendiculars from $D$ to $AC,BC,AB$ are $X,Y,Z$ respectively, where $X,Y$ lie on segments $AC,BC$ and $Z$ lies on $BA$ extended. Let the orthocenter of $\triangle ABD$ be $H$. Prove that the common chord of circumcircles of $\triangle PQR$ and $\triangle XYZ$ bisects $BH$.

First we clear up our notation a bit. Consider the equivalent problem:

China TST 2017 #2, morally correct notation wrote:
Let $ABCP$ be a non-cyclic quadrilateral and $\mathcal{H}$ denote the rectangular hyperbola circumscribing them. Let $H_B$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABP$. Let $\omega_1$ be the pedal circle of $P$ wrt $\triangle ABC$ and $\omega_2$ be the pedal circle of $A$ wrt $\triangle BCP$. Prove that the radical axis (or common chord) of $\omega_1, \omega_2$ passes through the mid-point of $\overline{BH_B}$.

For convenience, suppose $P$ lies in the interior of $\triangle ABC$. The general case can be accounted for by directing angles accordingly. Now let $Z$ be the center of $\mathcal{H}$ and $P_A, P_B, P_C$ be the projections of $P$ on $\overline{BC}, \overline{CA}, \overline{AB}$ respectively. Let $\odot(P_AP_BP_C)$ meet the sides $\overline{BC}, \overline{CA}, \overline{AB}$ again at $Q_A,Q_B,Q_C$ respectively.

Let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BH_B}$ and $P_B'=\overline{AP} \cap \overline{BH_B}$. Then $H_B \in \mathcal{H} \implies Z \in \odot(P_BMP_B')$.

Claim. $\overline{ZQ_A}$ is the common chord of $\omega_1, \omega_2$ (in fact these two points lie on both the circles).

(Proof) Observe that $Z$ is a common point due to the fundamental theorem and $Q_A \in \omega_1$. So let $A'$ be the isogonal conjugate of $A$ wrt $\triangle BPC$; and $P'$ be the isogonal conjugate of $P$ wrt $\triangle ABC$. Then $A', P'$ are symmetric in $\overline{BC}$. Consequently, $Q_A$ lies on the pedal circle $\omega_2$ of $A'$ wrt $\triangle BPC$, as desired. $\blacksquare$

Finally, we see $$\angle P_BZQ_A=\angle P_BP_AB=90^{\circ}-\angle ABP$$and $$\angle P_BZM=\angle P_BP_B'B=90^{\circ}-\angle ABP$$hence $M$ lies on $\overline{ZQ_A}$, as desired. $\blacksquare$

P.S. 1400th post! :)
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ZR-BC=U then XZU=XAR=XYC so UXYZ cyclic, similarly QXU collinear so RQU=RZX=RAC=RPC so UPQR cyclic hence ZVQ=ZVU-UVQ=ZYU-UPQ=180-ZDB-QB=ZMQ so MVQ+QVU=180-MZQ+QAB=180 so q.e.d
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Notice that $Z,Q,X,R$ all lies on the circle with diameter $AD$. Denote this circle by $\omega$.Let $N$ be the midpoint of $AD$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BH$. Suppose $ZX$ and $QR$ meet at $G$, and $ZR$ and $QX$ meet at $I$.
CLAIM. Both $I$ and $G$ lies on the common chord
Proof. Applying radical axis theorem to $(PQR)$, $(XYZ)$ and $\omega$ we see that $G$ is the radical center of the three circles hence lying on the common chord. Now
$$\angle QIR=\angle ZRQ-\angle XQR=\angle BAQ-(90^{\circ}-\angle ACD)=\angle QPC-\angle RPC=\angle QPR$$hence $I$ lies on $(PQR)$. By symmetry it lies on $(XYZ)$ as well. This justfies our claim.

Now notice that $\angle MQB+\angle NQD=\angle MBQ+\angle NQD=90^{\circ}$. Therefore $MZ$ and $MQ$ are both tangent to $\omega$. Let $ZQ$ and $DX$ meet at $J$. Then $J$ lies on $ZQ$, the polar of $M$ w.r.t. $\omega$. Hence by La Hire's theorem, $M$ lies on the polar of $J$. w.r.t. $\omega$, that is, $GI$ by Brokard's theorem.
This shows that the common chord of the two circles bisect $BH$.
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Pascal's on $\odot (AZRDXQ)$, $ZR \cap QX \cap PY=I'_2$. Let $U=AD \cap BC$, $V=ZQ \cap RX$, and assume $AB<CD$. By simple angle chasing, we see

$$\angle RI_2B=\angle RAD-\angle ZDA+\angle DUC=\angle ADC-\angle DAB+\angle DAB+\angle CBA-\pi=\angle ADC+\angle CBA-\pi=\pi-\angle AQD+\pi-\angle PQA-\pi=\pi-\angle AQD-\angle PQA=\pi-\angle PQR$$
so $\odot (I'_2PQR)$ is cyclic, and similarly, $\odot (I'_2YXZ)$ is cyclic. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BH$. Then, $MH=MZ=MQ=MB$, and

$$\angle MZB= \angle MBZ=\frac{\pi}{2}-\angle ZAD=\angle ZDA$$
so $MZ, MQ$ are tangent to circle $\odot (AZRDXQ)$, and $M$ lies on the polar of $V$ w.r.t. $\odot (AZRDXQ)$, which, by Brokard's theorem, is $I_1I_2$, the radical axis of $\odot (XYZ)$ and $\odot (PQR)$.
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KST2003
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Let $K$ be the orthocenter of $\triangle ACD$, and let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $BH$ and $CK$.

Claim: $\overline{HK}, \overline{BC}$ and $\overline{ZR}$ are concurrent one of the intersections of $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$, say $S$.

Proof. Let $U=\overline{KR}\cap\overline{HZ}$, and $V=\overline{CR}\cap\overline{BZ}$. Then as $D$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle AUV$, $UV\parallel CK\parallel BH$. Hence $\triangle KRC$ and $\triangle HZB$ are perspective and the concurrency follows. Now it is left to show that this point lies on both circles. Since $ZAQR$ and $BAQP$ are cyclic, by Miquel's theorem it follows that $S$ lies on $(PQR)$. Similarly, $S$ lies on $(XYZ)$ so we are done. $\square$

Now as $BH\parallel CK$ it follows by homothety that $\overline{MN}$ passes through $S$. Consider a rectangular circumhyperbola $\mathcal{H}$ passing through $A,B,C,D,H$. Obviously, this passes through $K$ as well. Let $T$ be the center of this hyperbola. Then by the fundamental theorem, this must be the other intersection point of $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$ (Configuration issues can be dealt without much difficulty). Since $BH$ and $CK$ are parallel chords of a conic, it follows that $\overline{MN}$ passes through $T$, so it must be the radical axis of $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$ as desired. $\square$
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cronus119
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casey theorem for distance $H,B$ with radical axis of circles $\odot XYZ$,$\odot PQR$.
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ChanandlerBong
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Denote by $\Omega$ the circle passing through $A,Z,R,D,X,Q$.
By Pascal's theorem on $(ZRDQXA)$, we have that $L:=ZR \cap QX$ lies on line $BC$. Simple angle chasing indicates that $L$ is one of the intersections of circles $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$.
Consider the radical axis of $\Omega$, $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$, we have $S:=XZ\cap RQ$ lies on the radical axis of $(PQR)$ and $(XYZ)$, which we denote by $l$. Thus now we conclude that $l$ is line $SL$, so we only have to prove that the $M$ , the midpoint of segment $BH$, lies on $SL$.
To finish, it is well-known that $M$ is the pole of line $QZ$ with respect to $\Omega$, therefore apply Pascal's theorem on $(ZZRQQX)$, and then we are done!:P
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trinhquockhanh
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$\text{a good problem for training the \textit{Pascal theorem}, but it is a bit easy for China TST}$
https://i.ibb.co/340Wpbq/2017-China-TST-R3-D1-P2.png
geogebra solution link
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sttsmet
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Allow me to disagree with the above comment! This is a very beautiful problem, well placed as a P2. It's difficulty relies mostly on drawing a good diagram on paper (sth you may haven't noticed through geogebra) as well as keeping it clear from the many lines/circles that seem tempting.
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