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1/sqrt(5) ???
navi_09220114   2
N 8 minutes ago by everythingpi3141592
Source: Own. Malaysian IMO TST 2025 P12
Two circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ are externally tangent at a point $A$. Let $\ell$ be a line tangent to $\omega_1$ at $B\neq A$ and $\omega_2$ at $C\neq A$. Let $BX$ and $CY$ be diameters in $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ respectively. Suppose points $P$ and $Q$ lies on $\omega_2$ such that $XP$ and $XQ$ are tangent to $\omega_2$, and points $R$ and $S$ lies on $\omega_1$ such that $YR$ and $YS$ are tangent to $\omega_1$.

a) Prove that the points $P$, $Q$, $R$, $S$ lie on a circle $\Gamma$.

b) Prove that the four segments $XP$, $XQ$, $YR$, $YS$ determine a quadrilateral with an incircle $\gamma$, and its radius is $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}$ times the radius of $\Gamma$.

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everythingpi3141592
8 minutes ago
Mathematics
slimshady360   1
N 9 minutes ago by pooh123
Solve this
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slimshady360
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pooh123
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Three similar rectangles
MarkBcc168   5
N 10 minutes ago by xyz123456
Source: ELMO Shortlist 2024 G7
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Construct rectangles $BA_1A_2C$, $CB_1B_2A$, and $AC_1C_2B$ outside $ABC$ such that $\angle BCA_1=\angle CAB_1=\angle ABC_1$. Let $A_1B_2$ and $A_2C_1$ intersect at $A'$ and define $B',C'$ similarly. Prove that line $AA'$ bisects $B'C'$.

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MarkBcc168
Jun 22, 2024
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Interesting inequality
sqing   4
N 14 minutes ago by sqing
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0,(ab+c)(ac+b)\neq 0 $ and $ a+b+c=3 . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{1}{ab+kc}+\frac{1}{ac+kb} \geq\frac{4}{3k} $$Where $ k\geq 3. $
$$ \frac{1}{ab+2c}+\frac{1}{ac+2b} \geq\frac{16}{25} $$$$ \frac{1}{ab+3c}+\frac{1}{ac+3b} \geq\frac{4}{9} $$$$ \frac{1}{ab+4c}+\frac{1}{ac+4b} \geq\frac{1}{3} $$

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Isosceles right triangle from square and equilateral triangles
buratinogigle   3
N 15 minutes ago by Tsikaloudakis
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Let $ABCD$ be a square inscribed in an equilateral triangle $PQR$. Construct another equilateral triangle $AMD$ inside the square. Line $BM$ meets $PR$ at $N$. Prove that $DMN$ is the isosceles right triangle.
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Jul 20, 2021
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Circle touching circumcircle
srirampanchapakesan   0
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P,Q are isogonal conjugates wrt triangle ABC and midpoint X of PQ lies on circumcircle of ABC.

P1,P2,P3 are the circumcenters of triangles BPC,CPA,APB. Similarly Q1,Q2,Q3

Prove that the circumcircles of triangles ABC , P1P2P3 and Q1Q2Q3 touch each other at X.
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Equilateral Triangle and Euler Line
RetroTurtle   8
N 21 minutes ago by Tsikaloudakis
Let $D$, $E$, and $F$ be points on the perpendicular bisectors of $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ of triangle $ABC$ such that $DEF$ is equilateral. Show that the center of $DEF$ lies on the Euler line of $ABC$.
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RetroTurtle
Jul 12, 2024
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"A perfect AIME problem"
XAN4   0
23 minutes ago
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Here is a compilcated problem of calculation. I'd really like to know how you solve it.
Find the minimum $n\in\mathbb Z^+$ such that there exists exactly $n$ different functions $f$ such that $f:[1,5]\rightarrow[1,5]$ satisfying $f^n(x)\geq x$.
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Lengths of altitudes
srirampanchapakesan   1
N 26 minutes ago by srirampanchapakesan
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h1, h2 h3 are the lengths of the altitudes of a triangle. Prove that h1+h2+h3 = (s^2+4Rr+r^2)/2R, with s being semiperimeter, R the circumradius and r the inradius.
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Apr 16, 2023
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IMO ShortList 2002, geometry problem 7
orl   107
N 27 minutes ago by cursed_tangent1434
Source: IMO ShortList 2002, geometry problem 7
The incircle $ \Omega$ of the acute-angled triangle $ ABC$ is tangent to its side $ BC$ at a point $ K$. Let $ AD$ be an altitude of triangle $ ABC$, and let $ M$ be the midpoint of the segment $ AD$. If $ N$ is the common point of the circle $ \Omega$ and the line $ KM$ (distinct from $ K$), then prove that the incircle $ \Omega$ and the circumcircle of triangle $ BCN$ are tangent to each other at the point $ N$.
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Inequalities
sqing   5
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $a+b+c=1$. Prove that$$a^3b+b^3c+c^3a+\frac{473}{256}abc\le\frac{27}{256}$$Equality holds when $ a=b=c=\frac{1}{3} $ or $ a=0,b=\frac{3}{4},c=\frac{1}{4} $ or $ a=\frac{1}{4} ,b=0,c=\frac{3}{4} $
or $ a=\frac{3}{4} ,b=\frac{1}{4},c=0. $
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Inequalities
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N Mar 21, 2025 by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1. $ Prove that
$$(a^2-a+1)(b^2-b+1) \geq 9$$$$ (a^2-a+b+1)(b^2-b+a+1) \geq 25$$Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{2}{3}. $ Prove that
$$(a+8)(a^2-a+b+2)(b^2-b+5)\geq1331$$$$(a+10)(a^2-a+b+4)(b^2-b+7)\geq2197$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1. $ Prove that
$$(a^2-a+1)(b^2-b+1) \geq 9$$$$ (a^2-a+b+1)(b^2-b+a+1) \geq 25$$Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{2}{3}. $ Prove that
$$(a+8)(a^2-a+b+2)(b^2-b+5)\geq1331$$$$(a+10)(a^2-a+b+4)(b^2-b+7)\geq2197$$
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Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=1. $ Prove that
$$(3a-1)( b-1)(3c-1) \geq 120$$$$(3a-1)( 3b-1)(3c-1) \geq 512$$$$ (2a-1)(3b-1)(2c-1)\geq 99+45\sqrt5$$$$(3a-1)( 2b-1)(3c-1)\geq157+26\sqrt{39}$$
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Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=1. $ Prove that $(3a-1)( 2b-1)(3c-1)\geq157+26\sqrt{39}$
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Let $ a,b,c,d\geq 0 $ and $ a+b+c+d=1. $ Prove that
$$\dfrac{a}{4b^2+1}+\dfrac{b}{4c^2+1}+\dfrac{c}{4d^2+1}+\dfrac{d}{4a^2+1}\geqslant \dfrac{3}{4}$$K
Let $ a,b>0 . $ Prove that $$(a^4+1)( b^4+1)+4ab\geq 2(ab+1)(a^2+b^2)$$$$(a^6+1)( b^6+1)+4ab\geq 2(ab+1)(a^3+b^3)$$
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Let $ a, b\geq 0 $ and $a+b+7\leq3\sqrt{2a+2b+5}.$ Prove that
$$  a+3b+2ab\leq \frac{13}{2}$$$$  3a+2b+ab\leq \frac{25}{4}$$$$ 4a+3b+ 2ab\leq \frac{73}{8}$$$$  2a+3b+4ab\leq \frac{145}{16}$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1. $ Prove that
$$(a^2-a+1)(b^2-b+1) \geq 9$$

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Let $ a,b\geq 2  . $ Prove that
$$(1-a^2)(1-b^2) -2ab\geq 1$$$$(1-a^3)(1-b^3) -3a^2b^2\geq 1$$$$(1-a^2)(1-b^2) (1-ab)+7ab\leq 1$$$$(1-a^3)(1-b^3) (1-ab)+37ab\leq 1$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 2  . $ Prove that
$$(a^2-1)(b^2-1)(c^2-1) -3abc\geq 3$$$$(a^3-1)(b^3-1)(c^3-1) -5a^2b^2c^2\geq 23$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 1  . $ Prove that
$$(5-\frac{2a^2}{b^3})(5-\frac{2b^2}{c^3})(5-\frac{2c^2}{a^3})\leq 27a^2b^2c^2$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1. $ Prove that
$$(a^2-2a+2)(b^2-2b+2) \geq 4$$Solution:
$$ a,b>1, a -1= \frac{1}{b-1},a^2 - 2a +2 =(a-1)^2+1= \frac{1}{(b-1)^2}+1$$$$\Longrightarrow (a^2 - 2a +2)(b^2 -2 b + 2) \geq 4 \iff\left(\frac{1}{(b-1)^2}+1\right)((b-1)^2+1)\geq 4$$$$  \iff  (b-1)^2+ \frac{1}{(b-1)^2}\geq 2$$
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Let $ a, b\geq 0 $ and $  a+2b+ab\geq \frac{17}{4} .$ Prove that
$$ a+2b \geq 5\sqrt 2-4$$$$ 2a+3b \geq 5\sqrt 6-7$$$$3a+4b \geq 10(\sqrt 3-1)$$Let $ a, b\geq 0 $ and $ a+2b+3ab\geq \frac{73}{12} .$ Prove that
$$ a+2b \geq 3\sqrt 2-\frac43$$$$ 2a+3b \geq 3\sqrt 6-\frac73$$$$3a+4b \geq 6\sqrt 3-\frac{10}3$$
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Let $ a, b\geq 0 $ and $  a+2b+ab\geq \frac{17}{4} .$ Prove that $ 2a+3b \geq 5\sqrt 6-7$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1. $ Prove that $ (a^2-a+b+1)(b^2-b+a+1) \geq 25$
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 1$ and $ a+b+c=\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}+8  . $ Prove that
$$ ab+bc +ca\leq 27$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 2.$ Prove that
$$ (a+1)(b+1)(c +1)-3abc\leq 3$$Let $ a,b,c> 0  . $ Prove that
$$ (\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{a}+3)^2\geq 4(a+b+c)(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c})$$$$ (\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{a}+3)^2\geq 24+4 (\frac{b}{a}+\frac{c}{b}+\frac{a}{c})$$Let $ a,b\geq 0  . $ Prove that
$$ a^4+b^4 +1\geq ab(a+b+1)$$$$ a^5+b^5 +1\geq ab(a^2+b^2+1)$$$$ a^7+b^7 +1\geq ab(a+b^3+a^3b)$$$$ a^8+b^8 +1\geq ab(a+b^4+a^4b)$$
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Let $ a, b\geq 0 $ and $ a+2b+3ab\geq \frac{73}{12} .$ Prove that $ 2a+3b \geq 3\sqrt 6-\frac73$
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0$ and $ a+b+c=3 . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{1}{ab+c}+\frac{1}{ac+b} \geq1$$$$ \frac{1}{ab+c+2}+\frac{1}{ac+b+2} \geq \frac{1}{2}$$Let $ a,b,c> 0  . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{a}{2a+b+1}+ \frac{b}{2b+c+1}+ \frac{c}{2c+a+1}+ \frac{1}{a+b+c+1} \leq 1$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 2  . $ Prove that
$$(a^2+a+1)(b^2+b+1)(c^2+c+1)-5a^2b^2c^2\leq 23$$Let $ a,b,c> 1$ and $ a+b+c\leq 12  . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{a}{a^2-1}+\frac{b}{b^2-1}+\frac{c}{c^2-1}\geq \frac{12}{15}$$Let $ a,b,c> 0$ and $ a+b+c=1 . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\geq \frac{25}{48abc+1}$$$$ \frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2}+\frac{1}{c^2}\geq \frac{81}{54abc+1}$$Let $ a,b> 0$ and $ a+b=1 . $ Prove that
$$ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}\geq \frac{16}{12ab+1}$$$$ \frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2} \geq \frac{64}{28ab+1}$$
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Let $ a,b>0. $ Prove that
$$ab (a^2+4b^2)\leq \frac{(41+22\sqrt[3] 2+24\sqrt[3]4)(a+6b)^4}{6000}$$$$ab (a^2+4b^2)\leq \frac{(7129+1467\sqrt[3] 3+2241\sqrt[3]9)(a+b)^4}{3200}$$Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $  a^2=b^2+c^2. $ Prove that
$$ abc(6a^3+b^3+c^3)\leq \left(262-\frac{741}{2\sqrt2}\right)(a+b+c)^6$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a^2}-\frac{1}{ab}+\frac{1}{b^2}=1. $ Prove that
$$(a-3b+1)(b-3a+1)  \leq 1$$$$(a-2b+2)(b-2a+2)  \leq 1$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ (a-3b+1)(b-3a+1)\geq 9. $ Prove that
$$  \frac{1}{a^2}+ \frac{2}{ab}  +\frac{1}{b^2} \leq 1$$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ \frac{1}{a^2}-\frac{1}{ab}+\frac{1}{b^2}=1. $ Prove that $(a-3b+1)(b-3a+1)  \leq 1$
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Let $ a,b>0 $ and $ (a-3b+1)(b-3a+1)\geq 9. $ Prove that $  \frac{1}{a^2}+ \frac{2}{ab}  +\frac{1}{b^2} \leq 1$
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $  a^2+b^2 +c^2 =3. $ Prove that$$\sqrt 6 - \frac{5}{2}\leq  (a-1)(b-1)(c-1)   \leq   \sqrt 3 -1$$
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Let $ a,b $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2  =4. $ Prove that
$$ \sqrt {5-2a}+ \sqrt {13-6b} \geq  \sqrt {10}$$$$3\sqrt {5-2a}+\sqrt {13-6b}\geq 2\sqrt {10}$$
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $  a^2+b^2 +c^2 =3. $ Prove that $\sqrt 6 - \frac{5}{2}\leq  (a-1)(b-1)(c-1)   \leq   \sqrt 3 -1$
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Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ a^2+b^2+c^2+3\leq 2(ab+bc+ca). $ Prove that
$$ a+b+c\leq 3abc$$Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ a^2+b^2+c^2+1\leq \frac{4}{3}(ab+bc+ca). $ Prove that
$$ a+b+c\leq 3abc$$
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Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ a^2+b^2+c^2+1\leq \frac{4}{3}(ab+bc+ca). $ Prove that $ a+b+c\leq 3abc$
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Do you make these questions yourself or from the internet?
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Hes inequality’s god
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Do you make these questions yourself or from the internet?

idk if out of his 40000 posts he has posted anything else than ineq, so yeah he is kinda good ngl.
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