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Selection tests for the Gulf Mathematical Olympiad 2013

Saudi Arabia 2013 geometry

Problem

is a triangle, its orthocenter, its incenter, its circumcenter and its circumcircle. Line intersects circle at point different from . Assume that and . Find the angles of triangle .

problem
Solution
We already know that . Because , triangle is equilateral. But , we deduce that .

Because , we deduce that . On the other hand, we have . By applying cosine law in the triangle we obtain where is the circumradius of triangle . This is equivalent to Because is perpendicular to and is perpendicular to , we have . On the other hand, we have . We deduce, by applying sine law to the triangle that Therefore, . By plugging this into our previous relation we obtain This is equivalent to and therefore, . Thus $$ \angle BAC = 15^\circ, \quad \angle CBA = 45^\circ, \quad \text{and} \quad \angle ACB = 120^\circ.
Final answer
∠A = 15°, ∠B = 45°, ∠C = 120°

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTriangle trigonometryCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing