PSET
1) Triangle ABC has a right angle at C. The internal bisectors of angles BAC and ABC meet BC and CA
at P and Q respectively. The points M and N are the feet of the perpendiculars from P and Q to
AB. Find angle MCN.
2) Let ABC be a right triangle with the right angle at B. Let D be any point on AB, and let E be the
foot of the perpendicular from D to AC. Prove that ∠DBE = ∠DCE
3) is a chord of a circle such that and Let be the center of
the circle. Join and extend to cut the circle at Given find the
radius of the circle.
4) Let H be the orthocenter of an acute-angled triangle ABC.
The circle A centered at the midpoint of BC and passing through H intersects the sideline
BC at points A1 and A2. Similarly, define the points B1, B2, C1, and C2. Prove that six
points A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 are concyclic.
5) In acute triangle ABC, ∠B is greater than ∠C. Let
M be the midpoint of BC and let E and F be the feet of the altitudes from B and C,
respectively. Let K and L be the midpoints of ME and MF, respectively, and let T be on
line KL such that TA|| BC. Prove that TA = TM.
5) In triangle ABC let P,Q and R be the midpoints of AB,BC and AC respectively and X,Y and Z be the
feet of the perpendiculars from A to BC, B to AC and C to AB respectively. Also let H be the
orthocenter of ABC and T, M and N be the midpoints of AH,BH and CH respectively. Prove that
P,Q,R,X,Y,Z,T,M,B lies on a circle
6) Let C1 and C2 be concentric circles, with C2 in the interior
of C1. From a point A on C1 one draws the tangent AB to C2 (B ∈ C2). Let C be the second
point of intersection of ray AB and C1, and let D be the midpoint of AB. A line passing
through A intersects C2 at E and F in such a way that the perpendicular bisectors of DE
and CF intersect at a point M on AB. Find, with proof, the ratio AM/MC.
7) Let XYZ be a triangle with incenter P. A point K in the interior of tiangle satisfies
∠KBX+KZX=∠KYZ+∠KZY show that XK≥XP also show that the equality holds true if and only if K=P.
8) Let AD, BE, CF be the altitudes of a scalene triangle ABC with circumcenter O. Prove that (AOD), (BOE),
and (COF) intersect at point X other than O.
(ABC) denotes the area of triangle ABC.