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IGO 2022

9th Iranian Geometry Olympiad

 Elementary Level

Problem 1.
(2 points) Showing the congruency of 7 triangles.
(2 points) calculating the ∠CXY.
(2 points) calculating the angles ∠B, ∠C, ∠D.
(2 points) calculating the angles ∠A, ∠E.

Problem 2.
(4 Points) Drawing the line parallel to 𝐵𝐶 from 𝐹.
(4 Points) Stating and Proving the desired points are symmetric towards O.

Problem 3.
(2 Points) Noting that 𝐸 is unique.
(2 Points) Constructing the equilateral triangle 𝐵𝐶𝐸'.
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(3 Points) Showing that ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸' = ∠𝐶𝐴𝐸' = 30 .
(1 Point) Conclusion.

Problem 4.
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(2 points) Showing that ∠𝑇𝐼1𝐼 = 2
∠𝐴𝐵𝐶.

(1 point) Proving that 𝑟1 < 𝑟

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(4 points) Proving that 𝐼𝐼1 > 2𝐼1𝑇, thus ∠𝑇𝐼1𝐼 > 60 .

(1 point) Finishing the solution.

Problem 5.
(6 points) Part (a): 4 triangles

(2 points) complete proof for the case of non-congruent triangles.

(4 points) complete proof for the case that there are congruent triangles.
(1 point) the remaining triangles are YAB, YCD (cf. official solution)
(3 points) the remaining triangles are YAD, YBC (cf. official solution)
(2 points) Part (b): 4 squares.

Comments.
(1 point) If for part (a) one gives an example of 4 triangles with a common vertex for each pair, but
there are points on the boundary of three triangles (One can provide such an example by connecting
the midpoints of sides of an equilateral triangle, and considering the big triangle together with three
small triangles.)
(-1 point) if one uses the lemma in the solution of Part(a) without proof.
 Intermediate Level

Problem 1.
(2 points) Proving that AYOD is square.
(2 points) Proving that △𝐷𝐴𝑋 ≅ △𝑂𝑌𝐵.
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(4 points) Showing that ∠𝑌𝐷𝐶 = 2
∠𝑌𝑂𝐵 and finishing the solution.

Problem 2.
(2 Points) Proving that 𝐴𝐸𝐶𝑋 is parallelogram (same for 𝐵𝐸𝐷𝑋).

(1 Point) Proving that △𝐴𝐵𝐸 ≅ △𝑋𝐶𝐷.

(2 Points) Showing that 𝐴𝐵∥ 𝑃𝑄.
(3 points) Proving that ∠𝐵𝑃𝑄 = ∠𝐴𝑄𝑃 and completing the proof.

Problem 3.
(1 Point) Proving that 𝐴𝑁𝐶𝑃 is cyclic (or 𝐵𝐸𝐷𝑋).
(2 Points) Showing that the points 𝑃, 𝐶, 𝑄 are collinear.
(2 Points) Considering points 𝐸, 𝐹 and showing that 𝐴𝐸𝑃𝐶, 𝐵𝐶𝑄𝐹 are isosceles trapezoids.
(2 Points) Proving that 𝐸𝑃𝑄𝐹 is cyclic.
(1 Point) Finishing the solution.
Problem 4.
(2 points) Compatibility is an equivalence relation.
(6 points) Showing that for every even n, there is an n-gon compatible with a square.

comments.
(1 point) Providing examples of compatible polygons for finitely many pairs of integers.
(at most 4 points) for solutions providing compatible polygons for integers coming from an infinite subset
of integers.

Problem 5.
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(1 Point) Mentioning that ∠ 𝐴𝐺𝐾 = 90 .

(1 Point) Showing that 𝐴𝐿 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶.

(2 Points) △𝐾𝐸𝐹 ∼ ∆𝑄𝑀𝑁 .
(2 Points) Proving the similarity ∆𝐺𝐹𝐾 ∼ ∆𝐺𝑁𝑄 .
(2 Points) Concluding the problem using 𝑄𝐾║𝐴𝐿.
 Advanced Level

Problem 1.
(1 Point) Showing that 𝐵𝐶 || 𝐴𝐷.
(3 Points) Showing that the points 𝐾, 𝐵, 𝑀 are collinear.
(3 Points) Proving that ∠𝐴𝐾𝐵 = ∠𝐶𝐾𝐵.
(1 Point) Finishing the solution.

Problem 2.
(2 Points) Proving that 𝐷𝐹 ⊥ 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐷𝐸 ⊥ 𝐴𝐶.
(2 Points) Showing that 𝑂𝐹𝐷𝐸 is parallelogram.
(1 Point) Showing that the points 𝑂, 𝑀, 𝐷 are collinear.
(1 Point) Considering the point P.
(2 Points) Proving that DP is tangent to the circumcircle of ABC.

Problem 3.
● Solution 1:
(1 Point) Proving Claim 1.
(3 Points) Proving that points 𝐴', 𝐸, 𝑃 are collinear.
(2 Points) Proving Claim 2.
(2 Points) Projecting and finishing the proof.
 ● Solution 2:
(2 Points) Proving that the quadrilateral 𝐻𝑃𝑂𝐾 is cyclic.

After the inversion :

(2 Points) Successful Mapping.
(2 Points) Showing that the quadrilateral 𝐴𝐻𝐴'𝑃 is cyclic.
(1 Point) Obtaining 𝐻𝐴' ║ 𝑄𝑂.
(1 Point) Finishing the proof.

Problem 4.
(2 Points) Proving that the perpendicular bisector of 𝐷𝐷'' passes through the 𝐴-excenter of 𝐴𝑃𝐵.
(1 Point) 𝐴-excircle of 𝐴𝑃𝐵 is tangent to 𝐶𝐷.
(1 Point) 𝑀𝐾 and 𝑁𝐿 are concurrent on 𝑅.
(1 Point) 𝑀𝐿 and 𝑁𝐾 are concurrent on 𝑄.
(1 Point) Polar of 𝑄 in the 𝐴-excircle is 𝐵𝐶.
(1 Point) 𝑄, 𝑆, 𝑋 are collinear.
(1 Point) 𝑄, 𝑀, 𝑅, 𝑆, 𝑁 are on a circle with center 𝑃.

Problem 5.
(2 Points) 𝑅𝑇 is tangent to Ω1.

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(1 Point) Angle between the circumcircles of 𝑅𝑇𝐾 and 𝑅𝐸𝐶 is 135 .
(2 Points) Performing and inversion with center 𝑅.
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(1 Point) ∠𝑅𝑇'𝐾' = 45 ⇒ Tangency.
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(2 Points) Tangency ⇒ ∠𝑅𝑇'𝐾' = 45 .