IOQM Problem Set
Geometry
Shounak Kar
Here are some practice problems for IOQM in Geometry. The
answer to each question is an integer in the range 0-99.
Problem 1
In rectangle ABCD, points E and F lie on sides AB and CD respectively such that both AF and
CE are perpendicular to diagonal BD. Given that BF and DE separate ABCD into three polygons
with equal area, and that EF = 1, find the nearest positive integer to the length of BD.
Problem 2
Let ABCD be a trapezoid with AB ∥ CD, AB = 5, BC = 9, CD = 10, and DA = 7. Lines BC
and DA intersect at point E. Let M be the midpoint of CD, and let N be the intersection of the
circumcircles of △BM C and △DM A (other than M ). Compute ⌊EN ⌋.
Problem 3
Let ABCD be a rectangle and E be a point on segment AD. We are given that quadrilateral BCDE
has an inscribed circle ω1 that is tangent to BE at T . The incircle ω2 of ABE is also tangent to BE
at T . If the ratio of the radius of ω1 to the radius of ω2 is
√
a+ b
c
, where a, b, c are mutually co-prime positive integers, find a + b + c.
Problem 4
Let AEF be a triangle with EF = 20 and AE = AF = 21. Let B and D be points chosen on
segments AE and AF , respectively, such that BD is parallel to EF . Point C is chosen in the interior
of triangle AEF such that ABCD is cyclic. If BC = 3 and CD = 4, then the ratio of areas [ABCD][AEF ]
can be written as ab for relatively prime positive integers a, b. Find a.
Problem 5
In triangle ABC, let M be the midpoint of BC, H be the orthocentre, and O be the circumcentre.
Let N be the reflection of M over H. Suppose that OA = ON = 11 and OH = 7. Find the remainder
when BC 2 is divided by 100.
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Problem 6
In triangle ABC, it is given that angles B and C are congruent. Points P and Q lie on AC and AB,
respectively, so that AP = P Q = QB = BC. Angle ACB is r times as large as angle AP Q, where r
is a positive real number. Find ⌊100r⌋.
Problem 7
The points A, B and C lie on the surface of a sphere with centre O and radius 20. It is given that
AB = 13, BC = 14, CA = 15, and that the distance from O to △ABC is
√
m n
k
, where m, n, and k are positive integers, m and k are relatively prime, and n is not divisible by the
square of any prime. Find m + k.
Problem 8
In quadrilateral ABCD, ∠BAD ∼ = ∠ADC and ∠ABD ∼ = ∠BCD, AB = 8, BD = 10, and BC = 6.
The length CD may be written in the form m
n , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.
Find m + n.
Problem 9
In triangle ABC the medians AD and CE have lengths 18 and 27, respectively, and √ AB = 24. Extend
CE to intersect the circumcircle of ABC at F . The area of triangle AF B is m n, where m and n
are positive integers and n is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find m + n.
Problem 10
Triangle ABC is isosceles with AC = BC and ∠ACB = 106◦ . Point M is in the interior of the
triangle so that ∠M AC = 7◦ and ∠M CA = 23◦ . Find ∠CM B in degrees.
Problem 11
Let ω be a circle with centre O and radius 8, and let A be a point such that AO = 17. Let P and Q
be points on ω such that line segments AP and AQ are tangent to ω. Let B and C be points chosen
on AP and AQ, respectively, such that BC is also tangent to ω. Compute the perimeter of triangle
△ABC.
Problem 12
Let circles ω1 and ω2 intersect at P and Q. Let the line externally tangent to both circles that is
closer to Q touch ω1 at A and ω2 at B. Let point T lie on segment P Q such that ∠AT B = 90◦ .
Given that AT = 6, BT = 8, and P T = 4, compute ⌊P Q⌋.
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Problem 13
Circle Γ has radius 10, centre O, and diameter AB. Point C lies on Γ such that AC = 12. Let P
←→
be the circumcentre of △AOC. Line AP intersects Γ at Q, where Q is different from A. Then the
AP
value of AQ can be expressed in the form m
n , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.
Compute m + n.
Problem 14
Let △ABC have AB = 15, AC = 20, and BC = 21. Suppose ω is a circle passing through A that
is tangent to segment BC. Let point D ̸= A be the second intersection of AB with ω, and let point
E ̸= A be the second intersection of AC with ω. Suppose DE is parallel to BC. If DE = ab , where
a, b are relatively prime positive integers, find a − 10b.
Problem 15
Hexagon ABCDEF has an inscribed circle Ω that is tangent to each of its sides.√ If AB = 12,
∠F AB = 120◦ , and ∠ABC = 150◦ , and if the radius of Ω can be written as m + n for positive
integers m, n, find m + n.
Problem 16
Let ω be a circle. Let E be on ω and S be outside ω such that line segment SE is tangent to ω. Let
R be on ω. Let line SR intersect ω at B other than R, such that R is between S and B. Let I be
the intersection of the bisector of ∠ESR with the line tangent to ω at R; let A be the intersection
of the bisector of ∠ESR with ER. If the radius of the circumcircle of ∆EIA is 10, the radius of the
circumcircle of ∆SAB is 14, and SA = 18, then IA can be expressed in simplest form as m n . Find
m + n.
Problem 17
Triangle ABC has ∠A = 90◦ , AB = 2, and AC = 4. Circle ω1 has centre C and radius CA, while
circle ω2 has centre B and radius BA. The two circles intersect at point E, different from point A.
Point M is on ω2 and in the interior of ABC, such that BM is parallel to EC. Suppose EM intersects
ω1 at point K and AM intersects ω1 at point Z. What is the area of quadrilateral ZEBK?
Problem 18
Triangle ABC has positive integer side lengths with AB = AC. Let I be the intersection of the
bisectors of ∠B and ∠C. Suppose BI = 8. If x the smallest possible perimeter of △ABC, compute
the sum of digits of x.
Problem 19
The circumcircle of acute △ABC has centre O. The line passing through point O perpendicular to
OB intersects lines AB and BC at P and Q, respectively. Also AB = 5, BC = 4, BQ = 4.5, and
BP = m n , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m + n.
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Problem 20
Triangle ABC has side lengths AB = 7, BC = 8, and CA = 9. Circle ω1 passes through B and is
tangent to line AC at A. Circle ω2 passes through C and is tangent to line AB at A. Let K be the
intersection of circles ω1 and ω2 not equal to A. Then AK = m
n , where m and n are relatively prime
positive integers. Find m + n.
Problem 21
Let ABC be a triangle with AB = 13, BC = 14, CA = 15. Let H be the orthocentre of ABC. Find
the distance between the circumcentres of triangles AHB and AHC.
Problem 22
Equilateral triangles ∆ABC and ∆DEF are drawn such that points B, E, F, and C lie on a line in
this order, and point D lies inside triangle ∆ABC. If BE = 14, EF = 15, and F C = 16, compute
AD.
Problem 23
Let ABC be a triangle with ∠BAC = 90◦ . Let D, E, and F be the feet of altitude, angle bisector,
and median from A to BC, respectively. If DE = 3 and EF = 5, compute the length of BC.
Problem 24
Let Omega and ω be circles with radii 123 and 61, respectively, such that the centre of Ω lies on ω.
A chord of Ω is cut by ω into three segments, whose lengths are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 in that order.
Given that this chord is not a diameter of Ω, compute the length of this chord.
Problem 25
Let ABC be an acute triangle. Let D, E, and F be the feet of altitudes from A, B, and C to sides
BC, CA, and AB, respectively, and let Q be the foot of altitude from A to line EF √. Given that
AQ = 20, BC = 15, and AD = 24, the perimeter of triangle DEF can be written as a b, where a, b
are natural numbers and b is prime. Compute a + b.
Problem 26
Let AB be a diameter of circle ω. Extend AB through A to C. Point T lies on ω so that line CT is
tangent to ω. Point P is the foot of the perpendicular from A to line CT . Suppose AB = 18, and let
m denote the maximum possible length of segment BP . Find m2 /6.
Problem 27
In triangle ABC, AB = AC = 100, and BC = 56. Circle P has radius 16 and is tangent to AC and
BC. Circle Q is externally tangent to P and is tangent to AB and BC. No√ point of circle Q lies
outside of △ABC. The radius of circle Q can be expressed in the form m − n k, where m, n, and k
are positive integers and k is the product of distinct primes. Find m + n + k.
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Problem 28
Triangle ABC has AC = 450 and BC = 300. Points K and L are located on AC and AB respectively
so that AK = CK, and CL is the angle bisector of angle C. Let P be the point of intersection of
BK and CL, and let M be the point on line BK for which K is the midpoint of P M . If AM = 180,
find LP .
Problem 29
In rectangle ABCD, AB = 100. Let E be the midpoint of AD. Given that line AC and line BE are
perpendicular, find the remainder when ⌊AD⌋ is divided by 100.
Problem 30
In △ABC with AB = 12, BC = 13, and AC = 15, let M be a point on AC such that the incircles
AM
of △ABM and △BCM have equal radii. Then CM = pq , where p and q are relatively prime positive
integers. Find p + q.
Problem 31
Triangle ABC with right angle at C, ∠BAC < 45◦ and AB = 4. Point P on AB is √ chosen such that
AP
∠AP C = 2∠ACP and CP = 1. The ratio BP can be represented in the form p + q r, where p, q, r
are positive integer s and r is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find p + q + r.
Problem 32
In rectangle ABCD, AB = 12 and BC = 10. Points E and F lie inside rectangle ABCD so that
BE = 9, DF = 8, BE ∥ √ DF , EF ∥ AB, and line BE intersects segment AD. The length EF can be
expressed in the form m n − p, where m, n, and p are positive integers and n is not divisible by the
square of any prime. Find m + n + p.
Problem 33
In triangle ABC, AB = 125, AC = 117 and BC = 120. The angle bisector of angle A intersects BC
at point L, and the angle bisector of angle B intersects AC at point K. Let M and N be the feet of
the perpendiculars from C to BK and AL, respectively. Find M N .
Problem 34
In triangle ABC, AB = 20 and AC = 11. The angle bisector of ∠A intersects BC at point D, and
point M is the midpoint of AD. Let P be the point of the intersection of AC and BM . The ratio
m
of CP to P A can be expressed in the form , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers.
n
Find m + n.
Problem 35
Point P lies on the diagonal AC of square ABCD with AP > CP . Let O1 and O2 be the circumcentres
of triangles
√ √ ABP and CDP respectively. Given that AB = 12 and ∠O1 P O2 = 120◦ , then AP =
a + b, where a and b are positive integers. Find a + b.
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Problem 36
Let △ABC be a right triangle with right angle at C. Let D and E be points on AB with D between
A and E such that CD and CE trisect ∠C. If DE 8
BE = 15 , then tan B can be written as
√
m p
n
, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, and p is a positive integer not divisible by the
square of any prime. Find m + n + p.
Problem 37
In △ABC, AC = √ BC, and point D is on BC so that CD = 3 · BD. Let E be the midpoint √ of AD.
Given that CE = 7 and BE = 3, the area of △ABC can be expressed in the form m n, where m
and n are positive integers and n is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find m + n.
Problem 38
In rectangle ABCD, AB = 6 and BC = 16. Points P, Q are chosen on the interior of side AB such that
AP = P Q = QB, and points R, S are chosen on the interior of side CD such that CR = RS = SD.
Find the area of the region formed by the union of parallelograms AP CR and QBSD.
Problem 39
Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon of side length 3. Let X, Y, and Z be points on segments AB, CD,
and EF such that AX = CY = EZ = 1. The area of triangle XY Z can be expressed in the form
√
a b
c
where a, b, c are positive integers such that b is not divisible by the square of any prime and gcd(a, c) =
1. Find a + b + c.
Problem 40
Let ABCD be a square with side length 16 and centre O. Let S be the semicircle with diameter AB
that lies outside of ABCD, and let P be a point on S so that OP = 12. Find the remainder when
the area of triangle CDP is divided by 100 .
Problem 41
Let A, B, M, C, D be distinct points on a line such that AB = BM = M C = CD = 6. Circles ω1
and ω2 with centres O1 and O2 and radius 4 and 9 are tangent to line AD at A and D respectively
such that O1 , O2 lie on the same side of line AD. Let P be the point such that P B ⊥ O1 M and
P C ⊥ O2 M . Determine the value of P O22 − P O12 .
Problem 42
Let ABC be a triangle with incentre I such that AB = 20 and AC = 19. Point P ̸= A lies on line AB
and point Q ̸= A lies on line AC. Suppose that IA = IP = IQ and that line P Q passes through the
midpoint of side BC. Suppose that BC = m n for relatively prime positive integers m and n. Compute
m + n.
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Problem 43
Let ω be a circle with diameter AB and centre O. We draw a circle ωA through O and A, and another
circle ωB through O and B; the circles ωA and ωB intersect
√ at a point C distinct from O. Assume
that all three circles ω, ωA , ωB are congruent. If CO = 3, what is the perimeter of ∆ABC?
Problem 44
Given a triangle ABC, consider the semicircle with diameter EF on BC tangent to AB and AC. If
BE = 1, EF = 24, and F C = 3, find the perimeter of ∆ABC.
Problem 45
In triangle ABC, AB = 3, AC = 5, and BC = 7. Let E be the reflection of A over BC, and let
line BE meet the circumcircle of ABC again at D. Let I be the incentre of △ABD. Given that
cos2 ∠AEI = m n , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, determine m + n.
Problem 46
In triangle ABC, AB = 8, AC = 9, and BC = 10. Let M be the midpoint of BC. Circle ω1 with area
A1
A1 passes through A, B, and C. Circle ω2 with area A2 passes through A, B, and M . Then A 2
=m
n
for relatively prime positive integers m and n. Find m − n.
Problem 47
A circle ω has centre O and radius r. A chord BC of ω also has length r, and the tangents to ω at
B and C meet at A. Ray AO meets ω at D past O, and ray OA meets the circle centred at A with
radius AB at E past A. If x is the degree measure of ∠DBE, find sum of digits of x.
Problem 48
In triangle ABC, AB = 1 and AC = 2. Suppose there exists a point P in the interior of triangle
ABC such that ∠P BC = 70◦ , and that there are points E and D on segments AB and AC, such
that ∠BP E = ∠EP A = 75◦ and ∠AP D = ∠DP C = 60◦ . Let BD meet CE at Q, and let AQ meet
BC at F . If M is the midpoint of BC, compute the degree measure of ∠M P F .
Problem 49
In convex quadrilateral AEBC, ∠BEA = ∠CAE = 90◦ and AB = 15, BC = 14 and CA = 13. Let
D be the foot of the altitude from C to AB. If ray CD meets AE at F , compute AE · AF .
Problem 50
Let ABC be a triangle with AB = 5, AC = 8, and BC = 7. Let D be on side AC such that AD = 5
and CD = 3. Let I be the incentre of triangle √
ABC and E be the intersection of the perpendicular
bisectors of ID and BC. Suppose DE = a c b where a and c are relatively prime positive integers,
and b is a positive integer not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a + b + c.
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Bonus
In scalene △ABC, I is the incentre, Ia is the A-excentre, D is the midpoint of arc BC of the
circumcircle of ABC not containing A, and M is the midpoint of side BC. Extend ray IM past M
to point P such that IM = M P . Let Q be the intersection of DP and M Ia , and R be the point on
QM
the line M Ia such that AR ∥ DP . Given that AI AI = 9, the ratio RIa can be expressed in the form
a
m
n for two relatively prime positive integers m, n. Compute m + n.
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Answer Key
1. 2 18. 9 35. 96
2. 9 19. 23 36. 18
3. 10 20. 11 37. 10
4. 49 21. 14 38. 56
5. 88 22. 26 39. 28
6. 57 23. 20
40. 36
7. 23 24. 42
41. 65
8. 69 25. 19
42. 41
9. 63 26. 72
43. 6
10. 83 27. 85
44. 84
11. 30 28. 72
45. 55
12. 6 29. 41
13. 89 30. 45 46. 67
14. 86 31. 7 47. 9
15. 36 32. 36 48. 25
16. 97 33. 56 49. 99
17. 20 34. 51 50. 13
Bonus 11
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