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Problems Geometry Plane geometry Geometrical inequalities Area inequalities Methods Pigeonhole principle Pigeonhole principle (finite number of poits, lines etc.) Area

13–14 4.0

101 random points are chosen inside a unit square, including on the edges of the square, so that no three points lie on the same straight line. Prove that there exist some triangles with vertices on these points, whose area does not exceed 0.01.

Problem #PRU-34905

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area of a trapezium Area ratio Area ratio (other) Methods Pigeonhole principle Pigeonhole principle (finite number of poits, lines etc.) Quadrilateral Parallelogram Special cases Rectangles and squares. Criteria and properties

13–14 4.0

9 straight lines each divide a square into two quadrilaterals, with their areas having a ratio of \(2:3\). Prove that at least three of the nine lines pass through the same point.

Problem #PRU-56747

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area (other)

13–15 2.0

Let \(E\) and \(F\) be the midpoints of the sides \(BC\) and \(AD\) of the parallelogram \(ABCD\). Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines \(AE, ED, BF\) and \(FC\), if it is known that the area \(ABCD\) is equal to \(S\).

Problem #PRU-56748

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area (other)

14–14 2.0

A polygon is drawn around a circle of radius \(r\). Prove that its area is equal to \(pr\), where \(p\) is the semiperimeter of the polygon.

Problem #PRU-56749

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area (other)

14–14 2.0

The point \(E\) is located inside the parallelogram \(ABCD\). Prove that \(S_{ABE} + S_{CDE} = S_{BCE} + S_{ADE}\).

Problem #PRU-56764

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area of quadrilateral

13–14 2.0

The diagonals of the quadrilateral \(ABCD\) intersect at the point \(O\). Prove that \(S_{AOB} = S_{COD}\) if and only if \(BC \parallel AD\).

Problem #PRU-58101

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area of a circle, sector, segment Quadrilateral Parallelogram Special cases Rectangles and squares. Criteria and properties

14–15 4.0

A square of side 15 contains 20 non-overlapping unit squares. Prove that it is possible to place a circle of radius 1 inside the large square, so that it does not overlap with any of the unit squares.

Problem #PRU-58107

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Finding the area by rearrangment Discrete Mathematics Set theory and logic Set theory Inclusion-exclusion principle Methods Pigeonhole principle Pigeonhole principle (area and volume) Proof by contradiction

14–15 3.0

a) A square of area 6 contains three polygons, each of area 3. Prove that among them there are two polygons that have an overlap of area no less than 1.

b) A square of area 5 contains nine polygons of area 1. Prove that among them there are two polygons that have an overlap of area no less than \(\frac{1}{9}\).

Problem #PRU-64505

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Area Area of a parallelogram

11–12 3.0

The height of the room is 3 meters. When it was being renovated, it turned out that more paint was needed on each wall than on the floor. Can the area of the floor of this room be more than 10 square meters?