IMO 2005 Problem 5: Euclidean-geometry translation

Let ABC be a triangle, choose D with AD=BC and E on BC, and choose F on AD with DF=EB. Set P=AC∩BD, Q=EF∩BD and R=EF∩AC. If M is the second intersection of the circles APD and BPC, prove P,Q,R,M are concyclic.

This page concerns the specialized translated task used in the IMO-AG-30 benchmark. The study’s aggregate result does not establish whether this individual task was solved.

Why it matters and what counts as progress

Why it matters: The task combines equal lengths and three intersecting lines with a four-point circle conclusion.

What counts as progress: A proof of the stated cyclicity for the specialized translated construction, retaining the equal-distance conditions on D and F.

How the problem developed

  1. 2005 · Contest problem [2][1]

    International Mathematical Olympiad Published the original IMO 2005 Problem 5 geometry problem at the annual contest. The AG30 file later gives its specialized translated statement.

  2. 17 Jan 2024 · Benchmark inclusion [2][3]

    Trieu H. Trinh and coauthors Included a translated version in the 30-problem AlphaGeometry benchmark; the study reports 25/30 solved overall, which does not identify this task’s individual result.

  3. 2025 · Problem level benchmark [4]

    Yuri Chervonyi and coauthors Figure 8 of the AlphaGeometry 2 study lists the original IMO 2005 Problem 5 as solved by DDAR; for Problem 2, the chart does not separate the translated 2a and 2b tasks.

AI contribution

AlphaGeometry solves 25 translated Olympiad geometry problems

AlphaGeometry solved 25/30 specialized IMO-AG-30 classical Euclidean geometry translations using learned auxiliary-point constructions plus a symbolic deduction and algebra engine; the paper does not claim all natural-language IMO geometry conditions are represented.

AI involvementAI-centered
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Sources

  1. IMO 2005 official problem statement booklet
  2. Google DeepMind, AlphaGeometry 30 translated problem statements
  3. AlphaGeometry study and benchmark results
  4. Chervonyi et al., Gold-medalist Performance in Solving Olympiad Geometry with AlphaGeometry2
  5. Trinh and collaborators: Solving olympiad geometry without human demonstrations
  6. AlphaGeometry source and proof artifacts
  7. DeepMind account of computer checking
  8. Precise translated question and assumptions
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