Similar Triangle

An essential skill for intro-level synthetic geometry problems (AMC 8 / 10 level) and a must-have in more advanced analyses (AIME and beyond)





3. Advanced 

2019 AIME I Problem 6

2021 AIME I Problem 2 Problem 9

2021 AIME II Problem 2 Problem 10

2022 AIME I Problem 3

2022 AIME II Problem 11 (the key is the auxiliary lines that takes full advantage of the angle bisectors and the midpoint)

2023 AIME II Problem 3 Problem 12

2024 AIME II Problem 5