Problem

Source: IMO 1996, Problem 5, Day 2, IMO Shortlist 1996, G5

Tags: geometry, circumcircle, geometric inequality, hexagon, IMO, IMO 1996



Let $ ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon such that $ AB$ is parallel to $ DE$, $ BC$ is parallel to $ EF$, and $ CD$ is parallel to $ FA$. Let $ R_{A},R_{C},R_{E}$ denote the circumradii of triangles $ FAB,BCD,DEF$, respectively, and let $ P$ denote the perimeter of the hexagon. Prove that \[ R_{A} + R_{C} + R_{E}\geq \frac {P}{2}. \]