Let $BC$ and $BD$ be the tangent lines to the circle with diameter $AC$. Let $E$ be the second point of intersection of line $CD$ and the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $CD= 2DE$. (Matthew Kurskyi)

[b]p1.[/b] Function $f$ is defined by $f (x) = ax+b$ for some real values $a, b > 0$. If $f (f (x)) = 9x + 5$ for all $x$, find $b$. [b]p2.[/b] At some point during a game, Will Avery has made $1/3$ of his shots. When he shoots once and makes a basket, his average increases to $2/5$. Find his average (expressed as a fraction) after a second additional basket. [b]p3.[/b] A dealer has a deck of $1999$ cards. He takes the top card off and “ducks” it, that is, places it on the bottom of the deck. He deals the second card onto the table. He ducks the third card, deals the fourth card, ducks the fifth card, deals the sixth card, and so forth, continuing until he has only one card left; he then ducks the last card with itself and deals it. Some of the cards (like the second and fourth cards) are not ducked at all before being dealt, while others are ducked multiple times. The question is: what is the average number of ducks per card? [b]p4.[/b] Point $P$ lies outside circle $O$. Perpendicular lines $\ell$ and m intersect at $P$. Line $\ell$ is tangent to circle $O$ at a point $6$ units from $P$. Line $m$ crosses circle $O$ at a point $4$ units from $P$. Find the radius of circle $O$. [b]p5.[/b] Define $f(n)$ by $$f(n) = \begin{cases} n/2 \,\,\,\text{if} \,\,\, n\,\,\,is\,\,\, even \\ (n + 1023)/2\,\,\, \text{if} \,\,\, n\,\,\,is\,\,\, odd \end{cases}$$ Find the least positive integer $n$ such that $f(f(f(f(f(n))))) = n.$ [b]p6.[/b] Write $\sqrt{10001}$ to the sixth decimal place, rounding down. [b]p7.[/b] Define $(a_n)$ recursively by $a_1 = 1$, $a_n = 20 \cos (a_{n-1}^o)$. As $n$ tends to infinity, $(a_n)$ tends to $18.9195...$. Define $(b_n)$ recursively by $b_1 = 1$, $b_n =\sqrt{800 + 800 \cos (b_{n-1}^o)}$. As $n$ tends to infinity, $(b_n)$ tends to $x$. Calculate $x$ to three decimal places. [b]p8.[/b] Let $mod_d (k)$ be the remainder of $k$ when divided by $d$. Find the number of positive integers $n$ satisfying $$mod_n(1999) = n^2 - 89n + 1999$$ [b]p9.[/b] Let $f(x) = x^3 + x$. Compute $$\sum^{10}_{k=1} \frac{1}{1 + f^{-1}(k - 1)^2 + f^{-1}(k - 1)f^{-1}(k) + f^{-1}(k)^2}$$ ($f^{-1}$ is the inverse of $f$: $f (f^{-1}1 (x)) = f^{-1}1 (f (x)) = x$ for all $x$.) PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

On a chessboard with dimensions 1000 by 1000 and squares colored in the usual way in white and black, there is a set A consisting of 1000 squares. Any two fields of set A can be connected by a sequence of fields of set A so that subsequent fields have a common side. Prove that there are at least 250 white fields in set A.

Eight people are sitting at a circular table, it is known that any three consecutive people at the table have an odd number of coins (among the three people), show that each person has at least one coin.

Concave pentagon $ABCDE$ has a reflex angle at $D$, with $m\angle EDC = 255^o$. We are also told that $BC = DE$, $m\angle BCD = 45^o$, $CD = 13$, $AB + AE = 29$, and $m\angle BAE = 60^o$. The area of $ABCDE$ can be expressed in simplest radical form as $a\sqrt{b}$. Compute $a + b$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/6/5e3faa5755628cceb2b5c39c95f6126669a3c6.png[/img]

A real number $f(X)\neq 0$ is assigned to each point $X$ in the space. It is known that for any tetrahedron $ABCD$ with $O$ the center of the inscribed sphere, we have : \[ f(O)=f(A)f(B)f(C)f(D). \] Prove that $f(X)=1$ for all points $X$. [i]Proposed by Aleksandar Ivanov[/i]

Let $a, b$, and $c$ be distinct positive integers such that $a + 2b + 3c < 12$. Which of the following inequalities must be true? A. $a + b + c < 7$ B. $a- b + c < 4$ C. $b + c- a < 3$ D. $a + b- c <5 $ E. $5a + 3b + c < 27$

In the diagram, the circle has radius $\sqrt 7$ and and centre $O.$ Points $A, B$ and $C$ are on the circle. If $\angle BOC=120^\circ$ and $AC = AB + 1,$ determine the length of $AB.$ [asy] import graph; size(120); real lsf = 0.5; pen dp = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dp); pen ds = black; pen qqttff = rgb(0,0.2,1); pen xdxdff = rgb(0.49,0.49,1); pen fftttt = rgb(1,0.2,0.2); draw(circle((2.34,2.4),2.01),qqttff); draw((2.34,2.4)--(1.09,0.82),fftttt); draw((2.34,2.4)--(4.1,1.41),fftttt); draw((1.09,0.82)--(1.4,4.18),fftttt); draw((4.1,1.41)--(1.4,4.18),fftttt); dot((2.34,2.4),ds); label("$O$", (2.1,2.66),NE*lsf); dot((1.09,0.82),ds); label("$B$", (0.86,0.46),NE*lsf); dot((4.1,1.41),ds); label("$C$", (4.2,1.08),NE*lsf); dot((1.4,4.18),ds); label("$A$", (1.22,4.48),NE*lsf); clip((-4.34,-10.94)--(-4.34,6.3)--(16.14,6.3)--(16.14,-10.94)--cycle); [/asy]

For what positive numbers $a$ is \[\sqrt[3]{2+\sqrt{a}}+\sqrt[3]{2-\sqrt{a}}\] an integer?

Prove that if the numbers $ a, b, c $, are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and the sum of the numbers $x,y,z$ is zero, then $$a^2yz + b^2zx + c^2xy \leq 0.$$

A crate of toys remains at rest on a sleigh as the sleigh is pulled up a hill with an increasing speed. The crate is not fastened down to the sleigh. What force is responsible for the crate’s increase in speed up the hill? $\textbf{(A)} \ \text{the force of static friction of the sleigh on the crate}$ $ \textbf{(B)} \ \text{the contact force (normal force) of the ground on the sleigh}$ $ \textbf{(C)} \ \text{the contact force (normal force) of the sleigh on the crate}$ $ \textbf{(D)} \ \text{the gravitational force acting on the sleigh}$ $ \textbf{(E)} \ \text{no force is needed}$

Solve for all complex numbers $z$ such that $z^4+4z^2+6=z$.

Let $O$ be the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$. Line $CO$ intersects the altitude from $A$ at point $K$. Let $P,M$ be the midpoints of $AK$, $AC$ respectively. If $PO$ intersects $BC$ at $Y$, and the circumcircle of triangle $BCM$ meets $AB$ at $X$, prove that $BXOY$ is cyclic. [i]Proposed by Ali Daeinabi - Hamid Pardazi[/i]

Let $\left(a_k\right)_{k=1}^\infty$ be a sequence of positive numbers such that \[a_{k-1}a_{k+1}\ge a_k^2\] for all $k>1.$ For $n\ge1$ denote \[b_n=\left(a_1a_2\cdots a_n\right)^{1/n}.\] Show that also the inequality \[b_{n-1}b_{n+1}\ge b_n^2\] holds for every $n>1.$

Let $x$ be a real number. Find the greatest possible value of the following expression: $\frac{47^x}{\sqrt{43}}+\frac{43^x}{\sqrt{47}}-2021^x$.

Simplify the expression $$\sqrt[3]{20+14\sqrt{2}}+\sqrt[3]{20-14\sqrt{2}}.$$

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. It is known that the triangle formed by the midpoints of the medians of $ABC$ is equilateral. Prove that $ABC$ is equilateral as well.

For which positive integers $k$, is it true that there are infinitely many pairs of positive integers $(m, n)$ such that \[\frac{(m+n-k)!}{m! \; n!}\] is an integer?

Let $[ABC]$ be any triangle and let $D, E$ and $F$ be the symmetrics of the circumcenter wrt the three sides. Prove that the triangles $[ABC]$ and $[DEF]$ are congruent. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/c/6/45bd929dfff87fb8deb09eddb59ef46e0dc0f4.png[/img]

Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers randomly (and independently) chosen from the range $[0,1]$. Find the probability that $a, b$ and $1$ form the side lengths of an obtuse triangle.

Five edges of a tetrahedron are tangent to a sphere. Prove that there are another five edges from this tetrahedron that are also tangent to a $($not necessarily the same$)$ sphere.

Points $ A_{1}$, $ B_{1}$, $ C_{1}$ are chosen on the sides $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$ of a triangle $ ABC$ respectively. The circumcircles of triangles $ AB_{1}C_{1}$, $ BC_{1}A_{1}$, $ CA_{1}B_{1}$ intersect the circumcircle of triangle $ ABC$ again at points $ A_{2}$, $ B_{2}$, $ C_{2}$ respectively ($ A_{2}\neq A, B_{2}\neq B, C_{2}\neq C$). Points $ A_{3}$, $ B_{3}$, $ C_{3}$ are symmetric to $ A_{1}$, $ B_{1}$, $ C_{1}$ with respect to the midpoints of the sides $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$ respectively. Prove that the triangles $ A_{2}B_{2}C_{2}$ and $ A_{3}B_{3}C_{3}$ are similar.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB = AC$. Let $D,E$ be points on $AB,AC$ respectively such that $DE = AC$. Let $DE$ meet the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at point $T$. Let $P$ be a point on $AT$. Prove that $PD + PE = AT$ if and only if $P$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ADE$.

To satisfy the equation $\frac{a+b}{a}=\frac{b}{a+b}$, $a$ and $b$ must be: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{both rational} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{both real but not rational} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{both not real}\qquad$ $\textbf{(D)}\ \text{one real, one not real}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{one real, one not real or both not real} $

Consider a $2n \times 2n$ board. From the $i$th line we remove the central $2(i-1)$ unit squares. What is the maximal number of rectangles $2 \times 1$ and $1 \times 2$ that can be placed on the obtained figure without overlapping or getting outside the board?