The equations $x^2 +2ax+b^2 = 0$ and $x^2 +2bx+c^2 = 0$ both have two different real roots. Determine the number of real roots of the equation $x^2 + 2cx + a^2 = 0.$

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral such that $\angle ACB = 2\angle CAD$ and $\angle ACD = 2\angle BAC$. Prove that $|CA| = |CB| + |CD|$.

For integer $k \ge 1$, let $a_k =\frac{k}{4k^4 + 1}$. Find the least integer $n$ such that $a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + ... + a_n > \frac{505.45}{2022}$.

Let $f : \mathbb Q \to \mathbb Q$ be a function such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb Q$, the number $f(x+y)-f(x)-f(y)$ is an integer. Decide whether it follows that there exists a constant $c$ such that $f(x) - cx$ is an integer for every rational number $x$. [i]Proposed by Victor Wang[/i]

Let $S$ be a finite, nonempty set of real numbers such that the distance between any two distinct points in $S$ is an element of $S$. In other words, $|x-y|$ is in $S$ whenever $x \ne y$ and $x$ and $y$ are both in $S$. Prove that the elements of $S$ may be arranged in an arithmetic progression. This means that there are numbers $a$ and $d$ such that $S = \{a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, ..., a+kd, ...\}$.

In an acute triangle $ABC$, let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$. Let $P$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $AM$. Suppose that the circumcircle of triangle $ABP$ intersects line $BC$ at two distinct points $B$ and $Q$. Let $N$ be the midpoint of $\overline{AQ}$. Prove that $NB=NC$. [i]Proposed by Holden Mui[/i]

Regular $n$-gon is divided to triangles using $n-3$ diagonals of which none of them have common points with another inside polygon. How much among this triangles can there be the most not congruent? [i]Proposed by Dusan Djukic[/i]

A quadrilateral $ABCD$ is circumscribed about a circle with center $I$. A point $P \ne I$ is chosen inside $ABCD$ so that the triangles $PAB, PBC, PCD,$ and $PDA$ have equal perimeters. A circle $\Gamma$ centered at $P$ meets the rays $PA, PB, PC$, and $PD$ at $A_1, B_1, C_1$, and $D_1$, respectively. Prove that the lines $PI, A_1C_1$, and $B_1D_1$ are concurrent. Ankan Bhattacharya, USA

What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the numbers, $2,3,0,3,1,4,0,3$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6.5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 7.5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 8.5\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 9 $

[hide=R stands for Ramanujan , P stands for Pascal]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [u]Set 3[/u] [b]P3.11[/b] Find all possible values of $c$ in the following system of equations: $$a^2 + ab + c^2 = 31$$ $$b^2 + ab - c^2 = 18$$ $$a^2 - b^2 = 7$$ [b]P3.12 / R5.25[/b] In square $ABCD$ with side length $13$, point $E$ lies on segment $CD$. Segment $AE$ divides $ABCD$ into triangle $ADE$ and quadrilateral $ABCE$. If the ratio of the area of $ADE$ to the area of $ABCE$ is $4 : 11$, what is the ratio of the perimeter of $ADE$ to the perimeter of$ ABCE$? [b]P3.13[/b] Thomas has two distinct chocolate bars. One of them is $1$ by $5$ and the other one is $1$ by $3$. If he can only eat a single $1$ by $1$ piece off of either the leftmost side or the rightmost side of either bar at a time, how many different ways can he eat the two bars? [b]P3.14[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $CA = 15$. The entire triangle is revolved about side $BC$. What is the volume of the swept out region? [b]P3.15[/b] Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(a, b)$ that satisfy the equation $a(a -1) + 2ab + b(b - 1) = 600$. [u]Set 4[/u] [b]P4.16[/b] Compute the sum of the digits of $(10^{2017} - 1)^2$ . [b]P4.17[/b] A right triangle with area $210$ is inscribed within a semicircle, with its hypotenuse coinciding with the diameter of the semicircle. $2$ semicircles are constructed (facing outwards) with the legs of the triangle as their diameters. What is the area inside the $2$ semicircles but outside the first semicircle? [b]P4.18[/b] Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that exactly $\frac{1}{10}$ of its positive divisors are perfect squares. [b]P4.19[/b] One day, Sambuddha and Jamie decide to have a tower building competition using oranges of radius $1$ inch. Each player begins with $14$ oranges. Jamie builds his tower by making a $3$ by $3$ base, placing a $2$ by $2$ square on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. However, Sambuddha is very hungry and eats $4$ of his oranges. With his remaining $10$ oranges, he builds a similar tower, forming an equilateral triangle with $3$ oranges on each side, placing another equilateral triangle with $2$ oranges on each side on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. What is the positive difference between the heights of these two towers? [b]P4.20[/b] Let $r, s$, and $t$ be the roots of the polynomial $x^3 - 9x + 42$. Compute the value of $(rs)^3 + (st)^3 + (tr)^3$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]P5.21[/b] For all integers $k > 1$, $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}k^{-n} =\frac{k}{k -1}$. There exists a sequence of integers $j_0, j_1, ...$ such that $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}j_n k^{-n} =\left(\frac{k}{k -1}\right)^3$ for all integers $k > 1$. Find $j_{10}$. [b]P5.22[/b] Nimi is a triangle with vertices located at $(-1, 6)$, $(6, 3)$, and $(7, 9)$. His center of mass is tied to his owner, who is asleep at $(0, 0)$, using a rod. Nimi is capable of spinning around his center of mass and revolving about his owner. What is the maximum area that Nimi can sweep through? [b]P5.23[/b] The polynomial $x^{19} - x - 2$ has $19$ distinct roots. Let these roots be $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{19}$. Find $a^{37}_1 + a^{37}_2+...+a^{37}_{19}$. [b]P5.24[/b] I start with a positive integer $n$. Every turn, if $n$ is even, I replace $n$ with $\frac{n}{2}$, otherwise I replace $n$ with $n-1$. Let $k$ be the most turns required for a number $n < 500$ to be reduced to $1$. How many values of $n < 500$ require k turns to be reduced to $1$? [b]P5.25[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $AC = 15$. Let $I$ and $O$ be the incircle and circumcircle of $ABC$, respectively. The altitude from $A$ intersects $I$ at points $P$ and $Q$, and $O$ at point $R$, such that $Q$ lies between $P$ and $R$. Find $PR$. PS. You should use hide for answers. R1-15 /P1-5 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786721p24495629]here[/url], and R16-30 /P6-10/ P26-30 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786837p24497019]here[/url] Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Determine all triples of positive integers $(x,y,z)$ with $x \leq y \leq z$ satisfying $xy+yz+zx-xyz=2.$

In the triangle $ABC$, the altitude at $A$, the bisector of $\angle B$ and the median at $C$ meet at a common point. Prove (or disprove?) that the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.

Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle. Point $Z$ is on $A$ altitude and points $X$ and $Y$ are on the $B$ and $C$ altitudes out of the triangle respectively, such that: $\angle AYB=\angle BZC=\angle CXA=90$ Prove that $X$,$Y$ and $Z$ are collinear, if and only if the length of the tangent drawn from $A$ to the nine point circle of $\triangle ABC$ is equal with the sum of the lengths of the tangents drawn from $B$ and $C$ to the nine point circle of $\triangle ABC$.

We define $\lfloor x \rfloor$ as the largest integer less than or equal to $x$. What is \[ \left\lfloor \frac{5^{2017015}}{5^{2015}+7} \right\rfloor \mod 1000?\]

In some cells of a rectangular table $m\times n (m, n> 1)$ is one checker. $Baby$ cut along the lines of the grid this table so that it is split into two equal parts, with the number of pieces on each side were the same. $Carlson$ changed the arrangement of checkers on the board (and on each side of the cage is still worth no more than one pieces). Prove that the $Baby$ may again cut the board into two equal parts containing an equal number of pieces

Given an integer $n\geq 3$. For each $3\times3$ squares on the grid, call this $3\times3$ square isolated if the center unit square is white and other 8 squares are black, or the center unit square is black and other 8 squares are white. Now suppose one can paint an infinite grid by white or black, so that one can select an $a\times b$ rectangle which contains at least $n^2-n$ isolated $3\times 3$ square. Find the minimum of $a+b$ that such thing can happen. (Note that $a,b$ are positive reals, and selected $a\times b$ rectangle may have sides not parallel to grid line of the infinite grid.)

Let $R$ be an $20 \times 18$ grid of points such that adjacent points are $1$ unit apart. A fly starts at a point and jumps in straight lines to other points in $R$ in turn, such that each point in R is visited exactly once and no two jumps intersect at a point other than an endpoint of a jump, for a total of $359$ jumps. Call a jump small if it is of length $1$. What is the least number of small jumps? (The left configuration for a $4 \times 4$ grid has $9$ small jumps and $15$ total jumps, while the right configuration is invalid.)

Find all the pairs $a,b \in N$ such that $ab-1 |a^2 + 1$.

The diagram shows a circle with radius $24$ which contains two circles with radius $12$ tangent to each other and the larger circle. The smallest circle is tangent to the three other circles. What is the radius of the smallest circle? [asy] size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); draw(unitcircle^^circle((0,0.5),0.5)^^circle((0,-0.5),0.5)^^circle((2/3,0),1/3));[/asy]

Let $p$ be an odd prime. Determine the number of nonempty subsets from $\{1, 2, \dots, p - 1\}$ for which the sum of its elements is divisible by $p$.

The inradius of triangle $ ABC$ is $ 1$ and the side lengths of $ ABC$ are all integers. Prove that triangle $ ABC$ is right-angled.

Triangle $ABC$ lies in the Cartesian Plane and has an area of 70. The coordinates of $B$ and $C$ are $(12,19)$ and $(23,20)$, respectively, and the coordinates of $A$ are $(p,q)$. The line containing the median to side $BC$ has slope $-5$. Find the largest possible value of $p+q$.

In a country named Fillip, there are three major cities called Alenda, Breda, Chenida. This country uses the unit of "FP". The distance between Alenda and Chenida is $100$ FP. Breda is $70$ FP from Alenda and $30$ FP from Chenida. Let us say that we take a road trip from Alenda to Chenida. After $2$ hours of driving, we are currently at $50$ FP away from Alenda and $50$ FP away from Chenida. How many FP are we away from Breda?

Let $a$ and $b$ be two positive integers such that $2ab$ divides $a^2+b^2-a$. Prove that $a$ is perfect square

For any positive integer $n$, let $D_n$ denote the set of all positive divisors of $n$, and let $f_i(n)$ denote the size of the set $$F_i(n) = \{a \in D_n | a \equiv i \pmod{4} \}$$ where $i = 1, 2$. Determine the smallest positive integer $m$ such that $2f_1(m) - f_2(m) = 2017$.