Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle, $O$ be its circumcenter, $BM$ be a median, and $BH$ be an altitude. Circles $AOB$ and $BHC$ meet for the second time at point $E$, and circles $AHB$ and $BOC$ meet at point $F$. Prove that $ME = MF$.

Solve the equation: $$x=1978 - \dfrac{1977}{1978 - \dfrac{1977}{\frac{...}{...\dfrac{1977}{1978 -\dfrac{1977}{x}}}}}{}$$

The natural numbers from 1 to 100 are arranged on a circle with the characteristic that each number is either larger as their two neighbours or smaller than their two neighbours. A pair of neighbouring numbers is called "good", if you cancel such a pair, the above property remains still valid. What is the smallest possible number of good pairs?

The vertices of a regular $2012$-gon are labeled $A_1,A_2,\ldots, A_{2012}$ in some order. It is known that if $k+\ell$ and $m+n$ leave the same remainder when divided by $2012$, then the chords $A_kA_{\ell}$ and $A_mA_n$ have no common points. Vasya walks around the polygon and sees that the first two vertices are labeled $A_1$ and $A_4$. How is the tenth vertex labeled? [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

Alice starts at the top of Pascal’s triangle. Every move, she moves one layer below, choosing either the left or the right with equal probability. After making $6$ moves, what is the expected sum of the values she visited, including the starting and ending values? For example, in the path shown below, the sum of the values Alice visited is $1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 20 = 42$. [center][img]https://services.artofproblemsolving.com/download.php?id=YXR0YWNobWVudHMvMC84L2JjZDhiYjkzNjgyMTczMGQ0ZWIzZjE4NDVkOWIxODQxYzQxODdlLnBuZw==&rn=QS5wbmc=[/img][/center]

$f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfies the equation \[f(x)f(y)-af(xy)=x+y\] , for every real numbers $x,y$. Find all possible real values of $a$.

[b]p1.[/b] If $$ \begin{cases} a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 1000 \\ (a + b + c)^2 = 100 \\ ab + bc = 10 \end{cases}$$ what is $ac$? [b]p2.[/b] If a and b are real numbers such that $a \ne 0$ and the numbers $1$, $a + b$, and $a$ are, in some order, the numbers $0$, $\frac{b}{a}$ , and $b$, what is $b - a$? [b]p3.[/b] Of the first $120$ natural numbers, how many are divisible by at least one of $3$, $4$, $5$, $12$, $15$, $20$, and $60$? [b]p4.[/b] For positive real numbers $a$, let $p_a$ and $q_a$ be the maximum and minimum values, respectively, of $\log_a(x)$ for $a \le x \le 2a$. If $p_a - q_a = \frac12$ , what is $a$? [b]p5.[/b] Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be the sides opposite the vertices $A$, $B$, and $C$, respectively. If $a = 2b \sin A$, what is the measure of angle $B$? [b]p6.[/b] How many ordered triples $(x, y, z)$ of positive integers satisfy the equation $$x^3 + 2y^3 + 4z^3 = 9?$$ [b]p7.[/b] Joe has invented a robot that travels along the sides of a regular octagon. The robot starts at a vertex of the octagon and every minute chooses one of two directions (clockwise or counterclockwise) with equal probability and moves to the next vertex in that direction. What is the probability that after $8$ minutes the robot is directly opposite the vertex it started from? [b]p8.[/b] Find the nonnegative integer $n$ such that when $$\left(x^2 -\frac{1}{x}\right)^n$$ is completely expanded the constant coefficient is $15$. [b]p9.[/b] For each positive integer $k$, let $$f_k(x) = \frac{kx + 9}{x + 3}.$$ Compute $$f_1 \circ f_2\circ ... \circ f_{13}(2).$$ [b]p10.[/b] Exactly one of the following five integers cannot be written in the form $x^2 + y^2 + 5z^2$, where $x$, $y$, and $z$ are integers. Which one is it? $$2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007$$ [b]p11.[/b] Suppose that two circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ intersect at two distinct points $M$ and $N$. Suppose that $P$ is a point on the line $MN$ that is outside of both $C_1$ and $C_2$. Let $A$ and $B$ be the two distinct points on $C_1$ such that AP and BP are each tangent to $C_1$ and $B$ is inside $C_2$. Similarly, let $D$ and $E$ be the two distinct points on $C_2$ such that $DP$ and $EP$ are each tangent to $C_2$ and $D$ is inside $C_1$. If $AB = \frac{5\sqrt2}{2}$ , $AD = 2$, $BD = 2$, $EB = 1$, and $ED =\sqrt2$, find $AE$. [b]p12.[/b] How many ordered pairs $(x, y)$ of positive integers satisfy the following equation? $$\sqrt{x} +\sqrt{y} =\sqrt{2007}.$$ [b]p13.[/b] The sides $BC$, $CA$, and $CB$ of triangle $ABC$ have midpoints $K$, $L$, and $M$, respectively. If $$AB^2 + BC^2 + CA^2 = 200,$$ what is $AK^2 + BL^2 + CM^2$? [b]p14.[/b] Let $x$ and $y$ be real numbers that satisfy: $$x + \frac{4}{x}= y +\frac{4}{y}=\frac{20}{xy}.$$ Compute the maximum value of $|x - y|$. [b]p15.[/b] $30$ math meet teams receive different scores which are then shuffled around to lend an aura of mystery to the grading. What is the probability that no team receives their own score? Express your answer as a decimal accurate to the nearest hundredth. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

In the coordinate plane, a point $A$ is chosen on the line $y =\frac32 x$ in the first quadrant. Two perpendicular lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ intersect at A where $\ell_1$ has slope $m > 1$. Let $\ell_1$ intersect the $ x$-axis at $B$, and $\ell_2$ intersects the $ x$ and $y$ axes at $C$ and $D$, respectively. Suppose that line $BD$ has slope $-m$ and $BD = 2$. Compute the length of $CD$.

In a triangle $ABC$, $AB = AC$, and $D$ is on $BC$. A point $E$ is chosen on $AC$, and a point $F$ is chosen on $AB$, such that $DE = DC$ and $DF = DB$. It is given that $\frac{DC}{BD} = 2$ and $\frac{AF}{AE} = 5$. Determine that value of $\frac{AB}{BC}$.

Solve in $ \mathbb{Z}^2 $ the following equation: $$ (x+1)(x+2)(x+3) +x(x+2)(x+3)+x(x+1)(x+3)+x(x+1)(x+2)=y^{2^x} . $$ [i]Adrian Zanoschi[/i]

Does the system of equation \begin{align*} \begin{cases} x_1 + x_2 &= y_1 + y_2 + y_3 + y_4 \\ x_1^2 + x_2^2 &= y_1^2 + y_2^2 + y_3^2 + y_4^2 \\ x_1^3 + x_2^3 &= y_1^3 + y_2^3 + y_3^3 + y_4^3 \end{cases} \end{align*} admit a solution in integers such that the absolute value of each of these integers is greater than $2020$?

[b]p1.[/b] Two players play the following game. On the lowest left square of an $8 \times 8$ chessboard there is a rook (castle). The first player is allowed to move the rook up or to the right by an arbitrary number of squares. The second layer is also allowed to move the rook up or to the right by an arbitrary number of squares. Then the first player is allowed to do this again, and so on. The one who moves the rook to the upper right square wins. Who has a winning strategy? [b]p2.[/b] Find the smallest positive whole number that ends with $17$, is divisible by $17$, and the sum of its digits is $17$. [b]p3.[/b] Three consecutive $2$-digit numbers are written next to each other. It turns out that the resulting $6$-digit number is divisible by $17$. Find all such numbers. [b]p4.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral (a quadrilateral $ABCD$ is called convex if the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect). Suppose that $\angle CBD = \angle CAB$ and $\angle ACD = \angle BDA$ . Prove that $\angle ABC = \angle ADC$. [b]p5.[/b] A circle of radius $1$ is cut into four equal arcs, which are then arranged to make the shape shown on the picture. What is its area? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/3/49c3fe8b218ab0a5378ecc635b797a912723f9.png[/img] PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. Three nested sequences of circles are then constructed as follows: each circle touches the previous circle and has two edges of the triangle as tangents. This is represented by the figure below. [asy] import olympiad; pair A, B, C; A = dir(90); B = dir(210); C = dir(330); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(incircle(A,B,C)); draw(incircle(A,2/3*A+1/3*B,2/3*A+1/3*C)); draw(incircle(A,8/9*A+1/9*B,8/9*A+1/9*C)); draw(incircle(A,26/27*A+1/27*B,26/27*A+1/27*C)); draw(incircle(A,80/81*A+1/81*B,80/81*A+1/81*C)); draw(incircle(A,242/243*A+1/243*B,242/243*A+1/243*C)); draw(incircle(B,2/3*B+1/3*A,2/3*B+1/3*C)); draw(incircle(B,8/9*B+1/9*A,8/9*B+1/9*C)); draw(incircle(B,26/27*B+1/27*A,26/27*B+1/27*C)); draw(incircle(B,80/81*B+1/81*A,80/81*B+1/81*C)); draw(incircle(B,242/243*B+1/243*A,242/243*B+1/243*C)); draw(incircle(C,2/3*C+1/3*B,2/3*C+1/3*A)); draw(incircle(C,8/9*C+1/9*B,8/9*C+1/9*A)); draw(incircle(C,26/27*C+1/27*B,26/27*C+1/27*A)); draw(incircle(C,80/81*C+1/81*B,80/81*C+1/81*A)); draw(incircle(C,242/243*C+1/243*B,242/243*C+1/243*A)); [/asy] What is the ratio of the area of the largest circle to the combined area of all the other circles? $\text{(A) }\frac{8}{1}\qquad\text{(B) }\frac{8}{3}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{9}{1}\qquad\text{(D) }\frac{9}{3}\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{10}{3}$

A right hexagonal prism has height $2$. The bases are regular hexagons with side length $1$. Any $3$ of the $12$ vertices determine a triangle. Find the number of these triangles that are isosceles (including equilateral triangles).

Given is a flat plane $V$ containing a rectangular coordinate system $xOy$. We consider quartets of numbers $(p,q,r,s)$; $p\le 0$, $q \le 0$, $r \le 0$, $s \le 0$. On every quartet we add a point $S$ from $V$ in a way that is in the accompanying figure is displayed. In this figure $OP = p$,$PQ = q$,$QR = r$,$RS = s$, $\angle OPQ = \angle PQR = \angle QRS = 135^o$. (a) What is the set of the points of $V$, which are added to these quartets ? (b) Which of these points has been added to only one quartet? How many quartets have the other points been added? (c) What is the set of points added to the quartets for which $p + q = 1$ and $r = s = 0$? (d) What is the set of points added to the quartets for which $p + 1 = $ and $r + s = 1$? [asy] unitsize(0.6 cm); pair O, P, Q, R, S; O = (0,0); P = (2,0); Q = P + 2*dir(45); R = Q + (0,2.5); S = R + 3*dir(135); draw((-1,0)--(7,0)); draw((0,-1)--(0,8)); draw(P--Q--R--S); label("$O$", O, SW); label("$P$", P, dir(270)); label("$Q$", Q, E); label("$R$", R, E); label("$S$", S, N); label("$X$", (7,0), E); label("$Y$", (0,8), N); [/asy]

A square is divided by horizontal and vertical lines that form $n^2$ squares each with side $1$. What is the greatest possible value of $n$ such that it is possible to select $n$ squares such that any rectangle with area $n$ formed by the horizontal and vertical lines would contain at least one of the selected $n$ squares.

Triangle $ABC$ has sidelengths $AB=14,AC=13,$ and $BC=15.$ Point $D$ is chosen in the interior of $\overline{AB}$ and point $E$ is selected uniformly at random from $\overline{AD}.$ Point $F$ is then defined to be the intersection point of the perpendicular to $\overline{AB}$ at $E$ and the union of segments $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BC}.$ Suppose that $D$ is chosen such that the expected value of the length of $\overline{EF}$ is maximized. Find $AD.$

For every $n\geq 1$ define $x_n$ by $$x_n=\int_0^1 \ln(1+x+x^2+\dots +x^n)\cdot\ln\frac{1}{1-x}\mathrm dx.$$ a) Show that $x_n$ is finite for every $n\geq 1$ and $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}x_n=2$. b) Calculate $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{n}{\ln n}(2-x_n)$.

Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=2005$. Find the minimum value of the expression: $$E=a^{2006}+b^{2006}+c^{2006}+\frac{(ab)^{2004}+(bc)^{2004}+(ca)^{2004}}{(abc)^{2004}}$$

Let $g: R \to R$ be a linear function such that $g (1) = 0$. If $f: R \to R$ is a quadratic function such what $g (x^2) = f (x)$ and $f (x + 1) - f (x - 1) = x$ for all $x \in R$. Determine the value of $f (2019)$.

Give an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with area $S$, let points $A',B',C'$ be located as follows: $A'$ is the point where altitude from $A$ on $BC$ meets the outwards facing semicirle drawn on $BX$ as diameter.Points $B',C'$ are located similarly. Evaluate the sum $T=($area $\vartriangle BCA')^2+($area $\vartriangle CAB')^2+($area $\vartriangle ABC')^2$.

Consider an acute triangle $ABC$ with $|AB| > |CA| > |BC|$. The vertices $D, E$, and $F$ are the base points of the altitudes from $A, B$, and $C$, respectively. The line through F parallel to $DE$ intersects $BC$ in $M$. The angular bisector of $\angle MF E$ intersects $DE$ in $N$. Prove that $F$ is the circumcentre of $\vartriangle DMN$ if and only if $B$ is the circumcentre of $\vartriangle FMN$.

Find the smallest positive root of the equation $$\{tg x\}=\sin x. $$ ($\{a\}$ is the fractional part of $a$, $\{a\}$ is equal to the difference between $ a$ and the largest integer not exceeding $a$.)

How many non-similar triangle have angles whose degree measures are distinct positive integers in arithmetic progression? $ \textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 59 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 89 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 178$

Let $(a_n)_{n\geq 0}$ be a sequence defined by $a_0\geq 0$ and the recurrence relation $$a_{n+1}=\frac{a_n^2-1}{n+1},$$ for all $n\geq 0$. Prove that here exists a real number $a> 0$ such that: [list] [*] if $a_0\geq a,$ $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}a_n = \infty$; [*] if $a_0\in [0,a),$ $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}a_n = 0$.