Evaluate the following sum: $$ \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{1 + 2} + \frac{1}{1 + 2 + 3} + \frac{1}{1 + 2 + 3 + 4} + \ldots + \frac{1}{1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \dots + 2025} $$ [i]Proposed by Prudencio Guerrero Fernández[/i]

If the margin made on an article costing $ C$ dollars and selling for $ S$ dollars is $ M\equal{}\frac{1}{n}C$, then the margin is given by: $ \textbf{(A)}\ M\equal{}\frac{1}{n\minus{}1}S \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ M\equal{}\frac{1}{n}S \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ M\equal{}\frac{n}{n\plus{}1}S \\ \textbf{(D)}\ M\equal{}\frac{1}{n\plus{}1}S \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ M\equal{}\frac{n}{n\minus{}1}S$

The Bank of Oslo issues two types of coin: aluminum (denoted A) and bronze (denoted B). Marianne has $n$ aluminum coins and $n$ bronze coins arranged in a row in some arbitrary initial order. A chain is any subsequence of consecutive coins of the same type. Given a fixed positive integer $k \leq 2n$, Gilberty repeatedly performs the following operation: he identifies the longest chain containing the $k^{th}$ coin from the left and moves all coins in that chain to the left end of the row. For example, if $n=4$ and $k=4$, the process starting from the ordering $AABBBABA$ would be $AABBBABA \to BBBAAABA \to AAABBBBA \to BBBBAAAA \to ...$ Find all pairs $(n,k)$ with $1 \leq k \leq 2n$ such that for every initial ordering, at some moment during the process, the leftmost $n$ coins will all be of the same type.

In triangle $ABC$, points $M$ and $N$ are on segments $AB$ and $AC$ respectively such that $AM = MC$ and $AN = NB$. Let $P$ be the point such that $PB$ and $PC$ are tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$. Given that the perimeters of $PMN$ and $BCNM$ are $21$ and $29$ respectively, and that $PB = 5$, compute the length of $BC$.

Let $n\ge 3$ be an integer. In a country there are $n$ airports and $n$ airlines operating two-way flights. For each airline, there is an odd integer $m\ge 3$, and $m$ distinct airports $c_1, \dots, c_m$, where the flights offered by the airline are exactly those between the following pairs of airports: $c_1$ and $c_2$; $c_2$ and $c_3$; $\dots$ ; $c_{m-1}$ and $c_m$; $c_m$ and $c_1$. Prove that there is a closed route consisting of an odd number of flights where no two flights are operated by the same airline.

Find all real numbers $x$ such that exactly one of the four numbers $x-\sqrt 2$, $x-\dfrac{1}{x}$, $x+\dfrac{1}{x}$ and $x^2+2\sqrt{2}$ is [b]not[/b] an integer.

Are there prime $p$ and $q$ larger than $3$, such that $p^2-1$ is divisible by $q$ and $q^2-1$ divided by $p$?

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid and a tangential quadrilateral such that $AD || BC$ and $|AB|=|CD|$. The incircle touches $[CD]$ at $N$. $[AN]$ and $[BN]$ meet the incircle again at $K$ and $L$, respectively. What is $\dfrac {|AN|}{|AK|} + \dfrac {|BN|}{|BL|}$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 16 $

[i]George the grasshopper[/i] lives of the real line, starting at $0$ . He is given the following sequence of numbers: $2, 3, 4, 8, 9, ... ,$ which are all the numbers of the form $2^k$ or $3^l$, $k, l \in \mathbb{N}$, arranged in increasing order. Starting from $2$, for each number $x$ in the sequence in order, he (currently at $a$) must choose to jump to either $a+x$ or $a-x$. Show that [i]George the grasshopper[/i] can jump in a way that he reaches every integer on the real line.

Let $\displaystyle{N = \prod_{k=1}^{1000} (4^k - 1)}$. Determine the largest positive integer $n$ such that $5^n$ divides evenly into $N$.

Congruent circles $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ have radius $2012,$ and the center of $\Gamma_1$ lies on $\Gamma_2.$ Suppose that $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ intersect at $A$ and $B$. The line through $A$ perpendicular to $AB$ meets $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ again at $C$ and $D$, respectively. Find the length of $CD$. [i]Author: Ray Li[/i]

Determine all integers $n$ such that both of the numbers: $$|n^3 - 4n^2 + 3n - 35| \text{ and } |n^2 + 4n + 8|$$ are both prime numbers.

See all the problems from 5-th Kyiv math festival [url=http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=506789#p506789]here[/url] The number $123456789$ is written on the blackboard. At each step it is allowed to choose its digits $a$ and $b$ of the same parity and to replace each of them by $\frac{a+b}{2}.$ Is it possible to obtain a number larger then a)$800000000$; b)$880000000$ by such replacements?

Two circles, both with the same radius $r$, are placed in the plane without intersecting each other. A line in the plane intersects the first circle at the points $A,B$ and the other at points $C,D$, so that $|AB|=|BC|=|CD|=14\text{cm}$. Another line intersects the circles at $E,F$, respectively $G,H$ so that $|EF|=|FG|=|GH|=6\text{cm}$. Find the radius $r$.

Let $A, B \in \mathbb{N}$. Consider a sequence $x_1, x_2, \ldots$ such that for all $n\geq 2$, $$x_{n+1}=A \cdot \gcd(x_n, x_{n-1})+B. $$ Show that the sequence attains only finitely many distinct values.

Let $ m,n$ be positive integers. Prove that the number $ 5^n\plus{}5^m$ can be represented as sum of two perfect squares if and only if $ n\minus{}m$ is even. [i]Vasile Zidaru[/i]

For all positive integers $n$, show that: $$ \dfrac1n \sum^n _{k=1} \dfrac{k \cdot k! \cdot {n\choose k}}{n^k} = 1$$

Let $BB',CC'$ be altitudes of $\triangle ABC$ and assume $AB$ ≠ $AC$.Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and $H$ be orhocenter of $\triangle ABC$ and $D$ be the intersection of $BC$ and $B'C'$.Show that $DH$ is perpendicular to $AM$.

Given the positive integer $m \geq 2$, $n \geq 3$. Define the following set $$S = \left\{(a, b) | a \in \{1, 2, \cdots, m\}, b \in \{1, 2, \cdots, n\} \right\}.$$Let $A$ be a subset of $S$. If there does not exist positive integers $x_1, x_2, y_1, y_2, y_3$ such that $x_1 < x_2, y_1 < y_2 < y_3$ and $$(x_1, y_1), (x_1, y_2), (x_1, y_3), (x_2, y_2) \in A.$$Determine the largest possible number of elements in $A$.

Let $ABC$ be a right-angled triangle with $\angle C = 90^{\circ}$, $K$, $L$, $M$ be the midpoints of sides $AB$, $BC$, $CA$ respectively, and $N$ be a point of side $AB$. The line $CN$ meets $KM$ and $KL$ at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Points $S$, $T$ lying on $AC$ and $BC$ respectively are such that $APQS$ and $BPQT$ are cyclic quadrilaterals. Prove that a) if $CN$ is a bisector, then $CN$, $ML$ and $ST$ concur; b) if $CN$ is an altitude, then $ST$ bisects $ML$.

Let $p$ be the third-smallest prime number greater than $5$ such that: $\bullet$ $2p + 1$ is prime, and $\bullet$ $5^p \not\equiv 1$ (mod $2p + 1$). Find $p$.

If $ \left(r \plus{} \frac {1}{r}\right)^2 \equal{} 3$, then $ r^3 \plus{} \frac {1}{r^3}$ equals $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6$

Prove that from an $n\times n$ grid, one can find $\Omega (n^{\frac{5}{3}})$ points such that no four of them are vertices of a square with sides parallel to lines of the grid. Imagine yourself as Erdos (!) and guess what is the best exponent instead of $\frac{5}{3}$!

Solve in $ \mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R}) $ the equation $ X^3+X+2I=0. $ [i]Florian Dumitrel[/i]

Let $M$ be a centre of gravity (the intersection point of the medians) of a triangle $ABC$. Under rotation by $120$ degrees about the point $M$, the point $B$ is taken to the point $P$; under rotation by $240$ degrees about $M$, the point $C$ is taken to the point $Q$. Prove that either $APQ$ is an equilateral triangle, or the points $A, P, Q$ coincide. (Bykovsky, Khabarovsksk)