For all $\alpha_1, \alpha_2,\alpha_3 \in \mathbb{R}^+$, Prove \begin{align*} \sum \frac{1}{2\nu \alpha_1 +\alpha_2+\alpha_3} > \frac{2\nu}{2\nu +1} \left( \sum \frac{1}{\nu \alpha_1 + \nu \alpha_2 + \alpha_3} \right) \end{align*} for every positive real number $\nu$

Saskia and her sisters have been given a large number of pearls. The pearls are white, black and red, not necessarily the same number of each color. Each white pearl is worth $5$ Ducates, each black one is worth $7$, and each red one is worth $12$. The total worth of the pearls is $2107$ Ducates. Saskia and her sisters split the pearls so that each of them gets the same number of pearls and the same total worth, but the color distribution may vary among the sisters. Interestingly enough, the total worth in Ducates that each of the sisters holds equals the total number of pearls split between the sisters. Saskia is particularly fond of the red pearls, and therefore makes sure that she has as many of those as possible. How many pearls of each color has Saskia?

Let the polynomial $P(x) = a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_0$ has at least one real root and $a_0 \ne 0$. Prove that, consequently crossing out the monomials in the notation $P(x)$ in some order, we can obtain the number $a_0$ from it so that each intermediate polynomial also has at least one real root.

Let $x$ and $y$ be positive real numbers. Define $a = 1 + \tfrac{x}{y}$ and $b = 1 + \tfrac{y}{x}$. If $a^2 + b^2 = 15$, compute $a^3 + b^3$.

Let $i$ be a root of the equation $x^2+1=0$ and let $\omega$ be a root of the equation $x^2+x+1=0$ . Construct a polynomial $$f(x)=a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n$$ where $a_0,a_1,\cdots,a_n$ are all integers such that $f(i+\omega)=0$ .

Each of the $20$ balls is tossed independently and at random into one of the $5$ bins. Let $p$ be the probability that some bin ends up with $3$ balls, another with $5$ balls, and the other three with $4$ balls each. Let $q$ be the probability that every bin ends up with $4$ balls. What is $\frac{p}{q}$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 16$

Let $a_1$, $a_2$, ... be an infinite sequence of integers such that $0 \le a_k \le k$ for every positive integer $k$ and such that \[ 2017 = \sum_{k = 1}^\infty a_k \cdot k! \, . \] What is the value of the infinite series $\sum_{k = 1}^\infty a_k$?

Let $b \geqslant 2$ be a positive integer. Anu has an infinite collection of notes with exactly $b-1$ copies of a note worth $b^k-1$ rupees, for every integer $k\geqslant 1$. A positive integer $n$ is called payable if Anu can pay exactly $n^2+1$ rupees by using some collection of her notes. Prove that if there is a payable number, there are infinitely many payable numbers. [i]Proposed by Shantanu Nene[/i]

A diameter $AK$ is drawn for the circumscribed circle $\omega$ of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, an arbitrary point $M$ is chosen on the segment $BC$, the straight line $AM$ intersects $\omega$ at point $Q$. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from $M$ on $AK$ is $D$, the tangent drawn to the circle $\omega$ through the point $Q$, intersects the straight line $MD$ at $P$. A point $L$ (different from $Q$) is chosen on $\omega$ such that $PL$ is tangent to $\omega$. Prove that points $L$, $M$ and $K$ lie on the same line.

How many of the first $2018$ numbers in the sequence $101, 1001, 10001, 100001, \dots$ are divisible by $101$? $ \textbf{(A) }253 \qquad \textbf{(B) }504 \qquad \textbf{(C) }505 \qquad \textbf{(D) }506 \qquad \textbf{(E) }1009 \qquad $

Prove that for arbitary integer $ n > 16$, there exists the set $ S$ that contains $ n$ positive integers and has the following property:if the subset $ A$ of $ S$ satisfies for arbitary $ a,a'\in A, a\neq a', a \plus{} a'\notin S$ holds, then $ |A|\leq4\sqrt n.$

Let $M$ be the set of the real numbers except for finitely many elements. Prove that for every positive integer $n$ there exists a polynomial $f(x)$ with $\deg f = n$, such that all the coefficients and the $n$ real roots of $f$ are all in $M$.

In a board school, there are 9 subjects, 512 students, and 256 rooms (two people in each room.) For every student there is a set (a subset of the 9 subjects) of subjects the student is interested in. Each student has a different set of subjects, (s)he is interested in, from all other students. (Exactly one student has no subjects (s)he is interested in.) Prove that the whole school can line up in a circle in such a way that every pair of the roommates has the two people standing next to each other, and those pairs of students standing next to each other that are not roommates, have the following properties. One of the two students is interested in all the subjects that the other student is interested in, and also exactly one more subject.

Let $ABC$ be an acutangle triangle and $O, H$ its circumcenter, orthocenter, respectively. If $\frac{AB}{\sqrt2}=BH=OB$, calculate the angles of the triangle $ABC$ .

Compute the number of five-digit positive integers whose digits have exactly $30$ distinct permutations (the permutations do not necessarily have to be valid five-digit integers). [i]Proposed by David Sun[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram with sides $AB=10$ and $BC=6$. The circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ pass through $B$ and have centers $A$ and $C$ respectively. An arbitrary circle with center $D$ intersects $\omega_1$ at points $P_1\neq Q_1$ and $\omega_2$ at points $P_2 \neq Q_2$. Calculate the ratio $\dfrac{P_1Q_1}{P_2Q_2}$.

Let $x$ and $y$ be nonnegative real numbers. Prove that $(x +y^3) (x^3 +y) \ge 4x^2y^2$. When does equality holds? (Task committee)

Let a, b, and c be nonzero integers. Show that there exists an integer k such that $$gcd\left(a+kb, c\right) = gcd\left(a, b, c\right)$$

A square is contained in a cube when all of its points are in the faces or in the interior of the cube. Determine the biggest $\ell > 0$ such that there exists a square of side $\ell$ contained in a cube with edge $1$.

Let $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^n (x-1)^{2n}}{n!}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_{n}x^{n}$. Show that no three consecutive $a_n$ can be equal to $0$.

Let the series $$s(n,x)=\sum \limits_{k= 0}^n \frac{(1-x)(1-2x)(1-3x)\cdots(1-nx)}{n!}$$ Find a real set on which this series is convergent, and then compute its sum. Find also $$\lim \limits_{(n,x)\to (\infty ,0)} s(n,x)$$

Determine all positive integers $n$ such that $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}-1$ divides $1^7+2^7+\dots +n^7$.

Point $M$ is the midpoint of the base $BC$ of trapezoid $ABCD$. On base $AD$, point $P$ is selected. Line $PM$ intersects line $DC$ at point $Q$, and the perpendicular from $P$ on the bases intersects line $BQ$ at point $K$. Prove that $\angle QBC = \angle KDA$.

Some of the towns in a country are connected with bidirectional paths, where each town can be reached by any other by going through these paths. From each town there are at least $n \geq 3$ paths. In the country there is no such route that includes all towns exactly once. Find the least possible number of towns in this country (Answer depends from $n$).

Prove that any group of people can be divided into two disjoint groups $A$ and $B$ such that any member from $A$ has at least half of his acquaintances in $B$ and any member from $B$ has at least half of his acquaintances in $A$ (acquaintance is reciprocal).