Ana and Banana play a game. First, Ana picks a real number $p$ with $0 \le p \le 1$. Then, Banana picks an integer $h$ greater than $1$ and creates a spaceship with $h$ hit points. Now every minute, Ana decreases the spaceship's hit points by $2$ with probability $1-p$, and by $3$ with probability $p$. Ana wins if and only if the number of hit points is reduced to exactly $0$ at some point (in particular, if the spaceship has a negative number of hit points at any time then Ana loses). Given that Ana and Banana select $p$ and $h$ optimally, compute the integer closest to $1000p$. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]

Prove that for any tetrahedron the radius of the inscribed sphere $r <\frac{ ab}{ 2(a + b)}$, where $a$ and $b$ are the lengths of any pair of opposite edges.

Let $A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}$. Find the number of functions $f$ from the nonempty subsets of $A$ to $A$, such that $f(B) \in B$ for any $B \subset A$, and $f(B \cup C)$ is either $f(B)$ or $f(C)$ for any $B$, $C \subset A$

The sum of an infinite geometric series is a positive number $S$, and the second term in the series is $1$. What is the smallest possible value of $S?$ $\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{5} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

Prove that the simultaneous equations $$x^4 -x^2 =y^4 -y^2 =z^4 -z^2$$ are satisfied by the points of $4$ straight lines and $6$ ellipses, and by no other points.

Are there any real numbers $a,b,c$ such that $a+b+c=6$, $ab+bc+ca=9$ and $a^4+b^4+c^4=260$? What about if we let $a^4+b^4+c^4=210$? [i] (Andrei Bâra)[/i]

The diagonals of the trapezoid $ABCD$ are perpendicular ($AD//BC, AD>BC$) . Point $M$ is the midpoint of the side of $AB$, the point $N$ is symmetric of the center of the circumscribed circle of the triangle $ABD$ wrt $AD$. Prove that $\angle CMN = 90^o$. (A. Mudgal, India)

Joe and Kathryn work part-time jobs at the local mall to make some money for college. Joe works at GameStop, while Kathryn works at Bath and Body Works. However, neither of them usually ever leaves on pay day without spending a healthy portion of their check at their own store, especially angering Joe’s parents, who think video games are for Neanderthals or children under $8$. Joe makes $\$8$ an hour, while Kathryn makes $\$10$ an hour. Both work $20$ hours a week. Every week, Joe has a $20\%$ probability of purchasing a used $\$25$ video game, and Kathryn has a $25\%$ probability of purchasing a $\$30$ skin moisturizer. Find the expected value, in dollars, of their combined weekly “take-home pay.” (Take-home pay is total pay minus in-store spending.)

A chord $CD$ of a circle with center $O$ is perpendicular to a diameter $AB$. A chord $AE$ bisects the radius $OC$. Show that the line $DE$ bisects the chord $BC$ [i]V. Gordon[/i]

A $30\times30$ table is given. We want to color some of it's unit squares such that any colored square has at most $k$ neighbors. ( Two squares $(i,j)$ and $(x,y)$ are called neighbors if $i-x,j-y\equiv0,-1,1 \pmod {30}$ and $(i,j)\neq(x,y)$. Therefore, each square has exactly $8$ neighbors) What is the maximum possible number of colored squares if$:$ $a) k=6$ $b)k=1$

If the integers $m,n,k$ hold the equation $221m+247n+323k=2001$, what is the smallest possible value of $k$ greater than $100$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 124 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 111 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 107 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 101 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of the preceding} $

Solve the system of equations: $$|\log_2(x + y)| + | \log_2(x - y)| = 3$$ $$xy = 3$$

Point $A$ lies on the circumference of a circle $\Omega$ with radius $78$. Point $B$ is placed such that $AB$ is tangent to the circle and $AB=65$, while point $C$ is located on $\Omega$ such that $BC=25$. Compute the length of $\overline{AC}$.

In an acute triangle $ABC$, the angle bisector$AD$ and altitude $BE$ are drawn. Prove that angle $CED$ is greater than $45^o$.

For which complex numbers $\alpha$ does there exist a completely multiplicative, complex-valued arithmetic function $f$ such that \[ \sum_{n<x}f(n)=\alpha x+O(1)\,\,? \]

Determine whether there exists positive integers $a_{1}<a_{2}< \cdot \cdot \cdot <a_{k}$ such that all sums $ a_{i}+a_{j}$, where 1 $\leq i < j \leq k$, are unique, and among those sums, there are $1000$ consecutive integers.

The number $2013$ is expressed in the form \[2013=\frac{a_1!a_2!\cdots a_m!}{b_1!b_2!\cdots b_n!},\] where $a_1\ge a_2\ge\cdots\ge a_m$ and $b_1\ge b_2\ge\cdots\ge b_n$ are positive integers and $a_1+b_1$ is as small as possible. What is $|a_1-b_1|$? ${ \textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D}}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5 $

Triangle $LMT$ has $\overline{MA}$ as an altitude. Given that $MA = 16$, $MT = 20$, and $LT = 25$, find the length of the altitude from $L$ to $\overline{MT}$. [i]Proposed by Kevin Zhao[/i]

Ahuiliztli is playing around with some coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters). She keeps grabbing $k$ coins and calculating the value of her handful. After a while, she begins to notice that if $k$ is even, she more often gets even sums, and if $k$ is odd, she more often gets odd sums. Help her prove this true! Given $k$ coins chosen uniformly and at random, prove that. the probability that the parity of $k$ is the same as the parity of the $k$ coins' value is greater than the probability that the parities are different.

Let $S = \frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{2}{a_2}+ ... +\frac{100}{a_{100}}$ where $a_1, a_2,..., a_{100}$ are positive integers. What are all the possible integer values that $S$ can take ?

Six consecutive positive integers are written on slips of paper. The slips are then handed out to Ethan, Jacob, and Karthik, such that each of them receives two slips. The product of Ethan's numbers is $20,$ and the product of Jacob's numbers is $24.$ Compute the product of Karthik's numbers.

For $a>0$, let $f(a)=\lim_{t\rightarrow +0} \int_{t}^{1} |ax+x\ln x|\ dx.$ Let $a$ vary in the range $0 <a< +\infty$, find the minimum value of $f(a)$.

[hide=D stands for Dedekind, Z stands for Zermelo]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [b]Z15.[/b] Let $AOB$ be a quarter circle with center $O$ and radius $4$. Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be semicircles inside $AOB$ with diameters $OA$ and $OB$, respectively. Find the area of the region within $AOB$ but outside of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. [u]Set 4[/u] [b]Z16.[/b] Integers $a, b, c$ form a geometric sequence with an integer common ratio. If $c = a + 56$, find $b$. [b]Z17 / D24.[/b] In parallelogram $ABCD$, $\angle A \cdot \angle C - \angle B \cdot \angle D = 720^o$ where all angles are in degrees. Find the value of $\angle C$. [b]Z18.[/b] Steven likes arranging his rocks. A mountain formation is where the sequence of rocks to the left of the tallest rock increase in height while the sequence of rocks to the right of the tallest rock decrease in height. If his rocks are $1, 2, . . . , 10$ inches in height, how many mountain formations are possible? For example: the sequences $(1-3-5-6-10-9-8-7-4-2)$ and $(1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10)$ are considered mountain formations. [b]Z19.[/b] Find the smallest $5$-digit multiple of $11$ whose sum of digits is $15$. [b]Z20.[/b] Two circles, $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$, have radii of $2$ and $8$, respectively, and are externally tangent at point $P$. Line $\ell$ is tangent to the two circles, intersecting $\omega_1$ at $A$ and $\omega_2$ at $B$. Line $m$ passes through $P$ and is tangent to both circles. If line $m$ intersects line $\ell$ at point $Q$, calculate the length of $P Q$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]Z21.[/b] Sen picks a random $1$ million digit integer. Each digit of the integer is placed into a list. The probability that the last digit of the integer is strictly greater than twice the median of the digit list is closest to $\frac{1}{a}$, for some integer $a$. What is $a$? [b]Z22.[/b] Let $6$ points be evenly spaced on a circle with center $O$, and let $S$ be a set of $7$ points: the $6$ points on the circle and $O$. How many equilateral polygons (not self-intersecting and not necessarily convex) can be formed using some subset of $S$ as vertices? [b]Z23.[/b] For a positive integer $n$, define $r_n$ recursively as follows: $r_n = r^2_{n-1} + r^2_{n-2} + ... + r^2_0$,where $r_0 = 1$. Find the greatest integer less than $$\frac{r_2}{r^2_1}+\frac{r_3}{r^2_2}+ ...+\frac{r_{2023}}{r^2_{2022}}.$$ [b]Z24.[/b] Arnav starts at $21$ on the number line. Every minute, if he was at $n$, he randomly teleports to $2n^2$, $n^2$, or $\frac{n^2}{4}$ with equal chance. What is the probability that Arnav only ever steps on integers? [b]Z25.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle inscribed in circle $\omega$ with $AB = 10$. If $P$ is the intersection of the tangents to $\omega$ at $C$ and $D$, what is the minimum distance from $P$ to $AB$? PS. You should use hide for answers. D.1-15 / Z.1-8 problems have been collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2916240p26045561]here [/url]and D.16-30/Z.9-14, 17, 26-30 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2916250p26045695]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $a<b<c$ be three positive integers. Prove that among any $2c$ consecutive positive integers there exist three different numbers $x,y,z$ such that $abc$ divides $xyz$.

Let $a_1, a_2,...,a_{2005}, b_1, b_2,...,b_{2005}$ be real numbers such that $(a_ix - b_i)^2 \ge \sum_{j\ne i,j=1}^{2005} (a_jx - b_j)$ for all real numbers x and every integer $i$ with $1 \le i \le 2005$. What is maximal number of positive $a_i$'s and $b_i$'s?