Find the smallest positive integer solution to $\tan 19x^\circ=\frac{\cos 96^\circ+\sin 96^\circ}{\cos 96^\circ-\sin 96^\circ}.$

Find all surjective functions $ f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ such that for every $ m,n \in \mathbb{N}$ and every prime $ p,$ the number $ f(m + n)$ is divisible by $ p$ if and only if $ f(m) + f(n)$ is divisible by $ p$. [i]Author: Mohsen Jamaali and Nima Ahmadi Pour Anari, Iran[/i]

If $p$ is a prime number and $a>1$ is a natural number , then show that the greatest common divisor of the two numbers $a-1$ and $\frac{a^p-1}{a-1}$ is either $1$ or $p$ .

Consider the sequence $1, \dfrac12 , \dfrac13 , \ldots$. Show that every positive rational number can be written as a finite sum of different terms in this sequence.

Let $S^1 = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} \mid |z| =1 \}$ be the unit circle in the complex plane. Let $f \colon S^1 \longrightarrow S^2$ be the map given by $f(z) = z^2$. We define $f^{(1)} \colon = f$ and $f^{(k+1)} \colon = f \circ f^{(k)}$ for $k \geq 1$. The smallest positive integer $n$ such that $f^{(n)}(z) = z$ is called the [i]period[/i] of $z$. Determine the total number of points in $S^1$ of period $2025$. (Hint : $2025 = 3^4 \times 5^2$)

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that $P(0)=1$, and let $c > 1$ be an integer. Define $x_0=0$ and $x_{i+1} = P(x_i)$ for all integers $i \ge 0$. Show that there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $\gcd (x_n, n+c)=1$. [i]Proposed by Milan Haiman and Carl Schildkraut[/i]

For each integer $n \geq 2$, let $F(n)$ denote the greatest prime factor of $n$. A [i]strange pair[/i] is a pair of distinct primes $p$ and $q$ such that there is no integer $n \geq 2$ for which $F(n)F(n+1)=pq$. Prove that there exist infinitely many strange pairs.

[u]Round 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] Express the number $3024_8$ in base $2$. [b]p14.[/b] $\vartriangle ABC$ has a perimeter of $10$ and has $AB = 3$ and $\angle C$ has a measure of $60^o$. What is the maximum area of the triangle? [b]p15.[/b] A weighted coin comes up as heads $30\%$ of the time and tails $70\%$ of the time. If I flip the coin $25$ times, howmany tails am I expected to flip? [u]Round 6[/u] [b]p16.[/b] A rectangular box with side lengths $7$, $11$, and $13$ is lined with reflective mirrors, and has edges aligned with the coordinate axes. A laser is shot from a corner of the box in the direction of the line $x = y = z$. Find the distance traveled by the laser before hitting a corner of the box. [b]p17.[/b] The largest solution to $x^2 + \frac{49}{x^2}= 2018$ can be represented in the form $\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}$. Compute $a +b$. [b]p18.[/b] What is the expected number of black cards between the two jokers of a $54$ card deck? [u]Round 7[/u] p19. Compute ${6 \choose 0} \cdot 2^0 + {6 \choose 1} \cdot 2^1+ {6 \choose 2} \cdot 2^2+ ...+ {6 \choose 6} \cdot 2^6$. [b]p20.[/b] Define a sequence by $a_1 =5$, $a_{n+1} = a_n + 4 * n -1$ for $n\ge 1$. What is the value of $a_{1000}$? [b]p21.[/b] Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be the triangle such that $\angle B = 15^o$ and $\angle C = 30^o$. Let $D$ be the point such that $\vartriangle ADC$ is an isosceles right triangle where $D$ is in the opposite side from $A$ respect to $BC$ and $\angle DAC = 90^o$. Find the $\angle ADB$. [u]Round 8[/u] [b]p22.[/b] Say the answer to problem $24$ is $z$. Compute $gcd (z,7z +24).$ [b]p23.[/b] Say the answer to problem $22$ is $x$. If $x$ is $1$, write down $1$ for this question. Otherwise, compute $$\sum^{\infty}_{k=1} \frac{1}{x^k}$$ [b]p24.[/b] Say the answer to problem $23$ is $y$. Compute $$\left \lfloor \frac{y^2 +1}{y} \right \rfloor$$ PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-4 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3165983p28809209]here [/url] and 9-12 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3166045p28809814]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that the largest prime divisor of $n^4 + n^2 + 1$ is equal to the largest prime divisor of $(n+1)^4 + (n+1)^2 +1$.

Let $n$ be a nonnegative integer less than $2023$ such that $2n^2 + 3n$ is a perfect square. What is the sum of all possible $n$? [i]Proposed by Giacomo Rizzo[/i]

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that $P(0)=1$, and let $c > 1$ be an integer. Define $x_0=0$ and $x_{i+1} = P(x_i)$ for all integers $i \ge 0$. Show that there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $\gcd (x_n, n+c)=1$. [i]Proposed by Milan Haiman and Carl Schildkraut[/i]

In a particular European city, there are only $7$ day tickets and $30$ day tickets to the public transport. The former costs $7.03$ euro and the latter costs $30$ euro. Aina the Algebraist decides to buy at once those tickets that she can travel by the public transport the whole three year (2014-2016, 1096 days) visiting in the city. What is the cheapest solution?

Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that the largest prime divisor of $n^4 + n^2 + 1$ is equal to the largest prime divisor of $(n+1)^4 + (n+1)^2 +1$.

Let $\tau(n)$ be the number of positive divisors of $n$. Let $\tau_1(n)$ be the number of positive divisors of $n$ which have remainders $1$ when divided by $3$. Find all positive integral values of the fraction $\frac{\tau(10n)}{\tau_1(10n)}$.