A meeting was attended by $n$ people. They are welcome to occupy the $k$ table provided $\left( k \le \frac{n}{2} \right)$. Each table is occupied by at least two people. When the meeting begins, the moderator selects two people from each table as representatives for talk to. Suppose that $A$ is the number of ways to choose representatives to speak. Determine the maximum value of $A$ that is possible.

Find all functions $f : R \to R$ that satisfy the functional equation $$f(x + f(xy)) = f(x)(1 + y).$$

A person standing on the edge of a fire escape simultaneously launches two apples, one straight up with a speed of $\text{7 m/s}$ and the other straight down at the same speed. How far apart are the two apples $2$ seconds after they were thrown, assuming that neither has hit the ground? (A) $\text{14 m}$ (B) $\text{20 m}$ (C) $\text{28 m}$ (D) $\text{34 m}$ (E) $\text{56 m}$

Let $P$ be a point inside a triangle $ABC$ such that $$ \frac{AP + BP}{AB} = \frac{BP + CP}{BC} = \frac{CP + AP}{CA} .$$ Lines $AP$, $BP$, $CP$ intersect the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again in $A'$, $B'$, $C'$. Prove that the triangles $ABC$ and $A'B'C'$ have a common incircle.

Let $f(x)$ be an even twice differentiable function such that $f''(0)\ne0$. Prove that $f(x)$ has a local extremum at $x=0$.

Benny the Bear has $100$ rabbits in his rabbit farm. He observes that $53$ rabbits are spotted, and $73$ rabbits are blue-eyed. Compute the minimum number of rabbits that are both spotted and blue-eyed.

Find all functions $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ for which \[f(a - b) f(c - d) + f(a - d) f(b - c) \leq (a - c) f(b - d),\] for all real numbers $a, b, c$ and $d$. Note that there is only one occurrence of $f$ on the right hand side!

$ABC$ is a triangle with $\angle A = 90^\circ$, $\angle B = 60^\circ$. The points $A_1$, $B_1$, $C_1$ on $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ respectively are such that $A_1B_1C_1$ is equilateral and the perpendiculars (to $BC$ at $A_1$, to $CA$ at $B_1$ and to $AB$ at $C_1$) meet at a point $P$ inside the triangle. Find the ratios $PA_1:PB_1:PC_1$.

In the cartesian plane, consider the curves $x^2+y^2=r^2$ and $(xy)^2=1$. Call $F_r$ the convex polygon with vertices the points of intersection of these 2 curves. (if they exist) (a) Find the area of the polygon as a function of $r$. (b) For which values of $r$ do we have a regular polygon?

$HOW,BOW,$ and $DAH$ are equilateral triangles in a plane such that $WO=7$ and $AH=2$. Given that $D,A,B$ are collinear in that order, find the length of $BA$.

$\textbf{(a)}$ Let $a,b \in \mathbb{R}$ and $f,g :\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be differentiable functions. Consider the function $$h(x)=\begin{vmatrix} a &b &x\\ f(a) &f(b) &f(x)\\ g(a) &g(b) &g(x)\\ \end{vmatrix}$$ Prove that $h$ is differentiable and find $h'$. \\ \\ $\textbf{(b)}$ Let $n\in \mathbb{N}$, $n\geq 3$, take $n-1$ pairwise distinct real numbers $a_1<a_2<\dots <a_{n-1}$ with sum $\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}a_i = 0$, and consider $n-1$ functions $f_1,f_2,...f_{n-1}:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, each of them $n-2$ times differentiable over $\mathbb{R}$. Prove that there exists $a\in (a_1,a_{n-1})$ and $\theta, \theta_1,...,\theta_{n-1}\in \mathbb{R}$, not all zero, such that $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \theta_k a_k=\theta a$$ and, at the same time, $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\theta_kf_i(a_k)=\theta f_i^{(n-2)}(a)$$ for all $i\in\{1,2...,n-1\} $. \\ \\ [i](Sergiu Novac)[/i]

At the Intergalactic Math Olympiad held in the year 9001, there are 6 problems, and on each problem you can earn an integer score from 0 to 7. The contestant's score is the [i]product[/i] of the scores on the 6 problems, and ties are broken by the sum of the 6 problems. If 2 contestants are still tied after this, their ranks are equal. In this olympiad, there are $8^6=262144$ participants, and no two get the same score on every problem. Find the score of the participant whose rank was $7^6 = 117649$. [i]Proposed by Yang Liu[/i]

The figure below shows a large white circle with a number of smaller white and shaded circles in its interior. What fraction of the interior of the large white circle is shaded? [asy] size(5cm); defaultpen(linewidth(1pt)); draw(circle((3,3),3)); filldraw(circle((5.5,3),0.5),mediumgray*0.5 + lightgray*0.5); filldraw(circle((2,3),2),mediumgray*0.5 + lightgray*0.5); filldraw(circle((1,3),1),white); filldraw(circle((3,3),1),white); add(grid(6,6,mediumgray*0.5+gray*0.5+linetype("4 4"))); filldraw(circle((4.5,4.5),0.5),mediumgray*0.5 + lightgray*0.5); filldraw(circle((4.5,1.5),0.5),mediumgray*0.5 + lightgray*0.5); [/asy]$\textbf{(A) } \dfrac14\qquad\textbf{(B) } \dfrac{11}{36}\qquad\textbf{(C) } \dfrac13\qquad\textbf{(D) } \dfrac{19}{36}\qquad\textbf{(E) } \dfrac59$

Given $2n$ genuine coins and $2n$ fake coins. The fake coins look the same as genuine coins but weigh less (but all fake coins have the same weight). Show how to identify each coin as genuine or fake using a balance at most $3n$ times.

If Percy rolls a fair six-sided die until he rolls a $5$, what is his expected number of rolls, given that all of his rolls are prime?

Given a positive integer $n$, let $M$ be the set of all points in space with integer coordinates $(a, b, c)$ such that $0 \le a, b, c \le n$. A frog must go to the point $(0, 0, 0)$ to the point $(n, n, n)$ according to the following rules: $\bullet$ The frog can only jump to points of M. $\bullet$ In each jump, the frog can go from point $(a, b, c)$ to one of the following points: $(a + 1, b, c)$, $(a, b + 1, c)$, $(a, b, c + 1)$, or $(a, b, c - 1)$. $\bullet$ The frog cannot pass through the same point more than once. In how many different ways can the frog achieve its goal?

Suppose $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral. Extend $DA$ and $DC$ to $P$ and $Q$ respectively such that $AP=BC$ and $CQ=AB$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $PQ$. Show that $MA\perp MC$.

Let $ b$ be an even positive integer for which there exists a natural number n such that $ n>1$ and $ \frac{b^n\minus{}1}{b\minus{}1}$ is a perfect square. Prove that $ b$ is divisible by 8.

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle and let $E$ and $F$ be the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$ to the sides $AC$ and $AB$ respectively. Suppose $AD$ is the diameter of the circle $ABC$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Let $K$ be the imsimilicenter of the incircles of the triangles $BMF$ and $CME$. Prove that the points $K, M, D$ are collinear. [i]Proposed by Bilegdembrel Bat-Amgalan.[/i]

Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle such that the angle bisector of $\triangle BAC,$ the median from $B$ to side $AC,$ and the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ intersect at a single point $X.$ If $AX = 5$ and $AC = 12,$ compute $a+b$ where $BC^2=\tfrac{a}{b}$ and $a,b$ are coprime positive integers. .

Prove that the product of four consecutive natural numbers cannot be the square of an integer.

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).

Show that the sequence $\{a_{n}\}_{n \ge 1}$ defined by $a_{n}=\lfloor n\sqrt{2}\rfloor$ contains an infinite number of integer powers of $2$.

In regular triangular pyramid $S-ABC$, hieght $SO=3$, length of sides of bottom surface is $6$. Projection of $A$ on plane $SBC$ is $O'$. $P\in AO',\frac{AP}{PO'}=8$. Draw a plane parallel to plane $ABC$ and passes $P$. Find the area of the cross section.

Let scalene triangle $ABC$ have altitudes $AD, BE, CF$ and circumcenter $O$. The circumcircles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle ADO$ meet at $P \ne A$. The circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ meets lines $PE$ at $X \ne P$ and $PF$ at $Y \ne P$. Prove that $XY \parallel BC$. [i]Proposed by Daniel Hu[/i]