Find all pairs $(a, b)$ of real numbers such that the roots of polynomials $6x^2 -24x -4a$ and $x^3 + ax^2 + bx - 8$ are all non-negative real numbers.

In the triangle $ABC$ the angle bisectors $AL$ and $BT$ are drawn, which intersect at the point $I$, and their extensions intersect the circle circumscribed around the triangle $ABC$ at the points $E$ and $D$ respectively. The segment $DE$ intersects the sides $AC$ and $BC$ at the points $F$ and $K$, respectively. Prove that: a) quadrilateral $IKCF$ is rhombus; b) the side of this rhombus is $\sqrt {DF \cdot EK}$. (Rozhkova Maria)

Given an odd prime $p$, find all functions $f:Z \rightarrow Z$ satisfying the following two conditions: (i) $f(m)=f(n)$ for all $m,n \in Z$ such that $m\equiv n\pmod p$; (ii) $f(mn)=f(m)f(n)$ for all $m,n \in Z$.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that there exists a finite sequence $S$ consisting of only zeros and ones, satisfying the following property: for any positive integer $d \geq 2$, when $S$ is interpreted in base $d$, the resulting number is non-zero and divisible by $n$. [i]Remark: The sequence $S=s_ks_{k-1} \cdots s_1s_0$ interpreted in base $d$ is the number $\sum_{i=0}^{k}s_id^i$[/i]

How many pairs of positive integers $(x, y)$ are there, those satisfy the identity $2^x - y^2 = 1$? (A): $1$ (B): $2$ (C): $3$ (D): $4$ (E): None of the above.

For positive integers $n,d$, define $n \% d$ to be the unique value of the positive integer $r < d$ such that $n = qd + r$, for some positive integer $q$. What is the smallest value of $n$ not divisible by $5,7,11,13$ for which $n^2 \% 5 < n^2 \% 7 < n^2 \% 11 < n^2 \% 13$?

There are $24$ participants attended a meeting. Each two of them shook hands once or not. A total of $216$ handshakes occured in the meeting. For any two participants who have shaken hands, at most $10$ among the rest $22$ participants have shaken hands with exactly one of these two persons. Define a [i]friend circle[/i] to be a group of $3$ participants in which each person has shaken hands with the other two. Find the minimum possible value of friend circles.

We are writing either $0$ or $1$ to unit squares of an $8\times 8 $ chessboard. If the sum of numbers is even vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, what is the greatest possible value of the sum of the all numbers on the board? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 32 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 48 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 52 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 56 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 64 $

Let $a_1, a_2, \ldots , a_n$ be positive real numbers such that $a_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n = 1$. Prove that $$\dfrac{a_1}{\sqrt{1-a_1}}+\cdots+\dfrac{a_n}{\sqrt{1-a_n}} \geq \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}(\sqrt{a_1}+\cdots+\sqrt{a_n}).$$

Let $f$ and $g$ be two polynomials with integer coefficients such that the leading coefficients of both the polynomials are positive. Suppose $\deg(f)$ is odd and the sets $\{f(a)\mid a\in \mathbb{Z}\}$ and $\{g(a)\mid a\in \mathbb{Z}\}$ are the same. Prove that there exists an integer $k$ such that $g(x)=f(x+k)$.

Let $a,b,c$ be real numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2=1$. Prove that \[\frac{a^2}{1+2bc}+\frac{b^2}{1+2ca}+\frac{c^2}{1+2ab} \ge \frac35\]

In a triangle $ABC$, let $A_{1}$, $B_{1}$, $C_{1}$ be the points where the excircles touch the sides $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$ respectively. Prove that $A A_{1}$, $B B_{1}$ and $C C_{1}$ are the sidelenghts of a triangle. [i]Proposed by L. Emelyanov[/i]

For any quadrilateral with the side lengths $a,$ $b,$ $c,$ $d$ and the area $S,$ prove the inequality$S\leq \frac{a+c}{2}\cdot \frac{b+d}{2}.$

If $ y\equal{}x\plus{}\frac{1}{x}$, then $ x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}4x^2\plus{}x\plus{}1\equal{}0$ becomes: $ \textbf{(A)}\ x^2(y^2\plus{}y\minus{}2)\equal{}0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ x^2(y^2\plus{}y\minus{}3)\equal{}0\\ \textbf{(C)}\ x^2(y^2\plus{}y\minus{}4)\equal{}0 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ x^2(y^2\plus{}y\minus{}6)\equal{}0\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$

Solve: \[ \begin{cases}x_{2}x_{3}x_{4}\cdots x_{n}=a_{1}x_{1}\\ x_{1}x_{3}x_{4}\cdots x_{n}=a_{2}x_{2}\\x_{1}x_{2}x_{4}\cdots x_{n}=a_{3}x_{3}\\ \ldots\\x_{1}x_{2}x_{3}\cdots x_{n-1}=a_{n-1}x_{n-1} \end{cases} \]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$. Let points $E$ and $F$ on a line through $D$ such that $AE$ is perpendicular to $BE$, $AF$ is perpendicular to $CF$, where $E$ and $F$ are points other than the point $D$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $BC$ and $EF$, respectively. Prove that $AN$ is perpendicular to $NM$.

Find all positive integers $n$ such that the number \[ \frac{3 + \sqrt{4n + 9}}{2} \] is the sixth smallest positive divisor of $n$.

Define a positive integer $n$ to be [i]squarish[/i] if either $n$ is itself a perfect square or the distance from $n$ to the nearest perfect square is a perfect square. For example, $2016$ is squarish, because the nearest perfect square to $2016$ is $45^2=2025$ and $2025-2016=9$ is a perfect square. (Of the positive integers between $1$ and $10,$ only $6$ and $7$ are not squarish.) For a positive integer $N,$ let $S(N)$ be the number of squarish integers between $1$ and $N,$ inclusive. Find positive constants $\alpha$ and $\beta$ such that \[\lim_{N\to\infty}\frac{S(N)}{N^{\alpha}}=\beta,\] or show that no such constants exist.

If $P$ is the product of $n$ quantities in Geometric Progression, $S$ their sum, and $S'$ the sum of their reciprocals, then $P$ in terms of $S$, $S'$, and $n$ is $\textbf{(A) }(SS')^{\frac{1}{2}n}\qquad\textbf{(B) }(S/S')^{\frac{1}{2}n}\qquad\textbf{(C) }(SS')^{n-2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }(S/S')^n\qquad \textbf{(E) }(S/S')^{\frac{1}{2}(n-1)}$

In the following diagram, let $ABCD$ be a square and let $M,N,P$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of its sides. Prove that \[S_{A'B'C'D'} = \frac 15 S_{ABCD}.\] [asy] import graph; size(200); real lsf = 0.5; pen dp = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dp); pen ds = black; pen qqttzz = rgb(0,0.2,0.6); pen qqzzff = rgb(0,0.6,1); draw((0,4)--(4,4),qqttzz+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((4,4)--(4,0),qqttzz+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((4,0)--(0,0),qqttzz+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((0,0)--(0,4),qqttzz+linewidth(1.6pt)); draw((0,4)--(2,0),qqzzff+linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((2,4)--(4,0),qqzzff+linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,2)--(4,4),qqzzff+linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,0)--(4,2),qqzzff+linewidth(1.2pt)); dot((0,4),ds); label("$A$", (0.07,4.12), NE*lsf); dot((0,0),ds); label("$D$", (-0.27,-0.37), NE*lsf); dot((4,0),ds); label("$C$", (4.14,-0.39), NE*lsf); dot((4,4),ds); label("$B$", (4.08,4.12), NE*lsf); dot((2,4),ds); label("$M$", (2.08,4.12), NE*lsf); dot((4,2),ds); label("$N$", (4.2,1.98), NE*lsf); dot((2,0),ds); label("$P$", (1.99,-0.49), NE*lsf); dot((0,2),ds); label("$Q$", (-0.48,1.9), NE*lsf); dot((0.8,2.4),ds); label("$A'$", (0.81,2.61), NE*lsf); dot((2.4,3.2),ds); label("$B'$", (2.46,3.47), NE*lsf); dot((3.2,1.6),ds); label("$C'$", (3.22,1.9), NE*lsf); dot((1.6,0.8),ds); label("$D'$", (1.14,0.79), NE*lsf); clip((-4.44,-11.2)--(-4.44,6.41)--(16.48,6.41)--(16.48,-11.2)--cycle); [/asy] [$S_{X}$ denotes area of the $X.$]

Let $ n\ge 2 $ be a positive integer and $ S= \{1,2,\cdots ,n\} $. Let two functions $ f:S \rightarrow \{1,-1\} $ and $ g:S \rightarrow S $ satisfy: i) $ f(x)f(y)=f(x+y) , \forall x,y \in S $ \\ ii) $ f(g(x))=f(x) , \forall x \in S $\\ iii) $f(x+n)=f(x) ,\forall x \in S$\\ iv) $ g $ is bijective.\\ Find the number of pair of such functions $ (f,g)$ for every $n$.

Find all primes $ p,q $ such that $ \alpha^{3pq} -\alpha \equiv 0 \pmod {3pq} $ for all integers $ \alpha $.

Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. A variable point $P$ is selected in the line segment $AM$. The circumcircles of triangles $BPM$ and $CPM$ intersect $\Gamma$ again at points $D$ and $E$, respectively. The lines $DP$ and $EP$ intersect (a second time) the circumcircles to triangles $CPM$ and $BPM$ at $X$ and $Y$, respectively. Prove that as $P$ varies, the circumcircle of $\triangle AXY$ passes through a fixed point $T$ distinct from $A$.

X is a compact T2 space such that every subspace of cardinality $\aleph_1$ is first countable. Prove that X is first countable.

Let $\Gamma$ and $\Gamma_1$ be two circles internally tangent at $A$, with centers $O$ and $O_1$ and radii $r$ and $r_1$, respectively ($r>r_1$). $B$ is a point diametrically opposed to $A$ in $\Gamma$, and $C$ is a point on $\Gamma$ such that $BC$ is tangent to $\Gamma_1$ at $P$. Let $A'$ the midpoint of $BC$. Given that $O_1A'$ is parallel to $AP$, find the ratio $r/r_1$.