Given an odd integer $n>3$, let $k$ and $t$ be the smallest positive integers such that both $kn+1$ and $tn$ are squares. Prove that $n$ is prime if and only if both $k$ and $t$ are greater than $\frac{n}{4}$

Let $n > 2$ be a natural number. A subset $A$ of $R$ is said $n$-[i]small [/i]if there exist $n$ real numbers $t_1 , t_2 , ..., t_n$ such that the sets $t_1 + A , t_2 + A ,... , t_n + A$ are different . Show that $R$ can not be represented as a union of $ n - 1$ $n$-[i]small [/i] sets . Notation : if $r \in R$ and $B \subset R$ , then $r + B = \{ r + b | b \in B\}$ .

Let $f:[-1,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function such that (i) $f(x)=\frac{2-x^2}{2}f\left(\frac{x^2}{2-x^2}\right)$ for every $x$ in $[-1,1],$ (ii) $ f(0)=1,$ and (iii) $\lim_{x\to 1^-}\frac{f(x)}{\sqrt{1-x}}$ exists and is finite. Prove that $f$ is unique, and express $f(x)$ in closed form.

The lengths of all sides and both diagonals of a quadrilateral are less than $1$ metre. Prove that it may be placed in a circle of radius $0.9$ metres.

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,\cdots$ be the sequence of positive integers such that $$a_1=1 , a_{k+1}=a^3_k+1, $$ for all positive integers $k.$ Prove that for every prime number $p$ of the form $3l +2,$ where $l$ is a non-negative integer ,there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $a_n$ is divisible by $p.$

On the parabola $y = x^2$ lie three different points $P, Q$ and $R$. Their projections $P', Q'$ and $R'$ on the $x$-axis are equidistant and equal to $s$ , i.e. $| P'Q'| = | Q'R'| = s$. Determine the area of $\vartriangle PQR$ in terms of $s$

If $s=(1+2^{-\frac{1}{32}})(1+2^{-\frac{1}{16}})(1+2^{-\frac{1}{8}})(1+2^{-\frac{1}{4}})(1+2^{-\frac{1}{2}})$, then $s$ is equal to $\textbf{(A) }\textstyle{\frac{1}{2}}(1-2^{-\frac{1}{32}})^{-1}\qquad\textbf{(B) }(1-2^{-\frac{1}{32}})^{-1}\qquad\textbf{(C) }1-2^{-\frac{1}{32}}\qquad$ $\textbf{(D) }\textstyle{\frac{1}{2}}(1-2^{-\frac{1}{32}})\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{2}$

The sequence $a_i$ is defined as $a_1 = 1$ and \[a_n = a_{\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{2} \right\rfloor} + a_{\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{3} \right\rfloor} + a_{\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{4} \right\rfloor} + \cdots + a_{\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{n} \right\rfloor} + 1\] for every positive integer $n > 1$. Prove that there are infinitely many values of $n$ such that $a_n \equiv n \mod 2012$.

Let $n\geq 2$ be some fixed positive integer and suppose that $a_1, a_2,\dots,a_n$ are positive real numbers satisfying $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=2^n-1$. Find the minimum possible value of $$\frac{a_1}{1}+\frac{a_2}{1+a_1}+\frac{a_3}{1+a_1+a_2}+\cdots+\frac{a_n}{1+a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{n-1}}$$

The straight line containing the centers of the circumscribed and inscribed circles of triangle $ABC$ intersects rays $BA$ and $BC$ and forms an angle with the altitude to side $BC$ equal to half the angle $\angle BAC$. What is angle $\angle ABC$?

Which positive integers $m$ are such that $k^m - 1$ is divisible by $2^m$ for all odd numbers $k \ge 3$?

Evaluate \[ \frac{1}{729} \sum_{a=1}^{9} \sum_{b=1}^9 \sum_{c=1}^9 \left( abc+ab+bc+ca+a+b+c \right). \][i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

Seven brothers bought a round pizza and cut it $12$ piece as shown in the figure. Of the six elder brothers, each took one piece of the shape of an equilateral triangle, the remaining $6$ edge pieces by the older brothers did not want, was given to the youngest brother. Did the youngest brother get it more or less a seal than his every older brother? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/7/2efaec7dab171b8bb239dc8eb282947a5c44b0.png[/img]

A point $P$ in the interior of a regular hexagon is at distances $8,8,16$ units from three consecutive vertices of the hexagon, respectively. If $r$ is radius of the circumscribed circle of the hexagon, what is the integer closest to $r$?

Dora has $8$ rods with lengths $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $8$ cm. Dora chooses $4$ of the rods and uses them to assemble a trapezoid (the $4$ chosen rods must be the $4$ sides). How many different trapezoids can she obtain in this way? Two trapezoids are considered different if they are not congruent.

We consider $5 \times 5$ tables containing a real number in each of the $25$ cells. The same number may occur in different cells, but no row or column contains five equal numbers. Such a table is [i]balanced [/i] if the number in the middle cell of every row and column is the average of the numbers in that row or column. A cell is called [i]small [/i] if the number in that cell is strictly smaller than the number in the cell in the very middle of the table. What is the least number of small cells that a balanced table can have?

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On each side of a parallelogram an arbitrary point is chosen. Each pair of chosen points on neighbouring sides (i.e. sides with a common vertex) are connected by a line segment. Prove that the centres of the circumscribed circles of the four triangles so created are themselves vertices of a parallelogram. (ED Kulanin)

Let $n$ be a positive integer prove that $$6\nmid \lfloor (\sqrt[3]{28}-3)^{-n} \rfloor.$$

Let $P(z)=a_d z^d+\dots+ a_1z+a_0$ be a polynomial with complex coefficients. The $reverse$ of $P$ is defined by $$P^*(z)=\overline{a_0}z^d+\overline{a_1}z^{d-1}+\dots+\overline{a_d}$$ (a) Prove that $$P^*(z)=z^d \overline{ P\left( \frac{1}{\overline{z}} \right) } $$ (b) Let $m$ be a positive integer and let $q(z)$ be a monic nonconstant polynomial with complex coefficients. Suppose that all roots of $q(z)$ lie inside or on the unit circle. Prove that all roots of the polynomial $$Q(z)=z^m q(z)+ q^*(z)$$ lie on the unit circle.

Let $k \geq 2, 1 < n_1 < n_2 < \ldots < n_k$ are positive integers, $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}^+$ satisfy \[ \prod^k_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \leq \frac{a}{b} < \prod^{k-1}_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \] Prove that: \[ \prod^k_{i=1} n_i \geq (4 \cdot a)^{2^k - 1}. \]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcenter $O$, angle bisector $AD$ with $D \in BC$ and altitude $AE$ with $E \in BC$. The lines $AO$ and $BC$ meet at $I$. The circumcircle of $\triangle ADE$ meets $AB, AC$ at $F, G$ and $FG$ meets $BC$ at $H$. The circumcircles of triangles $AHI$ and $ABC$ meet at $J$. Show that $AJ$ is a symmedian in $\triangle ABC$

For a positive integer $n$, let $A_n$ be the set of all positive numbers greater than $1$ and less than $n$ which are coprime to $n$. Find all $n$ such that all the elements of $A_n$ are prime numbers.

Find the largest possible value in the real numbers of the term $$\frac{3x^2 + 16xy + 15y^2}{x^2 + y^2}$$ with $x^2 + y^2 \ne 0$.

Given $n$ integers $a_1, a_2, ..., a_n$, which $a_1 = 1$ and $a_i \le a_{i + 1} \le 2a_i$ for each $i \in \{1,2,...,n-1\}$ . Prove that if $a_1 + a_2 +... + a_n$ is even, you do select some of the numbers so that their sum equals $\frac{a_1 + a_2 +... + a_n}{2}$ .