Seven cubes, whose volumes are $1$, $8$, $27$, $64$, $125$, $216$, and $343$ cubic units, are stacked vertically to form a tower in which the volumes of the cubes decrease from bottom to top. Except for the bottom cube, the bottom face of each cube lies completely on top of the cube below it. What is the total surface area of the tower (including the bottom) in square units? $\textbf{(A) } 644 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 658 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 664 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 720 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 749$

How many ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ of integers with $-15 \le a, b, c \le 15$ are there such that the three equations $ax + by = c$, $bx + cy = a$, and $cx + ay = b$ correspond to lines that are distinct and concurrent?

Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers such that $x=m+\sqrt{n}$ is a solution to the equation $x^2-10x+1=\sqrt{x}(x+1)$. Find $m+n$.

Denote by $\phi(n)$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$ the number of positive integer smaller than $n$ and relatively prime to $n$. Also, denote by $\omega(n)$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$ the number of prime divisors of $n$. Given that $\phi(n)|n-1$ and $\omega(n)\leq 3$. Prove that $n$ is a prime number.

Show that every set $ \{p_1,p_2,\dots,p_k\}$ of prime numbers fulfils the following: The sum of all unit fractions (that are fractions of the type $ \frac{1}{n}$), whose denominators are exactly the $ k$ given prime factors (but in arbitrary powers with exponents unequal zero), is an unit fraction again. How big is this sum if $ \frac{1}{2004}$ is among this summands? Show that for every set $ \{p_1,p_2,\dots,p_k\}$ containing $ k$ prime numbers ($ k>2$) is the sum smaller than $ \frac{1}{N}$ with $ N=2\cdot 3^{k-2}(k-2)!$

Suppose $n\ge 2$. Consider the polynomial \[Q_n(x) = 1-x^n - (1-x)^n .\] Show that the equation $Q_n(x) = 0$ has only two real roots, namely $0$ and $1$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, with $AB < AC$, $D$ the foot of the altitude from $A, M$ the midpoint of $BC$, and $B'$ the symmetric of $B$ with respect to $D$. The perpendicular line to $BC$ at $B'$ intersects $AC$ at point $P$ . Prove that if $BP$ and $AM$ are perpendicular then triangle $ABC$ is right-angled. Liana Topan

A tailor met a tortoise sitting under a tree. When the tortoise was the tailor’s age, the tailor was only a quarter of his current age. When the tree was the tortoise’s age, the tortoise was only a seventh of its current age. If the sum of their ages is now $264$, how old is the tortoise?

A positive integer $n$ is given. If there exist sets $F_1, F_2, \cdots F_m$ satisfying the following, prove that $m \le n$. (For sets $A, B$, $|A|$ is the number of elements in $A$. $A-B$ is the set of elements that are in $A$ but not $B$) (i): For all $1 \le i \le m$, $F_i \subseteq \{1,2,\cdots n\}$ (ii): $|F_1| \le |F_2| \le \cdots \le |F_m|$ (iii): For all $1 \le i < j \le m$, $|F_i-F_j|=1$.

Let $p>3$ be a prime and $n$ a positive integer such that $p^n$ has $20$ digits. Prove that at least one digit appears more than twice in this number.

Find the real number $\alpha$ such that the curve $f(x)=e^x$ is tangent to the curve $g(x)=\alpha x^2$.

Let $P$, $Q$, and $R$ be the points where the incircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches the sides $AB$, $BC$, and $CA$, respectively. Prove the inequality $\frac{BC} {PQ} + \frac{CA} {QR} + \frac{AB} {RP} \geq 6$.

Prove that for every odd integer $n > 1$, there exist integers $a, b > 0$ such that, if we let $Q(x) = (x + a)^ 2 + b$, then the following conditions hold: $\bullet$ we have $\gcd(a, n) = gcd(b, n) = 1$; $\bullet$ the number $Q(0)$ is divisible by $n$; and $\bullet$ the numbers $Q(1), Q(2), Q(3), \dots$ each have a prime factor not dividing $n$.

Let $a, b$ be integers. Show that the equation $a^2 + b^2 = 26a$ has at least $12$ solutions.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $O$ be its circumcircle. Let $A', B', C'$ be the midpoints of minor arcs $AB$, $BC$ and $CA$ respectively. Let $I$ be the center of incircle of $ABC$. If $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$ and $AC = 15$, what is the area of the hexagon $AA'BB'CC'$? Suppose $m \angle BAC = \alpha$ , $m \angle CBA = \beta$, and $m \angle ACB = \gamma$. [b]p10.[/b] Let the incircle of $ABC$ be tangent to $AB, BC$, and $AC$ at $J, K, L$, respectively. Compute the angles of triangles $JKL$ and $A'B'C'$ in terms of $\alpha$, $\beta$, and $\gamma$, and conclude that these two triangles are similar. [b]p11.[/b] Show that triangle $AA'C'$ is congruent to triangle $IA'C'$. Show that $AA'BB'CC'$ has twice the area of $A'B'C'$. [b]p12.[/b] Let $r = JL/A'C'$ and the area of triangle $JKL$ be $S$. Using the previous parts, determine the area of hexagon $AA'BB'CC'$ in terms of $ r$ and $S$. [b]p13.[/b] Given that the circumradius of triangle $ABC$ is $65/8$ and that $S = 1344/65$, compute $ r$ and the exact value of the area of hexagon $AA'BB'CC'$. PS. You had better use hide for answers.

Solve in integers the equation $xy + 3x - 5y = - 3$.

Find the constant $k$ such that the sum of all $x \ge 0$ satisfying $\sqrt{x}(x+12)=17x-k$ is $256.$ [i]Proposed by Michael Tang[/i]

Solve the equation $\frac{1}{\sin x}+\frac{1}{\cos x}=\frac 1p$ where $p$ is a real parameter. Discuss for which values of $p$ the equation has at least one real solution and determine the number of solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ for a given $p.$

Find all positive integers that can be written in the following way $\frac{m^2 + 20mn + n^2}{m^3 + n^3}$ Also, $m,n$ are relatively prime positive integers.

Let $ p_1,p_2,\dots,p_r$ be distinct primes, and let $ n_1,n_2,\dots,n_r$ be arbitrary natural numbers. Prove that the number of pairs of integers $ (x, y)$ such that \[ x^3 \plus{} y^3 \equal{} p_1^{n_1}p_2^{n_2}\cdots p_r^{n_r}\] does not exceed $ 2^{r\plus{}1}$.

Call a sequence of positive integers $\{a_n\}$ good if for any distinct positive integers $m,n$, one has $$\gcd(m,n) \mid a_m^2 + a_n^2 \text{ and } \gcd(a_m,a_n) \mid m^2 + n^2.$$ Call a positive integer $a$ to be $k$-good if there exists a good sequence such that $a_k = a$. Does there exists a $k$ such that there are exactly $2019$ $k$-good positive integers?

If an angle of a triangle remains unchanged but each of its two including sides is doubled, then the area is multiplied by: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{more than }6$

$f(x)=ax^2+bx+c;a,b,c$ are reals. $M=\{f(2n)|n \text{ is integer}\},N=\{f(2n+1)|n \text{ is integer}\}$ Prove that $M=N$ or $M \cap N = \O $

Echo the gecko starts on the point $(0, 0)$ in the 2D coordinate plane. Every minute, starting at the end of the first minute, he'll teleport $1$ unit up, left, right, or down with equal probability. Echo dies the moment he lands on a point that is more than $1$ unit away from the origin. The average number of minutes he'll live can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$. [i]Team #2[/i]

For exactly two real values of $b$, $b_1$ and $b_2$, the line $y=bx-17$ intersects the parabola $y=x^2 +2x+3$ at exactly one point. Compute $b_1^2+b_2^2$.