[b]p1A[/b] Positive reals $x$, $y$, and $z$ are such that $x/y +y/x = 7$ and $y/z +z/y = 7$. There are two possible values for $z/x + x/z;$ find the greater value. [b]p1B[/b] Real values $x$ and $y$ are such that $x+y = 2$ and $x^3+y^3 = 3$. Find $x^2+y^2$. [b]p2[/b] Set $A = \{5, 6, 8, 13, 20, 22, 33, 42\}$. Let $\sum S$ denote the sum of the members of $S$; then $\sum A = 149$. Find the number of (not necessarily proper) subsets $B$ of $A$ for which $\sum B \ge 75$. [b]p3[/b] $99$ dots are evenly spaced around a circle. Call two of these dots ”close” if they have $0$, $1$, or $2$ dots between them on the circle. We wish to color all $99$ dots so that any two dots which are close are colored differently. How many such colorings are possible using no more than $4$ different colors? [b]p4[/b] Given a $9 \times 9$ grid of points, count the number of nondegenerate squares that can be drawn whose vertices are in the grid and whose center is the middle point of the grid. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Inside an equilateral triangle $ABC$ one constructs points $P, Q$ and $R$ such that \[\angle QAB = \angle PBA = 15^\circ,\\ \angle RBC = \angle QCB = 20^\circ,\\ \angle PCA = \angle RAC = 25^\circ.\] Determine the angles of triangle $PQR.$

Find the smallest positive integer $n$ having the property that for any $n$ distinct integers $a_1, a_2, \dots , a_n$ the product of all differences $a_i-a_j$ $(i < j)$ is divisible by $1991$.

Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be a right-angled triangle with $\angle A = 90^o$ and circumcircle $\Gamma$. The inscribed circle is tangent to $BC$ in point $D$. Let $E$ be the midpoint of the arc $AB$ of $\Gamma$ not containing $C$ and let $F$ be the midpoint of the arc $AC$ of $\Gamma$ not containing $B$. (a) Prove that $\vartriangle ABC \sim \vartriangle DEF$. (b) Prove that $EF$ goes through the points of tangency of the incircle to $AB$ and $AC$.

Let $a\geq 1$ be a real number. Put $x_{1}=a,x_{n+1}=1+\ln{(\frac{x_{n}^{2}}{1+\ln{x_{n}}})}(n=1,2,...)$. Prove that the sequence $\{x_{n}\}$ converges and find its limit.

On Halloween Casper ate $\frac{1}{3}$ of his candies and then gave $2$ candies to his brother. The next day he ate $\frac{1}{3}$ of his remaining candies and then gave $4$ candies to his sister. On the third day he ate his final $8$ candies. How many candies did Casper have at the beginning? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 39 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 57 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 66 $

Let $S$ be a set of $n\ge 3$ points in the interior of a circle. $a)$ Show that there are three distinct points $a,b,c\in S$ and three distinct points $A,B,C$ on the circle such that $a$ is (strictly) closer to $A$ than any other point in $S$, $b$ is closer to $B$ than any other point in $S$ and $c$ is closer to $C$ than any other point in $S$. $b)$ Show that for no value of $n$ can four such points in $S$ (and corresponding points on the circle) be guaranteed.

Three different points $A, B, C $ lying on a circle with center $S$ and a line $p$ perpendicular to $ AS$ are given in the plane. Let's mark the intersections of the line $p$ with the lines $AB$, $AC$ as $D$ and $E$. Prove that the points $B, C, D, E$ lie on the same circle.

Find all positive integers $n\geq1$ such that there exists a pair $(a,b)$ of positive integers, such that $a^2+b+3$ is not divisible by the cube of any prime, and $$n=\frac{ab+3b+8}{a^2+b+3}.$$

Find all integers $a$ such that there is a prime number of $p\ge 5$ that divides ${p-1 \choose 2}$ $+ {p-1 \choose 3} a$ $+{p-1 \choose 4} a^2$+ ...+$ {p-1 \choose p-3} a^{p-5} .$

In triangle $ABC$, let $\omega$ be the excircle opposite to $A$. Let $D, E$ and $F$ be the points where $\omega$ is tangent to $BC, CA$, and $AB$, respectively. The circle $AEF$ intersects line $BC$ at $P$ and $Q$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AD$. Prove that the circle $MPQ$ is tangent to $\omega$.

Find all integers $\,a,b,c\,$ with $\,1<a<b<c\,$ such that \[ (a-1)(b-1)(c-1) \] is a divisor of $abc-1.$

Points $A_1,A_2,A_3,...,A_{12}$ are the vertices of a regular polygon in that order. The 12 diagonals $A_1A_6,A_2A_7,A_3A_8,...,A_{11}A_4,A_{12}A_5$ are marked, as in the picture below. Let $X$ be some point in the plane. From $X$, we draw perpendicular lines to all 12 marked diagonals. Let $B_1,B_2,B_3,...,B_{12}$ be the feet of the perpendiculars, so that $B_1$ lies on $A_1A_6$, $B_2$ lies on $A_2A_7$ and so on. Evaluate the ratio $\frac{XA_1+XA_2+\dots+XA_{12}}{B_1B_6+B_2B_7+\dots+B_{12}B_5}$. [img]https://i.imgur.com/DUuwFth.png[/img]

An infinite sequence of natural number $\{x_n\}_{n\ge 1}$ is such that $x_{n+1}$ is obtained by adding one of the non-zero digits of $x_n$ to itself. Show this sequence contains an even number.

A substitute teacher lead a groop of students to go for a trip. The teacher who in charge of the groop of the students told the substitude teacher that there are two students who always lie, and the others always tell the truth. But the substitude teacher don't know who are the two students always lie. They get lost in a forest. Finally the are in a crossroad which has four roads. The substitute teacher knows that their camp is on one road, and the distence is $20$ minutes' walk. The students have to go to the camp before it gets dark. $(1)$ If there are $8$ students, and $60$ minutes before it gets dark, give a plan that all students can get back to the camp. $(2)$ If there are $4$ students, and $100$ minutes before it gets dark, is there a plan that all students can get back to the camp?

In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, $a,b,c$ are sides, $m_a,m_b,m_c$ the corresponding medians, $R$ the circumradius and $r$ the inradius. Prove the inequality $$\frac{a^2+b^2}{a+b}\cdot\frac{b^2+c^2}{b+c}\cdot\frac{a^2+c^2}{a+c}\ge16R^2r\frac{m_a}a\cdot\frac{m_b}b\cdot\frac{m_c}c.$$

Let $x_n$ be the smallest positive integer such that $7^n$ divides $x_n^2-2$. Find $x_1+x_2+x_3$.

The point $(-1, -2)$ is rotated $270^{\circ}$ counterclockwise about the point $(3, 1)$. What are the coordinates of its new position? $\textbf{(A)}\ (-3, -4) \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ (0,5) \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ (2,-1) \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ (4,3) \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ (6,-3)$

Two circles $S_1$ and $S_2$ touch externally at $F$. their external common tangent touches $S_1$ at A and $S_2$ at $B$. A line, parallel to $AB$ and tangent to $S_2$ at $C$, intersects $S_1$ at $D$ and $E$. Prove that the common chord of the circumcircles of triangles $ABC$ and $BDE$ passes through point $F$. (A. Kalinin)

Find all functions $f: \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ for which \[ f(n) + f(n+1) = f(n+2)f(n+3)-1996\] holds for all positive integers $n$.

The diagram below shows the regular hexagon $BCEGHJ$ surrounded by the rectangle $ADFI$. Let $\theta$ be the measure of the acute angle between the side $\overline{EG}$ of the hexagon and the diagonal of the rectangle $\overline{AF}$. There are relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$ so that $\sin^2\theta  = \tfrac{m}{n}$. Find $m + n$. [asy] import graph; size(3.2cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); draw((-1,3)--(-1,2)--(-0.13,1.5)--(0.73,2)--(0.73,3)--(-0.13,3.5)--cycle); draw((-1,3)--(-1,2)); draw((-1,2)--(-0.13,1.5)); draw((-0.13,1.5)--(0.73,2)); draw((0.73,2)--(0.73,3)); draw((0.73,3)--(-0.13,3.5)); draw((-0.13,3.5)--(-1,3)); draw((-1,3.5)--(0.73,3.5)); draw((0.73,3.5)--(0.73,1.5)); draw((-1,1.5)--(0.73,1.5)); draw((-1,3.5)--(-1,1.5)); label("$ A $",(-1.4,3.9),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ B $",(-1.4,3.28),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ C $",(-1.4,2.29),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ D $",(-1.4,1.45),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ E $",(-0.3,1.4),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ F $",(0.8,1.45),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ G $",(0.8,2.24),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ H $",(0.8,3.26),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ I $",(0.8,3.9),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ J $",(-0.25,3.9),SE*labelscalefactor); [/asy]

Let $r$ and $s$ be positive integers. Define $a_0 = 0$, $a_1 = 1$, and $a_n = ra_{n-1} + sa_{n-2}$ for $n \geq 2$. Let $f_n = a_1a_2\cdots a_n$. Prove that $\displaystyle\frac{f_n}{f_kf_{n-k}}$ is an integer for all integers $n$ and $k$ such that $0 < k < n$. [i]Evan O' Dorney.[/i]

Let $k$ be a positive integer. Define $u_0 = 0, u_1 = 1$, and $u_n=ku_{n-1}-u_{n-2} , n \geq 2.$ Show that for each integer $n$, the number $u_1^3 + u_2^3 +\cdots+ u_n^3 $ is a multiple of $u_1 + u_2 +\cdots+ u_n.$

Let $P(X),Q(X)$ be monic irreducible polynomials with rational coefficients. suppose that $P(X)$ and $Q(X)$ have roots $\alpha$ and $\beta$ respectively, such that $\alpha + \beta $ is rational. Prove that $P(X)^2-Q(X)^2$ has a rational root. [i]Bogdan Enescu[/i]

In a magic square, the sum of the three entries in any row, column, or diagonal is the same value. The figure shows four of the entries of a magic square. Find $x.$ [asy] size(100);defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)); int i; for(i=0; i<4; i=i+1) { draw((0,2*i)--(6,2*i)^^(2*i,0)--(2*i,6)); } label("$x$", (1,5)); label("$1$", (1,3)); label("$19$", (3,5)); label("$96$", (5,5));[/asy]