Find all sets of three primes $p, q$, and $r$ such that $p + q = r$ and $(r -p)(q - p) - 27p$ is a perfect square.

An urn contains one red ball and one blue ball. A box of extra red and blue balls lie nearby. George performs the following operation four times: he draws a ball from the urn at random and then takes a ball of the same color from the box and returns those two matching balls to the urn. After the four iterations the urn contains six balls. What is the probability that the urn contains three balls of each color? $\textbf{(A) } \frac16 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac14 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac13 \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac12$

Let $O$ be the center of insphere of a tetrahedron $ABCD$. The sum of areas of faces $ABC$ and $ABD$ equals the sum of areas of faces $CDA$ and $CDB$. Prove that $O$ and midpoints of $BC, AD, AC$ and $BD$ belong to the same plane.

For every positive integer $m$ prove the inquality $|\{\sqrt{m}\} - \frac{1}{2}| \geq \frac{1}{8(\sqrt m+1)} $ (The integer part $[x]$ of the number $x$ is the largest integer not exceeding $x$. The fractional part of the number $x$ is a number $\{x\}$ such that $[x]+\{x\}=x$.) A. Golovanov

Given $10$ points arranged in a equilateral triangular grid of side length $4$, how many ways are there to choose two distinct line segments, with endpoints on the grid, that intersect in exactly one point (not necessarily on the grid)?

There are $2n$ consecutive integers on a board. It is permitted to split them into pairs and simultaneously replace each pair by their difference (not necessarily positive) and their sum. Prove that it is impossible to obtain any $2n$ consecutive integers again. Alexandr Gribalko

Points $ K$, $ L$, $ M$, and $ N$ lie in the plane of the square $ ABCD$ so that $ AKB$, $ BLC$, $ CMD$, and $ DNA$ are equilateral triangles. If $ ABCD$ has an area of $ 16$, find the area of $ KLMN$. [asy]unitsize(2cm); defaultpen(fontsize(8)+linewidth(0.8)); pair A=(-0.5,0.5), B=(0.5,0.5), C=(0.5,-0.5), D=(-0.5,-0.5); pair K=(0,1.366), L=(1.366,0), M=(0,-1.366), N=(-1.366,0); draw(A--N--K--A--B--K--L--B--C--L--M--C--D--M--N--D--A); label("$A$",A,SE); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$C$",C,NW); label("$D$",D,NE); label("$K$",K,NNW); label("$L$",L,E); label("$M$",M,S); label("$N$",N,W);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \plus{} 16\sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 32 \plus{} 16\sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 64$

Let $c \ge 1$ be a real number. Let $G$ be an Abelian group and let $A \subset G$ be a finite set satisfying $|A+A| \le c|A|$, where $X+Y:= \{x+y| x \in X, y \in Y\}$ and $|Z|$ denotes the cardinality of $Z$. Prove that \[|\underbrace{A+A+\dots+A}_k| \le c^k |A|\] for every positive integer $k$. [i]Proposed by Przemyslaw Mazur, Jagiellonian University.[/i]

Let $RANDOM$ be a regular hexagon with side length $1.$ Points $I$ and $T$ lie on segments $\overline{RA}$ and $\overline{DO},$ respectively, such that $MI=MT$ and $\angle{TMI}=90^\circ.$ Compute the area of triangle $MIT.$

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}^+$ such that $f(x+yf(x)+y^2) = f(x)+2y$ for every $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^+$.

We call an ordered set of distinct natural numbers good if for any two numbers in it, the larger one is divided by the smaller one. Prove that the number $(n + 1)! – 1$ can be represented as $x_1 + 2x_2 + \ldots + nx_n$, where $\{ x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n \}$ is a good set, by at least $n!$ ways.

Given a nonzero natural number $n$, let $f_n$ be the function of the closed interval $[0, 1]$ in $R$ defined like this: $$f_n(x) = \begin{cases}n^2x, \,\,\, if \,\,\, 0 \le x < 1/n\\ 3/n, \,\,\,if \,\,\,1/n \le x \le 1 \end{cases}$$ a) Represent the function graphically. b) Calculate $A_n =\int_0^1 f_n(x) dx$. c) Find, if it exists, $\lim_{n\to \infty} A_n$ .

The isoelectric point of glycine is the pH at which it has zero charge. Its charge is $-\frac13$ at pH $3.55$, while its charge is $\frac12$ at pH $9.6$. Charge increases linearly with pH. What is the isoelectric point of glycine?

Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{n}\sqrt[n]{\frac{(4n)!}{(3n)!}}.$

Let $\mathbf T$ be a triangle with $[\mathbf T]=1.$ Show that there is a right triangle $\mathbf R$ such that $[\mathbf R]\le\sqrt3$ and $\mathbf T\subseteq\mathbf R.$ ($[-]$ denotes area of a triangle.)

Let $\omega= \cos \frac{2\pi}{727} + i \sin \frac{2\pi}{727}$. The imaginary part of the complex number $$\prod^{13}_{k=8} \left(1 + \omega^{3^{k-1}}+ \omega^{2\cdot 3^{k-1}}\right)$$ is equal to $\sin a$ for some angle $a$ between $-\frac{\pi}{2}$ and $\frac{\pi}{2}$ , inclusive. Find $a$.

Let $n = 8^{2022}$. Which of the following is equal to $\frac{n}{4}$? $\textbf{(A) }4^{1010}\qquad\textbf{(B) }2^{2022}\qquad\textbf{(C) }8^{2018}\qquad\textbf{(D) }4^{3031}\qquad\textbf{(E) }4^{3032}$

[b]a)[/b] Let $ u $ be a polynom in $ \mathbb{Q}[X] . $ Prove that the function $ E_u:\mathbb{Q}[X]\longrightarrow\mathbb{Q}[X] $ defined as $ E_u(P)=P(u) $ is an endomorphism. [b]b)[/b] Let $ E $ be an injective endomorphism of $ \mathbb{Q} [X] . $ Show that there exists a nonconstant polynom $ v $ in $ \mathbb{Q}[X] $ such that $ E(P)=P(v) , $ for any $ P $ in $ \mathbb{Q}[X] . $ [b]c)[/b] Let $ A $ be an automorphism of $ \mathbb{Q}[X] . $ Demonstrate that there is a nonzero constant polynom $ w $ in $ \mathbb{Q}[X] $ which has the property that $ A(P)=P(w) , $ for any $ P $ in $ \mathbb{Q}[X] . $ [i]Marcel Țena[/i]

Given real $a$. Find the least possible area of the rectangle with the sides parallel to the coordinate axes and containing the figure determined by the system of inequalities $$y \le -x^2 \,\,\, and \,\,\, y \ge x^2 - 2x + a$$

Given is an acute angled triangle $ABC$ with orthocenter $H$ and circumcircle $k$. Let $\omega$ be the circle with diameter $AH$ and $P$ be the point of intersection of $\omega$ and $k$ other than $A$. Assume that $BP$ and $CP$ intersect $\omega$ for the second time at points $Q$ and $R$, respectively. If $D$ is the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ and $S$ is the point of the intersection of $\omega$ and $QD$, prove that $HR = HS$.

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}^+$ such that whenever $a>b>c>d>0$ and $ad=bc$, \[f(a+d)+f(b-c)=f(a-d)+f(b+c).\] [i]Calvin Deng.[/i]

A sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfies $$a_0=0, a_1=a_2=1, a_{3n} = a_n, a_{3n+1}=a_{3n+2} = a_n+1$$ for all $n \geq 1$. Compute $a_{2021}$. [i](Source: China National High School Mathematics League 2021, Zhejiang Province, Problem 6)[/i]

Let $n \geq 5$ be an integer. Consider $n$ squares with side lengths $1, 2, \dots , n$, respectively. The squares are arranged in the plane with their sides parallel to the $x$ and $y$ axes. Suppose that no two squares touch, except possibly at their vertices. Show that it is possible to arrange these squares in a way such that every square touches exactly two other squares.

Let $f,g : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be two quadratics such that, for any real number $r,$ if $f(r)$ is an integer, then $g(r)$ is also an integer. Prove that there are two integers $m$ and $n$ such that $$g(x)=mf(x)+n, \: \forall x \in \mathbb{R}$$

Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that if $n$ squares of a $1000 \times 1000$ chessboard are colored, then there will exist three colored squares whose centers form a right triangle with sides parallel to the edges of the board.