Given two cubes $R$ and $S$ with integer sides of lengths $r$ and $s$ units respectively . If the difference between volumes of the two cubes is equal to the difference in their surface areas , then prove that $r=s$.

If $n$ is a positive integer, let $A = \{n,n+1,...,n+17 \}$. Does there exist some values of $n$ for which we can divide $A$ into two disjoints subsets $B$ and $C$ such that the product of the elements of $B$ is equal to the product of the elements of $C$?

Let $R$ be a ring. Let $x,y\in R$ such that $x^2=y^2=0$. Prove that if $x+y-xy$ is nilpotent, so is $xy$. [i]Janez Šter[/i]

Factor $a^{10} + a^5 + 1$ into nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients

A softball team played ten games, scoring $1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9$, and $10$ runs. They lost by one run in exactly five games. In each of the other games, they scored twice as many runs as their opponent. How many total runs did their opponents score? $ \textbf {(A) } 35 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 40 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 45 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 50 \qquad \textbf {(E) } 55 $

Given that $r$ and $s$ are relatively prime positive integers such that $\dfrac{r}{s}=\dfrac{2(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{10})}{5\left(\sqrt{3+\sqrt{5}}\right)}$, find $r$ and $s$.

Let $B\not= A$ be a point on the tangent to circle $S_1$ through the point $A$ on the circle. A point $C$ outside the circle is chosen so that segment $AC$ intersects the circle in two distinct points. Let $S_2$ be the circle tangent to $AC$ at $C$ and to $S_1$ at some point $D$, where $D$ and $B$ are on the opposite sides of the line $AC$. Let $O$ be the circumcentre of triangle $BCD$. Show that $O$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.

Find the minimum value of $$\big|\sin x+\cos x+\tan x+\cot x+\sec x+\operatorname{cosec}x\big|$$ for real numbers $x$ not multiple of $\frac{\pi}{2}$.

Given an integer $n\ge 2$. Prove that there only exist a finite number of n-tuples of positive integers $(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)$ which simultaneously satisfy the following three conditions: [list] [*] $a_1>a_2>\ldots>a_n$; [*] $\gcd (a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)=1$; [*] $a_1=\sum_{i=1}^{n}\gcd (a_i,a_{i+1})$,where $a_{n+1}=a_1$.[/list]

Find the number of permutations of $1,2,3,4,5,6$ such that for each $k$ with $1\leq k\leq 5$, at least one of the first $k$ terms of the permutation is greater than $k$.

In the cells of a $1 \times 100$ board, Julián writes all the integers from $1$ to $100$ (inclusive) in any order of his choice, without repeating numbers. For every three consecutive cells on the board, the cell containing the middle value of the three numbers in those cells is marked. For example, if the three numbers are $7$, $99$ and $22$, then the cell with $22$ is marked. Let $S$ be the sum of all the numbers in the marked cells. Determine the minimum value that $S$ can take. [b]Note:[/b] Each marked number contributes to the sum $S$ exactly once, but it can be marked multiple times.

Let $a,b,c$ be side lengths of a triangle with $a+b+c = 1$. Prove that $a^2 +b^2 +c^2 +4abc \le \frac12$ .

Let $ f: [0,1]^2\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function on the closed unit square such that $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}$ and $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial y}$ exist and are continuous on the interior of $ (0,1)^2.$ Let $ a\equal{}\int_0^1f(0,y)\,dy,\ b\equal{}\int_0^1f(1,y)\,dy,\ c\equal{}\int_0^1f(x,0)\,dx$ and $ d\equal{}\int_0^1f(x,1)\,dx.$ Prove or disprove: There must be a point $ (x_0,y_0)$ in $ (0,1)^2$ such that $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}(x_0,y_0)\equal{}b\minus{}a$ and $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial y}(x_0,y_0)\equal{}d\minus{}c.$

Source: 1976 Euclid Part A Problem 1 ----- In the diagram, $ABCD$ and $EFGH$ are similar rectangles. $DK:KC=3:2$. Then rectangle $ABCD:$ rectangle $EFGH$ is equal to [asy]draw((75,0)--(0,0)--(0,50)--(75,50)--(75,0)--(55,0)--(55,20)--(100,20)--(100,0)--cycle); draw((55,5)--(60,5)--(60,0)); draw((75,5)--(80,5)--(80,0)); label("A",(0,50),NW); label("B",(0,0),SW); label("C",(75,0),SE); label("D",(75,50),NE); label("E",(55,20),NW); label("F",(55,0),SW); label("G",(100,0),SE); label("H",(100,20),NE); label("K",(75,20),NE);[/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 3:2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 9:4 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 5:2 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 25:4 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 6:2$

Find all prime numbers $p, q, r$ satisfying the equation \[ p^4+2p+q^4+q^2=r^2+4q^3+1 \]

Let $a,b$ be two positive integers, such that $ab\neq 1$. Find all the integer values that $f(a,b)$ can take, where \[ f(a,b) = \frac { a^2+ab+b^2} { ab- 1} . \]

Let $\pi(n)$ denote the number of primes less than or equal to $n$. A subset of $S=\{1,2,\ldots, n\}$ is called [i]primitive[/i] if there are no two elements in it with one of them dividing the other. Prove that for $n\geq 5$ and $1\leq k\leq \pi(n)/2,$ the number of primitive subsets of $S$ with $k+1$ elements is greater or equal to the number of primitive subsets of $S$ with $k$ elements. [i]Proposed by Cs. Sándor, Budapest[/i]

Let $S=\{x^2+2y^2\mid x,y\in\mathbb Z\}$. If $a$ is an integer with the property that $3a$ belongs to $S$, prove that then $a$ belongs to $S$ as well.

Let $ a_{1}, a_{2}...a_{n}$ be non-negative reals, not all zero. Show that that (a) The polynomial $ p(x) \equal{} x^{n} \minus{} a_{1}x^{n \minus{} 1} \plus{} ... \minus{} a_{n \minus{} 1}x \minus{} a_{n}$ has preceisely 1 positive real root $ R$. (b) let $ A \equal{} \sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n a_{i}$ and $ B \equal{} \sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n ia_{i}$. Show that $ A^{A} \leq R^{B}$.

Let $n \geq 1$ be an integer. What is the maximum number of disjoint pairs of elements of the set $\{ 1,2,\ldots , n \}$ such that the sums of the different pairs are different integers not exceeding $n$?

Find the greatest possible distance between any two points inside or along the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side length $2$. [i]Proposed by Alex Li[/i]

Robin is playing notes on an 88-key piano. He starts by playing middle C, which is actually the 40th lowest note on the piano (i.e. there are 39 notes lower than middle C). After playing a note, Robin plays with probability $\tfrac12$ the lowest note that is higher than the note he just played, and with probability $\tfrac12$ the highest note that is lower than the note he just played. What is the probability that he plays the highest note on the piano before playing the lowest note?

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.

Suppose an integer-valued function $f$ satisfies $$\sum_{k=1}^{2n+1}f(k)=\ln|2n+1|-4\ln|2n-1|\enspace\text{and}\enspace\sum_{k=0}^{2n}f(k)=4e^n-e^{n-1}$$ for all non-negative integers $n$. Determine $\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{f(n)}{2^n}$.

A doubly-indexed sequence $a_{m,n}$, for $m$ and $n$ nonnegative integers, is defined as follows: [list] [*]$a_{m,0}=0$ for all $m>0$ and $a_{0,0}=1$. [*]$a_{m,1}=0$ for all $m>1$, $a_{1,1}=1$, and $a_{0,1}=0$. [*]$a_{0,n}=a_{0,n-1}+a_{0,n-2}$ for all $n\geq 2$. [*]$a_{m,n}=a_{m,n-1}+a_{m,n-2}+a_{m-1,n-1}-a_{m-1,n-2}$ for all $m>0$, $n\geq 2$. [/list] Then there exists a unique value of $x$ so $\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{a_{m,n}x^m}{3^{n-m}}=1$. Find $\lfloor 1000x^2 \rfloor$.