Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $DEF$ be another triangle inscribed in the incircle of $ABC$. If $s$ and $s_1$ denote the semiperimeters of $ABC$ and $DEF$ respectively, prove that $2s_1 \le s$. When does equality hold?

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that have a continuous second derivative and for which the equality $f(7x+1)=49f(x)$ holds for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.

[asy]defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); pair B = origin; pair A = dir(60); pair C = dir(0); pair circ = circumcenter(A,B,C); pair P = intersectionpoint(circ--(circ + (-1,0)),A--B); pair Q = intersectionpoint(circ--(circ + (1,0)),A--C); label("$A$",A,N); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$C$",C,SE); label("$P$",P,NW); label("$Q$",Q,NE); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(circumcircle(A,B,C)); draw(P--Q); draw(Circle((0.5,0.09),0.385));[/asy] Equilateral $ \triangle ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. A second circle is tangent internally to the circumcircle at $ T$ and tangent to sides $ AB$ and $ AC$ at points $ P$ and $ Q$. If side $ BC$ has length $ 12$, then segment $ PQ$ has length $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6\sqrt{3}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8\sqrt{3}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9$

Given a horizontal strip on the plane (its sides are parallel lines) and $n$ lines intersecting the strip. Every two of them intersect inside the strip, and not a triple has a common point. Consider all the paths along the segments of those lines, starting on the lower side of the strip and ending on the upper side with the properties: moving along such a path we are constantly rising up, and, having reached the intersection, we are obliged to turn to another line. Prove that: a) there are not less than $n/2$ such a paths without common points; b) there is a path consisting of not less than of $n$ segments; c) there is a path that goes along not more than along $n/2+1$ lines; d) there is a path that goes along all the $n$ lines.

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ is a rhombus with acute angle at $A.$ Points $M$ and $N$ are on segments $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BC}$ such that $|DM| = |MN|.$ Let $P$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $DN$ and let $R$ be the intersection of $AB$ and $DM.$ Prove that $|RP| = |PD|.$

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled scalene triangle. Inside the triangle, distinct points $A_1, B_1, C_1$ are chosen such that \[ \frac{AB_1}{CB_1} = \frac{AB}{CB} \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{AC_1}{BC_1} = \frac{AC}{BC}. \] Let $A_2, B_2, C_2$ be the reflections of $A_1, B_1, C_1$ across lines $BC, AC, AB$, respectively. These points satisfy the following conditions: [list] [*] The four points $A, A_2, B, C_2$ are concyclic. [*] The four points $A, A_2, B_2, C$ are concyclic. [*] The four points $B, B_2, C, C_2$ are concyclic. [*] The three points $A_2, B_2, C_2$ do not lie on the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$. [/list] Prove that triangles $A_1B_1C_1$ and $A_2B_2C_2$ are similar.

The set $A{}$ of positive integers satisfies the following conditions: [list=1] [*]If a positive integer $n{}$ belongs to $A{}$, then $2n$ also belongs to $A{}$; [*]For any positive integer $n{}$ there exists an element of $A{}$ divisible by $n{}$; [*]There exist finite subsets of $A{}$ with arbitrarily large sums of reciprocals of elements. [/list]Prove that for any positive rational number $r{}$ there exists a finite subset $B\subset A$ such that \[\sum_{x\in B}\frac{1}{x}=r.\]

Let there be a triangle $ABC$ with orthocenter $H$. Let the lengths of the heights be $h_a, h_b, h_c$ from points $A, B$ and respectively $C$, and the semi-perimeter $p$ of triangle $ABC$. It is known that $AH \cdot h_a + BH \cdot h_b + CH \cdot h_c = \frac{2}{3} \cdot p^2$. Show that $ABC$ is equilateral.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Given is a subset $A$ of $\{0,1,...,5^n\}$ with $4n+2$ elements. Prove that there exist three elements $a<b<c$ from $A$ such that $c+2a>3b$. [i]Proposed by Dominik Burek and Tomasz Ciesla, Poland[/i]

Let $m,n$ be positive integers and $p$ be a prime number. Show that if $\frac{7^m + p \cdot 2^n}{7^m - p \cdot 2^n}$ is an integer, then it is a prime number.

Let $E$ and $F$ are distinct points on the diagonal $AC$ of a parallelogram $ABCD$ . Prove that , if there exists a cricle through $E,F$ tangent to rays $BA,BC$ then there also exists a cricle through $E,F$ tangent to rays $DA,DC$.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. We start with $n$ piles of pebbles, each initially containing a single pebble. One can perform moves of the following form: choose two piles, take an equal number of pebbles from each pile and form a new pile out of these pebbles. Find (in terms of $n$) the smallest number of nonempty piles that one can obtain by performing a finite sequence of moves of this form.

Let the operation $ f$ of $ k$ variables defined on the set $ \{ 1,2,\ldots,n \}$ be called $ \textit{friendly}$ toward the binary relation $ \rho$ defined on the same set if \[ f(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_k) \;\rho\ \;f(b_1,b_2,\ldots,b_k)\] implies $ a_i \; \rho \ b_i$ for at least one $ i,1\leq i \leq k$. Show that if the operation $ f$ is friendly toward the relations "equal to" and "less than," then it is friendly toward all binary relations. [i]B. Csakany[/i]

An infinite sequence of positive real numbers is defined by $a_0=1$ and $a_{n+2}=6a_n-a_{n+1}$ for $n=0,1,2,\cdots$. Find the possible value(s) of $a_{2007}$.

Consider all products by $2, 4, 6, ..., 2000$ of the elements of the set $A =\left\{\frac12, \frac13, \frac14,...,\frac{1}{2000},\frac{1}{2001}\right\}$ . Find the sum of all these products.

Solve the system of equations $\begin{cases} x^3+\frac13 y=x^2+x -\frac43 \\ y^3+\frac14 z=y^2+y -\frac54 \\ z^3+\frac15 x=z^2+z -\frac65 \end{cases}$

Determine all three-digit numbers N such that $N^2$ has six digits and so that the sum of the number formed by the first three digits of $N^2$ and the number formed by the latter three digits of $N^2$ equals $N$.

A $100\times 100$ chessboard is cut into dominoes ($1\times 2$ rectangles). Two persons play the following game: At each turn, a player glues together two adjacent cells (which were formerly separated by a cut-edge). A player loses if, after his turn, the $100\times 100$ chessboard becomes connected, i. e. between any two cells there exists a way which doesn't intersect any cut-edge. Which player has a winning strategy - the starting player or his opponent?

To the nearest thousandth, $\log_{10}2$ is $.301$ and $\log_{10}3$ is $.477$. Which of the following is the best approximation of $\log_5 10$? $\textbf{(A) }\frac{8}{7}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{9}{7}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{10}{7}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{11}{7}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac{12}{7}$

Consider a square of side length $1$ and erect equilateral triangles of side length $1$ on all four sides of the square such that one triangle lies inside the square and the remaining three lie outside. Going clockwise around the square, let $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ be the circumcenters of the four equilateral triangles. Compute the area of $ABCD$.

Let the positive integers $x_1$, $x_2$, $...$, $x_{100}$ satisfy the equation \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{x_1}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x_2}}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x_{100}}}=20.\] Show that at least two of these integers are equal to each other.

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AC > AB$ and let $D$ be the foot of the $A$-angle bisector on $BC$. The reflections of lines $AB$ and $AC$ in line $BC$ meet $AC$ and $AB$ at points $E$ and $F$ respectively. A line through $D$ meets $AC$ and $AB$ at $G$ and $H$ respectively such that $G$ lies strictly between $A$ and $C$ while $H$ lies strictly between $B$ and $F$. Prove that the circumcircles of $\triangle EDG$ and $\triangle FDH$ are tangent to each other.

Let $ 1\le a_1<a_2<\cdots<a_m\le N$ be a sequence of integers such that the least common multiple of any two of its elements is not greater than $ N$. Show that $ m\le 2\left[\sqrt{N}\right]$, where $ \left[\sqrt{N}\right]$ denotes the greatest integer $ \le \sqrt{N}$

Let $ x$ be a real number such that the five numbers $ \cos(2 \pi x)$, $ \cos(4 \pi x)$, $ \cos(8 \pi x)$, $ \cos(16 \pi x)$, and $ \cos(32 \pi x)$ are all nonpositive. What is the smallest possible positive value of $ x$?

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $AD$ be the bisector of the triangle ($D \in (BC)$) Assume that $AB =14$ cm, $AC = 35$ cm and $AD = 12$ cm; which of the following is the area of triangle $ABC$ in cm$^2$? [b]A.[/b] $\frac{1176}{5}$ [b]B.[/b] $\frac{1167}{5}$ [b]C.[/b] $234$ [b]D.[/b] $\frac{1176}{7}$ [b]E.[/b] $236$