Positive integers $(p,a,b,c)$ called [i]good quadruple[/i] if a) $p $ is odd prime, b) $a,b,c $ are distinct , c) $ab+1,bc+1$ and $ca+1$ are divisible by $p $. Prove that for all good quadruple $p+2\le \frac {a+b+c}{3} $, and show the equality case.

The $n$ players of a hockey team gather to select their team captain. Initially, they stand in a circle, and each person votes for the person on their left. The players will update their votes via a series of rounds. In one round, each player $a$ updates their vote, one at a time, according to the following procedure: At the time of the update, if $a$ is voting for $b,$ and $b$ is voting for $c,$ then $a$ updates their vote to $c.$ (Note that $a, b,$ and $c$ need not be distinct; if $b=c$ then $a$'s vote does not change for this update.) Every player updates their vote exactly once in each round, in an order determined by the players (possibly different across different rounds). They repeat this updating procedure for $n$ rounds. Prove that at this time, all $n$ players will unanimously vote for the same person.

Find all functions $ f: (0, \infty) \mapsto (0, \infty)$ (so $ f$ is a function from the positive real numbers) such that \[ \frac {\left( f(w) \right)^2 \plus{} \left( f(x) \right)^2}{f(y^2) \plus{} f(z^2) } \equal{} \frac {w^2 \plus{} x^2}{y^2 \plus{} z^2} \] for all positive real numbers $ w,x,y,z,$ satisfying $ wx \equal{} yz.$ [i]Author: Hojoo Lee, South Korea[/i]

Solve in the real numbers the system: $$ \left\{ \begin{matrix} x^2+7^x=y^3\\x^2+3=2^y \end{matrix} \right. $$ [i]Eduard Buzdugan[/i]

Determine all functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ which satisfy the inequality $$f(a^2) - f(b^2) \leq \left( f(a) + b\right)\left( a - f(b)\right),$$ for all $a,b \in \mathbb R$.

Santa Claus plays a guessing game with Marvin before giving him his present. He hides the present behind one of $100$ doors, numbered from $1$ to $100$. Marvin can point at a door, and then Santa Claus will reply with one of the following words: $\bullet$ "hot" if the present lies behind the guessed door, $\bullet$ "warm" if the guess is not exact but the number of the guessed door differs from that of the present’s door by at most $5$, $\bullet$ "cold" if the numbers of the two doors differ by more than $5$. At least how many such guesses does Marvin need, so that he can be certain about where his present is? Marvin does not necessarily need to make a "hot" guess, just to know the correct door with $100\%$ certainty.

Consider a parameterized curve $C: x=e^{-t}\cos t,\ y=e^{-t}\sin t\left (0\leq t\leq \frac{\pi}{2}\right).$ (1) Find the length $L$ of $C$. (2) Find the area $S$ of the region enclosed by the $x,\ y$ axis and $C$. Please solve the problem without using the formula of area for polar coordinate for Japanese High School Students who don't study it in High School. [i]1997 Kyoto University entrance exam/Science[/i]

Let $\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_2$, $\Gamma_3$, $\Gamma_4$ be distinct circles such that $\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_3$ are externally tangent at $P$, and $\Gamma_2$, $\Gamma_4$ are externally tangent at the same point $P$. Suppose that $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$; $\Gamma_2$ and $\Gamma_3$; $\Gamma_3$ and $\Gamma_4$; $\Gamma_4$ and $\Gamma_1$ meet at $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, respectively, and that all these points are different from $P$. Prove that \[ \frac{AB\cdot BC}{AD\cdot DC}=\frac{PB^2}{PD^2}. \]

Let $\alpha$ be a fixed real number. Find all functions $f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that $$f(f(x + y)f(x - y)) = x^2 + \alpha yf(y)$$for all $x,y \in \mathbb R$. [i]Proposed by Walther Janous[/i]

Find the maximal number of discs which can be disposed on the plane so that each two of them have a common point and no three have it

Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{Q}^{\plus{}} \mapsto \mathbb{Q}^{\plus{}}$ such that: \[ f(x) \plus{} f(y) \plus{} 2xy f(xy) \equal{} \frac {f(xy)}{f(x\plus{}y)}.\]

Let $ I $ and $ 0 $ be the square identity and null matrices, both of size $ 2019 $. There is a square matrix $A$ with rational entries and size $ 2019 $ such that: a) $ A ^ 3 + 6A ^ 2-2I = 0 $? b) $ A ^ 4 + 6A ^ 3-2I = 0 $?

Prove that for any triangle with sides $a, b, c$ and area $P$ the following inequality holds: \[P \leq \frac{\sqrt 3}{4} (abc)^{2/3}.\] Find all triangles for which equality holds.

Let $ABC$ a acute triangle. (a) Find the locus of all the points $P$ such that, calling $O_{a}, O_{b}, O_{c}$ the circumcenters of $PBC$, $PAC$, $PAB$: \[\frac{ O_{a}O_{b}}{AB}= \frac{ O_{b}O_{c}}{BC}=\frac{ O_{c}O_{a}}{CA}\] (b) For all points $P$ of the locus in (a), show that the lines $AO_{a}$, $BO_{b}$ , $CO_{c}$ are cuncurrent (in $X$); (c) Show that the power of $X$ wrt the circumcircle of $ABC$ is: \[-\frac{ a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}-5R^{2}}4\] Where $a=BC$ , $b=AC$ and $c=AB$.

The sets $A = \{z : z^{18} = 1\}$ and $B = \{w : w^{48} = 1\}$ are both sets of complex roots of unity. The set $C = \{zw : z \in A \ \text{and} \ w \in B\}$ is also a set of complex roots of unity. How many distinct elements are in $C$?

Find the sum of all integers from $1$ to $1000$ inclusive which contain at least one $7$ in their digits, i.e. find $$7 + 17 +... + 979 + 987 + 997.$$

Given that $P$ is a point inside a tetrahedron with vertices at $A, B, C$ and $D$, such that the sum of the distances $PA+PB+PC+PD$ is a minimum, show that the two angles $\angle APB$ and $\angle CPD$ are equal and are bisected by the same straight line. What other pair of angles must be equal?

Four segments drawn from a given point inside a convex quadrilateral to its vertices, split the quadrilateral into four equal triangles. Can we assert that this quadrilateral is a rhombus?

Let $\triangle ABC$ with $AB=AC$ and $BC=14$ be inscribed in a circle $\omega$. Let $D$ be the point on ray $BC$ such that $CD=6$. Let the intersection of $AD$ and $\omega$ be $E$. Given that $AE=7$, find $AC^2$. [i]Proposed by Ephram Chun and Euhan Kim[/i]

If $a$, $b$, $c \geq 1$; $y \geq x \geq 1$; $p$, $q$, $r > 0$ then$$\left(\frac{1+y\left(a^pb^qc^r\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q+r}}}{1+x\left(a^pb^qc^r\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q+r}}}\right)^{\frac{p+q+r}{\left(a^pb^qc^r\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q+r}}}}\left(\frac{1+xa}{1+ya}\right)^{\frac{p}{a}}\left(\frac{1+xb}{1+yb}\right)^{\frac{q}{b}}\left(\frac{1+xc}{1+yc}\right)^{\frac{r}{c}}$$ $$\geq \prod \limits_{cyc}\left(\frac{1+y\left(a^pb^q\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q}}}{1+x\left(a^pb^q\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q}}}\right)^{\frac{p+q}{\left(a^pb^q\right)^{\frac{1}{p+q}}}}$$

Two teams $A$ and $B$ play a school ping pong tournament. The team $A$ consists of $m$ students, and the team $B$ consists of $n$ students where $m \ne n$. There is only one ping pong table to play and the tournament is organized as follows: Two students from different teams start to play while other players form a line waiting for their turn to play. After each game the first player in the line replaces the member of the same team at the table and plays with the remaining player. The replaced player then goes to the end of the line. Prove that every two players from the opposite teams will eventually play against each other.

Prove that $$ (n+2)^n=\prod_{k=1}^{n+1} \sum_{l=1}^{n+1} le^{\frac{2i\pi k (n-l+1)}{n+2}} , $$ for any natural number $ n. $ [i]Mihai Piticari[/i]

Let $O_1$, $O_2$ be two circles with radii $R_1$ and $R_2$, and suppose the circles meet at $A$ and $D$. Draw a line $L$ through $D$ intersecting $O_1$, $O_2$ at $B$ and $C$. Now allow the distance between the centers as well as the choice of $L$ to vary. Find the length of $AD$ when the area of $ABC$ is maximized.

Suppose that $1000$ students are standing in a circle. Prove that there exists an integer $k$ with $100 \leq k \leq 300$ such that in this circle there exists a contiguous group of $2k$ students, for which the first half contains the same number of girls as the second half. [i]Proposed by Gerhard Wöginger, Austria[/i]

In a right-angled triangle, $a$ and $b$ denote the lengths of the two catheti. A circle with radius $r$ has the center on the hypotenuse and touches both catheti. Show that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{r}$.