Let $k$ be a positive integer. Two players $A$ and $B$ play a game on an infinite grid of regular hexagons. Initially all the grid cells are empty. Then the players alternately take turns with $A$ moving first. In his move, $A$ may choose two adjacent hexagons in the grid which are empty and place a counter in both of them. In his move, $B$ may choose any counter on the board and remove it. If at any time there are $k$ consecutive grid cells in a line all of which contain a counter, $A$ wins. Find the minimum value of $k$ for which $A$ cannot win in a finite number of moves, or prove that no such minimum value exists.

In a given pentagon $ABCDE$, triangles $ABC$, $BCD$, $CDE$, $DEA$ and $EAB$ all have the same area. The lines $AC$ and $AD$ intersect $BE$ at points $M$ and $N$. Prove that $BM = EN$.

Let $O$ be a circumcenter of acute triangle $ABC$ and let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be circumcenters of triangles $OAB$ and $OAC$, respectively. Circumcircles of triangles $OAB$ and $OAC$ intersect side $BC$ in points $D$ ($D \neq B$) and $E$ ($E \neq C$), respectively. Perpendicular bisector of side $BC$ intersects side $AC$ in point $F$($F \neq A$). Prove that circumcenter of triangle $ADE$ lies on $AC$ iff $F$ lies on line $O_1O_2$

Let $n>100$ be an integer. The numbers $1,2 \ldots, 4n$ are split into $n$ groups of $4$. Prove that there are at least $\frac{(n-6)^2}{2}$ quadruples $(a, b, c, d)$ such that they are all in different groups, $a<b<c<d$ and $c-b \leq |ad-bc|\leq d-a$.

In a triangle $ ABC,$ let $ D$ and $ E$ be the intersections of the bisectors of $ \angle ABC$ and $ \angle ACB$ with the sides $ AC,AB,$ respectively. Determine the angles $ \angle A,\angle B, \angle C$ if $ \angle BDE \equal{} 24 ^{\circ},$ $ \angle CED \equal{} 18 ^{\circ}.$

Is it true that for integer $n\ge 2$, and given any non-negative reals $\ell_{ij}$, $1\le i<j\le n$, we can find a sequence $0\le a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ such that for all $1\le i<j\le n$ to have $|a_i-a_j|\ge \ell_{ij}$, yet still $\sum_{i=1}^n a_i\le \sum_{1\le i<j\le n}\ell_{ij}$?

Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that in its interior there exists a point $D$ with $\angle DAC = \angle DCA = 30^o$ and $ \angle DBA = 60^o$. Denote $E$ the midpoint of the segment $BC$, and take $F$ on the segment $AC$ so that $AF = 2FC$. Prove that $DE \perp EF$.

Let $ABCD$ be a unit square. Points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of sides $AB$ and $BC$ respectively. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the midpoints of line segments $AM$ and $BN$ respectively. Find the reciprocal of the area of the triangle enclosed by the three line segments $PQ$, $MN$, and $DB$. [asy] size(5 cm); pair A=(0,0); pair B=(1,0); pair C=(1,1); pair D=(0,1); pair M=(0.5,0); pair N=(1,0.5); pair P=(0.25,0); pair Q=(1,0.25); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); draw(M--N); draw(P--Q); draw(B--D); label("$A$",A,SW); label("$B$",B,SE); label("$C$",C,NE); label("$D$",D,NW); label("$M$",M,S); label("$N$",N,E); label("$P$",P,S); label("$Q$",Q,E); fill((0.8125,0.1875)--(0.75,0.25)--(0.625,0.125)--cycle, gray);[/asy] [i]2021 CCA Math Bonanza Team Round #4[/i]

What is the greatest value of $\sin x \cos y + \sin y \cos z + \sin z \cos x$, where $x,y,z$ are real numbers? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac 32 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac {\sqrt 3}2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3 $

Show that the sum of the (local) maximum and minimum values of the function $\frac{tan(3x)}{tan^3x}$ on the interval $\big(0, \frac{\pi }{2}\big)$ is rational.

Consider two segments of length $a, b \ (a > b)$ and a segment of length $c = \sqrt{ab}$. [b](a)[/b] For what values of $a/b$ can these segments be sides of a triangle ? [b](b)[/b] For what values of $a/b$ is this triangle right-angled, obtuse-angled, or acute-angled ?

Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle with angles $\alpha, \beta,$ and $\gamma$. Prove that $$\frac{\cos(\beta-\gamma)}{cos\alpha}+\frac{\cos(\gamma-\alpha)}{\cos \beta}+\frac{\cos(\alpha-\beta)}{\cos \gamma} \geq \frac{3}{2}$$

Bob has picked positive integer $1<N<100$. Alice tells him some integer, and Bob replies with the remainder of division of this integer by $N$. What is the smallest number of integers which Alice should tell Bob to determine $N$ for sure?

Two equilateral triangles $ABC$ and $CDE$ have a common vertex (see fig). Find the angle between straight lines $AD$ and $BE$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OWpqpAqR7Zw/Xzj_fyqhbFI/AAAAAAAAMao/5y8vCfC7PegQLIUl9PARquaWypr8_luAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2010%2Boral%2Bmoscow%2Bgeometru%2B8.1.gif[/img]

In triangle $ABC$, the bisectors of the internal angles $AA_1$ , $BB_1$ and $CC_1$ are drawn ($A_1, B_1$, $C_1$ - on the sides of the triangle). It is known that $\angle AA_1C = \angle AC_1B_1$. Find $\angle BCA$.

For a given real number $a$ and a positive integer $n$, prove that: i) there exists exactly one sequence of real numbers $x_0,x_1,\ldots,x_n,x_{n+1}$ such that \[\begin{cases} x_0=x_{n+1}=0,\\ \frac{1}{2}(x_i+x_{i+1})=x_i+x_i^3-a^3,\ i=1,2,\ldots,n.\end{cases}\] ii) the sequence $x_0,x_1,\ldots,x_n,x_{n+1}$ in i) satisfies $|x_i|\le |a|$ where $i=0,1,\ldots,n+1$. [i]Liang Yengde[/i]

Let $n$ be a positive integer and $x_1,x_2,...,x_n$ be integer numbers such that $$x_1^2+x_2^2+...+x_n^2+ n^3 \le (2n - 1)(x_1+x_2+...+x_n ) + n^2$$ . Show that : a) $x_1,x_2,...,x_n$ are non-negative integers b) the number $x_1+x_2+...+x_n+n+1$ is not a perfect square.

Let $f(n)=\varphi(n^3)^{-1}$, where $\varphi(n)$ denotes the number of positive integers not greater than $n$ that are relatively prime to $n$. Suppose \[ \frac{f(1)+f(3)+f(5)+\dots}{f(2)+f(4)+f(6)+\dots} = \frac{m}{n} \] where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Compute $100m+n$. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]

Consider the $4(N-1)$ squares on the boundary of an $N$ by $N$ array of squares. We wish to insert in these squares $4 (N-1)$ consecutive integers (not necessarily positive) so that the sum of the numbers at the four vertices of any rectangle with sides parallel to the diagonals of the array (in the case of a “degenerate” rectangle, i.e. a diagonal, we refer to the sum of the two numbers in its corner squares) are one and the same number. Is this possible? Consider the cases (a) $N = 3$ (b) $N = 4$ (c) $N = 5$ (VG Boltyanskiy, Moscow)

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and $P$ and $Q$ are the midpoints of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$,and $O$ their intersection point.Point $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ is the midpoint of $CD$ such that $ MN \cap AC ={E},MN \cap BD={F}$.Prove that $OE \cdot QF= OF\cdot PE $

Find all positive integers $n$ that have 4 digits, all of them perfect squares, and such that $n$ is divisible by 2, 3, 5 and 7.

Let $q$ be a real number. Gugu has a napkin with ten distinct real numbers written on it, and he writes the following three lines of real numbers on the blackboard: [list] [*]In the first line, Gugu writes down every number of the form $a-b$, where $a$ and $b$ are two (not necessarily distinct) numbers on his napkin. [*]In the second line, Gugu writes down every number of the form $qab$, where $a$ and $b$ are two (not necessarily distinct) numbers from the first line. [*]In the third line, Gugu writes down every number of the form $a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2$, where $a, b, c, d$ are four (not necessarily distinct) numbers from the first line. [/list] Determine all values of $q$ such that, regardless of the numbers on Gugu's napkin, every number in the second line is also a number in the third line.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $H$ be its orthocenter. Let $E$ be the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$, $F$ be the foot of the altitude from $B$ to $AC$. Let $G \neq H$ be the intersection of the circles $(AEF)$ and $(BHC)$. Prove that $AG$ bisects $BC$. [i]Proposed by Kang Taeyoung, South Korea[/i]

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with circumcircle $\omega$ and circumcentre $O$. Points $D\neq B$ and $E\neq C$ lie on $\omega$ such that $BD\perp AC$ and $CE\perp AB$. Let $CO$ meet $AB$ at $X$, and $BO$ meet $AC$ at $Y$. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $BXD$ and $CYE$ have an intersection lie on line $AO$. [i]Ivan Chan Kai Chin, Malaysia[/i]

Ninety-four bricks, each measuring $4''\times10''\times19'',$ are to stacked one on top of another to form a tower 94 bricks tall. Each brick can be oriented so it contribues $4''$ or $10''$ or $19''$ to the total height of the tower. How many differnt tower heights can be achieved using all 94 of the bricks?