The solution of the equation $ 7^{x\plus{}7}\equal{}8^x$ can be expressed in the form $ x\equal{}\log_b 7^7$. What is $ b$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{7}{15} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{7}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{8}{7} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{15}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{15}{7}$

$n$ positive numbers are given. Is it always possible to find a convex polygon with $n+3$ edges and a triangulation of it so that the length of the diameters used in the triangulation are the given $n$ numbers? [i]Proposed by Morteza Saghafian[/i]

Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be integers each with absolute value less than or equal to $ 10$. The cubic polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^3 \plus{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ satisfies the property \[ \Big|f\left(2 \plus{} \sqrt 3\right)\Big| < 0.0001. \] Determine if $ 2 \plus{} \sqrt 3$ is a root of $ f$.

Let $\ell$ be a given line, $A$ and $B$ given points of the plane. Choose a point $P$ on $\ell $ so that the longer of the segments $AP$, $BP$ is as short as possible. (If $AP = BP,$ either segment may be taken as the longer one.)

Find all integer solutions to the equation $7x^2y^2 + 4x^2 = 77y^2 + 1260$.

A point $D$ is placed on the side $ BC$ of the triangle $ABC$. Circles are inscribed in the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$, their common exterior tangent line (other than $BC$) intersects $AD$ at the point $K$. Prove that the length of $AK$ does not depend on the position of $D$. (An exterior tangent of two circles is one which is tangent to both circles but does not pass between them.) (I Sharygin)

Let $ x$ be an arbitrary real number in $ (0,1)$. For every positive integer $ k$, let $ f_k(x)$ be the number of points $ mx\in [k,k \plus{} 1)$ $ m \equal{} 1,2,...$ Show that the sequence $ \sqrt [n]{f_1(x)f_2(x)\cdots f_n(x)}$ is convergent and find its limit.

In the triangle $ABC$, the excircle opposite to the vertex $A$ with centre $I$ touches the side BC at D. (The circle also touches the sides of $AB$, $AC$ extended.) Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and $N$ the midpoint of $AD$. Prove that $I,M,N$ are collinear.

We are given an $n \times n$ board, where $n$ is an odd number. In each cell of the board either $+1$ or $-1$ is written. Let $a_k$ and $b_k$ denote them products of numbers in the $k^{th}$ row and in the $k^{th}$ column respectively. Prove that the sum $a_1 +a_2 +\cdots+a_n +b_1 +b_2 +\cdots+b_n$ cannot be equal to zero.

Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ be circles - with respective centres $O_1$ and $O_2$ - that intersect each other in $A$ and $B$. The line $O_1A$ intersects $\Gamma_2$ in $A$ and $C$ and the line $O_2A$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ in $A$ and $D$. The line through $B$ parallel to $AD$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ in $B$ and $E$. Suppose that $O_1A$ is parallel to $DE$. Show that $CD$ is perpendicular to $O_2C$.

An equilateral triangle is divided into $n^2$ congruent equilateral triangles. A spider stands at one of the vertices, a fly at another. Alternately each of them moves to a neighbouring vertex. Prove that the spider can always catch the fly.

Find all integer $n$ such that the following property holds: for any positive real numbers $a,b,c,x,y,z$, with $max(a,b,c,x,y,z)=a$ , $a+b+c=x+y+z$ and $abc=xyz$, the inequality $$a^n+b^n+c^n \ge x^n+y^n+z^n$$ holds.

Denote by $S(n)$ the sum of the digits of the positive integer $n$. Find all the solutions of the equation $n(S(n)-1)=2010.$

For each pair of positive integers $(x, y)$ a nonnegative integer $x\Delta y$ is defined. It is known that for all positive integers $a$ and $b$ the following equalities hold: i. $(a + b)\Delta b = a\Delta b + 1$. ii. $(a\Delta b) \cdot (b\Delta a) = 0$. Find the values of the expressions $2016\Delta 121$ and $2016\Delta 144$.

Suppose that $x$ and $y$ are different real numbers such that $\frac{x^n-y^n}{x-y}$ is an integer for some four consecutive positive integers $n$. Prove that $\frac{x^n-y^n}{x-y}$ is an integer for all positive integers n.

Find the non-constant function $f(x)$ such that $f(x)=x^2-\int_0^1 (f(t)+x)^2dt.$

Let $D$ be a point different from the vertices on the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC.$ Let $I, \: I_1$ and $I_2$ be the incenters of the triangles $ABC, \: ABD$ and $ADC,$ respectively. Let $E$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles $AI_1I$ and $ADI_2,$ and $F$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles $AII_2$ and $AI_1D.$ Prove that if $AI_1=AI_2,$ then \[ \frac{EI}{FI} \cdot \frac{ED}{FD}=\frac{{EI_1}^2}{{FI_1}^2}.\]

Let $m,n$ and $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_m$ be arbitrary positive integers. Ali and Mohammad Play the following game. At each step, Ali chooses $b_1,b_2,\dots,b_m \in \mathbb{N}$ and then Mohammad chosses a positive integers $s$ and obtains a new sequence $\{c_i=a_i+b_{i+s}\}_{i=1}^m$, where $$b_{m+1}=b_1,\ b_{m+2}=b_2, \dots,\ b_{m+s}=b_s$$ The goal of Ali is to make all the numbers divisible by $n$ in a finite number of steps. FInd all positive integers $m$ and $n$ such that Ali has a winning strategy, no matter how the initial values $a_1, a_2,\dots,a_m$ are. [hide=clarification] after we create the $c_i$ s, this sequence becomes the sequence that we continue playing on, as in it is our 'new' $a_i$[/hide] Proposed by Shayan Gholami

Let $(a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5)$ be a random permutation of the integers from $1$ to $5$ inclusive. Find the expected value of $$\sum^5_{i=1} |a_i -i | = |a_1 -1|+|a_2 -2|+|a_3 -3|+|a_4 -4|+|a_5 -5|.$$ [i]Proposed by Muztaba Syed[/i]

Determine all pairs $(x, y)$ of positive integers such that \[\sqrt[3]{7x^2-13xy+7y^2}=|x-y|+1.\] [i]Proposed by Titu Andreescu, USA[/i]

Let $A$ be a set of $n\ge3$ points in the plane, no three of which are collinear. Show that there is a set $S$ of $2n-5$ points in the plane such that, for each triangle with vertices in $A$, there exists a point in $S$ which is strictly inside that triangle.

Find all functions $f\colon\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $(x-y)\bigl(f(x)+f(y)\bigr)\leqslant f\bigl(x^2-y^2\bigr)$ for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$.

There are $2025$ positive integers $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_{2025}$ are placed around a circle. For any $k = 1, 2, \cdots, 2025$, $a_k \mid a_{k-1} + a_{k+1}$ where indices are considered modulo $n$. Prove that there exists a positive integer $N$ such that satisfies the following condition. [list] [*] [b](Condition)[/b] For any positive integer $n > N$, when $a_1 = n^n$, $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_{2025}$ are all multiples of $n$. [/list]

Let $A_r,B_r, C_r$ be points on the circumference of a given circle $S$. From the triangle $A_rB_rC_r$, called $\Delta_r$, the triangle $\Delta_{r+1}$ is obtained by constructing the points $A_{r+1},B_{r+1}, C_{r+1} $on $S$ such that $A_{r+1}A_r$ is parallel to $B_rC_r$, $B_{r+1}B_r$ is parallel to $C_rA_r$, and $C_{r+1}C_r$ is parallel to $A_rB_r$. Each angle of $\Delta_1$ is an integer number of degrees and those integers are not multiples of $45$. Prove that at least two of the triangles $\Delta_1,\Delta_2, \ldots ,\Delta_{15}$ are congruent.

Let $a_1$, $a_2$, $\ldots$ be an infinite sequence of (positive) integers such that $k$ divides $\gcd(a_{k-1},a_k)$ for all $k\geq 2$. Compute the smallest possible value of $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{10}$.