Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Consider three circles, centered at $A, B, C$, with respective radii $$\sqrt{AB \cdot AC},\sqrt{BC \cdot BA},\sqrt{CA \cdot CB}.$$ Given that there are six distinct pairwise intersections between these three circles, show that they lie on two concentric circles. [i](Two circles are concentric if they have the same center.)[/i]

Given a triangle $ \triangle{ABC} $ with circumcircle $ \Omega $. Denote its incenter and $ A $-excenter by $ I, J $, respectively. Let $ T $ be the reflection of $ J $ w.r.t $ BC $ and $ P $ is the intersection of $ BC $ and $ AT $. If the circumcircle of $ \triangle{AIP} $ intersects $ BC $ at $ X \neq P $ and there is a point $ Y \neq A $ on $ \Omega $ such that $ IA = IY $. Show that $ \odot\left(IXY\right) $ tangents to the line $ AI $.

Each side of $1 \times 1$ square is a hypothenuse of an exterior right triangle. Let $A, B, C, D$ be the vertices of the right angles and $O_1, O_2, O_3, O_4$ be the centers of the incircles of these triangles. Prove that $a)$ The area of quadrilateral $ABCD$ does not exceed $2$; $b)$ The area of quadrilateral $O_1O_2O_3O_4$ does not exceed $1$.

A line through the incenter $I$ of triangle $ABC$, perpendicular to $AI$, intersects $AB$ at $P$ and $AC$ at $Q$. Prove that the circle tangent to $AB$ at $P$ and to $AC$ at $Q$ is also tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.

A circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ meets the sides $AD$ and $CD$ of a parallelogram $ABCD$ at points $K$ and $L$ respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of arc $KL$ not containing $B$. Prove that $DM \perp AC$. by E.Bakaev

Let $L$ be a circle with center $O$ and tangent to sides $AB$ and $AC$ of a triangle $ABC$ in points $E$ and $F$, respectively. Let the perpendicular from $O$ to $BC$ meet $EF$ at $D$. Prove that $A,D$ and $M$ are collinear, where $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$.

From a square with sides of length $2m$, corners are cut away so as to form a regular octagon. What is the area of the octagon in $m^2$? $\textbf{(A)}~2\sqrt3$ $\textbf{(B)}~\frac4{\sqrt3}$ $\textbf{(C)}~4\left(\sqrt2-1\right)$ $\textbf{(D)}~\text{None of the above}$

If $a,b,c$ are positive real numbers such that $abc= 1$, Prove that \[ a^{b+c} b^{c+a} c^{a+b} \leq 1 . \]

[b]p1.[/b] Len's Spanish class has four tests in the first term. Len scores $72$, $81$, and $78$ on the first three tests. If Len wants to have an 80 average for the term, what is the minimum score he needs on the last test? [b]p2.[/b] In $1824$, the Electoral College had $261$ members. Andrew Jackson won $99$ Electoral College votes and John Quincy Adams won $84$ votes. A plurality occurs when no candidate has more than $50\%$ of the votes. Should a plurality occur, the vote goes to the House of Representatives to break the tie. How many more votes would Jackson have needed so that a plurality would not have occurred? [b]p3.[/b] $\frac12 + \frac16 + \frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{30}= 1 - \frac{1}{n}$. Find $n$. [b]p4.[/b] How many ways are there to sit Samuel, Esun, Johnny, and Prat in a row of $4$ chairs if Prat and Johnny refuse to sit on an end? [b]p5.[/b] Find an ordered quadruple $(w, x, y, z)$ that satisfies the following: $$3^w + 3^x + 3^y = 3^z$$ where $w + x + y + z = 2017$. [b]p6.[/b] In rectangle $ABCD$, $E$ is the midpoint of $CD$. If $AB = 6$ inches and $AE = 6$ inches, what is the length of $AC$? [b]p7.[/b] Call an integer interesting if the integer is divisible by the sum of its digits. For example, $27$ is divisible by $2 + 7 = 9$, so $27$ is interesting. How many $2$-digit interesting integers are there? [b]p8.[/b] Let $a\#b = \frac{a^3-b^3}{a-b}$ . If $a, b, c$ are the roots of the polynomial $x^3 + 2x^2 + 3x + 4$, what is the value of $a\#b + b\#c + c\#a$? [b]p9.[/b] Akshay and Gowri are examining a strange chessboard. Suppose $3$ distinct rooks are placed into the following chessboard. Find the number of ways that one can place these rooks so that they don't attack each other. Note that two rooks are considered attacking each other if they are in the same row or the same column. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/1/70f7d68c44a7a69eb13ce12291c0600d11027c.png[/img] [b]p10.[/b] The Earth is a very large sphere. Richard and Allen have a large spherical model of Earth, and they would like to (for some strange reason) cut the sphere up with planar cuts. If each cut intersects the sphere, and Allen holds the sphere together so it does not fall apart after each cut, what is the maximum number of pieces the sphere can be cut into after $6$ cuts? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let the real numbers $x, y, z$ be such that $x + y + z = 0$. Prove that $$6(x^3 + y^3 + z^3)^2 \le (x^2 + y^2 + z^2)^3.$$

For any positive integer $k$, denote the sum of digits of $k$ in its decimal representation by $S(k)$. Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with integer coefficients such that for any positive integer $n \geq 2016$, the integer $P(n)$ is positive and $$S(P(n)) = P(S(n)).$$ [i]Proposed by Warut Suksompong, Thailand[/i]

The eleven members of a cricket team are numbered $1,2,...,11$. In how many ways can the entire cricket team sit on the eleven chairs arranged around a circular table so that the numbers of any two adjacent players differ by one or two ?

Let $L$ be the foot of the internal bisector of $\angle B$ in an acute-angled triangle $ABC.$ The points $D$ and $E$ are the midpoints of the smaller arcs $AB$ and $BC$ respectively in the circumcircle $\omega$ of $\triangle ABC.$ Points $P$ and $Q$ are marked on the extensions of the segments $BD$ and $BE$ beyond $D$ and $E$ respectively so that $\measuredangle APB=\measuredangle CQB=90^{\circ}.$ Prove that the midpoint of $BL$ lies on the line $PQ.$

Numbers $m$ and $n$ are given positive integers. There are $mn$ people in a party, standing in the shape of an $m\times n$ grid. Some of these people are police officers and the rest are the guests. Some of the guests may be criminals. The goal is to determine whether there is a criminal between the guests or not.\\ Two people are considered \textit{adjacent} if they have a common side. Any police officer can see their adjacent people and for every one of them, know that they're criminal or not. On the other hand, any criminal will threaten exactly one of their adjacent people (which is likely an officer!) to murder. A threatened officer will be too scared, that they deny the existence of any criminal between their adjacent people.\\ Find the least possible number of officers such that they can take position in the party, in a way that the goal is achievable. (Note that the number of criminals is unknown and it is possible to have zero criminals.) [i]Proposed by Abolfazl Asadi[/i]

Find all numbers $N=\overline{a_1a_2\ldots a_n}$ for which $9\times \overline{a_1a_2\ldots a_n}=\overline{a_n\ldots a_2a_1}$ such that at most one of the digits $a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n$ is zero.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB=\sqrt{10}, BC=4,$ and $CA=3\sqrt{2}.$ Circle $\omega$ has diameter $BC,$ with center at $O.$ Extend the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ to hit $\omega$ at $P$ and $P',$ where $AP < AP'.$ Suppose line $P'O$ intersects $AC$ at $X.$ Given that $PX$ can be expressed as $m\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{p},$ where $n$ and $p$ are squarefree, find $m+n+p.$ [i]Individual #11[/i]

Let P be an arbitrary point on the arc $AC$ of the circumcircle of a fixed triangle $ABC$, not containing $B$. The bisector of angle $APB$ meets the bisector of angle $BAC$ at point $P_a$ the bisector of angle $CPB$ meets the bisector of angle $BCA$ at point $P_c$. Prove that for all points $P$, the circumcenters of triangles $PP_aP_c$ are collinear. by I. Dmitriev

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$. The points $D$ and $E$ lie on the segments $CA$ and $BC$ respectively, such that $CD = CE$. Let $F$ be a point on the segment $CD$. Prove that the quadrilateral $ABEF$ is circumscribable if and only if the quadrilateral $DIEF$ is cyclic. [i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]

In acute triangle $\triangle ABC$, $BC>AC$, $\Gamma$ is its circumcircle, $D$ is a point on segment $AC$ and $E$ is the intersection of the circle with diameter $CD$ and $\Gamma$. $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $CM$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $Q$. The tangents to $\Gamma$ at $A,B$ meet at $P$, and $H$ is the foot of perpendicular from $P$ to $BQ$. $K$ is a point on line $HQ$ such that $Q$ lies between $H$ and $K$. Prove that $\angle HKP=\angle ACE$ if and only if $\frac{KQ}{QH}=\frac{CD}{DA}$.

Let $q$ and $r$ be integers with $q>0,$ and let $A$ and $B$ be intervals on the real line. Let $T$ be the set of all $b+mq$ where $b$ and $m$ are integers with $b$ in $B,$ and let $S$ be the set of all integers $a$ in $A$ such that $ra$ is in $T.$ Show that if the product of the lengths of $A$ and $B$ is less than $q,$ then $S$ is the intersection of $A$ with some arithmetic progression.

Let triangle $ \vartriangle ABC$ have $AB = 17$, $BC = 14$, $CA = 12$. Let $M_A$, $M_B$, $M_C$ be midpoints of $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ respectively. Let the angle bisectors of $ A$, $ B$, and $C$ intersect $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ at $P$, $Q$, and $R$, respectively. Reflect $M_A$ about $\overline{AP}$, $M_B$ about $\overline{BQ}$, and $M_C$ about $\overline{CR}$ to obtain $M'_A$, $M'_B$, $M'_C$, respectively. The lines $AM'_A$, $BM'_B$, and $CM'_C$ will then intersect $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ at $D$, $E$, and $F$, respectively. Given that $\overline{AD}$, $\overline{BE}$, and $\overline{CF}$ concur at a point $K$ inside the triangle, in simplest form, the ratio $[KAB] : [KBC] : [KCA]$ can be written in the form $p : q : r$, where $p$, $q$ and $ r$ are relatively prime positive integers and $[XYZ]$ denotes the area of $\vartriangle XYZ$. Compute $p + q + r$.

A sequence of real numbers $a_1, a_2, \ldots $ satisfies the following conditions. $a_1 = 2$, $a_2 = 11$. for all positive integer $n$, $2a_{n+2} =3a_n + \sqrt{5 (a_n^2+a_{n+1}^2)}$ Prove that $a_n$ is a rational number for each of positive integer $n$.

Let $G$ be a connected graph and let $X, Y$ be two disjoint subsets of its vertices, such that there are no edges between them. Given that $G/X$ has $m$ connected components and $G/Y$ has $n$ connected components, what is the minimal number of connected components of the graph $G/(X \cup Y)$?

Let $ f(x)\equal{}\sum_{n\equal{}1}^{\infty} a_n/(x\plus{}n^2), \;(x \geq 0)\ ,$ where $ \sum_{n\equal{}1}^{\infty} |a_n|n^{\minus{} \alpha} < \infty$ for some $ \alpha > 2$. Let us assume that for some $ \beta > 1/{\alpha}$, we have $ f(x)\equal{}O(e^{\minus{}x^{\beta}})$ as $ x \rightarrow \infty$. Prove that $ a_n$ is identically $ 0$. [i]G. Halasz[/i]

Prove that there are infinitely many prime numbers that divide at least one integer of the form $2^{n^3+1}-3^{n^2+1}+5^{n+1}$ where $n$ is a positive integer.