On the sides of triangle $ABC$, isosceles right-angled triangles $AUB, CVB$, and $AWC$ are placed. These three triangles have their right angles at vertices $U, V$ , and $W$, respectively. Triangle $AUB$ lies completely inside triangle $ABC$ and triangles $CVB$ and $AWC$ lie completely outside $ABC$. See the figure. Prove that quadrilateral $UVCW$ is a parallelogram. [asy] import markers; unitsize(1.5 cm); pair A, B, C, U, V, W; A = (0,0); B = (2,0); C = (1.7,2.5); U = (B + rotate(90,A)*(B))/2; V = (B + rotate(90,C)*(B))/2; W = (C + rotate(90,A)*(C))/2; draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(A--W, StickIntervalMarker(1,1,size=2mm)); draw(C--W, StickIntervalMarker(1,1,size=2mm)); draw(B--V, StickIntervalMarker(1,2,size=2mm)); draw(C--V, StickIntervalMarker(1,2,size=2mm)); draw(A--U, StickIntervalMarker(1,3,size=2mm)); draw(B--U, StickIntervalMarker(1,3,size=2mm)); draw(rightanglemark(A,U,B,5)); draw(rightanglemark(B,V,C,5)); draw(rightanglemark(A,W,C,5)); dot("$A$", A, S); dot("$B$", B, S); dot("$C$", C, N); dot("$U$", U, NE); dot("$V$", V, NE); dot("$W$", W, NW); [/asy]

Consider three fixed spheres $S_1, S_2, S_3$ with pairwise disjoint interiors. Determine the locus of the centre of the sphere intersecting each $S_i$ along a great circle of $S_i$. [i]Stere Ianuș[/i]

Find the four smallest four-digit numbers that meet the following condition: by dividing by $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$ or $6$ the remainder is $ 1$.

Solve the equation, where $x$ and $y$ are positive integers: $$ x^3-y^3=999$$

The expression $1\oplus2\oplus3\oplus4\oplus5\oplus6\oplus7\oplus8\oplus9$ is written on a blackboard. Bill and Peter play the following game. They replace $\oplus$ by $+$ or $\cdot$, making their moves in turn, and one of them can use only $+$, while the other one can use only $\cdot$. At the beginning, Bill selects the sign he will use, and he tries to make the result an even number. Peter tries to make the result an odd number. Prove that Peter can always win. [hide=Original Wording]The expression $1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9$ is written on a blackboard. Bill and Peter play the following game. They replace $*$ by $+$ or $\cdot$, making their moves in turn, and one of them can use only $+$, while the other one can use only $\cdot$. At the beginning Bill selects the sign he will use, and he tries to make the result an even number. Peter tries to make the result an odd number. Prove that Peter can always win.[/hide]

A circle $K_1$ of radius $r_1 = 1\slash 2$ is inscribed in a semi-circle $H$ with diameter $AB$ and radius $1.$ A sequence of different circles $K_2, K_3, \ldots$ with radii $r_2, r_3, \ldots$ respectively are drawn so that for each $n\geq 1$, the circle $K_{n+1}$ is tangent to $H$, $K_n$ and $AB.$ Prove that $a_n = 1\slash r_n$ is an integer for each $n$, and that it is a perfect square for $n$ even and twice a perfect square for $n$ odd.

Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_{10}$ be non-negative real numbers such that $\frac{x_1}{1}+ \frac{x_2}{2} +\cdots+ \frac{x_{10}}{10}$ $\leq9$. Find the maximum possible value of $\frac{{x_1}^2}{1}+\frac{{x_2}^2}{2}+\cdots+\frac{{x_{10}}^2}{10}$.

Sam writes three $3$-digit positive integers (that don't end in $0$) on the board and adds them together. Jessica reverses each of the integers, and adds the reversals together. (For example, $\overline{XYZ}$ becomes $\overline{ZYX}$.) What is the smallest possible positive three-digit difference between Sam's sum and Jessica's sum?

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $\Gamma$ be its circumcircle. Line $\ell$ is tangent to $\Gamma$ at $A$ and let $D$ and $E$ be distinct points on $\ell$ such that $AD = AE$. Suppose that $B$ and $D$ lie on the same side of line $AC$. The circumcircle $\Omega_1$ of $\vartriangle ABD$ meets $AC$ again at $F$. The circumcircle $\Omega_2$ of $\vartriangle ACE$ meets $AB$ again at $G$. The common chord of $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $H$. Let $K$ be the reflection of $H$ across line $BC$ and let $L$ be the intersection of $BF$ and $CG$. Prove that $A, K$ and $L$ are collinear.

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with bases $AD$ and $BC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $CD$. The circumcircle of triangle $BCM$ meets $AC$ and $BD$ again at $E$ and $F$, with $E$ and $F$ distinct, and line $EF$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $AEM$ again at $P$. Prove that $CP$ is parallel to $BD$. [i]Proposed by Ariel García[/i]

Find positive integers $a$, $b$, and $c$ such that \[\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c}=\sqrt{219+\sqrt{10080}+\sqrt{12600}+\sqrt{35280}}.\] Prove that your solution is correct. (Warning: numerical approximations of the values do not constitute a proof.)

find largest constant C st $\sum_{i=1}^{4} (x_i+1/x_i)^3 \geq C$ for all positive real numbers $x_1,..,x_4$ st $x_1^3+x_3^3+3x_1x_3=x_2+x_4=1$

A baseball league consists of two four-team divisions. Each team plays every other team in its division $N$ games. Each team plays every team in the other division $M$ games with $N>2M$ and $M>4$. Each team plays a 76 game schedule. How many games does a team play within its own division? $ \textbf{(A) } 36 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 48 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 54 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 60 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 72 $

Find all triples $(a, b, c)$ of natural numbers such that the sets $$\{ gcd (a, b), gcd(b, c), gcd(c, a), lcm (a, b), lcm (b, c), lcm (c, a)\}$$ and $$\{2, 3, 5, 30, 60\}$$ are the same. Remark: For example, the sets $\{1, 2013\}$ and $\{1, 1, 2013\}$ are equal.

Express $\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}$ in the form $\frac{a + \sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{c}}$, where $a$ is a positive integer and $b$ and $c$ are square-free positive integers.

Recall that a palindrome is a number that reads the same forward and backward. Find the greatest integer less than $1000$ that is a palindrome both when written in base ten and when written in base eight, such as $292=444_{\text{eight}}$.

For a real number $a$, $[a]$ denotes the largest integer not exceeding $a$. Find all positive real numbers $x$ satisfying the equation $$x\cdot [x]+2022=[x^2]$$

Let $a$ and $b$ be distinct real numbers for which \[\dfrac ab+\dfrac{a+10b}{b+10a}=2.\] Find $\dfrac ab$. $\textbf{(A) }0.6\qquad\textbf{(B) }0.7\qquad\textbf{(C) }0.8\qquad\textbf{(D) }0.9\qquad\textbf{(E) }1$

In ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$, $F$ is its left focal point, $A$ is its right vertex, $B$ is its upper vertex. If the eccentricity of the ellipse is $\frac{\sqrt5-1}{2}$, then $\angle ABF=$________.

Let $p,q$ be positive integers. Consider a rectangle $ABCD$ with lengths of sides $p$ and $q$ that consists of $pq$ unital squares. How many of these squares are crossed by diagonal $AC$?

A circle $\mathfrak{D}$ is drawn through the vertices $A$ and $B$ of $\triangle ABC$. If $\mathfrak{D}$ intersects $AC$ at a point $M$ and $BC$ at $P$ and $MP$ contains the incenter of $\triangle ABC$, then the length $MP$ is (in standard notation, where $t=\frac{1}{a+b+c}$): (A)$at(b+c)$ (B)$ct(b+a)$ (C)$bct$ (D)$abt$

[hide=Intro]The answers to each of the ten questions in this section are integers containing only the digits $ 1$ through $ 8$, inclusive. Each answer can be written into the grid on the answer sheet, starting from the cell with the problem number, and continuing across or down until the entire answer has been written. Answers may cross dark lines. If the answers are correctly filled in, it will be uniquely possible to write an integer from $ 1$ to $ 8$ in every cell of the grid, so that each number will appear exactly once in every row, every column, and every marked $2$ by $4$ box. You will get $7$ points for every correctly filled answer, and a $15$ point bonus for filling in every gridcell. It will help to work back and forth between the grid and the problems, although every problem is uniquely solvable on its own. Please write clearly within the boxes. No points will be given for a cell without a number, with multiple numbers, or with illegible handwriting.[/hide] [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/9/b/f4db097a9e3c2602b8608be64f06498bd9d58c.png[/img] [b]1 ACROSS:[/b] Jack puts $ 10$ red marbles, $ 8$ green marbles and 4 blue marbles in a bag. If he takes out $11$ marbles, what is the expected number of green marbles taken out? [b]2 DOWN:[/b] What is the closest integer to $6\sqrt{35}$ ? [b]3 ACROSS: [/b]Alan writes the numbers $ 1$ to $64$ in binary on a piece of paper without leading zeroes. How many more times will he have written the digit $ 1$ than the digit $0$? [b]4 ACROSS:[/b] Integers a and b are chosen such that $-50 < a, b \le 50$. How many ordered pairs $(a, b)$ satisfy the below equation? $$(a + b + 2)(a + 2b + 1) = b$$ [b]5 DOWN: [/b]Zach writes the numbers $ 1$ through $64$ in binary on a piece of paper without leading zeroes. How many times will he have written the two-digit sequence “$10$”? [b]6 ACROSS:[/b] If you are in a car that travels at $60$ miles per hour, $\$1$ is worth $121$ yen, there are $8$ pints in a gallon, your car gets $10$ miles per gallon, a cup of coffee is worth $\$2$, there are 2 cups in a pint, a gallon of gas costs $\$1.50$, 1 mile is about $1.6$ kilometers, and you are going to a coffee shop 32 kilometers away for a gallon of coffee, how much, in yen, will it cost? [b]7 DOWN:[/b] Clive randomly orders the letters of “MIXING THE LETTERS, MAN”. If $\frac{p}{m^nq}$ is the probability that he gets “LMT IS AN EXTREME THING” where p and q are odd integers, and $m$ is a prime number, then what is $m + n$? [b]8 ACROSS:[/b] Joe is playing darts. A dartboard has scores of $10, 7$, and $4$ on it. If Joe can throw $12$ darts, how many possible scores can he end up with? [b]9 ACROSS:[/b] What is the maximum number of bounded regions that $6$ overlapping ellipses can cut the plane into? [b]10 DOWN:[/b] Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle, such that $A$ and $B$ both lie on a unit circle with center $O$. What is the maximum distance between $O$ and $C$? Write your answer be in the form $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, and $a$ and $c$ share no common factor. What is $abc$ ? PS. You had better use hide for answers.

Prove that for every natural number $k$ ($k \geq 2$) there exists an irrational number $r$ such that for every natural number $m$, \[[r^m] \equiv -1 \pmod k .\] [i]Remark.[/i] An easier variant: Find $r$ as a root of a polynomial of second degree with integer coefficients. [i]Proposed by Yugoslavia.[/i]

Find all the pairs of integers $ (m, n)$ such that $ \sqrt {n +\sqrt {2016}} +\sqrt {m-\sqrt {2016}} \in \mathbb {Q}.$

$A, B, C$ can walk at $5$ km/hr. They have a car that can accomodate any two of them whch travels at $50$ km/hr. Can they reach a point $62$ km away in less than $3$ hrs?