For each date of year $1998$, we calculate day$^{month}$ −year and determine the greatest power of $3$ that divides it. For example, for April $21$ we get $21^4 - 1998 =192483 = 3^3 \cdot 7129$, which is divisible by $3^3$ and not by $3^4$ . Find all dates for which this power of $3$ is the greatest.

Let $a_1,a_2,...,a_9$ be a sequence of numbers satisfying $0 < p \le a_i \le q$ for each $i = 1,2,..., 9$. Prove that $\frac{a_1}{a_9}+\frac{a_2}{a_8}+...+\frac{a_9}{a_1} \le 1 + \frac{4(p^2+q^2)}{pq}$

In the $xyz$-plane given points $P,\ Q$ on the planes $z=2,\ z=1$ respectively. Let $R$ be the intersection point of the line $PQ$ and the $xy$-plane. (1) Let $P(0,\ 0,\ 2)$. When the point $Q$ moves on the perimeter of the circle with center $(0,\ 0,\ 1)$ , radius 1 on the plane $z=1$, find the equation of the locus of the point $R$. (2) Take 4 points $A(1,\ 1,\ 1) , B(1,-1,\ 1), C(-1,-1,\ 1)$ and $D(-1,\ 1,\ 1)$ on the plane $z=2$. When the point $P$ moves on the perimeter of the circle with center $(0,\ 0,\ 2)$ , radius 1 on the plane $z=2$ and the point $Q$ moves on the perimeter of the square $ABCD$, draw the domain swept by the point $R$ on the $xy$-plane, then find the area.

For every positive integer $ n$, we define $ n?$ as $ 1?\equal{}1$ and $ n?\equal{}\frac{n}{(n\minus{}1)?}$ for $ n \ge 2$. Prove that $ \sqrt{1992}<1992?<\frac{4}{3} \sqrt{1992}.$

Do there exist quadratic polynomials $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ with real coeffcients such that the polynomial $P(Q(x))$ has precisely the zeros $x = 2, x = 3, x =5$ and $x = 7$?

Let $(f_n) _{n\ge 0}$ be the sequence defined by$ f_0 = 0, f_1 = 1, f_{n + 2 }= f_{n + 1} + f_n$ for $n> 0$ (Fibonacci string) and let $t_n =$ ${n+1}\choose{2}$ for $n \ge 1$ . Prove that: a) $f_1^2+f_2^2+...+f_n^2 = f_n \cdot f_{n+1}$ for $n \ge 1$ b) $\frac{1}{n^2} \cdot \Sigma_{k=1}^{n}\left( \frac{t_k}{f_k}\right)^2 \ge \frac{t_{n+1}^2}{9 f_n \cdot f_{n+1}}$

Consider a trapezium $AB \Gamma \Delta$, where $A\Delta \parallel B\Gamma$ and $\measuredangle A = 120^{\circ}$. Let $E$ be the midpoint of $AB$ and let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be the circumcenters of triangles $AE \Delta$ and $BE\Gamma$, respectively. Prove that the area of the trapezium is equal to six time the area of the triangle $O_1 E O_2$.

Call the intersection of two segments [i]almost perfect[/i] if for each of the segments the distance between the midpoint of the segment and the intersection is at least $2022$ times smaller than the length of the segment. Prove that there exists a closed broken line of segments such that every segment intersects at least one other segment, and every intersection of segments is [i]almost perfect[/i].

Solve the equation $$(2^x-4)^3 +(4^x-2)^3=(4^x+2^x-6)^3$$ where $x$ is a real number.

Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that a cube with sides of length $n$ can be divided up into exactly $2007$ smaller cubes, each of whose sides is of integer length.

Find all natural numbers $m$ having exactly three prime divisors $p,q,r$, such that $$p-1\mid m; \quad qr-1 \mid m; \quad q-1 \nmid m; \quad r-1 \nmid m; \quad 3 \nmid q+r.$$

Determine the number of positive odd and even factor of $ 5^6\minus{}1$.

Kara rolls a six-sided die, and if on that first roll she rolls an $n$, she rolls the die $n-1$ more times. She then computes that the product of all her rolls, including the first, is $8$. How many distinct sequences of rolls could Kara have rolled? [i]Proposed by Andrew Wu[/i]

The first term of a sequence is $2014$. Each succeeding term is the sum of the cubes of the digits of the previous term. What is the $2014$ th term of the sequence?

For each positive integer $n$, define \[g(n) = \gcd\left\{0! n!, 1! (n-1)!, 2 (n-2)!, \ldots, k!(n-k)!, \ldots, n! 0!\right\}.\] Find the sum of all $n \leq 25$ for which $g(n) = g(n+1)$.

Consider the operation $*$ defined by the following table: \[\begin{tabular}{c|cccc} * & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline 1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 2 & 2 & 4 & 1 & 3 \\ 3 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 1 \end{tabular}\] For example, $3*2=1$. Then $(2*4)*(1*3)=$ $\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5$

Can you find three polynomials $P,Q,R$ of three variables $x,y,z$, providing the condition: a)$P(x-y+z)^3 + Q(y-z-1)^3 +R(z-2x+1)^3 = 1$ b)$P(x-y+z)^3 + Q(y-z-1)^3 +R(z-x+1)^3 = 1$ for all $x,y,z$?

There are $1000$ inhabitants in a settlement. Every evening every inhabitant tells all his friends all the news he had heard the previous day. Every news becomes finally known to every inhabitant. Prove that it is possible to choose $90$ of inhabitants so, that if you tell them a news simultaneously, it will be known to everybody in $10$ days.

In a $2^n \times 2^n$ square with $n$ positive integer is covered with at least two non-overlapping rectangle pieces with integer dimensions and a power of two as surface. Prove that two rectangles of the covering have the same dimensions (Two rectangles have the same dimensions as they have the same width and the same height, wherein they, not allowed to be rotated.)

The increasing sequence $1,3,4,9,10,12,13\cdots$ consists of all those positive integers which are powers of 3 or sums of distinct powers of 3. Find the $100^{\text{th}}$ term of this sequence.

Let $ABC$ be an arbitrary triangle. A regular $n$-gon is constructed outward on the three sides of $\triangle ABC$. Find all $n$ such that the triangle formed by the three centres of the $n$-gons is equilateral.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. A panel of dimenisions $2n\times2n$ is divided in $4n^2$ squares with dimensions $1\times1$. What is the highest possible number of diagonals that can be drawn in $1\times1$ squares, such that each two diagonals have no common points.

Prove that $\frac{5^{125}-1}{5^{25}-1}$ is a composite number.

Let the midline of $\triangle ABC$ parallel to $BC$ intersect the circumcircle $\Gamma$ of $\triangle ABC$ at $P$, $Q$, and the tangent of $\Gamma$ at $A$ intersects $BC$ at $T$. Show that $\measuredangle BTQ = \measuredangle PTA$.

Consider a natural number $n \ge 3$. A convex polygon with $n$ sides is entirely placed inside a square with side length 1. Prove that we can always find three vertices of this polygon, the triangle formed by which has area not greater than $\frac{8}{n^2}$.